LiveLive Updates July 11, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeU.S. launches strikes as Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz and says it struck a vesselU.S. launches strikes as Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz and says it struck a vesselJuly 11, 2026UpdatesU.S. says it launched fresh strikes on Iranian targets, blasts reported in IranU.S. Central Command said Sunday it had launched a third round of strikes against Iran following an attack on a Cyprus-flagged container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. According to CENTCOM, the attack by Iran's Revolutionary Guards caused significant damage to the M/V GFS Galaxy and ignited a fire on board. One crew member is missing, the command said.Britain's UKMTO maritime security agency reported a container ship had sustained damage to the rear of the vessel, causing an onboard fire. The vessel was nine nautical miles east of Oman, the report said. CENTCOM said, "The United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran's ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait."Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay.At 7:15 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching the third round of strikes this week against Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces blatantly attacked M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. A civilian crewDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a post on X that Iran had made "a poor choice," adding, "Now they pay."Iranian state media reported explosions in several areas of the country, including the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.Iran's Revolutionary ‌Guards navy ⁠said earlier ⁠Sunday it had closed the Strait ‌of Hormuz ‌until further notice after firing a warning shot at ⁠a vessel it said ‌had attempted ⁠to ‌transit along an unauthorized⁠ route, state media reported.Report: Oman submits proposal for toll-free transit through Strait of Hormuz Oman has presented a proposal for toll-free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed source.Shipping along the southern route would be able to pass freely as before the war, CNN reported. Axios reporter Barak Ravid confirmed the proposal on X, also citing an unnamed source.Along the northern route off Iran's coast, CNN said permits from Tehran would be required, though no fees would be charged there either.Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik (right) receiving Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf alongside Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Muscat in June. Credit: Omani News Agency via AFPOman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik (right) receiving Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf alongside Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Muscat in June. Credit: Omani News Agency via AFPRepresentatives from Iran and Oman had previously negotiated a regulation of shipping in the Omani capital Muscat. On the Omani side, Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi led the talks, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi representing Tehran.Oman's Foreign Ministry said the talks would continue at the technical and political levels. Oman did not provide details of the proposal. According to Ravid, Iran has not yet given its approval.The framework agreement between the United States and Iran provides that Tehran should reach an agreement with Oman, in coordination with the coastal states, on the future administration of the strait.U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly described a toll as unacceptable.5 hours ago