President Trump ordered another round of bombing Iranian military assets last night. Centcom made the announcement on X. The New York post reports here. I think we need to target the IRGC thugs who are running the show and conducting the hosilities.
At 4:45 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the Commander in Chief's direction. These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and…
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 13, 2026
President Trump says he has reinstated the blockade of Iran and reopened the Strait — with a 20 percent toll. The toll seems like an idea inspired by the Iranian thugs. It’s probably a bad precedent. Is the bill in the mail? Not sure how that is to work.
The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran. We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving. All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait. The U.S.A.… pic.twitter.com/m81hb9Nl3p
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) July 13, 2026
I have borrowed the heading for this post from Damian Paletta’s Wall Street Journal Politics newsletter this morning.
