The U.S. and Iran are battling over control of the Strait of Hormuz. Cenk Uygur and Yasmin Khan discuss on The Young Turks. Do you agree with TYT's take? Tell us what you think in the comments below. Visit https://sleep.me/tyt and use code TYT to get up to $255 off your Chilipad 2.0
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Read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/us-iran-war-missile-strikes-news-attacks-strait-of-hormuz
"Donald Trump has once again threatened to take control of the strait of Hormuz, as he announced the reimposition of a naval blockade on Iran and demanded a 20% tariff on all cargoes shipped through the key maritime passage.
Declaring the strait “open”, Trump suggested in a post on his Truth Social platform that the US should be known henceforth as the “Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz”, as Iran and the US engaged in some of the heaviest drone and missile exchanges since an interim deal was negotiated to bring an end to the conflict."
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