U.S. Strikes Over 80 Iranian Targets After Iran Attacks Ships and Imposes New Hormuz Fees

U.S. forces struck more than 80 targets in Iran on July 7 after Iran attacked three commercial ships on July 6 and July 7. President Trump ordered the airstrikes in response to the attacks, which followed Iran's demand that vessels use an Iran-approved route instead of one along the Omani coast.

On July 8 in Ankara, Turkey, Trump stated that the 14-point memorandum of understanding he signed on June 17 is over. "To me, I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum," he said.

The memorandum required a 60-day reopening of the Strait of Hormuz while the parties negotiated the final status of Iran's nuclear program. Iran has sought to impose new controls, including financial fees, on shipping through the strait, which carries about a fifth of global oil exports.

Iran's lead negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in a July 8 statement that "the era of bullying and extortion is over.

Trump also said he is on every list of Iranian assassination targets. Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the Bestepe Presidential complex in Ankara on July 8. An explosion was reported in Bandar Abbas, Iran, after the strikes.