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Trump Airstrikes Halt Iran Threat, IMO Suspends Escort, Traffic Plummets

6/27/2026

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Trump Orders Airstrikes

UN International Maritime Organization halted escort and evacuation effort for hundreds of vessels and 11,000 seafarers after the June 26 incident.
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on Iranian missile and drone facilities, radar sites, on June 26, with no casualties reported.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned routes it designates are safe in the Strait of Hormuz.
Vessel crossings dropped to 42 on June 26, from 57, half using the southern Omani corridor.

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Trump Warns Iran

President Donald Trump asserted Iran launched four attack drones, one striking a cargo vessel deck in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. forces struck Iranian drone and storage sites after the June 25 strike on M/V Ever Lovely, which continued sailing unharmed.
President Donald Trump warned Iran it would face U.S. consequences for the foolish drone strike.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned any foolishness would meet a decisive response of choosing.

History

Historical Context

On 18 April 1988 the U.S. Navy, from carrier USS Enterprise, launched Operation Praying Mantis after the Iranian mine that crippled USS Samuel B. Roberts; the strike sank five Iranian warships and disabled two oil platforms, pushing Iran toward a July cease-fire. The June 2024 drone attack on tanker M/V Ever Lovely and the U.S. airstrikes echo that 1988 retaliation in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Trump Orders Airstrikes

UN International Maritime Organization halted escort and evacuation effort for hundreds of vessels and 11,000 seafarers after the June 26 incident.
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on Iranian missile and drone facilities, radar sites, on June 26, with no casualties reported.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned routes it designates are safe in the Strait of Hormuz.
Vessel crossings dropped to 42 on June 26, from 57, half using the southern Omani corridor.

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