Last UpdateJuly 23, 2026, 1:54 PM EDT
Overnight, the U.S. military completed the 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iran, targeting maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites. Oil prices have been ticking up since fighting restarted after the MOU President Donald Trump signed fell apart.
WHAT TO KNOW
- Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen claimed responsibility for the strikes on two Saudi oil tankers that were moving through the Red Sea on Wednesday.
- The attacks came after the Houthis announced Monday they were enforcing a blockade of the Red Sea against Saudi Arabia.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the Houthis had been “smart” to stay out of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran up to this point and urged the group to cease their attacks.
- The U.S. and Iran have been trading attacks for more than a week, fueling instability in the Strait of Hormuz and driving Brent crude to nearly $99 a barrel after a roughly 16% gain last week.
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Trump says he is considering ‘massive attack’ on Iran, even bigger than Operation Epic Fury: Report
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after landing in Maryland on Air Force One on July 19, 2026.
President Donald Trump is considering launching a “massive attack” on Iran that would eclipse the first strikes the U.S. and Israel carried out in the early days of Operation Epic Fury, Axios reported.
Trump has not made a decision on this and did not say when the attack may happen if he orders it.
“I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before. I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it,” Trump told Axios in an interview.
Trump also said that Israel would join the proposed operation “in two minutes if I ask them to.” He stressed that “we don’t need anybody” to help in the campaign against Iran.
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Leavitt says Trump won’t approve Saudi nuclear deal without Abraham Accords
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during Thursday’s briefing that the Saudi civilian nuclear agreement will only be finalized if the Middle East nation joins the Abraham Accords.
“The energy deal is contingent on this condition as far as the president is concerned. So we’ll continue to talk with our Saudi counterparts to get the deal finalized and hopefully see them joining the Abraham Accords very soon,” she said.
The Abraham Accords, brokered by the first Trump administration in 2020, normalized relations between Israel and several Muslim-majority nations, including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
If the nuclear deal were to be struck with Saudi Arabia, Leavitt said it would “give priority access for American companies in the Saudi nuclear energy program, which will ultimately benefit American industry workers and supply chain.”
She also stressed Trump’s earlier statement on Thursday that the deal will not allow Saudi Arabia to enrich nuclear materials to weapons grade.
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Republicans fall in line with Trump on Iran war despite rising costs and US death toll
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks at Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2026.
Senate Republicans, despite a mounting death toll, surging energy prices and growing uncertainty, batted down another attempt by Democrats to handcuff President Donald Trump in his war with Iran.
Democrats pulled the trigger on yet another war powers resolution, the first since Trump resumed strikes in the Middle East, and were again unsuccessful in convincing enough Republicans to force the administration to get authorization from Congress.
Thursday’s war powers resolution was forced by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who argued that, “the main thing is that we need to continue to hold senators of both parties accountable for ending this senseless war.”
The Senate’s failed effort comes after Democrats in the House scored a win against Trump, where they carved off just enough Republican support to pass their own war powers resolution.
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US used B-1 bomber to strike Iran on Tuesday
A B-1 Lancer bomber flies over the Statue of Liberty towards the Hudson River during the Sail4th 250 Tall Ships Parade and Flyover on July 04, 2026 in New York City.
The United States used a B-1 bomber to strike Iran on Tuesday, Fox News confirmed.
Citing U.S. officials, Axios first reported Thursday about the U.S. military deploying the B-1 long-range bomber on Tuesday to strike Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran.
The B-1, which is built to fly faster than the speed of sound at low altitudes and can carry more bombs than any other bomber, was launched from an airbase in the United Kingdom, according to Axios.
B-1 bombers can carry two dozen 2,000-pound bombs or dozens of cruise missiles, according to the U.S. Air Force.
Tuesday’s use of a B-1 bomber against Iran marked the first time the U.S. military has deployed the aircraft in combat since airstrikes resumed 12 days ago. U.S. officials have not publicly identified the specific Iranian sites targeted by the B-1, saying only that it struck IRGC-linked targets.
Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.
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Schumer says Trump is wrong when he said ‘Americans aren’t against’ the war in Iran
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said President Donald Trump was wrong to say that “Americans aren’t against the war” in Iran.
Trump made the statement on Wednesday while speaking with reporters, arguing that Americans were unhappy with high gas prices but not the war itself.
“Trump, wake up,” Schumer said on the Senate floor Thursday morning. “No one wants this war but you and your cronies and the supine Republican senators and congressmen who go along. The American people are against this war.”
Schumer continued: “They’re against seeing our men and women in uniform get killed and wounded for a war that seems to have no direction or purpose. They’re against hearing Trump and Hegseth lie about casualties, and they’re definitely against paying over four bucks per gallon of gas.”
Schumer’s comments came ahead of a vote in the Senate to consider a War Powers Resolution that would seek to end U.S. involvement in Iran.
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House passes another War Powers resolution amid resumed Iran strikes; 4 Republicans join Democrats
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
The House of Representatives passed a War Powers Resolution on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from continuing U.S. strikes in Iran.
The final vote was 214-208, with four Republicans voting with Democrats. They included Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Rep. Tom Barrett of Michigan.
The Senate will vote to bring a similar resolution the floor later on Thursday morning. Both chambers of Congress voted to advance War Powers resolutions in June, though they lacked the force of law.
Massie, the most recognizable Republican to cross the aisle, lost his primary in May to a Trump-backed challenger.
Fox News’ Kelly Phares contributed to this report.
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CENTCOM shares photo of F-16 launch from Middle East, says US forces ‘remain vigilant’
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a base in the Middle East.
U.S. Central Command, which is leading the ongoing military operation against Iran, released a photo on social media of a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet taking off from a base in the Middle East.
“U.S. forces remain vigilant,” CENTCOM wrote in the Thursday morning social media post.
Overnight, U.S. forces completed the 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, targeting maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense assets, according to CENTCOM.
Since the war began on Feb. 28, 18 U.S. service members have been killed. This week, the U.S. identified two soldiers killed in an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan: 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19.
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Senate Democrats to force another vote on War Powers Resolution to end Iran conflict
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks at a news conference on July 15, 2026.
Senate Democrats are set to force another War Powers vote Thursday morning to end U.S. involvement in Iran.
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said the Senate will vote at about 11:30 a.m. on whether to bring the resolution to the floor.
The measure will “direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress,” according to a statement from Durbin’s office.
This will be the 12th time the Senate has voted on a War Powers Resolution related to the Iran conflict, which began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli airstrikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In June, one of the measures passed the House and the Senate but because it was a concurrent resolution, it did not carry the force of law and President Donald Trump did not have to abide by it.
Fox News’ Tyler Olson contributed to this report.
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Brent crude oil hits $100 a barrel, pushing prices at the pump higher
A driver holds a fuel nozzle at a Shell gas station in Palo Alto, California, on July 21, 2026.
Brent crude oil, the world benchmark, hit $100 per barrel on Thursday morning.
That marks Brent crude’s highest level since late May, before the latest escalation in fighting between the United States and Iran.
According to AAA, prices at the pump have also been rising in the U.S. A week ago, the average price for regular gasoline was $3.94 per gallon. It has since jumped nearly 4% to $4.09 per gallon.
After a late-June ceasefire collapsed earlier this month, the United States resumed its blockade of Iran and has conducted airstrikes in the country for 12 consecutive days. The renewed campaign has coincided with continued Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump says ‘US will hold Iran responsible’ if Houthis continue attacking ships in Red Sea
Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 17, 2026.
President Donald Trump said Thursday morning that the United States will inflict “major military punishment” on Iran if the Houthis continue attacking ships in the Red Sea.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed terrorist group in Yemen, fired at two Saudi Arabian ships on Wednesday.
“A year ago the United States of America attacked, very powerfully, the Houthis, for their interference with commerce and trade, by shooting at ships,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to U.S. military operations in March and May of last year.
“Since that time, and during our conflict with Iran, [the Houthis] have acted very responsibly. Unfortunately, now they are starting up again,” Trump continued. “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if they do this again, the U.S. will hold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis are a Surrogate and/or Proxy of Iran, and major military punishment will be inflicted upon Iran and, of course, the Houthis, themselves. who I am very disappointed with in that they have, until now, acted very professionally and smart.”
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