Active hostilities between the U.S. and Iran resumed in recent weeks.
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Bannon`s War RoomJul 27, 2026
As of the July 27, 2026 posting date, the sources show active U.S.-Iran hostilities had resumed in July after a June memorandum: Trump declared the truce over on July 7, and AP reported U.S. strikes on Iran for an 11th consecutive night on July 22.
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… seen here over the last weeks and months now with President Trump and his negotiators is this kind of back and forth of saying that they are going to go all out in terms of war and military pressure, and, uhm, you know, that can, can dial up for a few days. In recent weeks, of course, we've seen, in fact, a resumption of active hostilities and then, uh, dialing back, uh, and, you know, sort of using this rhetoric of uh military pressure to try to achieve some, uh, breakthroughs at the negotiating table. That hasn't been working. It kind of seems as though neither the U.S. …
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Supports. AP reported on July 22, 2026 that the U.S. military completed an 11th night of strikes on Iran, with both sides threatening civilian infrastructure and the interim ceasefire having collapsed.[1]
Supports. Britannica states that on July 7 Trump said he considered the truce over, and that U.S. forces hit about 140 targets with more than 300 strikes in the following week, with the blockade reimposed July 14.[2]
Supports. CNN reported on July 20 that the U.S. completed more strikes on Iran after three service members were killed, and that nearly 100 U.S. service members had been injured since July 7.[3]
Supports. The Daily Star reported on July 10 that new fighting erupted between the U.S. and Iran after the Strait of Hormuz tensions, following an April ceasefire and a June accord, raising fears of full-scale war.[4]
Context. Later November coverage says the two sides have not returned to the intense fighting of the early war and that the U.S. will not resume strikes before the midterms; this post-dates the July 27 claim and does not make it false.[5]
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5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 not rated
- 1US military carries out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 22026 Iran war | Oil, Explained, United States, Israel, Strait ...britannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3July 20, 2026 — US completes more strikes against Iran after Trump ...edition.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4US Iran War Latest Update 2026 | US-Iran ceasefire crumbles ...thedailystar.net · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Iran live updates: Trump says US not in 'a hurry' to agree dealabcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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