We are seeing fighting across the seas, the Caribbean, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Black Sea, and the Strait of Hormuz. Professor Sal Mercogliano contends that shipping wars got us into World War I and World War II.
Professor Mercogliano reviews each in this clip for those interested. He said the MOU “sucks” because its wording is unclear. Professor Sal said that, according to articles 4 and 5, it appears the U.S. gave Iran 60 days to run the traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Under the right of passage, Iran cannot block passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Sal fears the escalation of a naval war.
HELLFIRE
Iran hit three tankers with missiles, and the U.S. responded with hellfire, including banning Iran from making money from oil sales.
US forces carried out an additional round of strikes on Wednesday against approximately 90 Iranian military targets, including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s… pic.twitter.com/SupgV4GNp5
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) July 9, 2026
The transits through the Strait are monitored by several sites. Here’s one:
Playback of vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz during 5-7 July with @Kpler data showing more than 100 transits over the three-day period, including 41 crossings on 7 July.
Video via @MarineTraffic.
Monitor the live traffic here: https://t.co/sIFuWYURyT pic.twitter.com/p3llItDm6A
— Nikos Pothitakis (@nikospoth) July 8, 2026
President Trump is hitting anything used to harass shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. He is currently considering reinstating the blockade, but “it will only be a blockade for Iran.”
.@SecWar on the targets of last night’s strikes on Iran: “Anything used to harass shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Anything they thought they had rebuilt or capability they were using was a target last night—and tonight, if we need to, on your order, Mr. President, we will hit… pic.twitter.com/NH9rPqfxrO
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 8, 2026
What they hit:
.@SecWar on the targets of last night’s strikes on Iran: “Anything used to harass shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Anything they thought they had rebuilt or capability they were using was a target last night—and tonight, if we need to, on your order, Mr. President, we will hit… pic.twitter.com/NH9rPqfxrO
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 8, 2026
Playback of vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz during 5-7 July with @Kpler data showing more than 100 transits over the three-day period, including 41 crossings on 7 July.
Video via @MarineTraffic.
Monitor the live traffic here: https://t.co/sIFuWYURyT pic.twitter.com/p3llItDm6A
— Nikos Pothitakis (@nikospoth) July 8, 2026
