Strait of Hormuz shut, oil jumps: what we know about the US strike on Iran
Iranian retaliatory strikes hit US air bases in Kuwait and Bahrain while Tehran and Washington race to sign a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The public record is thin, the damage claims are unverified, and Sunday is the only date on the calendar.

Sources
- Middle East Eye, "Trump says Iran deal set for Sunday, but Tehran has yet to confirm," 13 June 2026. https://middleeasteye.pulse.ly/uakvi…
- Press TV (Telegram), satellite imagery of Ali Al Salem radar strike, 13 June 2026. https://t.me/presstv
- Middle East Spectator (Telegram), high-resolution satellite imagery of Ali Al Salem damage, 13 June 2026. https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator
- AMK Mapping (Telegram), satellite imagery of Sheikh Isa Airbase fuel tanks, 13 June 2026. https://t.me/AMK_Mapping
- Fars News International (Telegram), US official on agreement with Iran, 13 June 2026. https://t.me/FarsNewsInt
- sprinterpress (X), Iran denial of Sunday signing, 13 June 2026. https://x.com/sprinterpress
- wfwitness (Telegram), pro-principlist sign on supreme leader silence, 13 June 2026. https://t.me/wfwitness
- wfwitness (Telegram), MP Sabeti impeachment motion against Araghchi, 13 June 2026. https://t.me/wfwitness
- DD Geopolitics (Telegram), Tasnim editor-in-chief on negotiations, 13 June 2026. https://t.me/DDGeopolitics
- Mehr News (Telegram), Witkoff–Abdel Ati consultations, 13 June 2026. https://t.me/mehrnews
Desk note: The wire record on this story is unusually thin and unusually fast. Monexus is publishing on the basis of the public record at this hour: Iranian state and state-adjacent channels for the strike and damage claims, Middle East Eye for the Trump announcement, sprinterpress for the Iranian denial, and Mehr News and DD Geopolitics for the diplomatic back-channel. We have not claimed confirmation of any damage that we could not trace to a named channel, and we have flagged the partisan provenance of the satellite imagery. The next piece will move once US and Iranian official readouts land.
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These dated source records provide context. They do not retrospectively verify this archive article.
Separate what the nuclear watchdog reported from what it could not determine after the June 2025 strikes.