The United States reimposed oil sanctions on Iran following reports of unprovoked attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz late Monday night and early Tuesday morning.
A letter from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the license that temporarily lifted oil sanctions on Iran issued June 21 has been “revoked,” with the effective date listed as July 7, 2026. Earlier Tuesday, Reuters reported that the U.S. government was “revoking a general license that authorized the sale of Iranian oil,” with a U.S. official calling the attacks in the Strait of Hormuz “wholly unacceptable.”
The Daily Caller reached out to President Donald Trump’s White House, which confirmed Reuters’ earlier reporting.
A U.S. official explained to the Daily Caller that OFAC is, in fact, revoking GL X, “which authorized the sale of Iranian oil.”
“The MOU in effect with Iran is entirely performance-based,” the official emphasized.
“Iran will only reap benefits if they exhibit good behavior. Iran’s actions in the Strait were wholly unacceptable to the United States and will be met with consequences. Our negotiators continue to work in good faith towards a final deal,” the U.S. official added.
In late June, Trump announced the U.S. would temporarily lift oil sanctions on Iran after the Islamic Republic pledged to open the Strait of Hormuz and allow nuclear inspectors into the country. However, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center reportedly said they obtained three different reports of attacks on vessels traversing the Strait that have caused the sanctions to snap back. (RELATED: How US Leaders’ Attempts To Dominate The World Are Weakening One Of Our Greatest Advantages)
Qatar’s Ministery of Foreign Affairs, in a statement posted to social media, condemned the attacks on vessels, stating, “The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the targeting of the Qatari tanker Al Rekayyat while it was transiting near the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that this attack amounts to a grave violation of the safety of international navigation, a direct threat to global energy supply security, and a clear and flagrant breach of international law.”
Just before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that the U.S. military had carried out strikes against the Islamic Republic in retaliation for the alleged attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
“U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway,” CENTCOM stated. “The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.”
Editor’s note: This article was updated to note that the U.S. launched strikes on Iran.