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U.S. military strikes Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas in Iran, officials say not restarting war

newsMay 7, 2026202,198

The U.S. military launched airstrikes on Qeshm Island's port and the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. U.S. officials told reporter Jen Griffin the strikes "are not a restarting of the war." Iranian air defenses activated over Tehran during the attacks, and both ports serve as strategic hubs for shipping and military logistics. The strikes increase the risk of wider Gulf escalation, threaten commercial shipping routes, and show U.S. willingness to use targeted force while framing the action as limited.

MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

BREAKING: The U.S. military just carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas, per Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin, citing a U.S. official

11813h ago
Breaker 🔞 (Story comms closed.)150

Oh interesting, we’re fighting again in the war we already won 15 times in 3 weeks,

Seafodder83

Heck of a ceasefire we got going here.

Aaron Peters65

Now let's see what major trades happened right before this strike.

The Resistance CO58

Gotta cover those oil positions. Greatest market manipulation campaign/ war ever waged!

Steve38

And it is no coincidence this news is brought to you first by FOX News...

Elliot Edelstein32

This administration is a fkn cluster

Yumi Yume25

The US stock markets just closed. Are these things correlated? 🙄

Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧24

Had to wait for the Stock markets to close first.

moviefanforever.bsky.social22

He’s gonna get us all killed

snarkysunbro.bsky.social13

I will not be surprised to see another 9/11 style attack in my lifetime at this rate.

wisertime33.bsky.social13

I want off this ship, timeline, episode, nightmare…whatever we are calling it.

Missing the real RHONY12

I thought the war was over 3 weeks ago. There was a press conference about it

JHSPHOTO11

Greatest ceasefire in the history of ceasefires.

howardbealefl.bsky.social10

But it's not a war 😎

Starteller8

So the war is on? In a couple of hours, Trump will declare a ceasefire, and say it’s over!

Paislie Giraffe Arts8

Not a war, huh? Sounds awful warlike to me. Oh hey! I bet The Secretary of War Crimes knows whether it's a war today or not.

Tom Ace7

So this means 60 days is expired and he needs Congressional approval right?

Tail Wagging Dog6

Right after the stock markets closed too.

Informed16

Dumb fucks are in charge.

NotCIAreally5

Republicans illegal War rages on harming everyone except Russia and China.

Marcus C. Pearl5

After markets closed, how convenient

Martin4

So negotiations are going just about as well as we expected🤬

Original Cat Dude4

Is this part of Trumps 'cease fire" or is this the 'skirmish' Marco was referring to?

Mark Jones4

#BlueCrew #Humor But let's celebrate his new airport!

Cath RN, PhD4

“War is peace. No quarter & la-di-da.” - Pete Hegseth, Liquor Cabinet member.

darthburkie.bsky.social4

Wars back on the menu, boys

Mr. Sidis4

The War in Iran is over…said only DJT. Ever.

Temkin3

Pretty clear why Iran doesn’t trust us.

Matt3

I could have predicted this would happen... all I needed to do was watch where the big bets are being placed. Someone made billions when they shorted crude oil, and now somebody (named Trump) made billions going the other way. It's corruption in plain sight

Rioter883

They are claiming they are still in a ceasefire. Fuck this administration. Their gaslighting is just fucking lazy at this point. And they don’t even care

Sue B3

So, the cease fires off then... again

chrisjbuffy3

Aah, so they waited until the markets closed? Seems like a pattern.

Calvin-Anti ICE-Hobbes2

This headline totally collapses when you get to the part of fox news, jennifer griffin's citing a US official. no longer credible.

Brown Sugar Babe RN MSN2

America will be in this war until the orange 🤡 and his circus leaves office!

Bigb722

So the negotiations went that well. Wall Street is gonna lose all credibility following the lying pr*cks in the WH

Robyn M2

What is the point of any of this again

ravenalessia.bsky.social2

Anticipate Trump will say he didn’t like Iran’s proposal and decided to attack. His and Putin’s version of diplomacy during ceasefire. Praying for our troops who will bear the brunt of Iran’s response while he sits comfortably in the Oval Office surrounded by sycophants.

pigznzen.bsky.social2

But it's not a war WTF how the fuck did this country become so fucking stupid Jesus Christ.

Annie G2

I guess Iran didn’t like the 14 point negotiation

Gayle Dourn Plantz2

So, not a ceasefire. Hope the elites are getting their stock trades in order...

True Blue2

But we're not at war... got it. So why a ceasefire then? Explain it to me like I'm a fucking kindergartner. FFS

David2

So much for a cease fire. cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/05/are-...

Chris2

Fox news with the scoop....again???

Joe7192

So I guess they didn’t like Iran’s response to Fatboys latest attempt at getting himself out of his self-built corner?

darth2024.bsky.social2

Funny how this keeps happening whenever some kind of agreement is being worked on. The USA is not trustworthy.

Joel2

When you find yourself in a hole, STOP DIGGING!!!!

xVxGenX2

They’re doing it on purpose so they can keep resetting the 60 day clock 🤬. Fk that Fk them Fk this we need a long term general strike to stop them!!!

codycoyote1959.bsky.social2

I completely blame the GOP Republicans for allowing this insanity to continue. I guess I need to call the AK reps again, even though it falls on deaf ears. Murkowski showed a little life on war powers, but I don’t think it’ll go anywhere. I will never understand this timeline as long as I live!

Shipwreck
@shipwreck75.bsky.social

US military just carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas: Senior US official said, but this is NOT a restarting of the war.-Fox News

2763h ago
EARNED MY SPURS: "THE THOUGHT POLICE HAVE ARRIVED" 🐎103

what is it then? makeup sex?

New Deal Respecter56

"We just violated the ceasefire, but this is NOT a restarting of the war"

Odd Kelvin26

Surely they mean "the excursion."

The Immortal Doom17

This is actually a whole new war, unrelated to the previous war. Just happens to be in the exact same spot with the exact same people.

highpriestcobra.bsky.social9

this regime and their corporate media dickriders love market manipulation more than anything

dstan1.bsky.social6

I'm sure the IRGC will agree.

The Infinitely Prolonged4

"Please don't print that we're restarting the war"

Kysaku Natsume 🇲🇽🇯🇵🇺🇦4

“Why anybody would think that?”

Furore 🇺🇦 established 19854

"I did NOT cheat on you, it was just a friendly kiss"

ardwyer.bsky.social3

It’s not from the War region of Iran so it’s just sparkling explosives

PKs Powerfromspace1 🚀 Twitter ‘X’ refugee thank you 'Elon' 🙄3

So much for ceasefire agreements....if u didn't short sell 🤦

nonnaknows.bsky.social3

We used to say FUBAR, is that still used? It means things are "F'd Up Beyond All Recognition"

CascadiaCoug3

Well let’s ask Axios before the markets close!

Gia Monroe2

Apparently Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have lifted the restrictions they put on us using their airspace & bases yesterday so that must be the reason we attacked Iran today? To appease the objectives of the UAE?

Gia Monroe2

“Not a restarting of the war” because it is outside the 60 days and clearly illegal.

Virtual mass2

I just counted 6 tanker planes above UAE and 6 above Israel & Jordan. USISR seems to be up to something bad again.

Doug5301 👊2

Definitely not restarting the war. Definitely not breaking the cease-fire.

Machine Planet2

That’s a hoot. We’re hitting some of the most strategic targets there are, but this is anything you like other than a war!

Yashar Ali 🐘
@yasharali.bsky.social

BREAKING via Fox News The United States has conducted airstrikes on Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas in Iran. US officials tell Jen Griffin that from their perspective this is not a restarting of the war. There are also reports of air defense activity in Tehran.

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