Hormuz is Closed: US Navy Ordered to Reopen Strait by Force as Death Toll Hits 787

Day five of Operation Epic Fury and the single most consequential development of the entire conflict so far has arrived. Iran has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off one fifth of the world's daily oil supply. Trump has ordered the United States Navy to reopen it by force. Brent crude has surged above ninety dollars a barrel. QatarEnergy has halted liquefied natural gas production. Iraq has been forced to stop oil exports entirely.The death toll inside Iran has risen to seven hundred and eighty-seven. The Minab school airstrike death toll has climbed to one hundred and sixty-eight children. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tehran has been damaged. The United States Embassy in Riyadh was struck by Iranian drones. Hezbollah has declared open war. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned the hardest hits on Iran are yet to come. Trump refused to rule out ground troops. And behind closed doors, Steve Witkoff revealed exactly why the Geneva nuclear talks collapsed days before the bombs fell.This is day five of the US-Iran war. New episodes every day. Subscribe so you never miss an update.Operation Epic Fury, Strait of Hormuz closed 2026, US Navy Hormuz, oil price ninety dollars, Iran death toll, Minab school airstrike, Hezbollah open war, UNESCO Tehran bombed, US Embassy Riyadh struck, Marco Rubio Iran, Iran war day five, Middle East war 2026, breaking news podcast, geopolitics daily news.