{"id":35826,"date":"2026-07-13T07:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/first-thing-us-and-iran-exchange-fire-and-disagree-on-whether-strait-of-hormuz-is-open-us-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:59:16","slug":"first-thing-us-and-iran-exchange-fire-and-disagree-on-whether-strait-of-hormuz-is-open-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/first-thing-us-and-iran-exchange-fire-and-disagree-on-whether-strait-of-hormuz-is-open-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"First Thing: US and Iran exchange fire and disagree on whether strait of Hormuz is open | US news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Good morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The US military has launched a fresh wave of attacks against Iran amid the escalating standoff over the strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Tehran said the latest strikes had \u201crendered futile\u201d all the diplomatic efforts of the past few months while Donald Trump said: \u201cWe\u2019re beating them \u200bup\u201d as oil prices surged again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Iran responded to the strikes by attacking countries in the region that host US military forces. Jordan\u2019s army said it had shot down four Iranian missiles. Kuwait\u2019s military said it was responding to \u201chostile aerial targets\u201d on Monday as Iran carried out strikes on US interests in the Gulf.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<li class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>What has Iran said about the latest hostilities?<\/strong> Iran condemned the latest wave of attacks, its foreign ministry saying they had \u201crendered futile all efforts of the past few months to reduce tension and establish peace in the west Asian region\u201d. The ministry added: \u201cThe US regime has also caused the return of insecurity in the strait of Hormuz and disruption of international commercial shipping.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>Is the strait <\/strong><strong>open?<\/strong> Iran said on Sunday that passage through the waterway was not possible because of what it called recent illegal US military movements in the region. The US said its forces were positioned to safeguard freedom of navigation, and reiterated guidance that, despite a severe security threat, an \u201cexpanded\u201d southern route near Oman coastline was available for two-way traffic.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"lindsey-graham-key-ally-of-donald-trump-dies-aged-71\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>Lindsey Graham, key ally of Donald Trump, dies<\/strong><strong> aged 71<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Lindsey Graham was once a vocal critic of \u2060Donald Trump before becoming one of his \u200bmost loyal allies.<\/span> Photograph: Rainier Ehrhardt\/AP<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Lindsey Graham, longtime US senator and key ally of Donald Trump, has died from a sudden illness. He had just turned 71. Graham had served in the Senate since 2003, representing South Carolina, and was running for re-election in November. There had been no known concerns over the health of Graham, whose birthday was last Thursday and who visited Ukraine last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">His death is a personal blow to Trump, for whom he was a political cheerleader and frequent golf partner. Tributes came from far and wide, with JD Vance, George W Bush, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Benjamin Netanyahu among those commenting on Graham\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<li class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>How will Graham be replaced in the senate?<\/strong> South Carolina\u2019s governor, Henry McMaster, will appoint a new senator to serve out the remainder of Graham\u2019s term, which ends on 3 January. Whoever is appointed will likely have a leg up in a special primary election on August 11 to get on the November ballot. The candidate would still run against the Democratic nominee Annie Andrews, a pediatrician who gained significant support in the red state, but who still faces an uphill challenge.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"sam-neill-star-of-jurassic-park-films-peaky-blinders-and-the-piano-dies-aged-78\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park films, Peaky Blinders and The Piano, dies aged 78<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Sam Neill, pictured in 1989\u2019s Dead Calm, came to widespread international attention with his performances in The Piano and Jurassic Park.<\/span> Photograph: Warner Bros.\/Allstar<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Sam Neill, the versatile New Zealand actor whose career spanned Oscar winners and blockbusters such as The Piano and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78. The actor\u2019s death was announced on Monday in a statement shared on his Instagram account. No cause of death was given, but Neill had only recently revealed he was cancer-free after being diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), a type of blood cancer, in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Neill came to widespread international attention in 1993 with two performances: as the New Zealand settler Alisdair Stewart in Jane Campion\u2019s Oscar-winner The Piano; and as Dr Alan Grant in Steven Spielberg\u2019s Jurassic Park, a role originally offered to Harrison Ford. He had more than 150 credits over five decades, and was one of the leading candidates to succeed Roger Moore as James Bond and did a screen-test in 1986, but lost out to Timothy Dalton.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<li class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>What did Neill tell the Guardian in 2023 about dying<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m not afraid to die, but it would annoy me. Because I\u2019d really like another decade or two, you know? We\u2019ve built all these lovely terraces, we\u2019ve got these olive trees and cypresses, and I want to be around to see it all mature. And I\u2019ve got my lovely little grandchildren. I want to see them get big. But as for the dying? I couldn\u2019t care less.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-other-news\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>In other news \u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">In this photo provided by the activist Cameron Kasky, armed men block the road, stopping vehicles carrying Ro Khanna and his delegation.<\/span> Photograph: Cameron Kasky\/AP<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"stat-of-the-day-conor-mcgregors-ufc-return-ends-after-69-seconds\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>Stat of the day: Conor McGregor\u2019s UFC return ends after 69 seconds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Conor Mcgregor was fighting for the first time in five years when a knee injury ended the bout in round one.<\/span> Photograph: Louis Grasse\/PX Imagens\/ZUMA Press Wire\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Conor McGregor\u2019s return against Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas ended after just 69 seconds of the first round because of a knee injury. Fighting for the first time in more than five years, the 37-year-old McGregor flew across the ring with a left roundhouse kick when the bout started and landed awkwardly on his right knee.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"building-power-the-trump-administration-is-charging-these-minneapolis-protesters-with-conspiracy-organizers-wont-back-down\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>Building Power: The Trump administration is charging these Minneapolis protesters with conspiracy. Organizers won\u2019t back down<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Protesters hold signs in Minneapolis as the DoJ attempt to criminalize resistance.<\/span> Photograph: Octavio Jones\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Alyssa Oursler reports from Minneapolis on the latest attempt by Trump\u2019s Department of Justice to criminalize resistance, as the \u201cMinnesota 15\u201d are indicted after opposing an ICE crackdown.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dont-miss-this-the-trash-does-not-stop-life-among-the-garbage-mountains-of-the-worlds-biggest-city\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss this: \u2018The trash does not stop\u2019 \u2013 life among the garbage mountains of the world\u2019s biggest city<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Waste pickers search for recyclable materials alongside heavy machinery at the Bantar Gebang landfill.<\/span> Photograph: Claudio Pramana\/The Guardian<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Indonesia\u2019s government is grappling with how to manage waste at Bantar Gebang \u2013 Jakarta\u2019s largest landfill \u2013 which supports the livelihood of thousands of waste pickers working in dangerous conditions.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"-or-this-is-the-most-popular-song-played-on-australian-radio-stations-the-product-of-generative-ai\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>\u2026 or this: Is the most popular song played on Australian radio stations the product of generative AI?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Josh Fawaz\u2019s cover of Like a Prayer has raised questions about AI being in music.<\/span> Photograph: @joshfawaz\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Josh Fawaz\u2019s song, a cover of Like a Prayer, has raised questions about how generative AI is being used in music and whether it should be declared<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"climate-check-huge-wave-of-carbon-storage-projects-causes-alarm-in-small-town-usa-as-oil-firms-eye-billions-in-subsidies\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>Climate check: \u2018Huge wave\u2019 of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Melissa Harrison and some other residents of Clymers fear the planned carbon capture storage could be the end of their town.<\/span> Composite: Kaiti Sullivan\/The Guardian<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Carbon sequestration involves capturing industrial CO2 emissions that would normally be vented to the atmosphere before they can contribute to global heating, and burying them in rock formations thousands of feet underground for what proponents say is permanent storage. A plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a slam dunk for the climate, according to its supporters \u2013 all generously funded by US tax dollars. But as far as Melissa Harrison and some other residents of Clymers, Indiana, are concerned, it could be the end of their town.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"last-thing-inside-thailands-animal-rescue-network-saving-strays\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>Last Thing: Inside Thailand\u2019s animal rescue network saving strays<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-vyhg7z\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Photographer Jackson Morrow spent three years with the Soi Dog Foundation.<\/span> Photograph: Mladen Antonov\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Thailand\u2019s urban and rural environments are home to a vast population of stray animals whose safety depends on delicate networks of care. Photographer Jackson Morrow spent three years with the Soi Dog Foundation documenting the systems that shape their survival.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sign-up\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Sign up for the US morning briefing<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">First Thing is delivered to thousands of inboxes every weekday. If you\u2019re not already signed up, subscribe now.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"get-in-touch\" class=\"dcr-8418j6\"><strong>Get in touch<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">If you have any questions or comments about any of our newsletters please email newsletters@theguardian.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning. The US military has launched a fresh wave of attacks against Iran amid the escalating standoff over the strait of Hormuz. Tehran said the latest strikes had \u201crendered futile\u201d all the diplomatic efforts of the past few months while Donald Trump said: \u201cWe\u2019re beating them \u200bup\u201d as oil prices surged again. Iran responded 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href=\"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/category\/reparations\/\" rel=\"category tag\">REPARATIONS NEWS<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Good morning. The US military has launched a fresh wave of attacks against Iran amid the escalating standoff over the strait of Hormuz. Tehran said the latest strikes had \u201crendered futile\u201d all the diplomatic efforts of the past few months while Donald Trump said: \u201cWe\u2019re beating them \u200bup\u201d as oil prices surged again. Iran responded&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35828,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35826\/revisions\/35828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}