While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 14, 2026

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Trump vows to hit Iran ‘hard’, impose Hormuz transit fees US President Donald Trump on July 13 said the United States would again strike Iran “hard,” as the military launched a fresh salvo of attacks for the third night in a row and reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports. “We’re going to hit them very hard tonight, and we’re going to hit them hard tomorrow,” Trump said at the White House on July 13. Shortly after, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said strikes had begun at 8.45pm GMT, adding that they would “continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and…

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