Iran reverses course on reopening Strait of Hormuz, signals warning to US

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is strongly condemning an attack on peacekeepers in southern Lebanon that left one French service member dead and three others wounded.

The U.N. peacekeeping force came under small arms fire Saturday morning, with two of the injured reportedly in serious condition, according to The Associated Press.

French President Emmanuel Macron blamed Hezbollah terrorists for the attack, though the group has denied involvement.

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer said tensions between the U.S. and Iran are likely to continue seesawing after Tehran once again moved to close the Strait of Hormuz.

During a Saturday appearance on Fox News' “Fox News Live,” Meyer described the latest escalation as part of a familiar pattern from Iran, warning the situation could continue shifting.

“Iran wants to deal. We want a deal. We want to get this done without having to escalate this any further,” Meyer said. “I fully expect this to go back and forth. This is what Iran does. They're all about misinformation campaigns. They're about taking it back, pushing forward.”

Despite the renewed tensions, Meyer expressed optimism that negotiations could still lead to an agreement “pretty soon.”

“I'm hopeful that we're going to get to a deal here pretty soon," Meyer said. "We have a president in place who the world obviously knows is going to uphold what he says he's going to do.”

Airlines are raising checked baggage fees and cutting routes as soaring jet fuel prices — driven by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz — put increasing pressure on the industry.

During an appearance on Fox News' "Fox News Live" on Saturday, Airlines for America President and CEO Chris Sununu said the global spike in fuel costs is squeezing carriers, even as U.S. airlines remain in a somewhat stronger position than their European counterparts.

“We're not as worried as Europe, but we are watching,” Sununu said. "We could have a very heavy summer. But the prices are really dictated often worldwide, because our carriers will fly to Europe, and they fuel up there as well and fly back."

To avoid steep increases in ticket prices, airlines are turning to alternative revenue streams, including higher baggage fees and route reductions. Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue and United Airlines have all recently announced baggage fee increases.

“If you notice, the actual price of your ticket isn't really moving a whole lot — maybe 5 or 6% — but they're trying to find alternative ways to do it.”

Fuel makes up roughly 25% to 30% of airline operating costs, and the industry could lose at least $25 billion this year, according to Sununu.

He also noted there is typically a lag before higher fuel costs are felt by consumers, since many travelers book flights months in advance.

“It'll be slow because remember the folks that are flying today might have bought their tickets three months ago before this crisis even happened," Sununu said. "And the folks who are buying tickets today might be flying three months from now. So there is a bit of a lag here.”

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday released a new image highlighting the ongoing naval blockade, showing the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney patrolling.

"Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) patrols regional waters in support of blockade operations," CENTCOM wrote on X. "The blockade has completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea."

The U.S. Naval blockade began on Monday and targets all maritime traffic entering or leaving Iranian ports.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday accused President Donald Trump of dragging the U.S. into a conflict she says "the American people do not want.”

Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus in Detroit, Harris argued the administration’s actions are putting U.S. service members at risk while driving up costs for consumers at home.

“We are dealing with the most corrupt, callous, and incompetent presidential administration in the history of the United States. Period," Harris said. “ … He entered a war — got pulled into it by [Israeli Prime Minister] Bibi Netanyahu, let us be clear about that — entered a war that the American people do not want, putting at risk American service members."

Harris also said the economic impact is falling on consumers.

"On average, Americans are paying at least $15 more to fill up their tank,” Harris said. “Diesel costs 50% more, so that's what fuels a semi, a truck that otherwise delivers our food and our household items. And where do we think that cost is going to land? It's on the consumer.”

She further accused Trump of attempting to use the situation as a political distraction.

"Let's understand that it is also — as he wants to do and has always been —his feeble attempt to distract from the Epstein files.”

The White House pushed back after a reporter criticized President Donald Trump for not addressing Iran during a Saturday Oval Office signing event focused on mental health.

“Trump just had an hour-plus executive order signing in the Oval Office with reporters in the room,” ABC News reporter Selina Wang wrote on X. “He did not take a single question on Iran.”

The White House sharply responded, defending the focus of the event.

“You are clueless, @selinawangtv,” the White House wrote. “The event was about accelerating research to help people struggling with serious mental illnesses — like veterans, who say it’s a lifeline in their battles with PTSD and contemplating suicide. Is that not a worthwhile topic for you?”

Trump on Saturday signed an executive order that he said "directs the FDA to expedite their review of certain psychedelics already designated as breakthrough therapy drugs."

Fox News Digital's Greg Norman-Diamond contributed to this report.

Iran is under intensifying financial pressure, losing an estimated $435 million per day due to the U.S. naval blockade, according to Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

During an appearance on Fox News' “America Reports," former U.S. United States Central Command (CENTCOM) communications director Col. Joe Buccino (Ret.) and former Ambassador-at-Large Nathan Sales said the losses are compounding long-standing economic strain.

"Their economy is on life support," Sales said. "So, for 47 years, the Iranian economy has faced economic mismanagement — add to that American sanctions pressure for several decades, add to that the destruction of the last 40 days of war. $435 million a day is a lot of money any day. It's especially devastating to the regime right now."

Despite the mounting losses, Buccino said Iran believes it still holds “leverage,” particularly through its control of the Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran believes it's won the first phase of the war. … And they understand the leverage they have [by] closing down the Strait of Hormuz," Buccino said. "They're paying attention to the political toll within the United States, they are paying attention to gas prices, and they're paying attention to polling here in the United States with regard to this war.”

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday afternoon shared photos showing a U.S. Marine monitoring shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during an ongoing U.S. maritime blockade.

The photo, which CENTCOM shared on X, shows a Marine standing on board the USS Nw Orleans, a forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship stationed in the Strait of Hormuz.

The X post comes as Iran claims to have reimposed control over the Strait after President Donald Trump announced it was open for business.

Iranian officials claim the reversal comes as a result of the ongoing U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.

The new photo following others shared by CENTCOM earlier Saturday showing Apache helicopters and a combat ship patrolling the Strait of Hormuz amid the blockade.

President Donald Trump says there are no immediate plans to end the blockade.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz slammed President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at a conference for progressives in Spain on Saturday, accusing Trump of being a "feeble-minded, trigger-happy president" who has "no exit plan" for the ongoing conflict with Iran. 

Walz delivered the criticism after a crowd at the inaugural Global Progressive Mobilization event in Barcelona heard video messages from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani about affordability and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaking about the "illegal and dangerous wars being waged by Netanyahu and Trump in Iran and Lebanon." 

"We've got a feeble-minded, trigger-happy president who plunged us into a war where no threat was present, with no clear objectives and no exit plan. We need to call that what it is. That's fascism. Or at least it's fascist curious as they would be," Walz said.  

This is an excerpt from the reporting of Greg Norman-Diamond. Read the full report here.

The U.S. Navy released photos Saturday of "fresh meals" being served onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli as it pushed back against claims of food shortages on Middle East warships. 

Images have emerged purportedly showing meager meals being served to sailors during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, but the claims are being rejected at highest levels of the Pentagon, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth blasting them as "fake news." 

"Fresh meals. Full service. Mission ready. Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli continue to receive regularly prepared meals at sea — no interruptions, no shortages," the Navy wrote on X on Saturday morning. 

It shared photos showing full plates of food being served to sailors. One image showed boxes of food supplies stacked to the ceiling onboard one of the ships.

"Recent reports alleging food shortages and poor quality aboard our deployed ships are false," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said Friday. 

"Both USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli have sufficient food onboard to serve their crews with healthy options. The health and wellbeing of our Sailors and Marines are my top priority, and every crew member continues to receive fully portioned, nutritionally balanced meals," he added. 

This is an excerpt from the reporting of Greg Norman-Diamond. Read the full report here.

President Donald Trump publicly thanked what he called Pakistan’s "great prime minister and field marshal, two fantastic people!!!" in a Truth Social post Friday praising Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan’s military chief, Asim Munir.

Sharif quickly responded on X, "On behalf of the people of Pakistan, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, and on my behalf, I express my deep and profound appreciation for your kind and gracious words."

The public exchange capped a remarkable rise for Munir, who has become one of the few foreign officials trusted both by Trump and by Iran’s security establishment.

Munir recently became the first foreign military leader to visit Iran since the latest escalation between the United States and Iran, according to Pakistani and Iranian reports. Arriving in full military uniform, he was warmly greeted by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and held meetings with senior Iranian military officials.

Retired Pakistani Gen. Ahmed Saeed told Fox News Digital that Munir has for months served as an informal back channel between Washington and Tehran, Iran, as the Trump administration tries to negotiate an end to the conflict, Iran’s nuclear program and the naval blockade in the Persian Gulf.

Few foreign figures appear to have closer ties both to Trump and to Iran’s military hierarchy.

That has raised a striking question: How did the same man become close both to Trump and to some of Iran’s most powerful commanders?

This is an excerpt from the reporting of Efrat Lachter. Read the full report here.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh insisted that the country would not hand over any enriched uranium to the United States, rebutting an earlier claim from President Donald Trump.

"I can tell you that no enriched material is going to be shipped to United States,” Khatibzadeh told The Associated Press in an interview published Saturday.

“This is non-starter and I can assure you that while we are ready to address any concerns that we do have, we’re not going to accept things that are non-starters," he continued.

The rebuke represented Iran's first public commentary on the matter after Trump said Friday that they had "agreed to everything," including a demand to give up enriched uranium.

"They’ve agreed to give us back the nuclear dust that’s way underground because of the attack we made with the B-2 bombers," Trump told reporters Friday

Iranian cessation of uranium enrichment has long been a hardline for Trump.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, however, called uranium enrichment "as sacred to us as Iranian soil," adding that Iran will not be transferring uranium "under any circumstances," according to CBS News.

Khatibzadeh called the American terms "maximalist" and claimed they prevented a negotiation from moving forward.

“We are still not there yet to move on to an actual meeting because there are issues that the Americans have not yet abandoned their maximalist position,” Khatibzadeh said.

Khatibzadeh also claimed another sticking point was U.S. economic sanctions on Iran, referring to them as "economic terrorism."

"The other sides also should understand and address our main concerns, which are illegal unilateral sanctions that Americans have imposed on Iranians and this economic terrorism which has targeted Iranian people to suffocate them and make them to revolt against the political structure inside Iran," he told the AP.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

India summoned the Iranian ambassador for a meeting after Indian ships reportedly came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz Saturday.

"The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi was called in by the Ministry of External Affairs for a meeting with Foreign Secretary this evening," the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

"During the meeting, Foreign Secretary conveyed India’s deep concern at the shooting incident earlier today involving two Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz," it continued.

"He noted the importance that India attached to the safety of merchant shipping and mariners and recalled that Iran had earlier facilitated the safe passage of several ships bound for India," the ministry said. "Reiterating his concern at this serious incident of firing on merchant ships, Foreign Secretary urged the Ambassador to convey India’s views to the authorities in Iran and resume at the earliest the process of facilitating India-bound ships across the Strait."

The statement follows an earlier Reuters report claiming that two merchant vessels were hit by gunfire as they attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday.

Reuters also reported that the Sanmar ​Herald, an Indian-flagged vessel carrying crude oil, was attacked in the Strait on Saturday.

The reported attacks came after Iranian officials reversed a decision to reopen the crucial waterway, citing an ongoing U.S. naval blockade in the Strait.

"As long as the United States does not agree to the complete freedom of navigation for vessels... the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous state," an Iranian military official said, according to Iranian state media agency Fars.

Despite the reports, President Donald Trump said during an unrelated Oval Office press conference Saturday that negotiations are "going actually along very well." Trump also insisted that Iran "can't blackmail us."

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday morning shared photos showing AH-64 Apaches fly above the Strait of Hormuz during a Friday patrol.

"Army Soldiers are flying in and around the strait providing a visible presence in support of freedom of navigation," CENTCOM wrote.

In a separate post Saturday, CENTCOM shared another image showing the Littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) patrolling the Arabian Sea during the U.S. blockade.

"Since commencement of the blockade, 23 ships have complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around. American forces are enforcing a maritime blockade against ships entering or exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas," CENTCOM wrote.

The posts come as the Iranian regime reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, claiming its armed forces again have control of the key waterway.

While making an unrelated announcement in the Oval Office on Saturday morning, Trump acknowledged that Iran now again wants to close the strait but insisted negotiations are still going well.

"They got a little cute," Trump said. "We're talking to them. They wanted to close up the strait again, you know, as they've been doing for years, and they can't blackmail us."

French President Emmanuel Macron said Hezbollah terrorists were responsible for an attack that killed one French soldier and injured three others in Lebanon.

“Everything suggests that responsibility for this attack lies with Hezbollah,” Macron wrote on X.

“France demands that the Lebanese authorities immediately arrest those responsible and assume their responsibilities alongside UNIFIL,” he added, referencing the United Nations mission in southern Lebanon.

Macron identified the soldier as Staff Sgt. Florian Montorio of the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment from Montauban.

"Three of his brothers-in-arms are wounded and have been evacuated," he added. "The Nation bows with respect and extends its support to the families of our soldiers and to all our military personnel engaged for peace in Lebanon."

President Donald Trump said Iran "can't blackmail us" after the country announced they were reimposing restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning.

"We have very good conversations going on. It's working out very well," Trump said. "They got a little cute, as they have been doing for 47 years, and nobody ever took them on. We took them on. They have no Navy. They have no Air force. They have no leaders. They have no nothing. Actually, their leaders are... it is regime change."

Despite Iran wanting to close the strait again, Trump said in the Oval Office that negotiations are "going actually along very well" and promised more information "by the end of the day." Trump also cited how oil tankers are now coming to U.S. ports to fuel up, including in Texas and Louisiana.

"We're taking a tough stand. They've killed a lot of people. A lot of our people have been killed. A lot of your fellow soldiers have been killed over the years by Iran," Trump said, citing how he ordered the strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force, in January 2020.

Trump described Soleimani as the "father of the roadside bomb."

"And when you see soldiers or others, but soldiers generally walking around with no legs, with no arms or face that's been smashed, that was Soleimani, it was Iran that did that," Trump said. "So we have a much different view on it than other presidents. They've gotten away with murder for 47 years. They're not getting away with it anymore."

A regional intelligence official told Fox News that the Strait of Hormuz is "under full IRGC control and effectively closed at this moment."

"Multiple vessels have been forced to turn around since this morning as they attempted to pass through the Strait," the official said.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "opened fire on at least one vessel as part of the closure policy they declared last night," the official added.

This comes after Iran’s joint military command said on Saturday that “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state" and is "under strict management and control of the armed forces.”

The command warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Commission, said that the strait was “returning to the status quo,” which he had earlier described as ships requiring Iranian naval authorization and toll payment before transiting.

The development came a day after Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared the strait open while a 10-day ceasefire was announced between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. President Donald Trump on Friday had praised the reopening of the strait but said the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports would remain in "full force."

Fox News' Trey Yingst and The Associated Press contributed to this post.

Iran announced it is reimposing restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, reversing its decision to reopen the waterway after President Donald Trump said the move would not end the blockade, according to The Associated Press.

Iran's joint military command said Saturday that “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state... under strict management and control of the armed forces," adding that the restrictions will not be lifted as long as the U.S. continues to block Iranian ports.

The announcement comes a few hours after Trump said the blockade "will remain in full force" until a deal is reached between Tehran and the U.S.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.