The facts
On July 15, 2026, U.S. airstrikes hit targets in northern Iran and disabled a ship attempting to run an American naval blockade, according to the Associated Press.
Roughly 20% of the world's oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz, which borders Iran's southern coast.
The U.S. has about 40,000 troops stationed across bases in the Middle East, including in Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE, within Iranian missile range.
Iran's population is approximately 89 million, more than double Iraq's at the time of the 2003 U.S. invasion.
The 2003–2011 Iraq War cost the United States over $2 trillion and more than 4,400 American military deaths, according to Defense Department and Brown University's Costs of War figures.
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