The IRGC tested water by firing at the Indian-flagged VLCC inside the Strait of Hormuz and Singapore-flagged container vessel at Gulf of Oman to display that IRGC is in fact has total control of the Strait of Hormuz as:
Trump has chosen to avoid a full-scale war with the IRGC primarily because the immense military, economic, and political costs of the initial war—which began in late February 2026.
The U.S. military just retaliated against Iran by launching two consecutive nights of targeted airstrikes on military positions in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz. As usual to avoid and affect the stock market on Monday morning due to he has longed the stock before the weekend market close.