President Trump is pounding Iran for a third night in a row, according to CENTCOM, who says they are “imposing a heavy cost” on both Iranian forces and their ability to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Here’s the announcement:
At 4:45 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the Commander in Chief’s direction. These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
At 4:45 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the Commander in Chief's direction. These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and…
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 13, 2026
Below is a video of what is happening tonight in Iran:
In related news, President Trump sent Congress a formal notification of this new war with Iran, giving him 60 days before Congress gets involved.
Here’s the report on this from taxpayer-funded Politico:
President Donald Trump formally notified lawmakers this weekend that the nation is once again at war with Iran, giving his administration another 60-day clock to use the military in the region without congressional approval.
In a letter to Congress dated July 10, obtained by POLITICO, Trump stated that the strikes that began on July 7 represent “military action consistent with my responsibility to protect Americans and United States’ interests both at home and abroad.”
The fresh notification likely complicates ongoing efforts by Congress to curb the war in Iran.
The Senate last month voted to end the hostilities in what was a largely symbolic rebuke of the conflict but still a loss for Trump, who has seen a slow erosion of congressional support for his military engagements against Tehran.
That vote, 50-48, was fueled by four Republicans who joined Democrats to vote against the war unless it was given the green light by Congress. Their votes, combined with the absences of Sens. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), were enough to propel the war powers measure forward.
The Senate action followed a similar successful vote in the House, where four Republicans joined Democrats, 215-208, to call for a halt to military operations in Iran unless authorized by Congress.
But the legal impact of those votes was limited. Concurrent resolutions are legally untested pieces of legislation that do not go to the president to be signed into law. Any measure that could restrict those presidential powers would almost certainly face a veto from the White House.
In the letter to Congress, Trump wrote that U.S. military forces “remain postured to take further action, as necessary and appropriate, to address further threats and attacks upon the United States or its allies and partners and to ensure the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran ceases being a threat to the United States and to our allies and partners.”