This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  The battle for Hormuz has ramped up after the United States has undertaken three consecutive nights of major bombing raids against Iranian targets. All the while, President Trump is said to be “very serious” about his plan to impose a 20% toll on cargo transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, a Semafor report says, citing a White House official who says the president has desired such a plan for months. Both warring sides are insisting that it is their side alone that will be the ‘guardian’ over the strait. AFP/Getty Images Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, took some jabs at the proposed US plan soon after Trump unveiled it on Truth Social. “POTUS is absolutely right. Whoever provides secure and safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz should be compensated for this service,” Araghchi wrote on X. “20% is, of course, too much. We will be fair,” he added. Below: ongoing reports that the Houthis are entering the war after Monday’s missile attacks on the kingdom: The same day, a clip of Secretary of State Marco Rubio from late June insisting that “no country” can extract tolls went viral. “That’s the law. It’s an…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A Texas imam invited to pray before Congress is facing backlash on Capitol Hill after celebrating Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death in a social media post that wished him “an eternity in ruins” over his support for Israel.Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, plans to introduce a resolution on Wednesday that would formally condemn Omar Suleiman, the president and co-founder of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, near Dallas.”In other news, Lindsey Graham is dead,” Suleiman wrote on social media early Sunday morning, shortly after news broke that Graham had died. “Bye Lindsey. May you live an eternity in ruins for the ruins you helped create in Gaza. Ameen.”Van Duyne, who represents the suburban Dallas district where Suleiman lives, said Congress must condemn his incendiary message, pointing to his 2019 opening prayer before the House, which he delivered at Democrats’ invitation. JOY REID MOCKS MEDIA MOURNING OF LINDSEY GRAHAM, SAYS ‘HELL OPENED ITS DOORS FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE'”This type of action from a religious leader that claims to preach about love and not hate needs to be condemned,” Van Duyne told Fox News Digital in an interview. “That was anything…

Transgender service members are on the precipice of being allowed back into the military after a federal court ruled that the Trump administration’s ban against them was unlawful.As troops look toward a future when their service might be welcome once again, individuals affected by the policy told Military Times that the year and a half time period upended their lives.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said in a June 1 ruling regarding Talbott v. USA that the Pentagon’s transgender military ban was unconstitutional and that the 30 enlisted plaintiffs involved in the case could continue to serve.That ruling, which upheld an earlier preliminary injunction and is set to go into effect July 16, applied only to those plaintiffs.Shortly after, on July 1, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion to certify Talbott v. USA as a class action lawsuit, meaning the protections would extend to all transgender service members enlisted in the military. But not yet. Before more than the 30 can rejoin, the certification must be complete and the district court must extend the preliminary injunction to the class. The timing of those actions remained uncertain Wednesday. The U.S. government can…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Philadelphia Phillies All-Star pitcher Ricky Bottalico must have been watching the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night.The pre-show broadcast on Netflix that included Elle Duncan, Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols and Anthony Rizzo rehashed Bonds’ fight with Bottalico in 1998. Bottalico plunked Bonds during a game between the Phillies and San Francisco Giants, sparking the only time Bonds charged the mound.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! While Duncan said that Bottalico swore the pitch got away from him, Bonds denied it.”No, it didn’t, it did not get away,” Bonds said. “He’s a good pitcher and he’s a good man. In that situation, it was part of the game of baseball during that time, and I accepted it.”Bottalico pushed back on Duncan’s notion that the ball got away from him as he appeared on 97.5 The Fanatic on Tuesday before the MLB All-Star Game took place in Philadelphia.”That is a bold-faced lie.” he said. “I’ve told the story on this show, I’ve told the story on NBC Sports Philadelphia, I have told the story. I was told to go in and hit Barry…

NEW from Zeiss is the V3 line of SFP hunting scopes! We’ve been sitting on this information for over 6 months now so we’re pretty excited to be able to finally talk about it. From major changes in the Zeiss business model to production changes to a new focus for the company, there is a lot to unpack. Plus, a whole new line of hunting scopes! THE V3 LINEUP This might read as a bit confusing, but here are the 12 new options from Zeiss in the V3 line: 2.5-8×35 RF – Rimfire – 1″ – XRR (#84) – Capped – Fixed Para @ 50yds 2.5-8×35 – 1″ – Duplex (#6) – Capped – Fixed Para @ 150yds 2.5-8×35 – 1″ – XRR (#84) – Capped – Fixed Para @ 150yds 3.5-10×42 30mm – Duplex (#6) – Ext. Elev. w/ Ballistic Stop – Fixed Para @ 150yds 3.5-10×42 30mm – SHRi Illum. (#87) – Ext. Elev. w/ Ballistic Stop – Fixed Para @ 150yds 4.5-14×44 30mm – XRR (#84) – Ext. Elev. w/ Ballistic Stop – Adj. Para 25yds-∞ 4.5-14×44 30mm – SHR (#87) – Ext. Elev. w/ Ballistic Stop – Adj. Para 25yds-∞ 4.5-14×44 30mm – SHRi Illum. (#87)…

Fox News Digital sat down with Alliance Defending Freedom president, CEO, and chief counsel Kristen Waggoner after her law firm won a historic Supreme Court victory in the battle to “save women’s sports.”Waggoner spoke about her experience in dealing with mainstream media, and leading the ongoing legal battles against the Democrat-run states that continue to let biological male trans athletes play in women’s sports. On handling interviews with outlets like CNN and MSNBCWaggoner: “I’ve been delighted because I know where we began. It was a tough go 10 years ago, to be able to talk about these things. But I think now as Americans have seen in real time the differences between men and women, they already knew that, but the media has also begun to shift a little bit as well in recognizing that eight of 10 Americans support the right of women to have fair play, and more and more we are seeing the real harm that comes from trying to blur distinctions between men and women and boys and girls.”I will say we’ve had some tough interviews, and it has been an absolute delight to see courageous young women athletes stand up for truth.”Over the years, we’ve…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! You paid for the product. So why does it feel like the company still controls the screen? That is the question more of us are starting to ask as smart devices get updated long after we bring them home. A refrigerator can show ads in your kitchen. A car can flash offers on the dashboard. Even a Windows 11 computer can surface promotions before you get to work.The frustrating part is that this often happens through software updates. You tap update because you want your device to stay secure and work properly. Then one day, the product you bought starts acting like a billboard. This is also why it pays to understand the hidden privacy clauses and settings that come with smart products before those screens start doing things you never expected.GOOGLE TURNS OLD PHONES INTO CLOUD SERVERS Free live CyberGuy class: Sick of Spam? Join us July 22.Join us Wednesday, July 22, at 1 p.m. ET for a free CyberGuy Live class that will help you cut down on robocalls, spam texts, junk email and other unwanted messages. Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson will walk you step by step through simple ways to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A zoning technicality is being used to lock Americans out of court when the government chills their First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court should put a stop to it.When the government threatens you for exercising a constitutional right, can it force you to run a bureaucratic gauntlet before a federal court will even hear your case? On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to answer that question in its next term in  Grand v. City of University Heights. It should answer no.A prayer group and a cease-and-desist letterARKANSAS TAKES HOME TOP RANKING FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AFTER GOV SANDERS EXPANDS KEY PROTECTIONSDaniel Grand is an Orthodox Jew in University Heights, Ohio. His faith calls him to pray with a minyan, a quorum of ten men, and forbids driving on the Sabbath. This makes attending a distant synagogue impractical. So, he invited a dozen neighbors to pray at his home, but someone complained. Days later, on January 21, 2021, the city of University Heights sent Grand a cease-and-desist letter. The city told Grand he’d have to get a special use permit to use his home as “a place of religious assembly.” If he…

We take a look at some very high-end, expensive European revolvers from companies like Korth, Manurhin and Spohr.There was a time here in the States when most firearms underwent substantial hand-fitting by artisans skilled in the gunsmithing trade. The quality of many of these guns was even unsurpassed by some of today’s standards. Over time, however, advances in machining processes negated the need for substantial man-hours to turn out good products in some cases.That’s a good thing, but, unfortunately, something was lost along the way.I won’t pretend to be a business expert, but it seems as though today’s bottom-line profits dictate large-sales volume. And, at times, that volume of sales can supersede maintaining stringent quality control measures. Or, maybe some folks aren’t as dedicated to the art of revolver manufacturing these days as they used to be—or maybe some employees aren’t paying attention to detail.I don’t know the causes, and I’m sure there are many, but I have experienced issues and witnessed others struggling to make a new gun operate as it was intended. Some of our revolvers today are not immune to these anomalies.Often, a few minutes of work by a gunsmith can eliminate the gremlin, and simply swapping…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Midsummer Classic is supposed to be a celebration of baseball, but things took a frightening turn for the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night when their star left the field in pain.Tampa Bay third baseman Junior Caminero got drilled in the left hand with a 98 mph fastball from St. Louis Cardinals closer Riley O’Brien.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Caminero ran straight to the AL dugout and was forced out of the game. The 23-year-old crumpled to the ground, clutching his left hand before walking off with trainers. He was replaced on the base paths by pinch-runner Miguel Vargas.CARDINALS STAR JORDAN WALKER EARNED MORE MONEY FROM HOME RUN DERBY WIN THAN 2026 SALARY Fortunately for Tampa Bay, X-rays on Caminero’s left hand came back negative.Fox play-by-play announcer Joe Davis summed it up: “Everybody’s worst nightmare in an exhibition is that anything like this happens.”Caminero came into the All-Star break with 28 home runs, tied for fourth in the majors, while helping power the Rays to the top of the AL East.Caminero avoided the worst, but the Midsummer Classic came a lot closer to disaster than anyone wanted. Send…