07:51 AM EDT, 07/14/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were mixed pre-bell Tuesday as traders monitored the unabated rise of tensions in the Middle East, as well as the financial results of major US banks.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.6% lower, S&P 500 futures were down 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.6% higher.

US Central Command completed another series of attacks against Iran on Monday night, its third consecutive wave, aiming to "continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," the command said in a post on X.

Meanwhile, President Trump said the US is reinstating the blockade on Iranian vessels. "The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT," but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

Traders digested the latest round of earnings, with JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) , Bank of America ( BAC ) , and Wells Fargo ( WFC ) all reporting higher Q2 earnings and revenue.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 3.4% at $86.15 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 2.1% higher at $79.80 per barrel.

The June consumer price index, scheduled for release at 8:30 am ET, is seen declining 0.1%, compared with a 0.5% gain in the prior month, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver his first semi-annual monetary policy report to the House Financial Services Committee, starting at 10 am ET.

Federal Reserve Governors Lisa Cook, Michael Barr, Michelle Bowman, and Chicago President Austan Goolsbee are slated to speak on Tuesday.