The U.S. Central Command announced it completed a wave of strikes against Iranian military targets, including command centers, naval capabilities, drone warehouses, aircraft hangars, and logistics infrastructure. CENTCOM said the operation aims to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, noting that Iran has attacked over 30 commercial vessels in the past three months. Since early May, U.S. forces have enabled safe passage of approximately 900 merchant ships and 450 million barrels of crude oil.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday, July 22, that it has completed another wave of strikes against Iranian military targets, specifically listing drone warehouses and aircraft hangars among the sites hit. This is the latest in a series of strikes that began on Saturday, July 18, aimed at degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliating for the deaths of two American soldiers in Jordan.
Initial reports of the strikes emerged on Saturday evening, July 18, at 21:53 Jerusalem, citing unconfirmed sources. Within hours, CENTCOM confirmed the operation and detailed targets including command centers, naval units, missile and drone launch sites, and air defense systems. Over subsequent statements, CENTCOM explicitly linked the strikes to the protection of the Strait of Hormuz and the retaliation for the Jordan attack. The most recent prior report, also from Saturday evening, listed command centers and missile launch sites; the current update adds drone warehouses and aircraft hangars as specific targets.
As The Zioneer has reported, this campaign follows earlier rounds of strikes this summer, with previous waves hitting over 300 targets, according to CENTCOM statements from July 12. The stated objective is to degrade Iran's ability to disrupt commercial shipping; CENTCOM notes that Iran has attacked over 30 commercial vessels in the past three months, and that U.S. forces have enabled safe passage of approximately 900 merchant ships and 450 million barrels of crude oil since early May.
The exact number of targets in this wave has not been disclosed, and Iran has not yet commented on the extent of the damage.
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