U.S. Central Command said it carried out the 12th consecutive night of airstrikes across Iran, targeting missile and drone depots, maritime capabilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense systems in southern Iran, according to a statement.
U.S. Central Command on Thursday specified the targets of the 12th consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran, stating that the strikes hit missile and drone depots, maritime capabilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense systems in southern Iran. The statement follows earlier CENTCOM confirmations that the 12th night was underway (01:07 Jerusalem) and had concluded (10:25 Jerusalem), as The Zioneer reported.
The U.S. campaign, now in its second week, has been documented in a series of reports. On Saturday, July 18, 21:53 Jerusalem, CENTCOM announced strikes on naval capabilities, missile storage, and coastal surveillance, and later released footage of strikes on a bulldozer and a maritime pier. CENTCOM also stated that over 50,000 U.S. service members remain deployed across the Middle East, describing them as "vigilant, focused, lethal, and highly prepared."
Earlier in the campaign, The Zioneer reported on the eighth consecutive night of strikes targeting IRGC elements responsible for the July 17 attack on U.S. troops in Jordan, and the third night which saw the first-ever use of unmanned attack drones and vessels against Iran. The stated objective of the campaign is to degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has attacked over 30 commercial vessels in three months.
It remains unclear whether the U.S. will continue the nightly strikes beyond the 12th night, and no official Iranian response to the latest target details has been reported.
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