US Central Command announced Sunday morning that the last wave of American strikes on Iran has concluded, with 140 targets struck overnight and a total of more than 300 targets hit this week, according to a statement. The announcement caps the most recent round of the US aerial campaign against Iranian military infrastructure.
US Central Command announced Sunday morning that the last wave of American strikes on Iran has concluded, with 140 targets struck overnight and a total of more than 300 targets hit this week, according to a statement. The announcement caps the latest round of the US aerial campaign against Iranian military infrastructure, following a week of escalating operations.
The campaign unfolded in a rapid sequence overnight. At 02:42 Jerusalem, a senior US official confirmed strikes on IRGC targets near the Strait of Hormuz (version 1). Minutes later, the US military said it struck 140 targets in the Strait in response to a vessel fire (version 2). By 02:42, the military reported striking 140 targets across Iran, with Iran retaliating against Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar, and Jordan (version 3). The military then said over 300 targets had been struck in three days (version 4). Later, the military stated it struck 140 targets overnight (version 5), and clarified the tally as 'around 140' (version 6). At 07:10 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported the US military's updated tally of 'around 140' targets. Source quality evolved from a single senior official to official US military statements, culminating in the direct CENTCOM announcement.
As The Zioneer reported on July 9, the campaign included strikes on more than 90 targets on July 8 and over 170 targets in a 48-hour period. The operation followed an IRGC attack on the Cypriot-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as reported in the overnight thread (version 3).
It remains unclear whether the US plans further waves of strikes. The CENTCOM statement did not address future operations, and no official indication of a cessation of the campaign has been given beyond the conclusion of this wave.
8 developments
- ConfirmedIRGC threatens imminent retaliation after US strikes near Strait of Hormuz
- StrongCENTCOM announces new wave of strikes across Iran after drone hits oil tanker
- StrongIRGC claims attack on US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain as exchanges continue
- StrongCENTCOM completes additional precision strikes across Iran
Source and signal
- Internal intake