US Special Operations Command said Thursday morning it struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets on Wednesday, July 8, including air defense systems, coastal monitoring stations, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and logistics infrastructure along Iran's coast. The command also revealed that on July 7, U.S. forces struck about 80 Iranian military targets, including more than 60 IRGC small boats, in response to Iranian ceasefire violations and attacks on three merchant ships.
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) confirmed Thursday morning that it struck approximately 80 Iranian military targets on July 7 and roughly 90 targets on July 8, providing the most detailed official breakdown of the two-day campaign to date. The statement specifies that the July 7 strikes hit more than 60 IRGC small boats, air defense systems, and coastal monitoring stations, while the July 8 round targeted missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and logistics infrastructure along Iran's coast.
This follows a series of earlier reports and confirmations throughout the night. The Zioneer's initial coverage (00:08 Jerusalem) reported a US strike on the port city of Chabahar, followed by CENTCOM's confirmation of 90 targets struck. By 07:25 Jerusalem, the US military had labeled the July 8 wave the broadest since the ceasefire with Iran. The new SOCOM statement now formally ties the July 7 and July 8 strikes together, describing them as a response to Iranian ceasefire violations and attacks on three merchant ships.
As The Zioneer has reported (June 10, July 7, July 8), the campaign is designed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The July 7 strikes on 80 targets, including the 60 IRGC boats, were previously documented by CENTCOM, and the July 8 wave expanded the campaign to include air defense and logistics infrastructure.
What remains unclear: whether any Iranian casualties were inflicted, the effectiveness of the strikes, and whether further rounds are planned. The SOCOM statement does not address these points or any Iranian response.
15 developments
- DevelopingPreliminary US target list for Iran strikes includes Sirik, Jask, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm
- StrongIranian state TV reports 8 killed in US strikes on Bandar Abbas and Bushehr
- StrongOvernight: Power outages reported in Bandar Abbas, additional footage of US strikes on Iran
- ConfirmedUS official confirms ongoing strikes against Iran; new explosions heard in Bandar Abbas and Kish Island
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