US Central Command says new strikes on Iran are designed to additional degrade Iran’s capability to choke the Strait of Hormuz.
Printed On 19 Jul 2026
The USA navy mentioned Sunday that it launched new strikes on Iran to “swiftly punish” the nation’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for an assault that killed two American service members and left one lacking and 4 requiring hospitalisation.
An space close to Sirik in Iran’s Hormozgan province and Qeshm Island have been hit on the eighth consecutive evening of US air strikes on Iran, in response to Iran’s semi-official Mehr and Tasnim information companies.
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The assaults occurred early on Sunday, hitting Sirik at 1:30am native time (22:00 GMT, Saturday), and Qeshm Island at about 3:38am (00:08 GMT, Sunday) and once more at 6:10am native time (0240 GMT) in response to Iranian reviews.
Tasnim additionally mentioned the US navy focused a location close to Shadegan in Iran’s Khuzestan province at 5:55am (02:25GMT Sunday).
The reviews mentioned there have been no casualties and that residential and industrial infrastructure was not broken within the assaults.
In a publish on X, US Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned the US navy launched new strikes “designed to additional degrade Iran’s capability to threaten industrial transport within the Strait of Hormuz”.
The publish added that strikes had been additionally in retaliation for Iranian ballistic missile and drone assaults on a US base in Jordan that killed the 2 US service members on Friday.
US Central Command later mentioned its strikes focused “Iranian navy coastal surveillance and air protection amenities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage websites.”
Because the warfare started in February, 16 US service members have been killed and greater than 430 wounded.
The Tasnim information company mentioned there have been reviews of explosions in Qom, Arak and Behbahan that had been later denied by native authorities.
The governor of Arak mentioned that “the scenario is totally regular and thus far we’ve not had any reviews of assault or explosion”.
Iranian retaliatory strikes
Tasnim information company mentioned the Iranian military focused US navy belongings in two bases in Kuwait.
A press release from Iran’s navy mentioned, “In response to the repeated aggressions of the enemy”, the military focused a US “ammunition depot at Al-Adiri camp and the Patriot radar and air radar” on the Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait.
“Unforgettable classes”
Earlier than the most recent US strikes started, Iran’s supreme chief warned of “unforgettable classes” if the US continued its assaults on Iran.
Initially, the battle targeted on management of the Strait of Hormuz. However US strikes have now widened to incorporate civilian infrastructure, together with bridges and desalination vegetation for consuming water.
State-run information company IRNA mentioned the Bonji desalination plant was destroyed, chopping off water provides to about 10,000 folks, and a desalination plant on strategic Qeshm Island contained in the strait was broken.
Iran’s Deputy Overseas Minister Kazem Gharibabadi informed state tv the US is violating phrases of the interim deal and “not implementing them”.
Iranian authorities mentioned not less than 50 folks have been killed and greater than 500 wounded in US strikes up to now three weeks.
Late Saturday, the Iranian embassy in India named two ladies – Sogand Dardmand and Fatemeh Zahra Akbari – who had been amongst seven killed in a US strike on Bandar Khamir in southern Iran, which occurred on Thursday.
Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi, reporting from Tehran, mentioned that the final eight nights of US strikes on Iran have brought on “anger” and “frustration” among the many populace.
“Individuals don’t actually know whether or not they will see the continuation of this confrontation, or how lengthy it’s going to take, and likewise if there’s a chance for a diplomatic settlement to resolve all these complexities and discover a long-lasting resolution”, he mentioned.
