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2026-07-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
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US strikes Iran for the seventh consecutive night
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] On July 17, the US military began another series of strikes on Iran, marking the seventh consecutive night of attacks. This was announced by US Central Command (CENTCOM).
"CENTCOM began a new round of strikes against Iran at 3:00 p.m. ET (10:00 p.m. Moscow time – Ed.) for the seventh consecutive night. The strikes are intended to further degrade Iranian military capabilities," the command said in a statement on the X social media platform.
On July 16, the United States completed another series of strikes against Iranian military targets. Dozens of Iranian military facilities were hit, including coastal surveillance and air defense posts, and military logistics infrastructure.
The escalation of tensions in the Middle East was provoked by the United States and Israel, which launched a military operation against Iran on February 28. On June 15, the United States and Iran signed a memorandum calling for a cessation of hostilities and the creation of conditions for a conflict resolution. However, on July 8, US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire no longer in effect, and on July 10, he officially notified Congress of the resumption of military operations against Iran. Since then, the two sides have been exchanging blows.
On July 14, the United States resumed its naval blockade of vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas. On the night of July 15, the US military announced the destruction of dozens of targets near the Strait of Hormuz and coastal areas of Iran.
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Iran has stated its readiness for offensive action if US attacks continue.
Iran is prepared to take offensive action if the United States continues to attack the Islamic Republic. This was stated on July 17 by Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader.
"If US attacks continue in the next two to three days, the Islamic Republic of Iran's armed forces will move from the containment and response phase to the offensive and total destruction phase," Rezaei announced on Iranian state television.
According to him, Iran will attack not only those US bases that are in the conflict zone, but also those located outside it.
The latest escalation in the Middle East began with the US resumption of military operations against Iran on July 10. Four days later, Washington announced the beginning of a naval blockade of Iranian ports. The US military carried out several series of strikes against Iranian targets, citing them as retaliation for the interception of commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iran began striking US military facilities in the region.
On July 14, Iranian forces attacked US positions in Kuwait and Bahrain, claiming to have destroyed weapons hangars. On July 17, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported a strike by Arash drones on US bases in Kuwait. The IRGC claimed to have hit barracks, logistics centers, communications systems, fuel storage facilities, Patriot missile systems, and an ammunition depot.
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IRGC announced an attack on the US special operations command center in Syria.
Iran struck a US special operations command center in the al-Tanf region of Syria. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported this on July 17.
IRGC: Iran strikes US special operations center in Syria
"In addition to the destruction of the radar system and several special helicopters, a large number of American servicemen were killed," NourNews agency quotes the IRGC statement.
The corps clarified that the strike was carried out by IRGC Aerospace Force personnel during the 11th wave of Operation Nasr-2. The operation was described as a response to the deaths of Iranian service members in Iranshahr.
The IRGC also said it retained full control of the Strait of Hormuz and warned that no oil or gas would be exported through it until US actions ceased.
The latest escalation in the Middle East began with the US resumption of military operations against Iran on July 10. Four days later, Washington announced the beginning of a naval blockade of Iranian ports. The US military carried out several series of strikes against Iranian targets, citing them as retaliation for the interception of commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. During the operation, US Marines also boarded the tanker Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman and turned back three merchant vessels.
In response, Iran began striking American military targets in the region. On July 14, Iranian forces attacked US positions in Kuwait and Bahrain, claiming to have destroyed weapons hangars. The IRGC later reported a strike by Arash drones on American bases in Kuwait. The IRGC claimed to have hit barracks, logistics centers, communications systems, fuel storage facilities, Patriot missile systems, and an ammunition depot.
Strait of Hormuz transits drop as US and Iran escalate attacks across Gulf
[IsraelTimes] Just three commodity vessels cross the vital waterway on Thursday, down from 11 the previous day, while crude carriers and liquefied natural gas tankers stay away entirely.
Iran said to tell Hezbollah, allies to prepare for wider conflict, which could rope in Israel
8 reported killed in overnight US strikes on Iran; IRGC says it targeted US aircraft, radar systems in Jordan, Qatar; Kuwait says water plant hit, troops hurt in drone attacks
US military says it destroyed a Iranian port surveillance tower
[IsraelTimes] The American military confirms destroying a surveillance tower at Iran’s Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman during last night’s strikes.
In a statement, the US Central Command says it “destroyed the Chah Bahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower, part of a maritime surveillance network along Iran’s Gulf of Oman coastline used for decades by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to track and target commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”
“The destruction of the tower directly degrades IRGC’s ability to coordinate attacks on innocent civilian crew members,” CENTCOM says.
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