The United States launched a series of airstrikes against Iran
The United States launched a series of airstrikes against Iran, marking the 13th consecutive night of attacks according to CENTCOM. The strikes targeted Iranian military assets including naval forces, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal observation posts, and air defense systems.
Consensus
- The United States conducted a series of airstrikes against Iran.
- The attacks have been ongoing for multiple nights in succession.
- CENTCOM announced the strikes via social media.
- The stated purpose of the strikes is to reduce threats posed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to commercial shipping.
Points of divergence
- The attacks were conducted for the 12th night in a row, according to CENTCOM. — vedomosti
- President Trump stated he was considering a more massive attack on Iran than ever before and claimed that Iranian leaders had not yet suffered enough. — fontanka
- Trump announced plans to respond to any attacks by Iran against ships in the Strait of Hormuz with strikes on infrastructure targets, including bridges or power stations near Tehran. — vedomosti
- The U.S. acknowledged an IRGC attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan on July 17 and reported that this was the eighth consecutive night of American airstrikes against Iranian military facilities. — tg_astrapress
- CENTCOM stated the strikes were the seventh night in a row. — kommersant
Coverage (20 sources)
- US Forces launch another series of strikes on Iran; attacks continue for the 13th night in a row, according to CENTCOM — ТАСС (Telegram)
- US Armed Forces began the 13th series of strikes on Iran — Вести
- Friday, the 13th night: US begins a new series of strikes on Iran — Фонтанка
- US Armed Forces launch another series of strikes on Iran; attacks continue for the 13th night in a row, according to CENTCOM — ТАСС (Telegram)
- US carried out another series of strikes on Iran — Ведомости
- US Armed Forces resume strikes on Iran — Вести
- US Forces begin another wave of strikes on Iran for the eleventh consecutive night, reported by CENTCOM — ТАСС (Telegram)
- CENTCOM: US Army strikes Iran for the eleventh consecutive night — Вести
- 11th night of attacks: US resumes strikes on Iran — Фонтанка
- US Forces begin another wave of strikes on Iran for the eleventh consecutive night, reported by CENTCOM — ТАСС (Telegram)
- US claims eighth consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets and acknowledges July 17 attack by IRGC on US base in Jordan — ASTRA
- US Forces again begin striking Iran, CENTCOM reports — ТАСС (Telegram)
- CENTCOM: US Army strikes Iran for the tenth consecutive night — Вести
- US Forces again begin striking Iran, CENTCOM reports — ТАСС (Telegram)
- US launches another series of strikes on Iran; this is the ninth consecutive night, reports Central Command of the Armed Forces — ТАСС (Telegram)
- US launches another series of strikes on Iran; this is the ninth consecutive night, reports Central Command of the Armed Forces — ТАСС (Telegram)
- US launches seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, CENTCOM reports — ТАСС (Telegram)
- US launches seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, CENTCOM reports — ТАСС (Telegram)
- US launches seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, CENTCOM reports — ТАСС (Telegram)
- US launches seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Iran
- USA
- CENTCOM
- VS
- Central Command
- United States (CENTCOM)
- Moscow
- X
- TASS
- KSIR
- Islamic Republic
- East Coast
- Central Command of the USA
- PVO
- Mohsen Rezaei