Archive · 24 Jul 2026
US Completes 13th Night of Strikes on Iran
The US military has been attacking Iran for 13 nights in a row.
The latest strikes lasted more than two hours and targeted important military sites.
The US says these attacks are to protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has blocked this strait and has warned that if the US attacks more, Iran will target important facilities in the region.
The US and Israel started this war on February 28, and it has caused many deaths and people to leave their homes.
The US president has threatened to attack more Iranian sites, but this could be against international laws that protect civilians.
The US military completed its 13th consecutive night of strikes on Iran on July 23.
The strikes targeted Iranian military command centers, drone storage facilities, communication networks, coastal surveillance sites, and maritime capabilities.
The US aims to protect civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz and warned of retaliatory attacks on regional facilities if the US continues its strikes.
The conflict began on February 28 and has resulted in thousands of deaths and millions of displaced people.
- Who
- US military, Iran, President Donald Trump
- What
- US completes 13th consecutive night of strikes on Iran
- When
- July 23
- Where
- Iran, Strait of Hormuz
- Why
- To diminish the threat Iran poses to civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz
US-Israeli Perspective
Iranian Perspective
Legitimacy of Strikes
US-Israeli Perspective
The US and Israel justify the strikes as necessary to protect civilian mariners and commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Perspective
Iran views the strikes as illegal and a violation of international law, particularly the Geneva Conventions.
Escalation of Conflict
US-Israeli Perspective
The US and Israel see the strikes as a response to Iranian aggression and threats to regional stability.
Iranian Perspective
Iran sees the strikes as an escalation of the conflict and a threat to its national security and civilian infrastructure.
- Date of Strikes
- July 23
- Duration of Strikes
- More than two hours
- Targets
- Iranian military command centers, drone storage facilities, communication networks, coastal surveillance sites, and maritime capabilities
- Conflict Start Date
- February 28
- Strait Blocked by Iran
- Strait of Hormuz
- US President
- Donald Trump
- International Law Violation
- Potential war crimes according to the Geneva Conventions