Archive · 24 Jul 2026
US Strikes Iran for 13th Consecutive Night
The US has been attacking Iran for 13 nights in a row.
On Thursday, they hit more places in Iran, saying it's to stop Iran from threatening ships.
They also stopped some ships from going to Iranian ports.
Iran says the US is provoking them and that a ship exploded because of this.
The US president is thinking about doing even bigger attacks.
Iran warns that any ship that tries to pass without their permission will be in trouble.
US forces launched strikes against Iranian military targets for the 13th consecutive night.
The strikes were intended to hold Iran accountable and diminish threats to commercial shipping.
US forces redirected 12 commercial vessels and disabled one to prevent ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports.
Iran's IRGC stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, one of which caught fire after an explosion.
US President Donald Trump is considering restarting major combat operations in Iran.
- Who
- US forces and Iranian military targets
- What
- US strikes against Iranian military targets
- When
- Thursday evening (local time)
- Where
- Western and southern Iran, near the Iraqi border
- Why
- To hold Iran accountable and diminish threats to commercial shipping
US Perspective
Iranian Perspective
Purpose of Strikes
US Perspective
To hold Iran accountable and diminish threats to commercial shipping.
Iranian Perspective
To provoke and tempt oil tankers, causing one to explode and catch fire.
Naval Blockade
US Perspective
Redirected 12 commercial vessels and disabled one to prevent ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports.
Iranian Perspective
Warned that any ship deceived by the US will suffer the same fate as the exploded tanker.
- Date of Strikes
- Thursday evening (local time)
- Number of Consecutive Nights
- 13
- Time of Strikes
- 6:45 p.m. Eastern Time
- Locations Struck
- Near Ahvaz, Ramshir, Andimeshk, Bushehr nuclear power plant, Shalamcheh
- Casualties
- 2 people killed in Shalamcheh
- US President
- Donald Trump
- US Military Command
- US Central Command
- Iranian Military Group
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)