The U.S. Carried Out Strikes Against Targets In Iran
- 8.07.2026, 7:45
Once again, Tehran has been banned from selling oil.
The U.S. launched a new series of strikes against Iran in response to attacks on three merchant ships in Omani territorial waters near the Strait of Hormuz, and revoked the license allowing Tehran to sell oil. The fragile truce is once again under threat as the U.S. president meets with world leaders at the NATO summit in Turkey, according to BBC.
U.S. Central Command stated that the U.S. military carried out a series of “powerful” strikes against Iran to inflict serious damage in response to renewed attacks on merchant ships in international waters.
The strikes were in response to Iran’s attacks on three merchant ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the statement said: “Iran’s aggression was unprovoked, dangerous, and constituted a clear violation of the ceasefire.”
Two tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and another on Monday. Qatar accused Iran of attacking a liquefied natural gas tanker, where a fire broke out in the engine room. The crew was evacuated, but Reuters sources reported that the fire could have led to an explosion. Media outlets also reported that a Saudi-flagged tanker was damaged off the coast of Oman. Tehran has not claimed responsibility for the attacks.
U.S. retaliatory strikes against Iran targeted air defense and coastal surveillance systems, anti-aircraft and cruise missiles, drone launch sites, and port facilities, Reuters and Axios reported, citing a U.S. official.
Central Command later announced the completion of a new series of strikes and the destruction of more than 80 targets—air defense systems, command posts, coastal radar stations, anti-ship missile systems, and small boats belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
According to an Axios source, the new strikes were four to five times larger and more powerful than those carried out in late June. A CNN source described them as “punishment” that “will not end quickly.”
The exchange of strikes risks plunging the U.S. and Iran into a new cycle of retaliation, threatening the fragile memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries’ presidents less than three weeks ago, Axios reports.