The United States military has carried out strikes on multiple locations in and around Ahvaz, a city sitting at the heart of Iran’s Khuzestan province and, not coincidentally, at the center of the country’s oil production infrastructure. The strikes, confirmed by US Central Command, form part of a broader multi-wave operation that targeted approximately 140 Iranian military sites between July 10 and July 12, 2026.
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What happened and why Ahvaz matters
The targets in this round of strikes were consistent with what US Central Command had been hitting across Iran: air defense systems, missile launch sites, and naval assets. The naval component matters because Iran’s ability to threaten the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which a substantial portion of global oil supply passes, has been a persistent concern since this conflict began.
Iranian officials from Khuzestan province acknowledged the strikes.
