Screen grab taken on July 15, 2026, from video footage released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)'s Sepah News website on July 14, 2026, allegedly shows missiles being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Bahrain and Kuwait. Photo: Sepahnews.com / AFP / Lehtikuva
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The United States has restored its naval blockade of Iranian ports and struck dozens of sites along Iran’s coast, while Tehran has launched missiles and drones at military facilities across the Gulf. The renewed fighting has pushed a June agreement between Washington and Tehran to collapse and increased risks for ships using the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command said its forces used aircraft, drones and naval vessels during a seven-hour operation that began early on Wednesday. The attacks targeted missile positions, drone facilities, naval equipment, air defences and coastal surveillance systems near the Strait of Hormuz and elsewhere along Iran’s southern coast.
CENTCOM said the operation sought to reduce Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping and civilian crews. The command has linked earlier strikes to Iranian attacks on tankers and cargo vessels in and around the strait.
