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For the eleventh consecutive night, the US military continues to conduct airstrikes against targets in Iran. US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported a new wave of attacks.
According to US command, the strikes began on the evening of July 21 at 7:00 PM ET. Seventy-five minutes later, CENTCOM announced the successful completion of the eleventh consecutive nighttime round of strikes.
According to the command, American forces struck Iranian military operations centers, naval facilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure. CENTCOM stated that the goal of the operation was to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The command also reported that Iran had attacked more than 30 merchant vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz over the past three months. CENTCOM, however, emphasized that the strait remains open to international shipping. According to the US, since the beginning of May, the command's forces have facilitated the passage of approximately 900 merchant vessels and facilitated the transportation of 450 million barrels of crude oil. However, according to the London Stock Exchange, four vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on July 19, and eight the day before.
According to the American analytical website GlobalSecurity, on July 21, Iran launched missile strikes and launched a drone attack on Camp Arifjan, a military base in Kuwait where American troops are stationed. Kuwaiti authorities, for their part, stated that the country's air defense systems intercepted the missiles and drones.
The same report states that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the start of the "sixth wave" of Operation Nasr 2 and reported attacks on American military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain. However, there is no independent confirmation yet of Tehran's claimed attack results.
On July 20, Iran launched strikes against targets in the Persian Gulf region in retaliation for the previous nighttime US attack. At that time, Kuwaiti and Jordanian authorities reported missile strikes and the use of drones. On July 18, Tehran declared invalid the ceasefire framework reached with Washington in June, which called for a final peace agreement to be reached within 60 days.
The day before, US President Donald Trump stated that Iran would be held "multiple times" responsible for any further deaths of American service members. He said the corresponding order had already been communicated to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
According to CENTCOM, three American service members have been killed since the new escalation in the Middle East began. This brings the total number of US military fatalities since the war with Iran began in late February to 17.
