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UPDATED Jul 24, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET

Jul 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET

US strikes hit about 140 Iranian military targets

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US forces struck about 140 Iranian military targets on Saturday, Central Command said.

WHO: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)

WHAT: Completed a third round of strikes hitting approximately 140 Iranian military targets

WHEN: Jul 12, 2026 at 12:31 AM ET

WHERE: Iran

WHY: In response to an attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

How this story developed (showing 40 of 40 earlier reports)

US completes 13th consecutive night of strikes on Iran · Jul 24, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET
US military completes 13th consecutive night of strikes on Iran · Jul 23, 2026 at 10:09 PM ET
US begins 13th night of strikes on Iran · Jul 23, 2026 at 8:13 PM ET
U.S. and Iranian forces trade attacks for 12th night · Jul 23, 2026 at 7:11 AM ET
US carries out 12th night of strikes on Iran · Jul 23, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET
US strikes Iran for 12th night as House approves defense · Jul 23, 2026 at 1:40 AM ET
US military completes 12th straight night of strikes on Iran · Jul 23, 2026 at 12:08 AM ET
CENTCOM completes 12th straight night of Iran ship-strike degradation · Jul 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM ET
CENTCOM says strikes aim to degrade Iran ship attack ability · Jul 22, 2026 at 7:08 PM ET
Air defences activate in Iran as US strikes continue · Jul 22, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
US completes 11th consecutive air strikes on Iran · Jul 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
Iran retaliates after U.S. 10th night of strikes · Jul 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
US military strikes in Iran reach 10th day · Jul 21, 2026 at 4:10 AM ET
US CENTCOM completes 10th straight strikes on Iran · Jul 21, 2026 at 3:07 AM ET
US military completes latest strikes on Iran after 10 nights · Jul 21, 2026 at 3:05 AM ET
CENTCOM begins tenth night of strikes on Iran · Jul 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM ET
U.S. strikes Iran for 9th straight night over Hormuz · Jul 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
US releases footage of ninth consecutive Iran strikes · Jul 20, 2026 at 2:29 AM ET
U.S. strikes Iran for ninth straight night · Jul 20, 2026 at 1:04 AM ET
US strikes Iranian sites after two US soldiers killed in Jordan · Jul 19, 2026 at 2:53 AM ET
CENTCOM ends seventh straight night of strikes on Iran · Jul 18, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
U.S. says it ended seventh straight night of Iran strikes · Jul 18, 2026 at 6:03 AM ET
US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night · Jul 17, 2026 at 11:04 PM ET
US strikes Iran for sixth night as demining stalls · Jul 17, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
US military completes latest Iran strikes after 6 nights · Jul 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET
US releases video of strikes on Iran · Jul 16, 2026 at 5:07 AM ET
US Central Command begins second wave of strikes on Iran · Jul 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
US military completes latest Iran strikes targeting Bandar Abbas · Jul 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET
US strikes on Iran continue into fifth day · Jul 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM ET
US strikes against Iran continue; naval blockade resumes · Jul 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM ET
US military says it will launch more strikes against Iran · Jul 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM ET
US Central Command releases video of strikes on Iran · Jul 14, 2026 at 5:08 AM ET
U.S. completes third night of strikes on Iran · Jul 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET
U.S. carries out third night of airstrikes on Iran · Jul 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
CENTCOM begins third consecutive night of strikes on Iran · Jul 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM ET
US forces complete another wave of precision strikes on Iran · Jul 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM ET
US CENTCOM completes third round of strikes on Iran · Jul 12, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
US launches new strikes on Iran · Jul 9, 2026 at 4:07 AM ET
U.S. carries out another round of strikes on Iran · Jul 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET
US military begins new strikes against Iran · Jul 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET

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Jerusalem Post —
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Middle East Eye —
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Straits Times —
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