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UPDATED Jul 24, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET

Jul 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET

US strikes Iranian sites after two US soldiers killed in Jordan

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US Central Command says it hit Iranian military sites after two US troops were killed in Jordan; Iran says it struck US bases in Kuwait.

WHO: US Central Command (Centcom)

WHAT: US forces carried out air strikes targeting Iranian coastal surveillance and air defence facilities and IRGC capabilities

WHEN: Jul 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM ET

WHERE: Iran

WHY: The strikes targeted Iranian military capabilities responsible for the attack that killed two US troops in Jordan on Friday.

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
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 strikes hit about 140 Iranian military targets · Jul 12, 2026 at 1:05 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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