West Asia war updates: Iran’s military says attacked U.S. bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait
Jordan’s military intercepted seven missiles and six drones launched by Iran; UN urges evacuation of 6,000 sailors stranded in Hormuz strait
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T he U.S. military said late on Thursday (July 23, 2026) that it completed its latest round of strikes on Iran that marked a 13th consecutive night of American attacks. “CENTCOM targeted Iranian military command centers, drone storage facilities, communication networks, coastal surveillance sites and maritime capabilities to further diminish the threat Iran poses to civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” it said in a statement.
Iranian state media reported explosions along the strait in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas, where two people were reportedly injured, as well as to the northwest near Andimeshk, Omidiyeh and Firuzabad.
The Houthis threatened to shut down another key trade route, with the world economy already reeling from Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran and the U.S. have stepped up attacks as they vie for control of the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas transited in peacetime, setting off a scramble for alternative routes.