U.S. Military Claims to End 12th Consecutive Night of Strikes Against Iran
On the 22nd local time, the U.S. Central Command released a statement on social media stating that the U.S. military concluded its 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iran at 10:30 PM Eastern Time on July 22, with the operation lasting a total of 5 hours. The targets included Iranian maritime combat facilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal monitoring sites, and air defense systems.
The statement noted that the U.S. military has conducted strikes against dozens of military targets within Iran this month and has also resumed maritime blockade operations. To date, the U.S. military has forced 9 commercial vessels to change their routes, rendered one vessel inoperable, and prevented them from entering or exiting Iranian ports.
The U.S. military began a new round of strikes against Iran at 5:30 PM Eastern Time on the 22nd.
U.S. Central Command concluded 12 consecutive nights of airstrikes against Iranian military targets on July 22, 2023, at 10:30 PM EDT. The strikes lasted for 5 hours and targeted facilities including missile and drone storage, coastal monitoring sites, and air defense systems. Additionally, the U.S. has resumed maritime blockade operations, forcing 9 merchant vessels to alter their routes and rendering one vessel inoperable.
- U.S. military ended 12 consecutive nights of strikes against Iran.
- Strikes lasted for 5 hours targeting military facilities.
- U.S. has forced 9 merchant vessels to change course and disabled one vessel.
- The strikes included targets such as missile and drone storage facilities.
- Maritime blockade operations have been resumed.