US Strikes Iran for 11th Consecutive Night; Explosions Reported Across Country
US Central Command confirmed an 11th straight night of strikes on Iran as Al Jazeera reported explosions across multiple areas, with CENTCOM citing continued Hormuz-related targeting.
Developing story — this page will be updated as information becomes available.
US Central Command said American forces struck targets inside Iran for an 11th consecutive night, with Al Jazeera reporting explosions across multiple areas of the country shortly after the operation began. CENTCOM said in a statement posted on X that “the strikes are designed to continue degrading Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” the Jerusalem Post reported.
What we know
Al Jazeera, which flagged the story as breaking, reported explosions inside Iran coinciding with the new US strikes. The Jerusalem Post confirmed CENTCOM’s own statement identifying tonight’s operation as the 11th consecutive night of US action against Iranian targets and reiterating the Hormuz-focused rationale first used to justify the campaign.
Tonight’s strikes come as the Pentagon disclosed that nearly 100 US service members have been injured since 7 July in the widening US–Iran exchange. The 11th-night operation also follows UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s approval of British bases for US “defensive” strikes on Iran, expanding the logistical footprint available to CENTCOM.
Iran has petitioned the UN Security Council to condemn the earlier US missile strike on the Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant, characterizing that action as a threat to international safety.
What we don’t know
Specific targets hit inside Iran on the 11th night have not been disclosed by CENTCOM, and damage from the strikes has not been independently assessed. Casualty figures — Iranian or American — from tonight’s exchange are not yet available. Iranian state media has not published an initial response as of this writing. This is a developing story.
Context
The US bombing campaign has run continuously since 12 July, expanding from initial naval-choke-point targeting to strikes on Iranian nuclear infrastructure and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command sites. The ninth-night strikes on 2026-07-20 drew IRGC retaliation into Kuwait, Bahrain and Syria, and Iranian counter-strikes have since reached Kuwaiti power infrastructure.
Oil market exposure to any Hormuz escalation is examined in today’s analysis of depleted US strategic reserves.
What to watch
- CENTCOM disclosure of specific targets hit on the 11th night, and any independent battle-damage assessment from open-source imagery.
- Iranian retaliatory activity toward US bases in Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain in the hours after the strikes.
- Whether Iran raises tonight’s strikes at the UN Security Council alongside its pending Darkhovin complaint.
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