US military says it completed 13th consecutive night of strikes on Iran

CENTCOM says the latest operation targeted military sites, drone facilities, communications networks and maritime capabilities

Scattered debris and smoke, at an unknown location, during what the US Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on Jul 22, 2026. US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS

The US military said late on Thursday it completed its latest round of strikes on Iran that marked a 13th consecutive night of American attacks.

Here are quotes and details:

• The latest strikes lasted more than two hours, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM).

• "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.

• President Donald Trump promised "major military punishment" for Iran and its Houthi allies on Thursday after the Yemeni fighters struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, extending the war into a second major shipping chokepoint.

• Tehran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz.

• The US-Israeli war on Iran began on Feb 28; Tehran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host ⁠US bases.

• US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon have since killed thousands and displaced millions.

• Trump has also threatened to target Iranian energy facilities and bridges.

• Iran has warned that if the US carried out such threats, Iranian forces would target regional oil, gas, electricity and economic facilities.

• The 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians.

• Such attacks could amount to war crimes, international ⁠law experts in the US said in April, after Trump's previous threats.

• Trump's threat that month to destroy Iran's entire civilization also drew wide condemnation.