TAMPA/TEHRAN – US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it has ended an evening wave of strikes against Iran with Iran’s Revolutionary Guarding claiming to hit American bases in the region.
CENTCOM, in a statement, said US forces struck Iranian command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten innocent mariners crewing commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM used precision munitions to hit targets in multiple locations including Bandar Abbas.
Earlier this morning, American forces struck coastal defense and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island during a 90-minute wave.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 16, 2026
The US military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief’s direction.
On the other hand, Iran’s military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting US-linked military facilities in Jordan and Kuwait, while also announcing measures affecting regional energy exports.
According to Iranian media, the Iranian military said it used drones to strike a permanent radar site and a US military communications system at Al Azraq Air Base in Jordan. The military described the operation as a response to recent attacks on Iran, including an attack on the Bampur barracks, which it said resulted in the deaths of seven Iranian soldiers.
Separately, the IRGC claimed it carried out a combined missile and drone attack on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. It said the operation targeted an early warning radar system and an area where US troops were gathered.
The IRGC stated that the strike was conducted during the eighth wave of an operation it referred to as “Nasr 2.” It also accused the United States of using Kuwaiti territory to launch attacks against Iran and called on the people of Kuwait to demand the withdrawal of US forces from their country.
In a separate statement, the IRGC announced that it would halt energy exports from the Middle East that benefit the United States and its allies. It said regional energy exports should either remain available to all countries or to none.
Meanwhile, an Iranian military spokesperson warned that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States recognizes what Iran described as its legitimate system of governance. The spokesperson also said Washington would have to accept an Iranian-led framework for the strategic waterway.
