Houthi Blockade
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US Strikes Iran for 10th Night as Tankers Burn in Hormuz and Israel Warns on Centrifuges (Jul 21, 0603 UTC, 0903 Israel) (Morning Edition)
The US launched a 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, while the IRGC claimed two tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz and attacked US air defense systems in Bahrain. Israeli intelligence assessed that Iran moved thousands of centrifuges to an underground facility at Pickaxe Mountain. In southern Lebanon, Israel began a pilot withdrawal under a US-brokered safe-zone plan, and Hamas elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new political bureau chief, signaling continued alignment with Iran.
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US Strikes Iran for Ninth Night as IRGC Claims Attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, and Tankers in Hormuz (Jul 20, 1541 UTC, 1841 Israel) (Evening Edition)
The US launched a ninth consecutive night of strikes on Iran, targeting military command centers and air defense sites, while the IRGC claimed ballistic missile strikes on US military aircraft in Jordan and renewed missile attacks on Bahrain. The IRGC also asserted that two oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz. A third US service member was confirmed killed in Iraq, and mediators proposed a 10-day US-Iran truce.