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Destroyed five Iranian oil tankers Sept. 9; carried out heavy strikes on IRGC targets Sept. 30
US forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Sept. 9 after weeks of shipping attacks. Iran answered the same day, attacking 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz and firing about 20 missiles at the US base in Jordan.
Updated 5 days ago
Blockade reinstated July 14; daily strikes resumed after MoU collapse; about 13,500 targets struck as of May
The US-Israeli campaign against Iran, launched February 28, 2026, is in its seventh month. An April 7 ceasefire collapsed in July and US forces resumed daily strikes. The Pentagon's inspector general reported September 15 that 18 US troops died between February and July, 417 were wounded through June, and the war cost $33.4 billion. On September 23 the Army identified a 19th death, Capt. Bianca C. Wilkerson, bringing the disclosed toll to 19.
Updated Sep 24
Investigating Apache helicopter crash near the Strait while continuing tanker enforcement operations in the Gulf of Oman
On June 8, a US Navy F/A-18 from USS Abraham Lincoln disabled the Palau-flagged tanker Marivex in the Gulf of Oman, the seventh vessel put out of action since April 13. The next day, a US Army Apache went down near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's IRGC Navy claimed a speedboat shot it down; CENTCOM's investigation remains open.
Updated Jun 9
Defending bases under intensified Iranian and proxy attacks one month into Operation Epic Fury
A missile struck the helipad inside the United States Embassy compound in Baghdad on March 14, destroying part of the Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) air defense system, its radar, and satellite communications. The embassy—the largest US compound in the world—has faced hundreds of attacks by Iran-aligned militias since US and Israeli strikes on Iran began February 28. No full evacuation has occurred despite the damage, with militia operations continuing at high tempo.
Updated May 30
Leading Operation Epic Fury
Ali Khamenei ruled Iran as supreme leader for 36 years until joint US-Israeli strikes on February 28, 2026, killed him along with family members and multiple top military and intelligence officials at his Tehran compound. The succession process is now opaque and under fire, with the Assembly of Experts' Qom site damaged, acting leader Ali Larijani facing a power vacuum, and the IRGC interim council trying to preserve control.
Consolidating Middle East presence; focused on Syria ISIS operations
The United States returned to Iraq in 2014 after ISIS captured Mosul and threatened Baghdad. On January 17, 2026, American forces completed their withdrawal from federal Iraqi territory, with the Iraqi Army assuming full control of Al-Asad Air Base in Anbar province.
Updated May 21
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