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Tehran has vowed that “not a single drop of oil” will leave the region as long as “US evil” persists Published 13 Jul, 2026 22:11 | Updated 15 Jul, 2026 04:41Footage circulating on social media purports to show an Iranian drone striking a warehouse in Kuwait on July 15, 2026 © XUS President Donald Trump has threatened to expand attacks to civilian infrastructure next week if Iran refuses to bow to his demands, as Tehran vowed its forces will stand firm “until their last breath.”
The US Central Command reimposed the naval blockade of all vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports on Tuesday evening after launching yet another round of what Washington describes as “defensive strikes” against the Islamic Republic.
Trump said the strikes would continue until he personally decides “it’s enough,” promising that “next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges.”
The escalation comes as the two sides vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for some 20% of global crude oil trade. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that “as long as American mischief exists in the region, not a single drop of oil or gas will be exported.”
READ MORE: Strait of Hormuz crisis: What is happening to the key global energy channelIn retaliation for the ongoing US strikes, the IRGC claimed to have carried out attacks on several US military facilities in the region, including “weapons storage depots, a satellite communications center,” and the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. Iranian military spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akraminia insisted on Tuesday that the country’s forces would stand firm “until their last breath.”
Trump formally notified Congress last week that Washington had resumed what he described as “defensive” strikes against Iran. He also claimed that Washington was “taking over” the Strait of Hormuz and would charge vessels “20% on all cargo shipped,” but later walked back the proposal, instead requesting “massive investments” from regional allies.
Iranian officials say US strikes overnight hit grain storage facilities in the western province of Khuzestan, including a flour warehouse in Dasht-e Azadegan and a wheat silo in Hoveizeh County, according to the Fars news agency.
No casualties were reported. The reported attack came a day after Iranian officials accused the US of striking a bottled-water factory in Ilam Province, describing both incidents as evidence that Washington is increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure.
Jordan’s military says its air defenses intercepted and shot down three ballistic missiles that entered the kingdom’s airspace from Iran early on Wednesday.
A military spokesman said the interceptions were carried out as part of defensive measures to protect Jordan’s sovereignty, airspace, and citizens, adding that no casualties or material damage were reported. Royal Engineers secured the impact sites and cleared missile debris that fell in several locations.
The military stressed that it rejects any violation of Jordanian airspace and warned that any future incursions would be met in accordance with the kingdom’s rules of engagement. It also urged the public to rely on official statements and avoid spreading unverified information.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has urged the people of Jordan and Kuwait to oppose the US military presence in their countries after claiming new strikes on American bases there.
In separate statements, the IRGC said the sixth wave of Operation Nasr 2 targeted shelters housing US F-15, F-16 and F-35 fighter jets, as well as several MQ-9 drones, at Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan. It also claimed to have struck a satellite communications center, missile and air defense radar, a Patriot air defense complex, military logistics facilities, and HIMARS missile launchers at a US base in Kuwait.
Addressing “the people of Jordan” and “the honorable people of Kuwait,” the IRGC urged them to expel US forces and “seize every opportunity” to target American military facilities, arguing that their countries should not serve as launchpads for attacks on Iran and other Muslim nations.
In the eighth stage of Operation Sa'eqeh (thunderbolt), Iran's Army has launched a fresh wave of drone attacks on US positions in Jordan. pic.twitter.com/KOAbWYWVln
The US Central Command says it has completed another seven-hour wave of strikes against Iran, targeting dozens of military sites near the Strait of Hormuz and along the country’s southern coast.
US fighter aircraft, drones, and naval vessels allegedly struck missile and drone positions, naval assets, and coastal defense systems in an effort to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping.
“US forces remain vigilant, lethal, and prepared to execute operations directed by the Commander in Chief,” CENTCOM said.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it launched a fifth wave of missile and drone strikes against US military facilities in Bahrain, claiming to have destroyed the operations center, a command-and-control center, large military equipment depots, and fuel storage facilities used by the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
The IRGC said the operation was retaliation for the US military’s attempt to impose control over the Strait of Hormuz. It warned that if Washington continues to block Tehran's energy exports, “other oil and gas export routes that serve the interests of America and its allies” could also be targeted.
“Either the region’s oil and gas will be exported for everyone, or for no one,” the statement said.
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has urged Iraq to disarm Iran-aligned militias and take greater responsibility for counterterrorism operations as Washington winds down its military mission in the country.
“To deepen our partnership, Iraq must assert its sovereignty and disarm the Iran-aligned militias responsible for 600+ attacks on US personnel this spring,” Hegseth wrote on X following talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the Pentagon. “A secure Iraq opens the door to strong commercial and defense cooperation.”
I hosted Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi at the Pentagon today.To deepen our partnership, Iraq must assert its sovereignty and disarm the Iran-aligned militias responsible for 600+ attacks on U.S. personnel this spring. The U.S. is also looking to the Iraqi Security Forces, including… pic.twitter.com/QbbLMMgTRY
The commander of US Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, has accused Iran of “unwarranted aggression” against commercial shipping in the region and claimed that American forces are holding Tehran “accountable” through the ongoing strikes.
Statement from Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander: pic.twitter.com/epNbgbDaOP
Kuwait’s military says its air defenses are intercepting what it described as “hostile drone attacks” following “the criminal Iranian aggression.”
“The explosion sounds being heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks,” the General Staff said in a statement, urging the public to follow official safety instructions.
Meanwhile, unverified footage circulating on social media purports to show an Iranian drone striking a warehouse in Kuwait.
Footage from earlier tonight shows the moment Iranian drone struck a warehouse in Kuwait. pic.twitter.com/Yi1Jjgnpiv
Three projectiles struck a bottled-water plant near a village in the Musian district of Iran’s western Ilam Province, damaging factory equipment but causing no casualties, according to the state-run IRNA news agency, citing the local governor.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has condemned a US strike on an environmental ranger post in the village of Seyed Jowzar in Hormozgan Province that killed three members of a ranger’s family, calling it the latest example of America’s “heinous war crimes.”
“The list of America’s crimes against Iranians grows longer every day, and with each passing day, America reveals a new layer of its enmity toward Iran,” Baghaei wrote on X.
فهرست جنایات آمریکا علیه ایرانیان هر روز طولانیتر میشود و هر روز که میگذرد، آمریکا پرده جدیدی از کینهتوزی خود علیه ایران را نشان میدهد. بامداد سهشنبه، ارتش تروریستی آمریکا به یک پست سرمحیط بانی در روستای سیدجوذر شهرستان حاجیآباد در شمال هرمزگان حمله کرد و ۳ عضو خانواده… pic.twitter.com/umhdyVpAg8
The US Central Command has announced that it has begun "launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the commander-in-chief’s direction.”
“These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” it added in a post on X.
At 4:45 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the Commander in Chief's direction. These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and…
US President Donald Trump called Iran’s leadership “stone-cold crazy people” and stopped just short of announcing an intention to assassinate its members when asked, “Do you know where they are? Can you kill them?”
“Yeah, I do. But we don’t want to talk about that,” Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “But we will. We will be hitting them. Like, as an example, we’re going to hit them very hard tonight. And we’re going to hit them hard tomorrow. And there’s not a damn thing they can do about it. They have nothing. They have nothing going other than they have big mouths.”
.@POTUS: "We're going to hit them very hard tonight and we're going to hit them hard tomorrow — and there's not a damn thing they can do about it. They have nothing. They have nothing going other than they have big mouths... I got to know them, and they're stone cold crazy." https://t.co/vKSOZN3EaIpic.twitter.com/UH8lBL5An3
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed that its air defenses shot down a US MQ-1 Predator drone over the Strait of Hormuz. According to the IRGC, the aircraft was “targeted by advanced systems operated by its Aerospace Force under Iran’s integrated air-defense network.” The US military has not yet confirmed the loss.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has released new footage of its earlier strikes on US military facilities in the region.
“In response to repeated US attacks, the Iranian Army targeted US military communications systems, fuel depots, a Patriot air-defense system, a control tower, and an ammunition depot in Kuwait with suicide drones,” it said in a statement. It added that Iranian forces had also “struck a hostile US vessel with cruise missiles in response to missile attacks on several military sites.”
At least three explosions were heard in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, while six were reported on Kish Island, according to Press TV.
Images Released from Kish Island Show Probable Strike on IRGC Speedboat. pic.twitter.com/D2XdBXD35I
Several explosions have been heard in Jam, a city in Iran’s southern Bushehr Province, and on Qeshm Island, according to Iran’s Fars news agency.
The UAE Defense Ministry has accused Iran of targeting two Emirati tankers with cruise missiles in Omani territorial waters in the southern Strait of Hormuz.
The Mombasa and the Bahia sustained damage after fires broke out on board, but the blazes have since been brought under control, according to the statement. One Indian crew member aboard the Mombasa was killed and eight others were injured, including four seriously, the ministry said.
Abu Dhabi condemned the alleged attack as a “serious violation” of international law and said it reserved the right to respond and take measures to protect the country’s security and interests.
Several explosions were also reportedly heard in the coastal city of Konarak in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province, with unverified videos purportedly showing the strike circulating on local Telegram channels.
🔴 Explosions reported in Sirik, southern Iran. pic.twitter.com/fzaoqgB0lx
President Trump has also threatened to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, a vast underground tunnel complex that Western analysts believe was built to protect sensitive parts of Tehran’s nuclear program even from the most powerful conventional US bunker-buster bombs.
“We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready. Let them know we’re coming, okay? There’s not a damn thing they can do about it,” Trump told Hugh Hewitt.
Known as Kolang Gaz La, the site has been under construction since around 2020 and consists of multiple deeply buried tunnel complexes carved into a mountain south of Natanz.
“We’re watching it closely. We see no activity there. They’re not doing well with their nuclear situation. Every time we hear about it, we blow it up. So they don’t like talking about it. But we’ll probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soon,” Trump said.
"You've obliterated 3 of their nuclear sites, but they got a 4th site, maybe, at Pickaxe Mountain. Before you enter into another deal, will you insist that IAEA inspectors get down into that deep, deep, deep tunnel...?"@POTUS: "Absolutely. They don't have it because we have… pic.twitter.com/ywaTZEB2Tm
Air raid alerts have been activated in Bahrain, with the Interior Ministry warning citizens and residents “to remain calm, head to the nearest safe location, and follow updates through official channels.”
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