U.S. Military Conducts Airstrikes on Iran for 8th Consecutive Day: "Swift Retaliation for Attacks on U.S. Troops"

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it conducted nighttime airstrikes on Iran on July 18, local time.

The U.S. military has been carrying out daily airstrikes on Iran since July 11, marking the 8th consecutive day as of today, July 19.

In a statement on social media, U.S. Central Command stated, "At 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), the U.S. military, under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief (President Donald Trump), initiated new airstrikes targeting Iran."

The command explained that "(these strikes) are intended to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten the navigation of commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz."

In particular, it emphasized that the strikes were in retaliation for Iran's attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan, stating, "This is to swiftly retaliate against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran, which attacked U.S. service members in Jordan last night."

Central Command had previously announced the day before that two U.S. soldiers stationed in Jordan were killed and one was missing following a ballistic missile and drone attack by Iran.

(Photo: Getty Images)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.