The U.S. started military strikes against Iran for the ninth night in a row, according to U.S. Central Command.
The strikes followed Iranian attacks killing three U.S. Service members over the weekend. The U.S. is still trying to verify the remains of a missing soldier.
CENTCOM began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran at 7 p.m. ET today for the ninth consecutive night. The strikes will continue degrading Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 19, 2026
CENTCOM is doing a superb job of degrading Iranian capabilities around the Strait. The U.S. can win the Battle of Hormuz. https://t.co/vnpl5rL44E
— Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) July 19, 2026
President Donald Trump said that the missile barrages aim to ensure that Iran doesn’t have a nuclear missile.
"What we're doing now is we're ending any chance where they can have a nuclear missile," Trump told reporters. "If you look at it, after a week and a half... we stopped them from 'probably,' but I don't want to have the word 'probably.'"
.@POTUS on Iran: "What we're doing now is we're ending any chance where they can have a nuclear missile. If you look at it, after a week and a half... we stopped them from 'probably,' but I don't want to have the word 'probably.'" pic.twitter.com/HJbKLbEJWL
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 20, 2026
🚨 President Trump just DROPPED this line on the Fake News then walked away
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 20, 2026
"What we're doing now is we're ending ANY chance where [Iran] can have a nuclear missile...we stopped them from PROBABLY [getting one]. But I don't want to have the word PROBABLY!" pic.twitter.com/Zkb8W9ULTe
CENTCOM completed strikes at about 10 P.M. that targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 20, 2026