On Tuesday, July 21st, 2026, Iran targeted US radar and air defence installations in the Gulf, issuing a warning to Washington of "more decisive and powerful" attacks ahead. This escalation comes amid threats by Houthi rebels in Yemen to blockade Saudi ports, potentially widening the conflict.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards reported they had intercepted and stopped two "non-compliant oil tankers" attempting to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, signaling efforts to tighten control over this vital waterway as hostilities reignite.

Following the deaths of at least three US soldiers in recent days, the United States launched a new series of attacks against Iran late Monday, aimed at further degrading Iranian military capabilities used to target commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the US military, these strikes lasted about five hours and marked the tenth consecutive night of American attacks on Iran.

Hours after the US strikes, the Iranian army claimed it targeted US assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, including air defence systems, radar installations, and administrative buildings. The Revolutionary Guards stated in a release carried by state news agency IRNA, "With this radar sweep, the enemy should prepare for even more decisive and powerful waves of drone and missile attacks."

US President Donald Trump warned that Iran would pay "many times over" for every American soldier killed, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described the situation as "a full-scale war."

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