- US forces struck Iran ninth consecutive day.
- US casualties rise to 17 killed.
- Iran attacked US assets in Syria, Kuwait.
US forces struck Iran for a ninth consecutive day on Monday as the number of confirmed American military deaths in the renewed fighting rose to three and concerns grew over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, US Central Command said it started "a new wave of strikes" aimed at "degrading" Iran's ability to attack commercial vessels in the strait's vital shipping lanes.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 20, 2026
Explosions in Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Mahshah
The Central Command announcement gave no further details. But Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing its own reporters, said US missiles struck several Iranian cities early Monday.
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Explosions were heard in Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Mahshahr and Bandar Imam Khomeini, according to Tasnim.
Another US military personnel killed
In the latest American casualty reported in the war, the US military said on Sunday that a service member was killed on Saturday in northern Iraq, where the US has military bases, during a controlled detonation of what Central Command called unexploded ordnance on a downed Iranian attack drone.
Earlier in the weekend, the US military said two of its service personnel died in Jordan and that a third was missing in action. On Sunday, Central Command said in a statement that "unidentified remains" had been found at the site of Friday's attack and that "an examination process to verify the remains is ongoing. "The latest casualty announcements brought the total number of US military personnel killed since the war began to 17, with more than 420 others wounded.
CENTCOM Update on Recently Fallen U.S. Service Members
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 19, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. — Yesterday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the passing of two U.S. service members and the missing status of one in Jordan following an Iranian attack on July 17. After a thorough search, U.S.…
For its part, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a surprise strike against "the enemy's special operations headquarters in Syria's Al-Tanf area."Iran earlier conducted a drone attack on US military assets and equipment at Kuwait's Al-Adiri camp and Ali Al Salem Air Base, Iranian state TV reported early on Sunday. Iran had previously hit both bases as part of its attacks against US assets and allies in the Gulf over the past week.
(With inputs from Reuters)