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After Larak Strike, CENTCOM Calls Iran’s Tanker-Mine Story False
Capt. Tim Hawkins, the command spokesman, said U.S. forces struck two launchers and remained prepared to protect commercial traffic.
 • Donald Standeford
USS John F. Kennedy Completes Sea Trials, CENTCOM Chief Ends Middle East Trip, Lincoln Rotation Confirmed
The commander of U.S. Central Command concluded a 10-day trip to the Middle East that included a visit to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Arabian…
 • Donald Standeford
CENTCOM Announces Task Force Falcon Strike as First Multinational Attack Drone Unit
The unit will employ one-way attack drones consisting of unmanned systems operating from above, on, and below the sea.
 • Donald Standeford
Trump and Iran Issue Competing Claims of Control Over Strait of Hormuz
Both the United States and Iran have repeatedly claimed control over the Strait of Hormuz.
 • Donald Standeford
Turkish Foreign Minister Equates Makkah Pact to NATO Article 5
The Minister said the pact does not name any common threat and that no country is a target so long as it does not attack a member.
 • Donald Standeford
U.S. Targets Iran Shadow Banking Networks Moving Oil Revenue
This is OFAC’s eighth action in 2026 targeting Iran’s shadow banking apparatus.
 • Donald Standeford

July 2026

Iran Rules Out Current Negotiations With United States Despite Strike Pause, Trump Says Iran Has Requested A Meeting
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman noted mediators may convey messages from the American side regarding regional developments, but no negotiations…
 • Donald Standeford
Iran and Oman Report Progress on Strait of Hormuz Navigation Talks as U.S. Blockade of Iranian Ports Continues
U.S. forces have redirected 12 commercial vessels attempting to transit to or from Iranian ports or coastal areas, disabled 2 that did not comply, and…
 • Donald Standeford
Iraqi Government Denies Claims of U.S. Cease-Fire Delivery Role in Tehran Visit
Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi returned to Baghdad on July 24 after concluding an official visit to Tehran on July 23.
 • Donald Standeford
US Announces Launch of First Pilot Zones in Southern Lebanon Under Trilateral Framework
The United States stated it will continue working closely with both parties to implement the Framework.
 • Donald Standeford
CENTCOM Completes Ninth Night of Strikes on Iran
U.S. military personnel recovered unidentified remains at the site of the July 17 Iranian attack in Jordan following a thorough search.
 • Donald Standeford
U.S. Central Command Launches New Strikes Against Iran, Restarts Naval Blockade
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that it carried out a wave of retaliatory strikes on U.S. military facilities in Bahrain…
 • Donald Standeford
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