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The United States may step up strikes as Iran prepares for military escalation

2026-07-23·newswire-us-stock-215002
The United States may step up strikes as Iran prepares for military escalation.

The U.S. Central Command issued a statement on social media on the 22nd saying that the U.S. military had completed the latest round of strikes against Iran. This is the 12th consecutive night that the US military has attacked Iran.

According to Israeli media reports, the United States has notified Israel that it plans to increase its strikes against Iran in the next few days. Iranian military sources revealed that the Iranian military has played out a variety of US military attack scenarios to prepare for a US ground invasion. The U.S.

Central Command stated in a statement that the U.S. military completed the latest round of strikes against Iran at 22:30 Eastern Time on the 22nd (10:30 Beijing time on the 23rd). The targets included Iranian maritime combat facilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense facilities.

The strikes lasted for a total of 5 hours. The statement stated that the US military has carried out strikes on dozens of military targets in Iran this month and has restarted naval blockade operations. So far, the U.S.

military has forced nine merchant ships to change their routes, causing one ship to lose its navigation ability and preventing them from entering or leaving Iranian ports.

According to a report by the Times of Israel on the 22nd, the United States has notified Israel that it plans to intensify its strikes against Iran in the coming days, including the use of heavy bombers for the first time since the United States and Israel took military action against Iran this year.

The heavy bombers are expected to be used to strike Iran's Haoshan underground nuclear facility. The United States and Israel maintain close coordination to prepare Israel for possible counterattacks by Iran. After receiving the notification from the United States, Israel has entered the highest alert state.

The Wall Street Journal reported on the 22nd, citing people familiar with the matter, that the United States is sending additional troops, medical personnel and weapons and equipment to the Middle East in order to provide US President Trump with "more powerful military options." According to a report by the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency on the 23rd,

officials from Iran's Khuzestan Province said that in the early morning of that day, the US military used missiles to attack the Salamcheh port on the border between Iran and Iraq. The attack resulted in 2 deaths and 11 injuries.

An Iranian military source told the Russian media that "Iran's armed forces have prepared multiple response plans for any new attacks that the United States may launch, especially if the U.S. government makes a mistake and launches a ground invasion." If the U.S.

military strikes Iran's nuclear facilities or infrastructure again, Iran's response will exceed U.S. expectations. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps issued a statement on the 23rd saying that in response to the U.S. military actions against Iran, Iran carried out attacks on U.S. military facilities in Jordan and Kuwait.

Among them, the attack on the U.S. military camp Bilin in Kuwait resulted in the death and injury of some U.S. military personnel.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement on the 23rd saying that three oil tankers "bewitched by the United States" were blocked when trying to pass through the mine-laying channel south of the Strait of Hormuz. One exploded and caught fire, and the other two returned.

The statement said that the Revolutionary Guards have taken control of and "completely blocked" the Strait of Hormuz, and no oil tankers are allowed to enter or exit while the United States continues "provocations" in the area.

The Jordanian Armed Forces issued a statement on the 23rd saying that the Jordanian air defense system shot down 3 missiles and 6 drones from Iran in the past 24 hours, and another missile fell in a remote area.

According to a statement issued by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Press Office on the 23rd, Iraqi Prime Minister Zaidi said during talks with Iranian President Pezhiziyan in the Iranian capital Tehran that day that the security of Iraq and Iran are closely linked, and Iraq will never allow any action that threatens Iran to be launched from its territory.

Pezeshchiyan said that security and stability are of great significance to the development of bilateral relations.

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The United States may step up strikes as Iran prepares for military escalation

[The United States may increase its strikes as Iran prepares for military escalation] The U.S. Central Command issued a statement on social media on the 22nd saying that the U.S. military has completed the latest round of strikes against Iran. This is the 12th consecutive night that the US military has attacked Iran. According to Israeli media reports, the United States has notified Israel that it plans to increase its strikes against Iran in the next few days. Iranian military sources revealed that the Iranian military has played out a variety of US military attack scenarios to prepare for a US ground invasion.

The U.S. Central Command issued a statement on social media on the 22nd saying that the U.S. military had completed the latest round of strikes against Iran. This is the 12th consecutive night that the US military has attacked Iran. According to Israeli media reports, the United States has notified Israel that it plans to increase its strikes against Iran in the next few days. Iranian military sources revealed that the Iranian military has played out a variety of US military attack scenarios to prepare for a US ground invasion. The U.S. Central Command stated in a statement that the U.S. military completed the latest round of strikes against Iran at 22:30 Eastern Time on the 22nd (10:30 Beijing time on the 23rd). The targets included Iranian maritime combat facilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense facilities. The strikes lasted for a total of 5 hours. The statement stated that the US military has carried out strikes on dozens of military targets in Iran this month and has restarted naval blockade operations. So far, the U.S. military has forced nine merchant ships to change their routes, causing one ship to lose its navigation ability and preventing them from entering or leaving Iranian ports. According to a report by the Times of Israel on the 22nd, the United States has notified Israel that it plans to intensify its strikes against Iran in the coming days, including the use of heavy bombers for the first time since the United States and Israel took military action against Iran this year. The heavy bombers are expected to be used to strike Iran's Haoshan underground nuclear facility. The United States and Israel maintain close coordination to prepare Israel for possible counterattacks by Iran. After receiving the notification from the United States, Israel has entered the highest alert state. The Wall Street Journal reported on the 22nd, citing people familiar with the matter, that the United States is sending additional troops, medical personnel and weapons and equipment to the Middle East in order to provide US President Trump with "more powerful military options." According to a report by the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency on the 23rd, officials from Iran's Khuzestan Province said that in the early morning of that day, the US military used missiles to attack the Salamcheh port on the border between Iran and Iraq. The attack resulted in 2 deaths and 11 injuries. An Iranian military source told the Russian media that "Iran's armed forces have prepared multiple response plans for any new attacks that the United States may launch, especially if the U.S. government makes a mistake and launches a ground invasion." If the U.S. military strikes Iran's nuclear facilities or infrastructure again, Iran's response will exceed U.S. expectations. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps issued a statement on the 23rd saying that in response to the U.S. military actions against Iran, Iran carried out attacks on U.S. military facilities in Jordan and Kuwait. Among them, the attack on the U.S. military camp Bilin in Kuwait resulted in the death and injury of some U.S. military personnel. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement on the 23rd saying that three oil tankers "bewitched by the United States" were blocked when trying to pass through the mine-laying channel south of the Strait of Hormuz. One exploded and caught fire, and the other two returned. The statement said that the Revolutionary Guards have taken control of and "completely blocked" the Strait of Hormuz, and no oil tankers are allowed to enter or exit while the United States continues "provocations" in the area. The Jordanian Armed Forces issued a statement on the 23rd saying that the Jordanian air defense system shot down 3 missiles and 6 drones from Iran in the past 24 hours, and another missile fell in a remote area. According to a statement issued by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Press Office on the 23rd, Iraqi Prime Minister Zaidi said during talks with Iranian President Pezhiziyan in the Iranian capital Tehran that day that the security of Iraq and Iran are closely linked, and Iraq will never allow any action that threatens Iran to be launched from its territory. Pezeshchiyan said that security and stability are of great significance to the development of bilateral relations.

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