DEFCON Alerts

U.S. Completes Strikes Against Iran, Targeting Command Centers, Missile and Drone Capabilities, Coastal Surveillance Facilities

U.S. forces struck Iranian command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities.

U.S. Central Command Disables Oil Tanker and Strikes Iranian Targets in Arabian Gulf, Kuwait Intercepts Drones

ARABIAN GULF - On July 15, CENTCOM forces disabled a Curacao-flagged oil tanker in the Arabian Gulf after it ignored multiple warnings while attempting to transit toward an Iranian port in violation of a naval blockade reimposed the previous day.

U.S. Strikes Dozens Of Additional Iranian Military Targets Near Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Coastal Areas

U.S. fighter aircraft, drones, and naval vessels launched precision munitions against Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, and coastal defense systems.

IRGC Announces Second Wave Of Operation Nsr-2, Striking Locations Within Bahrain

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) via Iranian state-run media: "IRGC has announced that the second wave of Operation Nasr-2 struck multiple weapons storage facilities, a satellite communications hub, and US military housing in Bahrain."

U.S. Forces Complete New Strikes on Iranian Military Targets

U.S. Forces Complete New Strikes on Iranian Military Targets. During the five hour mission, U.S. forces struck military targets across Iran, including within Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas

UAE Ministry of Defense Reports Iranian Missile Strikes on Tankers in Strait of Hormuz

STRAIT OF HORMUZ - Two Iranian cruise missiles struck the United Arab Emirates national tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah on July 13 while the vessels transited the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz inside Omani territorial waters.

CENTCOM Resumes Naval Blockade of Iranian Ports, Carries Out Third Consecutive Night Of Strikes On Iran

KUWAIT AND STRAIT OF HORMUZ - CENTCOM announced it would resume the naval blockade of Iranian ports on July 14 at 8 p.m. UTC (11 p.m. local Kuwait time) at the direction of the Commander in Chief.

CENTCOM Completes New Wave Of Attacks On Iran, Hitting Dozens Of Targets With Precision Munitions

CENTCOM Completes New Wave Of Attacks On Iran, Hitting Dozens Of Targets With Precision Munitions

U.S. Forces Begin Launching More Strikes Against Iran To Degrade Ability To Attack Commercial Vessels

U.S. Forces Begin Launching More Strikes Against Iran To Degrade Ability To Attack Commercial Vessels

Iran's IRGC Launches Drone And Missile Attacks Across Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE.

Iran's IRGC has launched drone and missile attacks on Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, and the UAE.

U.S. Central Command Launches Strikes in Response to Attack on M/V GFS Galaxy in Strait of Hormuz; Iran Announces Closure (Report)

U.S. Central Command confirmed the launch of strike operations against Iran at 7:15 p.m. ET, the third round of U.S. military action in one week.

U.S. Africa Command Conducts Airstrikes Targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia; Danab Special Forces Carry Out Ground Operation in Lower Juba

SOMALIA - On July 10, a day after Danab special forces of the Somali National Army, working with Jubbaland Security Forces, overran al-Shabaab positions in the Baqdaad area near Badhaadhe in Lower Juba, U.S. Africa Command released a statement disclosing an airstrike it had carried out against the group on July 8. The command had conducted four such strikes between July 3 and July 8.

U.S. Forces Strike Iranian Military Targets in Response to Shipping Attacks; Iran Claims Attacks on Nuclear Sites

PERSIAN GULF - U.S. Central Command forces completed an additional round of strikes against Iranian military targets on July 8 to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping and civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz. The operation followed earlier strikes on July 7.

U.S. Launches Additional Strikes Against Iran To Further Degrade Capabilities

Trump Declares U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Over After U.S. Strikes on Iran and Renewed Shipping Attacks in Strait of Hormuz

MIDDLE EAST - President Trump stated on July 8 that the ceasefire with Iran is over from his perspective and that continued engagement constitutes a waste of time, following U.S. Central Command strikes launched the previous day against Iranian targets in response to attacks on commercial shipping i

U.S. Strikes Southern Iran, Iran Hits U.S. Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain

U.S. Central Command: “U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway.

Three Tankers Struck in Separate Incidents in the Strait of Hormuz on July 7

STRAIT OF HORMUZ - United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued two warnings on July 7 reporting attacks on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Joint Maritime Information Center Update 068 listed three incidents on July 7, and raised the regional threat level for the Strait of Ho

Cuba Total Power Failure Prompts Embassy Security Alert for U.S. Citizens

CUBA - Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed on July 6, producing a total power failure across the country that began at 12 p.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. Embassy in Havana stated in its security alert.

Qatari LNG Tanker Hit East of Limah, Oman. Strait of Hormuz Southern Corridor Available

STRAIT OF HORMUZ - A tanker traveling southbound was struck by an unknown projectile on its port side, causing a fire, approximately 8 nautical miles east of Limah, Oman.

China Conducts Submarine-Launched Strategic Missile Test into Pacific Ocean

SOUTH PACIFIC - The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) launched a strategic missile carrying a dummy warhead from one of its nuclear-powered submarines on July 6 at 12:01 p.m. Beijing time.