CENTCOM begins newest strikes in southern Iran, local media reports explosions

The US military has completed a 12th consecutive night of strikes in Iran on Thursday morning, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X/Twitter."US forces struck Iranian military targets including maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense assets," CENTCOM said.During the night, several explosions were heard in the southern Iranian cities of Sirik and Bushehr on Thursday morning, according to reports from local media.https://t.co/kpqIEZRZ36— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 23, 2026"The mission will continue to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters," CENTCOM explained.A second missile attack on Bushehr targeted a military site, Iran's semi-official Fars reported.US strikes on the Khuzestan province of IranDeputy Governor of the Khuzestan province reported that a location near the southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz was targeted in US missile attacks, semi-official Mehr news reported.Iranian state media SNN reported two dead after US strikes near the passenger terminal at the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iraq, citing a security official.The Deputy Governor for Security and Law Enforcement in the Khuzestan Province initially said that the attack had resulted in no casualties or injuries, according to reports from the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.A US missile also struck the outskirts of Andimeshk in the southwestern Iran, Tasnim reported.