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CENTCOM (US Central Command)

US Central Command, the military command responsible for the Middle East and Central Asia.

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#159 22 Jul
#160 21 Jul
#159 21 Jul
#158 20 Jul

Denied a comparable Iranian tanker claim on 18 July

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran claims it disabled two tankers
#28 19 Jul

Stated vessels are still transiting and no closure is in effect

European Energy Markets: Gas prices a strait nobody can verify
#156 19 Jul

Struck two locations near Ahvaz and a Khuzestan water pumping station

Iran Conflict 2026: US strikes hit Ahvaz on eighth night
#156 19 Jul

Struck the Bonji plant's pumps and power supply, per Iranian media attribution

Iran Conflict 2026: Strike on Jask plant cuts water to villages
#157 18 Jul
#157 18 Jul
#157 18 Jul

Recovered unidentified remains at the Muwaffaq Salti site

Iran Conflict 2026: Remains found at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti base
#156 18 Jul

Denied Iranian claims of tanker explosions in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM denies tanker blasts in Hormuz
#155 17 Jul

Called the mine-strike and closure claim false within hours

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC claims mines shut Hormuz; US denies
#156 17 Jul

Announced two dead, one missing and four evacuated after the 17 July attack

Iran Conflict 2026: Two Americans killed at Jordan air base
#155 16 Jul

Struck Ahvaz and Yazd overnight, the first inland strikes of the war

Iran Conflict 2026: Bombing crosses inland to Ahvaz, Yazd
#155 15 Jul

Published the first enforcement tally of the reimposed blockade

Iran Conflict 2026: Marines start boarding ships off Iran
#154 14 Jul

reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports

Iran Conflict 2026: Blockade turns Hormuz threat to fact
#154 14 Jul
#16 13 Jul
#153 12 Jul

Struck roughly 140 targets and declared the strait open to lawful traffic

Iran Conflict 2026: 140 US sorties, zero signed paper
#151 9 Jul
#150 8 Jul

Struck roughly 90 Iranian military targets on 8 July

Iran Conflict 2026: Second US strike wave in 48 hours
#15 8 Jul

Retaliated following the vessel strikes

European Oil Markets: Hormuz risk lifts the Brent-Dubai EFS
#149 7 Jul

Struck more than 80 Iranian targets in a four-hour operation

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM hits 80 sites; Iran claims Gulf
#144 1 Jul

Convened senior officials from eleven regional states at a security dialogue

Iran Conflict 2026: Syria, Lebanon join US defence table
#141 27 Jun
#140 26 Jun
#140 25 Jun
#136 22 Jun

Added underwater drones to the Hormuz mine-clearance effort

Iran Conflict 2026: What the Navy does while Trump posts
#10 22 Jun

Counted 55 merchant ships transiting Hormuz on 22 June, 43 more than Kpler tracked

European Oil Markets: Dark tankers hug Oman past Hormuz
#135 21 Jun
#134 20 Jun

Rejected the IRGC closure declaration and reported continued transit traffic

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC declares Hormuz shut a second time
#134 20 Jun
#131 18 Jun
#131 18 Jun

Struck MT Settebello's engine room on 11 June killing three Indian sailors; issued no apology

Iran Conflict 2026: India brings its sailors home, with no apology
#132 18 Jun

Issued no carrier drawdown order alongside blockade enforcement cessation

Iran Conflict 2026: The carriers that did not leave
#132 18 Jun

Ceased all naval blockade enforcement of Iran's ports on 18 June

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM ends Iran blockade a day early
#131 17 Jun

Issued no statement ordering blockade drawdown despite MOU's immediate-removal clause

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran deal published, Treasury record blank
#130 16 Jun
#126 13 Jun

downed all Iranian attack drones over the Strait of Hormuz on both nights

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's drones, the US shield over Hormuz
#125 12 Jun
#124 11 Jun

Rejected the closure, stating commercial ships continued to transit

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC declares Hormuz shut, vetoing Iran's own deal
#124 11 Jun

Issued strikes-complete statement that oil markets tracked over the IRGC closure declaration

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent slips to $94.71 the day Hormuz is declared shut
#125 11 Jun

Fired munitions into the engine room of MT Settebello after it failed to comply

Iran Conflict 2026: US strike kills three Indian sailors
#17 11 Jun

Denied Iran's claim of striking a US warship and continued transiting under escort

European Energy Markets: Physical spreads split from the prompt
#124 10 Jun

Conducted strikes on surveillance, communications and air-defence sites at western Tehran, Sirik and Minab

Iran Conflict 2026: US strikes reach Tehran on day two, ordered by phone
#123 9 Jun

Framed the operation as proportional self-defence under Article II authority

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump strikes Iran with no war authority
#123 9 Jun

Struck four Iranian air-defence and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz

Iran Conflict 2026: US strikes four Iranian sites near Hormuz
#122 9 Jun
#119 5 Jun

intercepted six IRGC missiles and struck Goruk and Qeshm Island radar

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC salvo hits two Gulf states at once
#117 3 Jun

Declared IRGC's Patriot-failure claim totally false and strike deliberate

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran drone hits Kuwait airport terminal
#115 1 Jun

Confirmed 121 vessels redirected and 5 disabled to enforce the US naval blockade

Iran Conflict 2026: Blockade hits 121 ships, one holed
#115 1 Jun

Stood down the Beirut air operation after presidential intervention

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump halts Israel's strike on Beirut
#114 1 Jun
#115 31 May

Confirmed interception of two Iranian ballistic missiles at 08:26 on 1 June

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fires missiles at US in Kuwait
#114 31 May

Struck Iranian radar and drone command-and-control sites at Goruk and Qeshm Island

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM hits Goruk and Qeshm Island
#113 30 May
#111 28 May
#109 26 May

Struck Bandar Abbas on Arafah Day without notifying Saudi Arabia

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran war cabinet home, no deal signed
#110 26 May

Struck IRGC mine-laying boats and a missile site at Bandar Abbas the same day

Iran Conflict 2026: Tanker struck at Hormuz mouth, no claim
#109 26 May

Issued no statement confirming or denying the reported MQ-9 loss

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC claims first US aircraft kill
#108 25 May
#102 19 May

Reached 70 cumulative vessel redirections with no published rule change

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM logs 70 Hormuz vessel redirections
#101 18 May
#99 14 May

Reported eliminating 90 per cent of Iran's naval mine inventory

Iran Conflict 2026: Cooper: 90% of Iran's mines cleared
#93 10 May
#94 10 May

Redirected 61 vessels from Iranian ports cumulatively by 10 May

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM redirections rise to 61, disabled count holds at four
#94 10 May

Redirected 61 commercial vessels and maintained four disabled ships by 10 May

Iran Conflict 2026: Iranian drones hit UAE, Kuwait, Qatar in one morning
#90 7 May
#89 4 May

Reported all threats defeated and confirmed zero US casualties

Iran Conflict 2026: Truxtun and Mason run the gauntlet
#88 4 May

Launched Project Freedom escort operation under CENTCOM standing authority

Iran Conflict 2026: Project Freedom enters Hormuz on 4 May
#88 3 May
#88 3 May

Reported 48 vessel redirections as of 3 May, up from 44 on 30 April

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM blockade tally hits 48 vessels
#86 1 May
#85 30 Apr

Co-sponsored the Maritime Freedom Construct launch alongside the State Department

Iran Conflict 2026: State launches MFC for Hormuz with no members
#85 30 Apr

Recorded 44 commercial vessel redirections — the highest tally since the blockade began

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM blockade hits 44 vessels, 69m barrels
#83 28 Apr

Logged 37 vessels redirected per 25 April statement, revised from earlier 38

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz transits climb to 13 on 28 April
#82 27 Apr

Reached cumulative vessel-intercept count of 38 on 27 April, up five in 48 hours

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent $108 as CENTCOM seizes more tankers
#81 27 Apr

Announced 38 cumulative vessel redirections and seized LPG SEVAN in Arabian Sea

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM blockade widens past Hormuz strait
#79 25 Apr

Reached 33 cumulative vessel redirections on 25 April, up from 31 on 23 April

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM intercepts reach 33 in the Strait
#80 25 Apr

Recorded vessel-redirection count plateauing at 33 for a second consecutive day

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM intercept tally pauses at 33
#80 24 Apr

Received three carrier strike groups in its area of responsibility

Iran Conflict 2026: Third US carrier reaches CENTCOM theatre
#77 23 Apr

Recorded 28 cumulative vessel intercepts on Day 54, up from 25 on Day 52

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent at $101.91 erases Trump ceasefire relief
#78 23 Apr

Logged 31 cumulative vessel intercepts, up from 28 on Day 54

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump orders Navy to shoot mine-layers
#76 21 Apr

Issued neither confirmation nor denial of Tasnim's IRGC drone-attack claim after 48 hours

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM silent on Tasnim Sea of Oman claim
#75 20 Apr

Issued neither confirmation nor denial of the Tasnim drone strike claim

Iran Conflict 2026: Tasnim claims IRGC drones hit US vessels
#76 20 Apr
#74 19 Apr

Confirmed 25 vessels turned back since blockade began

Iran Conflict 2026: US warship seizes Iranian cargo ship Touska
#77 19 Apr

Issued no public confirmation or denial of the Salalah strikes through Day 54

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC drones hit Oman's Salalah port
#73 18 Apr

Reported container ship damaged by explosive device northeast of Oman

Iran Conflict 2026: Container ship damaged by explosive off Oman
#69 15 Apr
#70 15 Apr

Operated partial blockade covering Iranian ports only under self-generated order

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran tanker tests Cooper blockade claim
#68 14 Apr
#68 14 Apr
#67 13 Apr

operationalised narrower port-only blockade departing from Trump's full-strait order

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM rewrites blockade scope before enforcement begins
#67 13 Apr
#67 12 Apr

omitted toll-interdiction provision from its operational order

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's toll-payer order targets allied ships
#67 12 Apr

received blockade order to operationalise

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump orders blockade on a tweet
#66 11 Apr
#5 9 Apr

awarded Skydio contract for autonomous airbase security across multiple Middle East bases

Drones: Industry & Defence: Skydio wins first overseas USAF deal
#59 4 Apr

declined to comment on JASSM-ER figures

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Iran War Burns Through Pacific Missile Reserves
#2 4 Apr

Authorised operational carve-out enabling first non-China LNG transits since 28 February

European Energy Markets: First LNG tanker crossed Hormuz since February
#58 3 Apr
#57 3 Apr

Issued casualty figures to Congress

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon Sent Congress Stale Casualty Data
#2 4 Apr
Met withIIran
granted operational carveout for hormuz transits
European Energy Markets · source event
#57 2 Apr

Confirmed and directed EA-37B deployment

Iran Conflict 2026: Pre-IOC Electronic Warfare Aircraft Deployed to Patch AWACS Gap
#55 1 Apr
#54 31 Mar
#50 27 Mar
#52 27 Mar
#50 27 Mar

Released declaratory victory messaging

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM declares victory; troops deploy
#40 16 Mar

Confirmed 200-plus US wounded; 180 returned to duty in 18 days

Iran Conflict 2026: 200 US troops wounded in eighteen days