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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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#1228 Jun
#1195 Jun

intercepted six IRGC missiles and struck Goruk and Qeshm Island radar

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC salvo hits two Gulf states at once
#1173 Jun

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran drone hits Kuwait airport terminal
#1151 Jun

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Blockade hits 121 ships, one holed
#1151 Jun

Stood down the Beirut air operation after presidential intervention

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump halts Israel's strike on Beirut
#1141 Jun
#11531 May

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fires missiles at US in Kuwait
#11431 May

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

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM hits Goruk and Qeshm Island
#11330 May
#11128 May
#10926 May

Struck Bandar Abbas on Arafah Day without notifying Saudi Arabia

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran war cabinet home, no deal signed
#11026 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
#10926 May

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

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC claims first US aircraft kill
#10825 May
#10219 May

Reached 70 cumulative vessel redirections with no published rule change

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM logs 70 Hormuz vessel redirections
#10118 May
#9914 May

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Cooper: 90% of Iran's mines cleared
#9310 May
#9410 May

Redirected 61 vessels from Iranian ports cumulatively by 10 May

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM redirections rise to 61, disabled count holds at four
#9410 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
#894 May

Reported all threats defeated and confirmed zero US casualties

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

Launched Project Freedom escort operation under CENTCOM standing authority

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

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

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM blockade tally hits 48 vessels
#883 May
#861 May
#8530 Apr

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

Iran Conflict 2026: State launches MFC for Hormuz with no members
#8530 Apr

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

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM blockade hits 44 vessels, 69m barrels
#8328 Apr

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz transits climb to 13 on 28 April
#8227 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
#8127 Apr

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

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM blockade widens past Hormuz strait
#8025 Apr

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

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM intercept tally pauses at 33
#7925 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
#8024 Apr

Received three carrier strike groups in its area of responsibility

Iran Conflict 2026: Third US carrier reaches CENTCOM theatre
#7823 Apr

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump orders Navy to shoot mine-layers
#7723 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
#7621 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
#7520 Apr

Issued neither confirmation nor denial of the Tasnim drone strike claim

Iran Conflict 2026: Tasnim claims IRGC drones hit US vessels
#7620 Apr
#7719 Apr

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

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC drones hit Oman's Salalah port
#7419 Apr

Confirmed 25 vessels turned back since blockade began

Iran Conflict 2026: US warship seizes Iranian cargo ship Touska
#7318 Apr

Reported container ship damaged by explosive device northeast of Oman

Iran Conflict 2026: Container ship damaged by explosive off Oman
#7015 Apr

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

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran tanker tests Cooper blockade claim
#6915 Apr
#6814 Apr
#6814 Apr
#6713 Apr

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

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM rewrites blockade scope before enforcement begins
#6713 Apr
#6712 Apr

omitted toll-interdiction provision from its operational order

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's toll-payer order targets allied ships
#6712 Apr

received blockade order to operationalise

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump orders blockade on a tweet
#6611 Apr
#59 Apr

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

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

declined to comment on JASSM-ER figures

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

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

European Energy Markets: First LNG tanker crossed Hormuz since February
#573 Apr

Issued casualty figures to Congress

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

Confirmed and directed EA-37B deployment

Iran Conflict 2026: Pre-IOC Electronic Warfare Aircraft Deployed to Patch AWACS Gap
#551 Apr
#5431 Mar
#5027 Mar
#5227 Mar
#5027 Mar

Released declaratory victory messaging

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM declares victory; troops deploy
#4016 Mar

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

Iran Conflict 2026: 200 US troops wounded in eighteen days