{"id":10605,"date":"2026-07-19T14:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10605"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:29:46","slug":"us-blitzes-iranian-missile-depots-air-defenses-on-8th-consecutive-night-of-strikes-after-two-servicemembers-killed-in-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10605","title":{"rendered":"US blitzes Iranian missile depots, air defenses on 8th consecutive night of strikes after two servicemembers killed in Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2Fnewspress-collage-rm7p122j8-1784452098148.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261784437736\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>US forces launched <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/18\/world-news\/us-pummels-irans-military-infrastructure-in-latest-strikes-centcom\/\">their eighth consecutive night<\/a> of attacks targeting Iranian military infrastructure late Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The latest round of strikes struck coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities, US Central Command <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2078685229418483982?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fighter jets and missiles were launched off aircraft carriers and destroyers as explosions took out targets in mountainous regions of Iran, according to video shared by the combatant command.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>An American airstrike targets an Iranian military base in an undisclosed location on July 18, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">US CENTCOM\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMore than 50,000 US men and women in uniform are operating across the Middle East. They remain highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready,\u201d read a statement released by the combatant command.<\/p>\n<p>The blitz began at 6 p.m. and ended at around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>CENTCOM also said the attacks on Tehran were intended to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/centcom\/status\/2078605013878710482?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The American attacks are the latest back and forth between the two nations, and come after a wave of Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/18\/us-news\/iran-kills-2-us-troops-defending-base-in-jordan-during-barrage-of-ballistic-missiles-drones\/\">killed two US service members<\/a> at Muwawffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, with a third MIA.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The latest round of strikes struck coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities. <span class=\"credit\">US CENTCOM\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A fighter jet is launched off an aircraft carrier in the Middle East during the latest round of American strikes on Iran on July 18, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">US CENTCOM\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Four other service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals but were later discharged.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump called the deaths \u201ca shame\u201d but argued the mission remains critical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey did it because they don\u2019t want to see Iran have a nuclear weapon,\u201d Trump said of the troops in an exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/18\/us-news\/trump-mourns-death-of-american-soldiers-killed-by-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call with The Post Saturday.<\/a> \u201c\u2026 And it just shows you how bad [the Iranians] are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the deadly attack, US forces targeted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces that launched the Jordanian strikes, officials said.<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/18\/us-news\/trump-mourns-death-of-american-soldiers-killed-by-iran\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The service members\u2019 killed Friday are the first US fatalities since the president declared the cease-fire with Iran \u201cover\u201d last week, following Tehran\u2019s targeting of three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Iran was supposed to have reopened the strait as part of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding that cemented the cease-fire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US forces launched their eighth consecutive night of attacks targeting Iranian military infrastructure late Saturday. The latest round of strikes struck coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities, US Central Command announced on X. 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