{"id":21862,"date":"2026-07-30T09:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21862"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:06:15","slug":"us-forces-hit-iran-with-heavy-wave-of-retaliatory-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21862","title":{"rendered":"US Forces Hit Iran With &#8216;Heavy Wave&#8217; of Retaliatory Strikes"},"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<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"o-share-btn-wrap\">\n<div id=\"post-social\">\n<div class=\"o-share-wrap\">\n<p>    <button class=\"o-share-btn o-share-btn-article\">Share<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-share\">\n<div class=\"share-reddit o-share-item is-hidden\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.location = '\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=\" encodeuricomponent=\"\" return=\"\" false=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64, 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\" alt=\"submit to reddit\" border=\"0\" width=\"58\" height=\"20\"\/> <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <button id=\"copy-button\" data-copy-url=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/us-forces-pummel-iran-with-heavy-wave-of-retaliatory-strikes-after-surprise-attack\">Copy\u00a0Link<\/button>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"o-comments-link u-disqus-count c-article__comments-link\" aria-label=\"Comments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/us-forces-pummel-iran-with-heavy-wave-of-retaliatory-strikes-after-surprise-attack\/#open-comments\" data-disqus-identifier=\"5746709 https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/?p=5746709\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5746711\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5746711\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5746711\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-10-38-38-PM-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Heavy wave of U.S. attacks in Iran\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-10-38-38-PM-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-10-38-38-PM-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-10-38-38-PM-1200x691.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-10-38-38-PM-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-10-38-38-PM-1536x884.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-10-38-38-PM-2048x1179.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5746711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(CENTCOM)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>U.S. forces punished Iran with a \u201cheavy wave\u201d of strikes on various Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets, U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes began at about 7 p.m. ET, and concluded roughly three hours later, CENTCOM said. The assault was in response to Iran\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/centcom-announces-iran-targeted-u-s-forces-in-attempted-surprise-attack-as-trumps-strikes-pause-crumbles\/\">attempted surprise attack<\/a>\u201d on U.S. bases the night before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCENTCOM assets struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran, including military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defense sites, and maritime capabilities,\u201d CENTCOM said in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2082651747869147214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>. \u201cThe strikes aimed to further diminish threats posed by Iran and its proxies to American forces, commercial shipping, and neighboring Gulf countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post came complete with a montage of the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 50,000 U.S. service members are currently deployed to the Middle East and remain highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The massive attack came a day after the IRGC targeted U.S. military officials with ballistic missiles in what was dubbed an \u201cattempted surprise attack.\u201d All of the missiles were successfully intercepted, CENTCOM said.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <em>The New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/25\/us\/politics\/trump-iran-military.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> had reversed course on a planned major attack after days of strikes against Iran, but it appears that assault was back on the table as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share &#13; Copy\u00a0Link&#13; \u00a0 (CENTCOM) U.S. forces punished Iran with a \u201cheavy wave\u201d of strikes on various Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets, U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday night. 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