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US Targets Gulf Vessels, Drones; Iran Claims Regional Hits

7/25/2026

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U.S. forces fired on vessel M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings.
A U.S. missile struck the tanker Belma’s smokestack on July 15 after it ignored warnings toward Kharg Island.
U.S. Central Command redirected 12 vessels and shot down five drones over Irbil, Iraq.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it hit ammunition sheds in Udairi, Kuwait, and damaged a U.S. Fifth Fleet watchtower in Bahrain.

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U.S. forces fired on vessel M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings.
A U.S. missile struck the tanker Belma’s smokestack on July 15 after it ignored warnings toward Kharg Island.
U.S. Central Command redirected 12 vessels and shot down five drones over Irbil, Iraq.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it hit ammunition sheds in Udairi, Kuwait, and damaged a U.S. Fifth Fleet watchtower in Bahrain.