JUST IN: US Central Command Announces Fourth Consecutive Day of Strikes in Iran as Naval Blockade Resumes – UPDATE: CENTCOM Releases Footage of Strikes (VIDEO)

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Video footage released July 14, 2026, of U.S. Central Command forces striking targets across Iran.

UPDATE: released new video footage from strikes against Iran. The Tuesday round of strikes lasted approximately seven hours and hit “dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian coastal areas,” CENTCOM said in a statement. 

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CENTCOM said in a press release,

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) completed an additional round of strikes against Iran at 10 p.m. ET, July 14, hitting dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian coastal areas.

U.S. fighter aircraft, drones, and naval vessels launched precision munitions against Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, and coastal defense systems during the seven-hour wave to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten and civilian crews.

The strikes took place the same day U.S. forces resumed the naval blockade against vessels transiting to or from Iranian ports and coastal areas. The blockade went into effect at 4 p.m. ET today.

U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and prepared to execute operations directed by the Commander in Chief.

US forces launched another round of strikes against Iran on Tuesday afternoon, marking four consecutive days of attacks, just one hour before the US Navy blockade against Iran started. 

US Central Command announced that the strikes began at 3 pm ET “as American forces prepare to resume the against Iranian ports and coastal areas.”

At 3 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching an additional round of strikes against Iran to continue degrading Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes are taking place as American forces prepare to resume the naval blockade against Iranian ports and coastal areas. The blockade goes into effect at 4 p.m. ET.

CENTCOM later announced the resumption of the blockade with more than 20 warships and hundreds of aircraft in the region.

“American forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready,” CENTCOM said.

President Trump previously declared that the ceasefire with Iran is “over” last week before launching multiple strikes, including a 5-hour-long mission on Monday.

Before this, the US executed strikes throughout the weekend after Iran targeted another commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

Trump also announced on Monday that he’s resuming the blockade.

The President told Fox News earlier, “We’re taking over the Strait. They have nothing. They’ve got nothing. They’re professional negotiators. That’s all they are. I don’t even call them good at it. They haven’t gotten anything. They’ve got nothing from me.”

“But if you look for 47 years, they’ve been tapping people along, Presidents. Every president got tapped along, didn’t do anything, and they became more and more powerful,” the President added.

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