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On January 15, 2026, three U.S. Navy destroyers transited through the Strait of Hormuz under fire from Iranian forces; no damage was reported to the American ships, but numerous small boats and missiles were destroyed, with several drones shot down.
IRIB, the Iranian state news agency, reported that after a U.S. strike on an Iranian oil tanker, Iranian forces launched missile attacks on "enemy" forces in the Strait of Hormuz, causing the damaged U.S. units to withdraw from the area.
The Islamic Regime in Iran is blaming the United Arab Emirates for recent attacks and explosions in several cities in Iran, targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This information has not been confirmed or verified.
Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the IRGC, threatens the UAE with a "heavy price" if it is confirmed that the UAE Air Force was involved in attacks on Qeshm Island. This threat comes amid conflicting reports from state media about the incidents on Qeshm Island.
Explosion sounds were heard in southern Iranian cities including Qeshm, Bandar Abbas, and Minab, according to reports by "Vahid Online" and confirmed by Iranian domestic media. Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, stated that some of the sounds near Bandar Abbas were related to IRGC Navy operations to warn ships about unauthorized passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Satellite imagery released by Soar Earth shows extensive oil pollution around Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, southern Iran, following apparent explosions at the island’s oil terminal involving oil pumps and pipeline equipment.
The IDF confirmed the elimination of Ibrahim Abu Tzakar, a Hamas operative involved in the October 7 abduction of Israeli hostage Mia Schem, in an Israeli airstrike last week in Gaza.
The Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported on January 10, 2026, that there have been no confirmed reports of a deterioration in the physical condition of Narges, nor any acute health problems, based on follow-ups by the agency's reporter.
U.S. CENTCOM confirmed that a U.S. Navy F/A-18E or F Super Hornet from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the North Arabian Sea used its M61 Vulcan cannon to fire at the stern of the Iran-linked oil tanker M/T Hasna, which was heading toward Iranian territorial waters without cargo and ignored repeated warnings, attempting to violate the naval blockade.
France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier group, which passed through the Suez Canal on Wednesday, is heading toward the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden as part of ongoing preparations by France and Britain to potentially reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The carrier group was initially deployed to the eastern Mediterranean following the US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran on February 28 and can remain at sea for four to five months.
Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense has released graphics showing the range and potential targets of its future Yildirimhan intercontinental ballistic missile, including strikes against U.S. military and civilian infrastructure such as power plants, despite the missile being nearly a decade away from mass production.
The IRGC Navy launched anti-ship missiles at the French-operated container ship CMA CGM San Antonio (IMO: 9294173) in the Strait of Hormuz, injuring members of its Filipino crew. The attack occurred near Iran’s territorial waters.
