Day 131 of the WarWednesday, July 8, 2026
Day 131 — CENTCOM Hits Over 80 Targets in Iran as an Immediate Response to the Hormuz Ship Attacks, Wrecking Khamenei's Old Hussainiya and Killing an IRGC Sailor; Trump Calls the Regime 'Sick and Filthy' and Threatens a Naval Blockade; Iran Claims an MQ-9 Downed and Fires Missiles; a U.S.-Israeli Kill-List of Generals Is Studied
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The Ceasefire Is Dead — CENTCOM Strikes Over 80 Targets in Iran
- U.S. Central Command announced its forces completed a new round of offensive strikes against Iran on July 7, hitting over 80 targets with precision munitions as an immediate response to Iran's latest attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.source
- New footage from Iranian media shows heavy damage inside the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya, Khamenei's former ceremonial venue, after the U.S. strike; the IRGC Navy's Third Region at Mahshahr Port confirmed one of its personnel, Mohammad Reza Khazini, was killed in the early-morning attacks.source
Iran Strikes Back — a Downed Reaper and Missile Barrages
Iran- New footage released by the IRGC appears to show the reported shoot-down of a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone near Khormoj in Iran's Bushehr Province on July 8, while Iranian media released video of missile launches by IRGC naval and aerospace forces, described as a response to U.S. 'aggression.'source
- A member of Iran's parliament, Hamid Rasaei, publicly called for a missile strike on Trump while he attends the NATO summit in Turkey, writing 'now that Trump is within our reach... let's officially and without hesitation target his location,' per Masih Alinejad.source
Decapitation on the Table — Generals Flee, a Kill-List Studied
Iran- Babak Taghvaee reports the U.S. government is studying plans for the elimination of multiple IRGC generals, including Ahmad Vahidi, in a joint U.S.-Israeli operation within days — intended to clear obstacles to any lasting settlement.source
- Shin reports several aircraft with transponders off departed Tehran's Mehrabad airport heading east, apparently relocating in fear of airstrikes on the Mehrabad air base — a sign the regime expects the U.S. to hit deeper.source
'Sick and Filthy' — Trump Threatens a Hormuz Blockade
- Responding to Iran's tanker attacks and assaults on Bahrain and Kuwait, Trump called the Islamic Republic's officials 'sick' and 'filthy,' per Iran International, and warned the U.S. may reintroduce a blockade of the Strait: 'It will only be a blockade for Iran... they'll drop some mines if they can.'source
- Babak Taghvaee reports U.S. government sources say the Navy is expected to relaunch a naval blockade of Iran within hours — a plan that would bar the Islamic Republic from exporting oil, tightening the economic noose alongside the strikes.source
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, per LiveIranNews, called the U.S. strikes 'absolutely necessary,' while Australia's Deputy Foreign Minister Matt Thistlethwaite said Australians are 'weary and frustrated' by the intermittent conflict and urged both sides back to the truce.source