Day 136 of the WarMonday, July 13, 2026
Day 136 — Iranian Cruise Missiles Kill an Indian Sailor on the UAE Tankers Mombasa and Bahia in Omani Waters; U.S. Drone Boats Strike Bandar Abbas in a First as a Third Consecutive Strike Night Opens; the Naval Blockade Returns July 14; Britain Outlaws the IRGC; Saudi Jets Crater Sanaa's Runway
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Drone Boats at Bandar Abbas — a First for U.S. Forces as the Third Consecutive Strike Night Opens
Iran- CENTCOM says three Corsair unmanned surface vessels struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the port of Bandar Abbas Naval Base using one-way attack surface drones — marking the first time American forces have employed such craft, with footage of the strike released.source
- CENTCOM completed a new wave of offensive strikes on July 12, hitting dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions, and at 4:45 p.m. ET opened a third consecutive night of strikes; footage shows intense airstrikes in Konarak and the aftermath at Omidiyeh Airport in Khuzestan.source
- Babak Taghvaee reports U.S. Army PrSM missiles fired by HIMARS from Kuwait struck water infrastructure in Khuzestan Province — per local authorities, one hit an agricultural water pumping station in Mahshahr during the U.S. wave.source
Mombasa and Bahia — Iranian Cruise Missiles Kill an Indian Sailor in Omani Waters
Gulf & Naval- The UAE Ministry of Defense reported Iranian cruise missiles struck its national tankers Mombasa and Bahia in the southern channel of the Strait of Hormuz, in Omani waters: one Indian crew member aboard the Mombasa was killed and eight people injured, four seriously — six Indians and two Ukrainians among the casualties.source
- Both tankers sustained structural damage and caught fire, but the blazes have been extinguished; the strike in Omani territorial waters drags yet another neutral coastline into the line of fire.source
- Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters answers with defiance: 'We will not, under any circumstances, allow the United States to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz, not now, not ever.'source
The Blockade Returns — July 14, 4 p.m. ET
- CENTCOM announces that at President Trump's direction U.S. forces will resume blockading maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports on July 14 at 2000Z; the blockade applies to vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports, while compliant commercial shipping may continue transiting regional waters.source
- Senator Tom Cotton, backing the move, says reimposing a naval blockade on the regime will paralyze it even further while ensuring oil keeps flowing through the strait, per LiveIranNews.source
The Yemen Flank — Saudi Jets Crater Sanaa's Runway to Block an Iranian Plane
Gulf & Naval- Saudi Arabia struck the runway at Houthi-controlled Sana'a airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing; Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree declared the attack marked the 'end of the de-escalation phase' and threatened severe retaliation.source
- According to reports in Iran relayed by Eli Afriat, Muhammad Nasser Delirver, a Revolutionary Guards Navy member from Akbarabad, was eliminated during his activities on Faroor Island in the Persian Gulf.source
Britain Outlaws the IRGC — Membership Becomes a Crime
Global- The UK has designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization: membership becomes a criminal offence, and publicly supporting the group, attending its meetings, displaying its symbols, funding it or recruiting for it are all now illegal.source
- Per Sky News, cited by Iran International, the designation came under new powers from the National Security Bill Keir Starmer's government fast-tracked after a series of attacks on Britain's Jewish community.source