Day 140 of the WarFriday, July 17, 2026
Day 140 — CENTCOM's Sixth Wave Pounds Dozens of Targets as Explosions Rock Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, and Ahvaz and Chabahar's Control Tower Collapses; a Patriot in Manama Fails to Stop an Iranian Ballistic Missile; Tehran Claims Strikes on Isa Air Base and Targets in Syria; Commanders Reportedly Abandon Their Posts in the South
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The Sixth Wave — Dozens of Targets From Bushehr to Chabahar
Iran- CENTCOM completed its latest major wave of strikes at 9:40 p.m. ET — U.S. fighter jets, aerial drones, and warships launched precision munitions that hit dozens of Iranian military targets; Iran International counts it as the sixth wave, on the sixth straight day of counterstrikes.source
- State agency IRNA reported explosions in Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, and Ahvaz, while the IRGC-linked Fars and Tasnim agencies say Iranshahr Airport was also hit, per RadioFarda.source
- The control tower of Chabahar Port was targeted for the third time in the early-morning attack — and this time the structure collapsed, LiveIranNews reports.source
Cracks in the Command — Officers Missing From Their Posts
Iran- Messages received by Iran International indicate that, as U.S. attacks on Islamic Republic military positions in southern Iran escalate, some commanders have failed to appear at their duty stations during these critical days.source
Burial Under Guard — Farewell to Aref Khoshkar at Behesht Zahra
Iran- LiveIranNews reports the farewell ceremony and burial of Aref Khoshkar — mourned as a son of Iran and a martyr for the homeland — was held on the morning of July 16 under heavy security measures at Behesht Zahra cemetery, branding it a crime against humanity by the regime.source
Iran Hits Back — a Ballistic Missile Through the Patriot Shield Over Bahrain
US / Coalition- Babak Taghvaee reports terrifying footage from Manama, the capital of Bahrain, showing U.S. Army Patriot PAC-3 air-defense batteries protecting the country failing to intercept an incoming Iranian ballistic missile launched by the IRGC Aerospace Force.source
- Iran's armed forces issued statements announcing attacks on several U.S. bases in the region — the army says it targeted U.S. helicopter hangars and P-8 reconnaissance aircraft at Bahrain's Isa Air Base, and Iranian media report a new round of drone and missile attacks, per RadioFarda.source
- The IRGC's public relations office announced its aerospace forces attacked targets in Syria, declaring in the statement that it holds 'full control,' Iran International reports.source
UKMTO Logs Another Tanker Hit on the Southern Route
Gulf & Naval- The British maritime trade operations organization UKMTO reports an oil tanker was struck by a missile on July 13 while transiting the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, per LiveIranNews.source