Day 145 of the WarWednesday, July 22, 2026
Day 145 — Trump Vows a Bridge or Power Plant for Every Ship Iran Fires On as Strikes Reach Tabriz and Tehran's Outskirts
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The Eleventh Night — From Baneh and Tabriz to Behbahan and Tehran's Skies
Iran- CENTCOM says its shorter 11th round, ending at 3:45 a.m. Tehran time, hit operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage and maintenance sites and military transport infrastructure, per RadioFarda; a new wave began at 1 a.m. Iran time the next night.source
- State media reported explosions in east Tehran, a military site west of Tabriz, Baneh, Kabudarahang, Kangavar, Abdanan, Behbahan, Omidiyeh, Hendijan, Bushehr, Sirik, Chabahar and Konarak, LiveIranNews says; footage shows a large fire at an IRGC base in Behbahan.source
- Open Source Intel's map adds the Bidboland refinery, the military section of Bushehr Airport and a power substation beside the Bushehr nuclear plant, with strikes reported on Tehran's outskirts, though officials insist the capital itself was not hit.source
- Babak Taghvaee claims Tehran's air defenses have no operational surface-to-air missile systems left and crews are firing anti-aircraft cannons hopelessly at U.S. B-1B bombers over the capital; Iran International's Morad Vaisi counts military sites hit in 50 cities across 13 provinces in two weeks.source
Another Protester Executed and a Young Woman on Death Row
Iran- The judiciary's Mizan agency announced the execution of Mehdi Khanaki, detained during last winter's protests, whom it labels an 'active member of a terrorist group' without naming it; he was sentenced to death and confiscation of all assets under the espionage law, per RadioFarda.source
- Masih Alinejad warns that Arghavan Fallahi, 24, held in Evin, was sentenced to death by Judge Salavati for 'armed rebellion' after months in solitary, psychological torture and pressure for forced confessions she refused; fellow prisoners say her situation is urgent.source
- An appeals court upheld a 10-year sentence for 22-year-old computer science student Ali Sanei, arrested on March 3 and charged with 'insulting' Khamenei and 'collaboration with Israel,' Iran International reports.source
- IranWire reports that Abu Bakr Hoshangi, 31, died of 80 percent burns from an IRGC missile strike on a camp of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan near Sulaymaniyah; the separate Komala Party of the Toilers of Kurdistan says another missile wounded six of its peshmerga, per Iran International.source
Four Fallen Honored as Iran Keeps Firing at Radars and Bases
US / Coalition- The White House honored four Americans killed in the war — 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan, Sgt. Michael Swinton, Sgt. Angel Rampersad and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales — as Trump attended the dignified transfer of their remains, per Open Source Intel and Iran International.source
- The IRGC claims it destroyed an early-warning radar and a tactical radar array near Ali Al Salem and another radar on Kuwait's Bubiyan Island, and launched Arash drones at Bahrain's Isa and Jordan's Al-Azraq bases; Kuwait's army says it is intercepting drones, per RadioFarda.source
- Babak Taghvaee says new bodycam-style footage leaked from inside Muwaffaq Salti during an Iranian missile attack shows non-standard concrete shelters near the dormitories that are not reinforced enough to withstand IRGC ballistic missiles.source
An Empty Strait and Saudi Tankers Hit in the Red Sea
Gulf & Naval- CBS reports no large international merchant ships are currently crossing Hormuz; the Bahrain-based JMIC says traffic hit a three-week low on July 21, and Lloyd's counts only two ships using the Oman-hugging southern route on July 13–19, with transponders off, per Iran International.source
- Reuters says the Houthis claim to have hit two Saudi oil tankers; Tasnim says the first, carrying about 500,000 barrels from Yanbu, was struck by a missile about 70 km north of Yemen, and UKMTO logged an incident 70 nautical miles southwest of Al-Shuqaiq, per Iran International.source
- CENTCOM rejected the IRGC Navy's claim to control entry and exit as 'FALSE,' saying it has helped over 900 ships through since early May and that the blockade has redirected nine vessels and disabled one as of July 22; the IRGC told shipowners the southern route is mined.source
One Bridge or Power Plant for Every Ship — Trump's New Rule and Tehran's Answer
- Trump posted that from now on, every time Iran fires at a ship in Hormuz with a missile, rocket, drone or any other weapon, the U.S. will bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant, including those in or next to Tehran.source
- Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters replied that Hormuz 'remains closed' except via its designated route and that, if Trump acts, not a drop of oil will be exported and the region's oil, gas, power and economic infrastructure will be hit; IRGC Aerospace chief Majid Mousavi called blackouts for U.S. allies 'certain,' per Iran International.source
- Rubio said the agreement with Tehran is no longer valid because Iran broke its Hormuz commitments, though Washington still backs diplomacy, and Arm News reports the U.S. told Pakistan it will not accept a ceasefire until a new negotiating framework exists, Iran International reports.source
- The Financial Times says Trump is seriously weighing regime change in Iran 'out of necessity,' and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington will soon publish addresses of over $100 million in properties linked to Mojtaba Khamenei, per Iran International and LiveIranNews.source