Day 146 of the WarThursday, July 23, 2026
Day 146 — Kuwait Under Heavy Fire, a U.S. Strike Hits Shalamcheh, and Reuters Says IRGC Commanders Flew to Yemen
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Shalamcheh, Qeshm and KonarakKuwait and JordanStrait of Hormuz and Red SeaIsfahan and Tehran
Twelfth and Thirteenth Nights — HIMARS on Shalamcheh and B-1s From Britain
Iran- CENTCOM says its 12th consecutive night, completed at 10:30 p.m. ET on July 22, hit maritime capabilities, missile and drone stores, coastal surveillance and air defenses, and the 13th night began at 6:45 p.m. ET on July 23.source
- Babak Taghvaee reports U.S. Army HIMARS in Kuwait fired precision ballistic missiles at the Shalamcheh border crossing, one hitting a building beside the passenger terminal where border guards rested, and says two civilians were killed; Mohsen Rezaei called the strike 'desperation.'source
- Axios reports a B-1 long-range bomber flying from Britain struck IRGC targets on Tuesday, the first bomber mission since hostilities resumed; RadioFarda notes RAF Fairford currently hosts 18 U.S. B-1s.source
- Tasnim reported missiles on the coast of Suza and near the village of Mosen on Qeshm and explosions around Konarak; Babak Taghvaee says CENTCOM's own footage shows fishing boats and a bulldozer destroyed, its driver killed, arguing few meaningful targets remain.source
Final Visits Ordered as New Death Sentences Pile Up
Iran- The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran urged an immediate halt to executions in Isfahan's Alikhani Square case, saying families of at least two more defendants have been summoned for a final visit, and voiced deep concern that death sentences for the protesters are being accelerated, per RadioFarda.source
- Ahad Shokouhian, 38, a Tehran flower market worker detained in the January protests, has been sentenced to death three times by Judge Iman Afshari, though forensic doctors confirmed severe asthma left him unable to do heavy physical activity; in an audio message he pleads for help, per Iran International.source
- HRANA reports that 27-year-old Evin political prisoner Amirhassan Akbari-Monfared was sentenced to death by Judge Abolqasem Salavati for 'baghi' over alleged membership in the People's Mojahedin, and LiveIranNews says Mahnam Navab Safavi, detained in the Lion and Sun uprising, was also sentenced to death.source
Kuwait Under One of the War's Heaviest Barrages
US / Coalition- Babak Taghvaee reports Kuwait is facing one of the war's largest ballistic missile and drone attacks, with Ali Al Salem and several other bases struck in retaliation for the U.S. Army firing missiles at Iran from Kuwaiti soil.source
- The IRGC claims its drones hit Ali Al Salem, the Al-Udairi camp and a telecom tower, killing and wounding U.S. troops and destroying a Patriot system and aircraft, and vows not to let Washington restock 'with deceptive ceasefires'; none of the claims is confirmed, per RadioFarda.source
- Sirens sounded again in Jordan and Bahrain, and Jordan's army said it engaged four missiles and six drones that entered its airspace, per RadioFarda.source
- The IRGC declared any base used to attack Iran a 'legitimate target,' pointing at RAF Fairford in England after the B-1 mission; Babak Taghvaee says it could try long-range missiles with cluster warheads to offset their limited accuracy.source
IRGC Commanders Flown to Yemen as the Red Sea Front Opens
Gulf & Naval- Reuters reports Iran flew 10 to 21 IRGC personnel, including senior commanders, plus missile and drone components and gold to Yemen on July 13 aboard a Mahan Air flight, diverted from Sanaa to Hodeidah after a strike on the airport, to strengthen the Houthis against Red Sea shipping.source
- Houthi missiles struck a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, Visegrad 24 reports.source
- CENTCOM says that since resuming the naval blockade nine days ago it has redirected 12 commercial vessels and disabled one to keep ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas.source
Iraq's Prime Minister in Tehran and Talk of Landings on the Coast
- Pezeshkian welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in Tehran; Araghchi said he would share impressions from his Washington trip but that this is not mediation, while Israel's Kan reports he carried a U.S.-Iran ceasefire proposal, per Iran International.source
- UAE-based Arm News, citing Western diplomats, says Washington is weighing a limited ground operation on Iran's coasts and islands to seize positions overlooking Hormuz, backed by heavy air support, Iran International reports.source
- Mojtaba Khamenei's aide Mohammad Mokhber warned that the fire the U.S. is lighting in the region's oil and gas fields will engulf the world, while MP Abolfazl Abutorabi said Pezeshkian's government had sent 28 letters to the leader pressing for talks, Iran International reports.source