CENTCOM says 80-plus Iran targets hit

CENTCOM said U.S. forces hit more than 80 Iranian targets on July 7 in response to Iran's latest attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. AP later tied the strike cycle to three tanker attacks and the collapse of ceasefire confidence.

Why this matters. The U.S. response turned tanker security from a monitoring problem into active military enforcement, raising the risk that each shipping incident now triggers a broader Iran-coast strike package.