Seven-hour US strike wave as the naval blockade of Iranian ports takes effect; Iran reports seven soldiers killed in Bampur and 260 injured
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CENTCOM said a seven-hour wave of strikes that began at 19:00 GMT on 14 July hit dozens of missile and drone sites, naval facilities and coastal defences near the strait, and that the blockade of Iranian ports took effect at 20:00 GMT, CNBC reported. Iran's army said a strike on a barracks in Bampur, Sistan and Baluchestan, killed seven personnel of the 388th Brigade, and Iranian media said a naval watchtower in Chabahar used for fishermen's search and rescue was hit, Al Jazeera reported. Health ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said more than 260 people were injured overnight. CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper said Iran had attacked seven commercial ships in seven days, leaving about a dozen crew killed, missing or injured.
- When
- 14 July 2026
- Where
- Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- airstrike · military
- Acting party
- United States Armed Forces
- Against
- Islamic Republic of Iran Army, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. CENTCOM said it carried out the strikes.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Origin of the claim CNBC
The seven-hour strikes, which had started at 3 p.m. ET, hit dozens of military targets
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
more than 260 people were injured in overnight US attacks
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
- Origin of the claim The Guardian
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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The War Record, "Seven-hour US strike wave as the naval blockade of Iranian ports takes effect; Iran reports seven soldiers killed in Bampur and 260 injured", ev-20261027-wq4a, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-wq4a/