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Day 146 · The US-Israel-Iran war

23 July 2026

8 events recorded (3 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.

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23 July 2026 in brief

Khuzestan's deputy governor said two people were killed when US missiles struck near the Shalamcheh border crossing and IRNA reported 11 wounded, while Bushehr's governor said an attack on a substation near the nuclear plant caused an outage. [1] Iran's health ministry put the toll from the renewed US strikes at 55 killed and 629 wounded. [1][2] An Israeli strike on an ambulance in Nabatieh al-Fawqa injured two medics, Lebanon's health ministry said, and WHO recorded an attack affecting health transport and health workers in El Nabatieh. [1][2] The IRGC said a tanker was set ablaze on the southern route off Oman and declared the strait 'completely closed', and Jordan said it intercepted three missiles as the IRGC claimed hits on US systems in Jordan and Kuwait. [1][2] Brent crude rose to about $100 a barrel, its highest since May, and the US House voted 214 to 208 to limit Trump's war powers on Iran while a Senate measure failed 47 to 49. [1][2]

Written from the records it cites; every figure appears in a cited record.

Places in this day's records

Places in this day's records: Jordan, Nabatieh, Shalamcheh, Strait of Hormuz, Tehran, Washington, D.C., World; 1 event not on the map. Jordan: 1 recordJordanNabatieh: 1 recordShalamcheh: 1 recordStrait of Hormuz: 1 recordStrait of HormuzTehran: 1 recordWashington, D.C.: 1 recordWorld: 1 recordWorld

7 places · 1 event not on the map

Jordan · Nabatieh · Shalamcheh · Strait of Hormuz · Tehran · Washington, D.C. · World

New count

at least

55

killed, Iran

Ministry of Health of Iran · by its own count
as of 23 Jul · 1 other count this day

Said

Trump said on Truth Social that until further notice damage to ships, cargo or related property would be paid for with Iranian money the US holds, and told Axios he was 'considering a massive attack' that would be 'bigger than ever before'.

Government of the United States
23 Jul · to a mixed audience
Reported by The New Arab

Market

$105.32

Brent crude, per barrel

+48% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
23 Jul · US Energy Information Administration

Said: 1 statement, not counted as events

Said

Government of the United States: Trump said on Truth Social that until further notice damage to ships, cargo or related property would be paid for with Iranian money the US holds, and told Axios he was 'considering a massive attack' that would be 'bigger than ever before'.

Mixed audience · en