US Strikes Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island After Iran Attacks Shipping

American forces hit Iranian ports and missile sites on July 13 following the breakdown of a June 17 ceasefire triggered by an assault on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

United States forces carried out a fifth wave of strikes against Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island on July 13, 2026, hitting missile and air defense systems along with Revolutionary Guard boats near the Strait of Hormuz. The action came one day after Iran set a Cyprus-flagged container ship ablaze in the waterway, leaving one crew member missing.

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