Escalation: Ten Consecutive Nights of U.S. Strikes on Iran
The U.S. military said it carried out another round of strikes inside Iran on July 21, marking the 10th straight night of attacks in response to ongoing hostilities.
Washington is trying to keep the fight contained: Israel is sitting out this U.S. bombing campaign amid worries from the U.S. and Arab states that Israeli involvement could cause the conflict to spiral, the Wall Street Journal reported.
A key aim is keeping oil shipping lanes open. Secretary Marco Rubio said on C‑SPAN that the U.S. remains adamant Iran cannot control the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that handles a large share of global oil traffic.
On Capitol Hill the same day, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators the war has cost $37.5 billion so far and the Pentagon is requesting $67.1 billion more in emergency funds, warning of “critical shortfalls” without it, according to AP, Defense News, Bloomberg, and the Times of Israel.
President Donald Trump also said the U.S. would hit an Iranian nuclear site nicknamed “Pickaxe Mountain” “pretty soon,” ABC News reported, a claim he made without giving a date.
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