Latest US Strikes on Iran Kill One, Wound Four in Southwest
The latest American strike on Iran has reportedly killed one person and wounded four others in the country’s south-west.
“Following the enemy American attack on Monday morning… one person was killed and four others were wounded,” Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported, citing the deputy governor of Khuzestan province for security and law enforcement, Valiollah Hayati, as carried by AFP on Monday (13 July 2026).
Earlier, the US military said in a statement posted on social media on Monday (13 July) that it had completed a new round of strikes on Iran, intended to prevent the Islamic Republic from attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it struck dozens of targets across several locations with precision munitions to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important shipping lanes for global trade.
According to CENTCOM, the strikes were ordered directly by US President Donald Trump. The targets struck included Iranian air defence systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone equipment, and a number of small vessels.
CENTCOM also stated that, for the first time, the operation used a combination of fighter aircraft, warships, one-way attack drones, and one-way maritime attack drones.
The US military insisted that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz, despite the country sitting on the edge of the strategic waterway. “The Strait of Hormuz is a critically important maritime corridor for global trade. Iran does not control it,” CENTCOM said, as reported by DW on Monday (13 July 2026).
In its statement, CENTCOM also affirmed that the US military had been deployed and stood ready to ensure freedom of navigation for commercial vessels remains protected. This comes amid what Washington describes as continued aggression, acts of intimidation, threats, and baseless unilateral statements from Tehran regarding shipping activity in the region.