### [2026-06-26](/feed/2026/06/26/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # The United States Central Command says its forces have conducted airstrikes on Iran in response to yesterday's drone strike on a civilian Singapore-flagged cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, striking Iranian missile and drone storage sites, and coastal radar sites. ### Sources: 1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us-military-conducted-strikes-area-strait-hormuz-axios-reports-2026-06-26/) ### Changes: 1. The United States Central Command says forces have conducted airstrikes on Iran in response to yesterday's drone strike on a civilian cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, striking Iranian missile and drone storage sites, and coastal radar sites. _2026-06-26 21:46:32 (First version)_ 1. The United States Central Command says its forces have conducted airstrikes on Iran in response to yesterday's drone strike on a civilian Singapore-flagged cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, striking Iranian missile and drone storage sites, and coastal radar sites. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [Two sources tell CNN that a pilot on a United States Armed Forces F-15E Strike Eagle, which was downed over Iran during the beginning of April, reported a "jellyfish-like" formation from Iranian drones before the jet was shot down. ](/feed/2026/06/23/two-sources-tell-cnn-that-a-pilot-on-a-united-states-armed-forces-f-15e-strike-eagle-which-was-downed-over-iran-during.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, drone, its forces_ 2. [A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members are rescued by an unmanned vessel. In response, the U.S. Central Command launches "self-defense" missile strikes at targets across Iran at 5 p.m. ET, with an American official claiming the helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone. ](/feed/2026/06/9/a-united-states-army-ah-64-apache-helicopter-crashes-near-the-strait-of-hormuz-while-on-patrol-both-crew-members-are-re.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, U.S. CENTCOM, drone_ 3. [The U.S., Bahraini, and Kuwaiti militaries intercept ballistic missiles and drones fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at U.S. military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait after a U.S. "self-defense" strike on Iran's Qeshm Island. ](/feed/2026/06/2/the-us-bahraini-and-kuwaiti-militaries-intercept-ballistic-missiles-and-drones-fired-by-the-islamic-revolutionary-gu.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, drone, its forces_ 4. [The U.S. Central Command confirms that the military carried out "self-defense" strikes against military facilities in response to Iran's attacks on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS "Truxtun", USS "Rafael Peralta", and USS "Mason" as the three ships were transiting the Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman. ](/feed/2026/05/7/the-us-central-command-confirms-that-the-military-carried-out-self-defense-strikes-against-military-facilities-in-re.md) _Context: Iranian, Middle Eastern crisis, U.S. CENTCOM, its forces_ 5. [Two American C-130 transport aircraft and 4 MH-6 Little Bird helicopters are destroyed at a temporary U.S. base in Iran by withdrawing U.S. troops to prevent them from being captured by Iranian forces. ](/feed/2026/04/5/two-american-c-130-transport-aircraft-and-4-mh-6-little-bird-helicopters-are-destroyed-at-a-temporary-us-base-in-iran.md) _Context: Iranian, Middle Eastern crisis, its forces_ 6. ["The Wall Street Journal" reports that Russia is actively sharing military intelligence with Iran, including satellite images of United States military bases and locations of potential targets, as well as improved drone technology. ](/feed/2026/03/17/the-wall-street-journal-reports-that-russia-is-actively-sharing-military-intelligence-with-iran-including-satellite-i.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, drone, its forces_ 7. [United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. ](/feed/2026/03/13/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-us-forces-conducted-airstrikes-on-military-targets-on-kharg-island-ira.md) _Context: Iranian, Middle Eastern crisis, its forces_ 8. [ The United States Central Command confirms that a U.S. service member has died of wounds sustained after an Iranian attack on a base in Saudi Arabia on March 1, bringing the confirmed death toll among U.S. forces to seven since the start of the conflict. ](/feed/2026/03/8/the-united-states-central-command-confirms-that-a-us-service-member-has-died-of-wounds-sustained-after-an-iranian-att.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, U.S. CENTCOM, its forces_ 9. [ An attacker identified by the United States Central Command as a member of ISIL opens fire on a joint Syrian and American convoy in Palmyra, killing two U.S. service members and one American civilian interpreter and injuring three others, before being killed by return fire. ](/feed/2025/12/13/an-attacker-identified-by-the-united-states-central-command-as-a-member-of-isil-opens-fire-on-a-joint-syrian-and-americ.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, U.S. CENTCOM, its forces_ 10. [Qatar closes the country's airspace amidst an imminent threat of a Iranian ballistic missile attack on U.S. forces stationed in the country. Multiple explosions are reported over Doha. ](/feed/2025/06/23/qatar-closes-the-country-s-airspace-amidst-an-imminent-threat-of-a-iranian-ballistic-missile-attack-on-us-forces-stati.md) _Context: Iranian, Middle Eastern crisis, its forces_