Trump said heavier strikes would follow any Iranian response, and Iranian military bodies said they would retaliate again.
U.S. forces struck Revolutionary Guard air-defense, radar, maritime, mine-laying and communications sites across Iran's southern coast beginning at 12 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 1, hitting about 100 targets in an attack that ran roughly six and a half hours. The Revolutionary Guard is a branch of Iran's armed forces separate from the regular army. Iranian military bodies said they would retaliate again, and Trump said heavier strikes would follow any Iranian response.
The stated justification was recent attempted attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and on American service members. Iranian state media reported that a strike at a wedding in Kuhestak, in Hormozgan province on the strait's north shore, killed four people. Central Command said it was aware of those reports and did not claim the strike. Neither side has released a damage assessment or a casualty total for the day's roughly 100 targets.
Catch up
- Jul. 23 — Trump threatened to bomb Iranian bridges and power plants for every ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jul. 28 — Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. base in Jordan; all were intercepted.
- Aug. 4-5 — Tehran denied Trump's claim that new talks would begin, and a cargo ship was struck in the strait.
- Aug. 10 — Iran said it would keep Hormuz closed until Washington unfroze its assets, lifted the blockade and restored the June memorandum.
- Aug. 17 — A projectile killed a crew member aboard a ship leaving Hormuz.
- Aug. 18 — With a 60-day talks window expiring, Trump threatened to bomb Oman, the ally brokering the reopening deal.
- Aug. 20 — Trump declared an "economic D-Day" on Iran and threatened third countries, as only 10 to 12 ships a day crossed the strait, 85% below normal.
- Aug. 29 — After nearly a month without large strikes, the administration called its military goals complete and shifted to an open-ended sanctions campaign.
- Aug. 31 — U.S. forces destroyed two rocket launchers on Larak Island loaded to mine the strait, killing two; Iran answered with eight missiles at Jordan, all intercepted, and Brent crude passed $90.
- UpdateU.S. bombs two Iranian rocket sites near the Strait of Hormuz; Iran fires eight missiles at Jordan
10 earlier issues
- Trump Threatens to Bomb Iranian Bridges and Power Plants for Every Ship Hit in Strait of Hormuz
- Iran fires multiple ballistic missiles at U.S. base in Jordan; all are intercepted
- Iran denies Trump’s claim that new U.S. talks would start Monday
- Cargo ship is struck in the Strait of Hormuz
- Vance says the Iran talks are moving, then calls the war only half over
- Iran won't reopen Hormuz until the US unfreezes its assets and lifts the blockade
- Trump threatens to bomb Oman, the U.S. ally brokering the deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
- Trump declares an "economic D-Day" on Iran as Hormuz traffic runs 85% below normal
- UpdateU.S. goes nearly a month without large Iran strikes as Trump shifts back to sanctions; Hormuz remains closed
- U.S. destroys two Iranian rocket launchers loaded to mine the Strait of Hormuz; Iran fires eight missiles at bases in Jordan, all intercepted
BackgroundWhat each acknowledged U.S. strike inside Iran has hit since 2025
- Sept. 1, 2026: about 100 targets in roughly 6½ hours, from noon until Central Command announced completion at 6:33 p.m. ET.
- June 22, 2025, "Midnight Hammer": three nuclear facilities, about 75 weapons, roughly 30 minutes.
- Feb. 28–April 2026: the opening campaign struck about 13,000 targets over 38 days.