US Strikes Iran for Seventh Consecutive Night, Targeting Military Infrastructure and Strait of Hormuz Supply Lines

WASHINGTON — The United States has intensified its military campaign, launching US strikes on Iran for the seventh consecutive night to systematically dismantle the nation’s military infrastructure and critical supply lines. The ongoing operations are designed to neutralize threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz while enforcing compliance with a recently violated memorandum of understanding.

According to recent assessments, the sustained bombing campaign has expanded to target dozens of high-value sites, including road and rail bridges, highways, and railway stations. The main port city of Bandar Abbas, which serves as a headquarters for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran’s Navy, has been significantly disrupted. Additionally, Iranian officials have acknowledged that the strikes are taking a measurable toll on the national power grid, prompting authorities to urge residents to scale back electricity consumption.

The operational scope also includes neutralizing surveillance and drone capabilities. Recent strikes successfully destroyed a radar tower that previously provided the ability to track shipping in the Gulf of Oman. Furthermore, US forces disabled one vessel using Hellfire missiles and boarded another for verification, reinforcing the maritime blockade that has already severed Iran’s sea routes.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the rationale behind the escalated campaign, stating that the recent strikes were a direct response to Iran violating the memorandum of understanding. Specifically, the agreement prohibited firing on commercial vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Leavitt emphasized that the administration will not tolerate active acts of terrorism in the strategic waterway, noting that Iran is now suffering devastating blows and has expressed a desire to negotiate a deal with the United States.

Former Trump Deputy National Security Advisor KT McFarland described the military approach as an “Anaconda strategy,” designed to choke the Iranian regime militarily and economically until the IRGC ceases its attacks on commercial shipping. McFarland noted that President Trump strategically kept approximately 15 percent of the military target list in reserve following an initial ceasefire. Now that the agreement has been violated, those reserved targets are being systematically eliminated. She warned that if military targets are exhausted and the regime continues to violate the agreement, the campaign could expand to target civilian and energy infrastructure.

McFarland highlighted the internal divide within Iran, observing that while the IRGC refuses to yield, other factions within the Iranian government are “negotiating like mad” as they witness the widespread destruction of their country.

Ret. U.S. Navy Commander John ‘Fozzie’ Miller, former commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, provided strategic context to the operations. Miller clarified that the objective is not to take physical control of islands or landmasses around the Strait of Hormuz. Instead, the goal is to make it impossible for the Iranian regime to control the strait or move supplies. By interdicting roads, bridges, and railroads further inland, the US is precluding the regime from moving war material, while also blocking overland routes that Russia or China might use to supply Iran.

Miller emphasized that the campaign ensures the regime understands American aircraft can disrupt their logistics and firepower availability at any time, day or night. He also stressed the importance of identifying and destroying drone launching systems and their command-and-control networks before they can be deployed into the strait.

As the seventh night of strikes concludes, the coordinated degradation of Iran’s logistical, military, and energy networks signals a sustained effort to force a return to diplomatic compliance through overwhelming strategic pressure.