🎯 U.S. military pressure on Iran is expanding as broader options remain under review.
The U.S. military struck dozens of targets across Iran overnight. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said three of its members were killed in a missile strike in northern Iran’s Zanjan Province, while an IRGC air-defense base and Revolutionary Guard command center were targeted in Ahvaz.
The IRGC separately claimed, without confirmation, that an attack on Jordan’s Al-Azraq Air Base destroyed three U.S. F-35 aircraft. CENTCOM rejected the claim, saying no American aircraft were damaged and that the missiles and drones were intercepted or failed to reach their targets.
According to Channel 13, Israel assesses that President Donald Trump is likely to expand U.S. operations unless circumstances change significantly. Fox News reported that broader military options were presented to Trump, while NBC News reported that he expressed intense frustration during a security meeting over the available proposals and the absence of progress toward an agreement.
A senior Israeli political official said the decision remains in Trump’s hands and that options range from an agreement to a major strike. The official added that Iran understands Israel would respond forcefully to any attack, assessed that Mojtaba Khamenei remains alive and said Iran possesses approximately 1,500 ballistic missiles.
⚓ The maritime campaign against Iran is extending across regional waterways.
A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft was observed approaching a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling while conducting regional patrols. The aircraft is among the assets monitoring waters covered by the U.S. blockade.
As of July 30, CENTCOM forces had redirected 24 commercial vessels, disabled two and boarded two to enforce compliance.
🚢 Saudi Arabia has announced a multinational Red Sea coalition focused on the Houthi threat.
The Saudi Defense Ministry said representatives from 43 countries participated in a meeting in Riyadh and that 14 countries had confirmed their participation, with others completing national approval procedures.
Confirmed participants identified in the announcement included Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Maldives, Pakistan, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Turkey and Yemen’s internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council government.
Yemeni sources cited by The Guardian believe Saudi Arabia may be preparing a major operation against the Houthis by sea and possibly by land in central Yemen, aimed at restoring the movement of Saudi oil exports through the southern Red Sea.
Egyptian authorities, meanwhile, said preliminary findings indicate that a drone caused fires aboard two ships at Damietta Port on Wednesday. No organization claimed responsibility. The reported assessment was that the incident sought to demonstrate Iran’s ability to disrupt American fuel supplies in the region.
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