U.S. Completes 7th Night of Iran Strikes; Tehran Hits Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia

U.S. Central Command confirmed completion of the seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iran on July 17, employing fighter aircraft, aerial drones, warships, and other assets. Targets included surveillance centers, logistics infrastructure, underground weapons depots, and Iranian naval capabilities. Iran retaliated by claiming strikes on targets in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia; Kuwait's military confirmed its air defenses were intercepting Iranian drone attacks, and Jordan's armed forces confirmed shooting down 10 Iranian missiles with no casualties or property damage. Three people were killed and eight wounded in U.S. strikes on Iran's Hormozgan province. The IRGC also reported two oil tankers exploded and caught fire south of the Strait of Hormuz. A U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding is described as under severe strain.