{"id":69398,"date":"2026-07-13T17:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=69398"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:29:27","slug":"u-s-launches-3rd-consecutive-night-of-strikes-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/u-s-launches-3rd-consecutive-night-of-strikes-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. launches 3rd consecutive night of strikes on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. military has begun a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, just after President Trump vowed to \u201chit them very hard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Central Command (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2076775758299570613\">CENTCOM<\/a>) said the strikes began at 4:45 p.m. ET on Monday at Trump\u2019s direction. Details about the targets, damage or casualties were not immediately available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d CENTCOM said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iranian state media reported explosions on Kish Island, a commercial hub off Iran\u2019s southern coast in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to hit them very hard tonight, and we\u2019re going to hit them hard tomorrow, and there\u2019s not a damn thing they can do about it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WatchSalemNews\/status\/2076773097282396467\">Trump said earlier Monday<\/a> on \u201cThe Hugh Hewitt Show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump also threatened to attack Pickaxe Mountain, a heavily fortified underground nuclear complex under construction near Iran\u2019s Natanz nuclear facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna take out Pickaxe Mountain,\u201d Trump said. \u201cTell the Iranians to be ready. Let them know we\u2019re coming, okay? There\u2019s not a damn thing they can do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest strikes come ahead of the resumption of a U.S. naval blockade against Iran at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. CENTCOM said the blockade will apply to vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports and coastal areas, while other maritime traffic will be allowed to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. began its latest military campaign against Iran on July 7 after Tehran attacked several commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by launching missiles at what it claimed were several U.S. bases and assets in neighboring Middle Eastern countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. military has begun a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, just after President Trump vowed to \u201chit them very hard.\u201d U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strikes began at 4:45 p.m. ET on Monday at Trump\u2019s direction. 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