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- The US attacks Iran for the ninth consecutive night since a ceasefire collapsed
- US military says strikes aimed to degrade Tehran’s ability to target commercial and civilian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
- Iranian media report strikes hitting northwestern city of Tabriz
Below is a roundup of the main developments from the US-Iran war on July 20, 2026.
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Skip next section US military member killed in Iraq during ‘controlled demolition’ of Iranian drone07/20/2026July 20, 2026
US military member killed in Iraq during ‘controlled demolition’ of Iranian drone
A US service member was killed in Iraq during a controlled demolition of an Iranian drone, the US military said late Sunday night.
The service member is the third American to be killed in recent days, after two US troops were killed in Jordan on Friday in a strike claimed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
A third service member was missing after that strike. The US military said Sunday that “unidentified remains” had been found and were being examined.
At least 17 US military personnel have been killed since the war began in late February.
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US strikes Iran for 9th consecutive night
The US military launched a new wave of strikes targeting Iran early on Monday, the ninth consecutive night of attacks.
“The strikes will continue degrading Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X.
Iranian state media reported that the northwestern city of Tabriz was struck. Previous waves of US attacks in the latest escalation had mainly targeted sites along the Persian Gulf coast in southern Iran.
The US has resumed daily attacks on Iran since a ceasefire collapsed on July 8.
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Karl Sexton | Wesley Dockery Editor
The United States military has launched another round of strikes targeting Iran.
The strikes are the ninth night in a row that the US has attacked Iran nights since US President Donald Trump declared on July 8 that the shaky ceasefire between the two countries was “over”.
Stay tuned as we bring you the latest on the US war against Iran and other developments from the Middle East.
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