U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized on Sunday evening that the U.S. armed forces continue to strike “very hard” Iran, particularly to avenge the deaths of American service members in the Middle East in recent days.

“We hit them very hard again tonight, and we did it to honor perhaps three—perhaps three great patriots,” Mr. Trump told reporters as he returned to Washington after attending the World Cup final, which was held in a suburb of New York.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke to reporters tonight about Iran after leaving the World Cup Finals in New Jersey, stating: “Iran has been very, very badly damaged. They’ve lost almost everything militarily. They have very little left. They have some missiles. They’ve… pic.twitter.com/wQbvFFCAc2

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) July 20, 2026

New Wave of U.S. Attacks Against Iran

The U.S. military announced that it launched a new “wave of strikes” against Iran yesterday, Sunday, at 7:00 p.m. (Washington time; Monday at 2:00 a.m. Cyprus time) a new “wave of strikes” against Iran, marking “the ninth consecutive night.”

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for the Middle East, stated via X that “the strikes will continue to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial ships and civilian maritime workers transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”

In the early hours of the morning, CENTCOM announced the conclusion of the operations, stating that it had struck Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance facilities, naval forces, missile and drone launch bases, as well as communications networks.

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— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 20, 2026

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