For the tenth consecutive night, US warplanes and missiles struck targets across Iran. US Central Command confirmed the operation in the early hours of Tuesday, July 22, saying its forces had hit military command centres, missile and drone launch sites, maritime capabilities, and air defence systems. The stated goal was to degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world's traded oil passes each day. The strikes did not stop Iranian retaliation.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it had launched multiple missiles at Amazon's central data infrastructure in Bahrain, saying the facility was "completely destroyed." Bahrain's government has not confirmed the attack, and the claim cannot be independently verified. Amazon has not commented publicly. If accurate, it would mark one of the most significant strikes on Western commercial infrastructure since the conflict escalated in May.

At sea, the violence continued without pause. The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman, on Tuesday. It is the latest in a series of vessel attacks that have rattled global energy markets and insurance underwriters from London to Singapore. CENTCOM insists the waterway remains operational, pointing to figures it says show its forces have helped escort approximately 900 commercial vessels and 450 million barrels of crude oil through the strait since early May.

Saudi Arabia added its voice to international condemnation, calling on the Houthis to end their Red Sea blockade.