The Latest Breaking News from Central Command

Battle for Hormuz begins as U.S. military fights off Iranian attacks while seeking to break regime's grip on ship traffic through strait

Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper said Monday that U.S. forces destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones.

Fortune · May 4

How US raid of Iranian tanker unfolded in six-hour stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz

Marines stormed the ship after ‘blowing a hole in the engine room’ of the commercial vessel

The Independent UK · Apr 20

Markets shudder as Strait of Hormuz starts resembling a combat zone. 'We're prepared to subject you to disabling fire'

Tensions in the Gulf escalated Sunday, when the Navy seized a ship for the first time as part of its blockade, with a destroyer firing at a vessel attempting to evade the dragnet.

Fortune · Apr 19

Iranian attack on Saudi base causes American casualties. More US forces arrive in the Middle East

The number of Americans wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base

The Independent UK · Mar 28

The Latest: Trump says Iran is eager to make deal after Tehran dismisses his ceasefire plan

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a deal to end the Iran war is near, after Tehran dismissed his 15-point ceasefire plan and issued its own sweeping demands to stop fighting as it launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Iran claims it shot down 'F-18' fighter jet over Chabahar; US fact-check tells a different story

US Central Command has debunked Iranian claims of shooting down an American F-18 fighter jet near Chabahar. CENTCOM explicitly stated on X that no US fighter aircraft have been downed by Iran, refuting footage shared by Iranian state media. This denial comes as Iran rejected a US ceasefire proposal, insisting…

The Times of India · Mar 26

The Latest: US Central Command leader says Iran campaign is 'ahead or on plan'

The top commander of the U_S_ military’s Central Command says the campaign against Iran is “ahead or on plan,” as the Israeli military says it has begun what it called “a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting Iranian terror regime infrastructure.”

The Independent UK · Mar 23

UK says it remains in talks over escorting ships through strait of Hormuz

Officials say military planners liaising with US Central Command but situation remains too dangerous for anything to happen soon

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

All six crew members killed after military refueling plane crashes in Iraq, officials confirm

Casualties from downing of U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft near Jordanian border take total number of American fatalities in Operation Epic Fury against Iran to 13 so far

The Independent UK · Mar 13

Old intelligence and AI? Behind the deadly attack on an Iranian girls’ school that left 175 dead

Key questions emerge around AI use and human errors in the Trump administration’s rush to strike Iran

The Independent UK · Mar 12