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U.S. military forces disabled a tanker attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on July 24 after officials stated it was a deliberate effort to bypass a regional blockade following repeated warnings from the crew being ignored.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned countries hosting US military forces to prepare for a 'corresponding response' and advised them to activate civil defense units. The IRGC claimed it targeted a US military logistics hub in Kuwait and disabled a radar system at a US air base, while US strikes in Iran's Hormuzgan province killed eight civilians.

U.S. military forces have again blockaded Iranian ports. The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln is anchoring one of two aircraft carrier strike groups in the Northern Arabian Sea.

Hormozgan Governorate officials reported no civilian casualties or property damage in Bandar Abbas following recent US attacks in the region. The attacks also targeted Sirik, the Ahvaz region, and Qeshm and Kish Islands, according to Iranian media.

US Central Command stated that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to all vessels and that US military forces are 'positioned and prepared' to ensure freedom of navigation. The comment follows recent exchanges of fire between US and Iranian forces, with Iran claiming to have closed the strait, which Centcom disputes.

US forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports from military officials. This highlights the role of the global surveillance economy in influencing modern warfare.