# Bab el-Mandeb

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-18**: Kuwait Airport Suspended, IRGC Claims Base Hits — Kuwait International Airport suspends operations due to repeated missile and drone threats. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim to have struck Camp Arifjan, destroyed a radar at Ali Al Salem, and hit Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
- **2026-07-17**: Infrastructure Targeting and Maritime Escalation — US strikes expand to bridges and military logistics infrastructure. Iran retaliates by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, targeting US bases, and interdicting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. US Marines board a tanker. Brent crude surges 4%.
- **2026-07-11**: US Begins Nightly Strikes — The United States launches the first in a series of nightly attacks on Iranian military targets, initially focusing on weapons facilities.
- **2026-07-07**: US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses — A fragile ceasefire agreement falls apart, prompting both sides to resume hostilities.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 7th Night of US Strikes on Iran: Oil Up 4% as Hormuz Chokepoint Threatens Satcom
2026-07-18 08:00:37 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 6

The confrontation’s shift to infrastructure targeting and naval blockade stresses space-based intelligence, surveillance, and drone warfare capabilities, with oil prices spiking 4% as global energy transit faces unprecedented disruption.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/us-iran-escalation-space-defense

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