Florida, July 19 -- US Central Command (CENTCOM) has carried out a series of military operations targeting Iranian assets, marking an "eighth consecutive night" of kinetic actions against Tehran-backed facilities in the region.

According to an official statement released on X, the operation was executed late Saturday under direct authorisation from the White House.

"US Central Command (CENTCOM) completed another round of strikes against Iran on July 18 at 11:30 p.m. ET, at the Commander in Chief's direction," the statement read.

During the operational sweep, American forces engaged multiple strategic locations, focusing heavily on degradation operations. The strikes targeted Iranian coastal surveillance networks, air defence infrastruc...