Update 2026-07-22 (2): Iranian state media reported on Wednesday (22 July) that air defence systems were activated across Tehran, with residents in the western, eastern, and northeastern parts of the capital reportedly hearing air defence activity. Strikes were also reported across the country, while explosions were heard in the southern city of Bushehr, which hosts Iran’s only nuclear power plant.
Update 2026-07-22 (1): According to the sources from Tuesday (21 July), attacks renewed, striking military targets as attacks in the Middle East intensify. The strikes are intended to further weaken Iran’s capability to threaten commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Reports indicate several explosions in Mahshahr, Khuzestan province, and near the southern outskirts of Tabriz in northwestern Iran, while residents also reported hearing air defence activity in northeastern Tehran.