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2026-07-17 22:38:13
[US Military: Destroying Revolutionary Guard Surveillance Tower Weakens Coordination of Attacks on Merchant Ships] US Central Command: On July 16, the US military successfully destroyed a maritime surveillance tower in the port of Karantari. This tower was part of a decades-old maritime surveillance network used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard along the Gulf of Oman coastline to track and target merchant ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The destruction of the tower directly weakens the Revolutionary Guard's ability to coordinate attacks on innocent civilian sailors. Furthermore, the strike protected freedom of navigation for all vessels in the area, except those attempting to violate the ongoing US maritime blockade against Iran.
