Two US Service Members Killed at Muwaffaq Salti in IRGC Overnight Strike
Confirmed: two US service members killed, one missing, four evacuated after an IRGC ballistic missile and drone strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan overnight July 17-18, the first US combat deaths from a direct IRGC host-nation base strike since March.
IRGC Strikes US Military Installations Across Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Jordan
The IRGC struck US installations across five Gulf countries in a coordinated salvo requiring partner air defense systems to cover simultaneous threats from Jordan to Oman; intercept success in Jordan and Kuwait prevented confirmed US casualties from this wave specifically.
Three More Arrested in Toronto IRGC-Linked Contract Shooting Network; Jabbi at Large
behind 28-plus Greater Toronto Area attacks targeting the US Consulate and synagogues; fugitive Zara Jabbi remains armed and at large.
IRGC Fires on and Seizes Commercial Vessels in Strait of Hormuz Hours After Trump Extends Ceasefire Indefinitely
IRGC gunboats seized two commercial ships and damaged a third in Hormuz on April 22, hours after Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely, signaling IRGC willingness to escalate maritime operations independent of Iran's stated diplomatic posture.
UAE Dismantles 27-Member Iran-Linked Terror Cell Plotting Coordinated Sabotage Campaign
UAE State Security arrested members of an Iran-linked cell adhering to the Wilayat al-Faqih doctrine on April 20, disrupting a plot involving coordinated terrorist and sabotage attacks inside the UAE. The cell was recruiting Emirati youth and transferring funds abroad. A Hezbollah organizational link was also confirmed. The operation coincides with ceasefire expiry negotiations and illustrates sustained Iranian proxy network activity in GCC states.
Iran Institutionalizes Hormuz Transit Tollbooth: IRGC Charges Yuan and Crypto Fees, Issues Secret Pass Codes, and Escorts Vetted Vessels Through Strait
Iran has formalized a yuan-denominated IRGC transit fee system for Hormuz shipping, with Iran-friendly nations paying roughly one dollar per barrel for vetted passage while vessels from US-aligned nations remain subject to interdiction, creating a parallel maritime order through the world's most critical oil chokepoint.

