Drone Strike on U.S.-Owned Tanker in Egypt Prompts U.S. Strikes Inside Iran

An unidentified drone struck the U.S.-owned gas storage tanker Energos Winter at Egypt's Damietta port on July 29, with fire spreading to a second vessel. The U.S. military stated it then struck dozens of IRGC military headquarters and drone facilities inside Iran, linking the Damietta attack and attempted strikes on U.S. forces in Jordan as justification.