# [24H] U.S. Air Operations Pivot to Persistent ISR and Targeting of Iranian Launch Assets

*Issued Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-06-11T02:29:23.760Z (3h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-06-12T02:29:23.760Z (21h from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 65% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Southern Iran, Central Iran, Strait of Hormuz approaches, Gulf littoral
**Affected Assets**: Iranian coastal defense systems, IRGC missile brigades, U.S. ISR platforms (Global Hawk, P-8, satellites), Gulf airspace control systems
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/forecasts/12873.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Over the next 24 hours, U.S. forces are likely to shift from massed strike packages to persistent ISR and targeted strikes on Iranian missile, drone, and coastal defense batteries. The goal will be to preempt further attacks on Gulf bases and shipping while preserving political space for a negotiated pause. This increases the risk of lethal hits on IRGC launch crews and command nodes, which could trigger more desperate or decentralized Iranian salvos. Confirmation would be reports of smaller, time-staggered strikes on radar, TELs, and storage sites rather than large, multi-city barrages; refutation would be a complete operational pause without visible overwatch.

## Drivers

- CENTCOM statement that recent strikes targeted radar, communications, and air defense systems
- U.S. pattern of moving to suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) and counter-strike capabilities after initial blows
- Trump’s public threat of renewed bombing tomorrow contingent on Iranian behavior