# [24H] U.S. B-1 and Tanker Sorties Conduct Initial Wave of Deep Strikes on Iran’s Coastal Military Nodes

*Issued Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-07-21T23:02:25.015Z (2h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-07-22T23:02:25.015Z (22h from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 65% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Southern Iran, Strait of Hormuz approaches, Eastern Arabian Sea
**Affected Assets**: Iranian coastal air-defense radars, IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force bases, Iranian missile and drone depots, U.S. long-range strike aviation assets
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/forecasts/18056.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Within 24 hours, U.S. forces are likely to use B-1 bombers staged at RAF Fairford and refueling tankers launched from Israel to execute additional deep strikes against Iranian coastal or near-coastal military infrastructure. Targets will probably include radar, air-defense, and logistics nodes supporting Iran’s missile and drone campaign around Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Qeshm, and Chabahar. This will solidify a pattern of sustained strike operations rather than one-off punishment, making Iranian retaliation on a broader regional set of targets more probable. Confirmation would be public or satellite-verified reports of new large explosions at Iranian military sites; disconfirmation would be a visible stand-down in bomber sorties or a declared pause for diplomacy.

## Drivers

- US B-1 bombers departing RAF Fairford with UK basing explicitly cleared for Iran strikes
- Multiple U.S. strikes already reported on Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Qeshm Island, Chabahar, Shiraz
- Reports of at least six U.S. refueling aircraft lifting from Israel for Iran-related operations
- Emerging trend of US–Iran confrontation hardening into sustained regional strike campaign