# [24H] Further US Airstrikes Inside Iran Likely as Target Set Expands Beyond Bandar Abbas

*Issued Friday, July 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-07-24T21:07:48.659Z (3h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-07-25T21:07:48.659Z (21h from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 65% | **Impact**: CRITICAL
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Iran, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Iraq, Syria
**Affected Assets**: Brent Crude, WTI Crude, Gulf LNG exports, Defense sector equities (US and Gulf), USD safe-haven flows, Civil aviation routes over the Gulf
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/forecasts/18387.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

In the next 24 hours, the US is likely to conduct at least one additional strike on Iranian military or communications infrastructure, potentially beyond the immediate Bandar Abbas area. Strikes will likely focus on air bases, command-and-control, or missile-related sites to degrade Iran’s regional strike options without directly hitting oil infrastructure. This deepens the pattern of a limited but widening conventional campaign and increases the risk of Iranian missile, drone, or proxy responses across the Gulf. Confirmation would be new OSINT or official reporting of fresh US munitions use inside Iran; disconfirmation would be explicit US messaging that the current strike wave has paused, backed by 24 hours of no new strike evidence.

## Drivers

- Multiple confirmed US strikes on Iranian targets including Hamadan, Dezful, and near Bandar Abbas
- US messaging about considering a ‘massive attack’ and hardening posture
- CENTCOM threat level assessed as CRITICAL
- Historical US tendency to hit in waves to exhaust air defenses and command nodes