Published Jul 12, 2026, 6:10 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source

Here's the military air picture, visible via @flightradar24, over the Strait of Hormuz region at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET, as the United States commenced a new round of strikes against military targets in southern Iran in response to Tehran's continued attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait without Iranian authorization. Visible are multiple U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers operating alongside U.S. Air Force E-3 "Sentry" airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft flying in racetrack orbits over western Saudi Arabia.

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Here's the military air picture, visible via , over the Strait of Hormuz region at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET, as the United States commenced a new round of strikes against military targets in southern Iran in response to Tehran's continued attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait without Iranian authorization. Visible are multiple U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers operating alongside U.S. Air Force E-3 "Sentry" airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft flying in racet