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US Launches Military Strikes on Iran Amid Retaliation Threats

Occurred 11 Jun 2026·Detected 17 Jun 2026·
🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran as primary target, with potential spillover across Persian Gulf region12 reportsCAT 26ABEnded 18 Jun 2026
Political Violence & WarEnergy & InfrastructureMarineMarine HullMarine CargoAviationEnergyTerrorism & Political ViolencePolitical RiskWar Risk

The United States has launched military strikes against Iran using Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, with President Trump announcing the operation and Iranian officials publicly threatening retaliation. The action establishes state-on-state armed conflict with material exposure for war, marine, energy, and political risk covers across the Persian Gulf and Levant, with possible spillover to Kharg Island and Strait of Hormuz transit. Casualty figures, damage extent, specific target list, Iranian military response, and Hormuz closure status remain unconfirmed.

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Part of:Middle East Regional Conflict and Insurance Market Disruption (2026)(418 related events)

Impact verdict

High impact. Loss pathway: confirmed US kinetic strikes on Iranian territory using Tomahawk cruise missiles establish state-on-state armed conflict, with direct exposure to war, political violence, energy, marine, and aviation war covers. Evidence includes strike reporting on Iranian locations including Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Minab; Tomahawk launch from a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (USS Michael Murphy) confirmed by naval defence media; Trump quotations referencing future targeting of Kharg Island and Iranian oil/gas infrastructure; Iranian retaliation threats and Hezbollah proxy references; and GDELT themes ARMEDCONFLICT, MARITIME_INCIDENT, BLOCKADE, CLOSURE, and ENV_OIL active. Limits: casualty figures, damage extent, specific target list, Iranian military response, and Strait of Hormuz closure status remain unconfirmed; reports of a Trump statement on seizing Kharg Island and controlling Iranian oil/gas markets are reported as quotations only and not yet corroborated by official US action.

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Geographic Zone Matches

17 active matches

  • Oman (12nm coastal buffer)
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • OFAC Sanctioned Countries
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  • Iraq (12nm coastal buffer)
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  • United Arab Emirates (12nm coastal buffer)
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  • TRIA Certified Areas
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  • JWC Listed Areas
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  • Kuwait (12nm coastal buffer)
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  • EU Sanctions List
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  • Iran (12nm coastal buffer)
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  • Saudi Arabia (12nm coastal buffer)
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • Yemen (12nm coastal buffer)
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • Bahrain (12nm coastal buffer)
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  • Qatar (12nm coastal buffer)
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  • Israel (12nm coastal buffer)
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • Pacific Ring of Fire
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  • Persian/Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Southern Red Sea
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • Caribbean Hurricane Zone
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%

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Affected countries

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇧🇭 Bahrain🇪🇬 Egypt🇮🇱 Israel🇮🇶 Iraq🇮🇷 Iran🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇼 Kuwait

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