Iran's deputy foreign minister said Iran will not allow US hegemony to influence the Strait of Hormuz and will exercise its legitimate right of self-defense. He said Iran is committed to fair negotiations and will guarantee ships' safe, peaceful passage through the strait.

The New York Times, citing multiple sources, reports U.S. officials concluded this month that credible intelligence indicated an Iranian proxy was targeting President Trump and the aircraft he was aboard. Trump had arrived at the NATO summit in Turkey on a Qatar-donated new Boeing 747-8 that reportedly lacks the same level of advanced defensive systems as the older Air Force One. After receiving the threat intelligence, the Secret Service advised switching aircraft; Trump then departed on the older Air Force One. The previously undisclosed threat details explain the rapid decision and underscore concerns about the security of the Qatar-donated jet; Trump has pushed for rapid modifications to commission the aircraft.

An IRGC spokesman said US assets in the region suffered the following damage between July 7 and July 21. Radar and air-defence: 7 command-and-control centers; 3 satellite-communications systems; 6 Patriot air-defence radars (Iran said Patriots were severely degraded and that Iranian missiles and drones struck targets without interception); 3 airborne/maritime surveillance radars; 8 early-warning/pulse radars; 7 airborne missile-defence radars; multiple EPS and EPS‑117 radars; and several long-range and tactical radars. Logistics and support: 6 fighter/helicopter maintenance centres; 3 logistics centres; 12 fuel depots; 17 weapons and aircraft-parts warehouses; 6 missile depots. Operational infrastructure: 6 MQ‑9 drone hangars; an F‑15 preparation/workshop; a shelter storing 8 new drones; 2 command centres; a carrier refuelling platform; a P‑8 hangar; 4 HIMARS launch platforms; 5 fighter hangars; 4 Patriot system complexes; 6 missile-launch platforms; a fuel pump station; 2 signal/communications centres; an intelligence data centre; an AI/data-processing centre (Amazon-related); a remote-controlled unmanned-vessel storage centre; a refuelling pier; and multiple aircraft ramps. Air assets: 11 fighters/helicopters on the ground; 17 reconnaissance/strike drones (8 new); 1 F‑15 (in shelter); 1 P‑8; 1 C‑17; 8 tanker aircraft; 4 heavy helicopters; and 6 inventory missiles.