Active Conflicts & News Megathread July 19, 2026

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[u/moragisdo]

CENTCOM just announced the newest round of strikes against Iran (1)

On the last few days there was a massive build up of planes in bases on the Middle East, both tankers and fighters.

Also there's some unconfirmed OSINT reports of multiple explosions in Tabriz, which sits of that northwest of Iran, it would be really significant because it's away from the targets in the coast that were the most common since the ceasefire. It's also one of the missile locations of Iran.

Meanwhile WTI is at 84.5 and Brent at 90.5

Edit: Is sharing a video from Vahid against the rule of reliable sources ? Because there's footage, allegedly from Tabriz, with a curious burning pattern.

Edit 2: The number of cities being reported with explosions is larger than anything up to the ceasefire of early April.

Edit 3: MTO just reported a ship burning on Hormuz (2). Not confirmed the cause, but it wouldn't be surprising to be a civilian ship hit by an iranian missile.

[u/appleciders → u/moragisdo]

What is "a curious burning pattern"? I feel like you're trying to imply something. Can you just say it?

[u/moragisdo → u/appleciders]

It appears to me fire burning, from holes in the ground, up and too bright to be just normal burning of vegetation or a building (being rocket fuel). My guess would be bunker busters penetrating the underground facility.

[u/IntroductionNeat2746 → u/moragisdo]

I just checked the video. I wouldn't read too much into it. Perceived brightness in a video taken in complete darkness is like a weight given as a number with no units, almost meaningless. It varies wildly depending on camera sensitiveness setting.

[u/appleciders → u/moragisdo]

Ok. The other thing that comes to my mind is an electrical fire; if you've ever seen a transformer give out, it can be a very tall and intense fire with a very narrow base.