[U.S. Military Launches Eighth Consecutive Night of Strikes on Iran] According to a report by Jinse Finance, on July 19, the U.S. Central Command issued a statement on social media, stating that at 6:00 PM Eastern Time on July 18 (1:30 AM Iran time on July 19, 6:00 AM Beijing time), under the orders of President Trump, the U.S. military launched a new round of airstrikes on Iran. The operation aimed to 'further weaken Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, which had launched an attack on U.S. military personnel stationed in Jordan the previous day.'