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The Tabularium · Call 2026-07-15-01Hit

The U.S. will conduct kinetic strikes on Iranian power-generation or bridge/transportation infrastructure by July 25.

National SecurityAfrica / Middle EastIranUnited States
Issued No. 15 · 15 Jul 26  ·  Due 25 Jul 26  ·  Opening call 55% — likely

The wording, the opening probability, and the counter-signal below were fixed when this call was published. Updates revise the reading — never the record: the verdict is graded against the opening call.

The trajectory

The call stands at its probability until revised; each dot is a recorded reading.0%50%100%15 Jul 26 — 55% (No. 15): Opening call17 Jul 26 — 90% (No. 17): CENTCOM struck bridges at Bandar Khamir and a train station at Bandar Abbas during a sixth night of strikes; only whether rail/bridge infrastructure fully sa…20 Jul 26 — 95% (No. 20): CENTCOM's ninth consecutive night of strikes explicitly targeted maritime and infrastructure-adjacent capabilities, extending the campaign that already hit b…due 25 Jul 26Hit95%15 Jul 26

The record since

  • 17 Jul 26 No. 17 · revised to 90%
    CENTCOM struck bridges at Bandar Khamir and a train station at Bandar Abbas during a sixth night of strikes; only whether rail/bridge infrastructure fully satisfies the original claim (versus a dedicated power-plant strike) keeps this short of full resolution.
  • 20 Jul 26 No. 20 · revised to 95%
    CENTCOM's ninth consecutive night of strikes explicitly targeted maritime and infrastructure-adjacent capabilities, extending the campaign that already hit bridges and a train station days earlier.

What would overturn it

A confirmed U.S. strike on an Iranian power plant, electrical grid asset, or bridge by July 25 would confirm this; a pause in strikes or a return to negotiations without such a strike would overturn it.

The verdict

Hit  Resolved 27 Jul 26.

U.S. strikes on July 17, 2026 destroyed five to six bridges and a road tunnel in Hormozgan province and directly struck a power plant on Kish Island, plus power/desalination infrastructure at Jask -- days ahead of the July 25 resolve-by date, contributing to roughly 4,200 MW of Iranian generation capacity knocked offline by mid-July.

Source: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/07/18/iran-hits-second-power-and-water-plant-in-kuwait-after-another-night-of-us-strikes/

As logged at issue

Iran infrastructure strikes: Trump's explicit "next week" deadline for hitting Iran's power plants and bridges, layered on four straight nights of strikes, makes U.S. strikes on Iranian energy or transport infrastructure by July 25 roughly a coin flip leaning yes. A pause in strikes or a return to negotiations without an infrastructure hit would be the signal this call is wrong.

Cite this call

The Cursus Publicus, Call 2026-07-15-01 — recorded 15 Jul 26. https://archive.cursuspublic.us/calls/2026-07-15-01.html