E-Paper
US-Iran highlights: 4 dead, 17 injured in Iran after fresh US strikes; Tehran calls Hormuz a 'red line'
This live blog is closed. For more updates on US-Iran war, follow LIVE here
- 7:43 AM IST, July 17Live blog closed
- 10:58 PM IST, July 16US expands attacks on Iran, which calls Strait of Hormuz a 'red line' as it retaliates
- 9:07 PM IST, July 16US strikes hit 'in vicinity' of Iran's Qeshm island, says Iranian media
- 8:32 PM IST, July 16Mediator Pakistan says encouraging US, Iran to resume talks
- 7:12 PM IST, July 163 islands help control access to the Strait of Hormuz. They're in the crosshairs of the Iran war
- 6:56 PM IST, July 16US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade
- 6:35 PM IST, July 16Oil rises over 1% as Iran threat puts Red Sea route at risk
- 5:20 PM IST, July 16US, Iran exchange blows in rekindled Mideast war
- 4:51 PM IST, July 16Kuwait military says responding to new drone strikes
- 4:43 PM IST, July 16Drone strikes ship off Iraqi port, says security official
- 4:29 PM IST, July 16Oil eases as traders weigh US-Iran conflict risks
- 3:59 PM IST, July 16Iran, US war LIVE updates: US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade
- 3:41 PM IST, July 16Iran, US war LIVE updates: 10 latest developments as conflict intensifies
- 3:30 PM IST, July 16India's big warning to shipowners over Hormuz amid renewed US-Iran tensions
- 3:15 PM IST, July 16Pakistan urges US, Iran to end hostilities, resume talks amid renewed strikes
- 2:51 PM IST, July 16Iran miscalculated Trump’s resolve, says former US envoy
- 2:50 PM IST, July 16Syria foils alleged weapons smuggling attempt to Hezbollah from Iraq
- 2:30 PM IST, July 16Iran army says US-backed security in region ‘will not last’
- 2:26 PM IST, July 16Iran postpones final exams amid US strikes
- 2:25 PM IST, July 16Netanyahu cancels US trip after Graham funeral postponed
- 2:17 PM IST, July 16Israel tells Pentagon chief it will keep troops in occupied ‘security zones’
- 2:16 PM IST, July 16Iran shares JD Vance remarks on Epstein, Israel's role in Iran talks
- 1:46 PM IST, July 16Oil prices dip as traders monitor US-Iran war
- 1:45 PM IST, July 16Israeli army says Hamas sniper commander killed in Gaza
- 1:29 PM IST, July 16Bahrain accuses Iran of ‘sinister attacks’
- 1:17 PM IST, July 16Iran says response will exceed US expectations if strikes continue
- 1:15 PM IST, July 16‘No intention of confronting neighbouring nations’, says Iran
- 12:59 PM IST, July 16India orders shipowners not to deploy seafarers through Hormuz
- 12:49 PM IST, July 16Pakistan pushes US, Iran to restart talks
- 12:44 PM IST, July 16Iran warned JD Vance about Witkoff, Kushner during talks, says report
- 12:35 PM IST, July 16Majority of Americans think war on Iran was wrong, poll finds
- 12:30 PM IST, July 16Lebanon calls for full Israeli withdrawal
- 12:28 PM IST, July 16Iran says war will expand if US continues attacks
- 12:21 PM IST, July 16Ship traffic through Hormuz slows after US blockade
- 12:18 PM IST, July 16Israel's new West Bank settlement push explained
- 12:14 PM IST, July 16Watch | Iran evacuates kids after US strikes damage children's cancer hospital
- 12:10 PM IST, July 16IRGC claims 'devastating' attack on US base in Bahrain
- 12:09 PM IST, July 16Iran protests UK's IRGC listing, summons British ambassador
- 12:08 PM IST, July 16Iran issues fresh warning over US threats to attack infrastructure
- 12:06 PM IST, July 16Iran says Arash drones targeted US systems in Bahrain
- 12:04 PM IST, July 16Iran says Hormuz is its 'invincible red line'
- 12:03 PM IST, July 16Mojtaba's adviser says Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran
- 11:57 AM IST, July 16Iran claims drone and missile strikes on US base in Kuwait
- 11:45 AM IST, July 16Patients flee Iran hospital after US strike | Pictures
- 11:39 AM IST, July 16Israeli forces arrest three Palestinians in occupied West Bank
- 11:33 AM IST, July 16IRGC claims Jordan strike was retaliation for Ahvaz, Minab attacks
- 11:27 AM IST, July 16IRGC claims missile strike on US-linked Azraq airbase in Jordan
- 11:23 AM IST, July 16Top developments of latest US-Iran strikes
- 11:18 AM IST, July 16US strikes western Iran’s Hamadan province
- 11:13 AM IST, July 16Iranian woman fears for brothers facing execution
- 11:09 AM IST, July 16Iran says airport, storage facility damaged in US strikes
- 10:52 AM IST, July 16Stop funding Israel’s genocide, says US lawmaker; votes to end $3.3 bn aid
- 10:44 AM IST, July 16Oil prices slip after early gains
- 10:39 AM IST, July 16US tightens Hormuz blockade. Tanker disabled, traffic slow
- 10:37 AM IST, July 16US woman detained in Iran since 2024 released, lawyer says
- 10:17 AM IST, July 16Iran claims strikes on US defence systems in Bahrain, Kuwait
- 10:14 AM IST, July 16211 patients evacuated from Iranian hospital after US strikes
- 9:56 AM IST, July 16No deaths reported after attack on Semnan airport
- 9:38 AM IST, July 16Hormuz shipping slows 'to a trickle' amid war, data shows
- 9:29 AM IST, July 16Iraqi PM denounces drone attack over Kurdistan
- 9:24 AM IST, July 16IRGC reports no casualties in Pakdasht, Parchin
- 9:22 AM IST, July 16What happened in the latest US-Iran escalation
- 9:15 AM IST, July 16Jordan says it intercepted eight Iranian missiles
- 9:04 AM IST, July 16Iran reports attack on Semnan airport
- 8:45 AM IST, July 16Iraq PM condemns drone attack over Erbil
- 8:38 AM IST, July 16The news so far
- 8:28 AM IST, July 16Trump keeps door open to talks as he threatens more strikes on Iran
- 8:15 AM IST, July 16Iran deer flee to streets on after being 'frightened' by US bombs
- 8:12 AM IST, July 16Democrats hail 'record' House vote to end US military aid to Israel amid Gaza genocide
- 8:10 AM IST, July 16‘The genocide continues, keep talking about Gaza’, says US rep
- 8:04 AM IST, July 16Israel returns body of missing Lebanese soldier
- 8:03 AM IST, July 16Strait of Hormuz sees fewer ships as fresh strikes disrupt trade
- 8:01 AM IST, July 16Why Greater Tunb Island is a key target in the US war on Iran
- 7:58 AM IST, July 16Iran claims attack on US military facilities at Azraq base in Jordan
- 7:53 AM IST, July 16At least 35 killed in Iran as US continues to bomb the country
- 7:51 AM IST, July 16Two explosions reported in Iran's Khorramabad
- 7:50 AM IST, July 16Oil rises for fourth straight day on fears over Hormuz disruption
- 7:46 AM IST, July 16Iran claims missile, drone attack on US base in Kuwait
- 7:45 AM IST, July 16US completes fresh wave of strikes on Iran
- 7:16 AM IST, July 16Fresh blasts hit Iran as Tehran activates air defence systems
This live blog is closed. For more updates on US-Iran war, follow LIVE here US-Iran war highlights: About 211 patients were evacuated from Shahid Baghaei Hospital in Ahvaz after the children's facility was struck by the US, Iranian media reported. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it carried out a ballistic missile strike on Jordan's Azraq US airbase....Read More
The IRGC said the missile attack was retaliation for US strikes that forced the evacuation of 121 children with cancer from a hospital in Ahvaz. It also cited US attacks in March that it said killed 168 children at a school in Minab.
Iran also attacked Bahrain's Sheikh Isa US airbase and said they destroyed air surveillance radars and a fuel pumping station for fighter jets.
US-Iran strikes
The United States carried out strikes around Tehran, Semnan, Greater Tunb Island and other military targets while enforcing its naval blockade on Iranian ports.
US forces also disabled an oil tanker they said was attempting to breach the blockade near Kharg Island. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks targeting US-linked military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and elsewhere in the region.
Fresh US-Iran strikes
Air defence systems were activated in Tehran and the nearby city of Pakdasht as reports of fresh explosions emerged from several parts of Iran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it carried out missile and drone attacks on the US-operated Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
Earlier, the US military said it disabled an oil tanker that was attempting to sail towards an Iranian port after intercepting the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. US forces fired Hellfire missiles to stop the tanker, according to military officials.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it carried out a new round of strikes on key Iranian military targets. The operation targeted command centres, air defence systems, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities, including in Bandar Abbas.
CENTCOM also said US forces conducted a 90-minute operation earlier in the day against coastal defence and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island.
Iranian media reported explosions in Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas and Chabahar following the strikes. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.
Iran retaliates across the Gulf
Iran responded by launching missiles and drones towards multiple locations across the Gulf. Air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain, while Kuwait said its air defence systems intercepted incoming missiles and drones.
Israel, Lebanon updates
The United States said Israel and Lebanon had agreed on the framework and guidelines for a limited Israeli troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon after talks in Rome.
