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US-Iran news highlights: US disables Iranian oil tanker, launches new strikes on Bandar Abbas, Chabahar, Ahvaz
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- 7:43 AM IST, July 16This live blog has ended
- 5:58 AM IST, July 16Cancer hospital in Ahvaz evacuated after US strikes hit surrounding area
- 5:41 AM IST, July 16Kuwait's air defenses respond to hostile drone attacks
- 5:13 AM IST, July 15Trump says Iran has released American woman wrongfully detained since 2024
- 4:45 AM IST, July 15US-Iran war LIVE: Which Iranian cities were hit in US strikes
- 3:47 AM IST, July 15Trump calls war with Iran ‘Incredible’ for the US
- 3:17 AM IST, July 15US forces disable oil tanker heading to Iran
- 2:33 AM IST, July 15Airlines cancel Middle East flights amid escalation
- 2:11 AM IST, July 15US-Iran war LIVE: Eight explosive drones shot down over Erbil
- 1:38 AM IST, July 15US-Iran war LIVE: Trump leaning toward expanding US military operations
- 1:31 AM IST, July 15US-Iran war LIVE: Explosions heard in Bandar Abbas, Chabahar and Ahvaz
- 1:02 AM IST, July 15US launches new wave of strikes against Iran
- 12:10 AM IST, July 15Iran says no plans for negotiations, vows to respond “firmly” to US strikes
- 11:32 PM IST, July 15Top negotiator Ghalibaf says Tehran ‘never welcomed war’ but ‘prepared’ for the
- 10:35 PM IST, July 15US Fed official says 'prepared to act' to curb inflation
- 9:46 PM IST, July 15Iran says US airstrikes kill 35, leave over 300 wounded
- 8:42 PM IST, July 15Kuwait, Bahrain say intercepted Iran attacks
- 7:36 PM IST, July 15Oil prices rise as hostilities worsen in the Middle East
- 7:04 PM IST, July 15Trump vows to escalate attacks until Iran relents on Hormuz
- 5:47 PM IST, July 15Iran threatens to halt all Middle east energy exports after US reimposes blockade
- 5:40 PM IST, July 15US-Iran war today updates: US launches airstrikes on Greater Tunb Island, strategic point in Strait of Hormuz
- 4:42 PM IST, July 15Trump teases ‘massive’ oil deals with Iraq during visit from PM
- 4:27 PM IST, July 15US-Iran war today updates: Trump vows to escalate attacks until Iran relents on Hormuz
- 4:06 PM IST, July 15Oil prices rise 1% as hostilities worsen in the Middle East
- 3:52 PM IST, July 1510 latest developments as conflict escalates
- 3:03 PM IST, July 15Kuwait hit by worst Iran attacks in weeks as war escalates
- 3:01 PM IST, July 15US-Iran war today updates: Iran reports fresh US strikes in return to war
- 3:00 PM IST, July 15Kuwait, Bahrain say intercepted Iran attacks
- 2:46 PM IST, July 15Europe stocks subdued as Hormuz crisis fuels caution
- 2:32 PM IST, July 15At least 15 Gaza doctors in Israeli detention, report
- 2:30 PM IST, July 15Are Trump's threats to hit Iran infrastructure legal? Experts weigh in
- 2:13 PM IST, July 15Drone crashes inside Iraq's Grand Faw Port project
- 2:06 PM IST, July 15Israeli soldier jailed 5 years for spying for Iran
- 1:45 PM IST, July 15Sanctioned Iranian oil tankers signal Pakistan as next stop
- 1:38 PM IST, July 152 Palestinians arrested in West Bank for allegedly making bombs, says Israel
- 1:34 PM IST, July 152 injured in Israeli strike on Gaza City shelter
- 1:20 PM IST, July 15Netanyahu to travel to US on Saturday
- 12:59 PM IST, July 15Who is the Iranian ‘shadow fleet’ magnate targeted by the US?
- 12:50 PM IST, July 15Trump raises possibility of ground campaign against Iran: ‘Don’t want to do that’
- 12:48 PM IST, July 15Most ships exiting Hormuz used Iranian or ‘dark’ route before US blockade
- 12:42 PM IST, July 15Iran rejects claims Houthis act for Tehran, says they decide 'independently'
- 12:37 PM IST, July 157 Iranian soldiers killed after US strikes on Bampur
- 12:35 PM IST, July 15Iran warns of retaliation after fresh US attack
- 12:32 PM IST, July 1530+ Iranians killed in recent US strikes, says govt
- 12:31 PM IST, July 15Bushehr targeted in fresh US strikes, Iranian media reports
- 12:27 PM IST, July 15Iran congratulates Spain, jokes kebabs powered World Cup run
- 12:25 PM IST, July 15Oil prices rise as US-Iran hostilities escalate
- 12:20 PM IST, July 15US sanctions 50 individuals, entities and vessels linked to Iranian shipping network
- 12:14 PM IST, July 15Iran executes man convicted for arson during earlier protests
- 12:12 PM IST, July 15Iran says US strikes kill 2, injure 260+, including children
- 12:01 PM IST, July 15Iran reports 2nd US strike on Chabahar civilian watchtower
- 11:48 AM IST, July 15Israeli forces demolish homes, open fire on residents in Lebanon
- 11:40 AM IST, July 15Israeli raids, settler attacks continue across occupied West Bank
- 11:31 AM IST, July 15Israel kills four members of same family in Gaza
- 11:19 AM IST, July 15US-China clash at UN over alleged support to Iran and Houthi groups
- 11:10 AM IST, July 15China accuses US of creating ‘new conflicts’ after Iran strikes
- 11:00 AM IST, July 15Iran says US won't be allowed to control Hormuz ‘under any circumstances’
- 10:48 AM IST, July 15Trump backs 100% tariff bill on Russian oil buyers; says Iran may be added
- 10:42 AM IST, July 159 of 11 Hormuz vessels linked to Iran before blockade
- 10:36 AM IST, July 15Senate Democrats block defence bill over US war in Iran
- 10:24 AM IST, July 15Araghchi says Iran will answer ‘vulgarity’ with 'fearless' action
- 10:16 AM IST, July 15Iran moves exam centres away from military sites amid attack fears
- 10:00 AM IST, July 15‘You better make a deal’, Trump warns Iran
- 9:58 AM IST, July 15China’s economy slows to 4.3% growth amid war pressures
- 9:57 AM IST, July 15Iran alleges Gulf strikes on US bases
- 9:35 AM IST, July 15US strike hits wheat storage unit in Iran
- 9:20 AM IST, July 15UN to continue monthly monitoring of Houthi strikes in Red Sea
- 9:16 AM IST, July 15IRGC calls on people of Jordan, Kuwait to expel US forces
- 9:15 AM IST, July 15Iran says it destroyed US F-15, F-16, F-35 shelters at Jordan’s base
- 9:14 AM IST, July 15Iran-linked vessels pass through Hormuz ahead of US naval blockade
- 9:05 AM IST, July 15Ro Khanna votes to end US funding for Israel: ‘Cannot support genocide’
- 8:54 AM IST, July 15Jordan's military downs three Iranian missiles
- 8:50 AM IST, July 15Hegseth presses Iraq to disarm Iran-linked militias
- 8:43 AM IST, July 15Israeli strike kills 3 in central Gaza
- 8:28 AM IST, July 15Kataib Hezbollah warns it will join war if Iran is attacked
- 8:15 AM IST, July 15IRGC threatens Gulf energy exports amid US naval blockade
- 8:07 AM IST, July 15‘Voting YES’: US lawmaker on halting $3.3 billion in aid to Israel
- 7:55 AM IST, July 15CENTCOM says US carried out fresh strikes on Iran near Hormuz
- 7:49 AM IST, July 15Iran says it targeted US F-18 positions at Jordan's al-Azraq base
- 7:44 AM IST, July 15Iran says it struck US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain
- 7:41 AM IST, July 15Iran launches phase 4 of retaliatory operation in Kuwait
- 7:37 AM IST, July 15Kuwait says it is countering Iranian drone attacks
- 7:33 AM IST, July 15Iran says it targeted Kuwait's Mina Abdullah refinery
- 7:28 AM IST, July 15IRGC says Hormuz will remain closed until 'America's evils' end
- 7:20 AM IST, July 15US eyes Iraq-Syria oil corridor to reduce reliance on Hormuz
- 7:09 AM IST, July 15Democrat leader slams Trump's 'unauthorised' war on Iran
- 6:26 AM IST, July 15US launches fresh strikes on Iran
- 6:24 AM IST, July 15'US forces will leave Iraq by Sept 30,' says Iraqi PM
US-Iran war highlights: The US carried out fresh strikes on three locations in Bushehr on Wednesday. This blog is now closed. Follow fresh updates here. “The American enemy attacked three locations in Bushehr today,” Bushehr governor Mohammad Mozafari told IRNA, a day after another reported attack on the province....Read More
US President Donald Trump increased pressure on Iran to reach a deal with Washington. “You better make a deal. You’re not going to have anybody left,” he told Fox News in an interview.
Trump also backed a bill proposing 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and said Iran could also be added. Calling it “Senator Lindsey Graham’s thing,” Trump said, “There’s a good chance we get this done. We may add Iran to this.”
Iran's IRGC announced phase 4 of its "Nasr 2" operation. It claimed to have destroyed the US Fifth Fleet command and fuel and equipment facilities in Bahrain. Kuwait said it was responding to Iranian drone attacks, with air defences intercepting incoming missiles. IRGC also claimed drones targeted US F-18 hangars at Jordan's al-Azraq base.
Bahrain and Kuwait came under attack after Iran launched retaliatory strikes in response to the latest US military offensive and the reimposition of a blockade on Iranian ports. Iran's IRGC earlier said it targeted US military facilities in Kuwait and a US-linked vessel, while also claiming responsibility for attacks on the US naval base at Bahrain's Al Juffair.
The US military launched another round of strikes on Iran at 12:30 am IST on July 15, as it prepared to reinstate a naval blockade on Iranian ports and coastal areas, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
Trump drops proposed Hormuz transit fee
Donald Trump has scrapped his proposal to levy a 20% transit fee on cargo vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The anticipated revenue would instead come from investment commitments by Gulf nations, the US President has said.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an advisory urging airlines to avoid operating flights through the airspace of several Gulf countries, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as well as over the Gulf of Oman.
Indian sailor killed in Iranian attack
An Indian sailor was killed and eight others were injured after two UAE oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in Omani waters near the Strait of Hormuz earlier, according to the UAE's defence ministry. The ministry of external affairs has condemned the attack.
