Day: July 16, 2026

Iran warns Strait of Hormuz is a ‘red line’ and vows to resist until the end

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Expanding strikes, US hits targets around Tehran and province that is home to Iran’s missile program * Kuwait downs Iranian drones as air raid sirens sound in Bahrain By ToI StaffToday, 2:32 amShare Screen capture from video of Iran’s military spokesperson Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, January 2026. (YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law) The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold. Woman killed by passing vehicle after exiting car on side of highway A woman has been killed after being hit by a car on a highway near the Iron Interchange in northern …

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US launches strikes on Iran for the fifth consecutive day

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 July 16, 2026 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon. (CENTCOM) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps announced on Thursday morning that it had carried out attacks on Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait in response to the U.S. strikes. By JNS The U.S. military launched a second wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, hours after an earlier round of attacks, U.S. Central Command said. The strikes marked the fifth straight day of U.S. attacks on Iranian regime targets. The evening strikes, which concluded at 9 p.m. Eastern, targeted Iranian command centers; air defense sites; missile and drone capabilities; and coastal surveillance facilities, …

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