US military conducts strikes against Iran for seventh consecutive day
Iran says 38 people have been killed and more than 400 wounded as the United States and Tehran trade drone and missile strikes.
- United States forces struck Iran for a seventh consecutive night on Saturday, hitting Hormozgan province near the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian state media reported at least three people killed and eight wounded.
- Since the conflict began on February 28, 2026, with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the health ministry reported at least 38 dead and more than 400 wounded as hostilities expanded beyond the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iranian Revolutionary Guards reported two oil tankers exploded after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, and claimed retaliatory strikes against United States military targets in Kuwait and Jordan.
- Major-General Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, warned that Tehran will resume "full-scale offensive operations" if United States strikes continue for another two or three days.
- Middle East specialist David Khalfa noted a "widening range of strategic infrastructure" is being drawn into the conflict, telling AFP that both sides perceive compromise as "a form of capitulation.
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U.S. and Iran Exchange New Strikes as Middle East Tensions Escalate for Seventh Consecutive Night
The conflict between the United States and Iran intensified on July 17 as American forces carried out a seventh consecutive night of military strikes against Iranian targets, while Tehran responded by launching missile and drone attacks toward countries hosting U.S. military installations across the Middle East.
The United States and Iran continued to exchange attacks on Saturday night. It is the seventh consecutive night of attacks and a ceasefire does not seem to be in sight at this time, writes the AP news agency.
The war between the US and Iran escalated further on its seventh night. Following CENTCOM's launch of a new wave of attacks on various Iranian cities, Iran targeted ships believed to be US-backed in the Strait of Hormuz, reported explosions on two oil tankers, and launched missile and drone attacks on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. With air defense systems deployed across the region, tensions in the Gulf reached a critical point.
Most of today's information on the resumption of hostilities between Washington and Tehran.
US launches seventh consecutive night of strikes as Iran conflict intensifies
It comes as Iran issued a 'zero hour' warning to the US which has continued to target 'surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage and maritime capabilities'
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According to U.S. information, surveillance facilities, weapons camps and other military infrastructure were bombed. Iranian media spoke of attacks on civilian infrastructure
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