Live Updates July 12, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 12, 2026UpdatesU.S. Central Command says third round of strikes on Iran completeThe U.S. Central Command said it completed a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday, hitting approximately 140 Iranian military targets with precision munitions.CENTCOM said the operation targeted missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition storage facilities, communications networks and coastal surveillance locations, following Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.IRGC says strikes on U.S. base in Qatar, vessel in Hormuz and port in OmanIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Sunday it struck and disabled a second vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, targeted the U.S. strategic air base at Al Udeid in Qatar with ballistic missiles, destroying its fighter jet maintenance center and command and control facility and destroyed logistical support centers and refueling platforms for U.S. aircraft carriers at the Port of Duqm in Oman.UAE, Qatar say they intercepted Iranian missile attackThe United Arab Emirates and Qatar said Sunday they had intercepted Iranian attacks. In a statement, the Emirati Ministry of Defense said its air defenses intercepted Iranian drone and missile threats. According to the ministry, explosions heard across the country were the result of defense operations. Qatar said in a statement that its armed forces had intercepted a missile attack. Congressman calls for the arrest of IDF soldiers involved in his West Bank detention U.S. Democratic Representative Ro Khanna called on Sunday for the arrest of four Israeli soldiers who he said assisted armed Israeli settlers in detaining him during a visit to the West Bank this week. "The Israeli government is lying to cover up for 4 IDF soldiers who aided violent settlers brandishing M4 guns and threatening American lives," he said in a post on X. "I am calling for their arrest and prosecution." Khanna was responding to a report in the New York Post claiming he refused an offer from the Israeli Embassy to meet with released Israeli hostages and survivors of the October 7, 2023, attacks. "I have met with Israeli hostages and condemned the brutal, terrorist attacks of October 7. That does excuse the IDF from detaining American citizens," he said.On Saturday, an Israeli security source told Haaretz that Khanna had not coordinated his visit in advance, meaning appropriate security arrangements were not made. The source added that forces in the area were initially unaware of the incident until they were contacted by Israel's Foreign Ministry. U.S. says it launched fresh strikes on Iranian targets, blasts reported in IranU.S. Central Command said Sunday it had launched a third round of strikes against Iran following an attack on a Cyprus-flagged container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. According to CENTCOM, the attack by Iran's Revolutionary Guards caused significant damage to the M/V GFS Galaxy and ignited a fire on board. One crew member is missing, the command said.Britain's UKMTO maritime security agency reported a container ship had sustained damage to the rear of the vessel, causing an onboard fire. The vessel was nine nautical miles east of Oman, the report said. The agency later said the crew had abandoned the vessel and evacuated to a lifeboat. CENTCOM said, "The United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran's ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait."Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay.At 7:15 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching the third round of strikes this week against Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces blatantly attacked M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. A civilian crewDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a post on X that Iran had made "a poor choice," adding, "Now they pay."Iranian state media reported explosions in several areas of the country, including the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. 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