LiveLive Updates July 15, 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 15, 2026UpdatesIran executes man convicted of arson during January protests, Mizan reportsIranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan 2026. Credit: UGC / APIranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan 2026. Credit: UGC / APIran executed ‌a man on ⁠Wednesday who was ⁠convicted of setting fire to a governor's office and attacking ‌a police ‌station during unrest in the central city of Dehaqan in January, the judiciary's ⁠Mizan news agency reported.Mizan identified ‌the ⁠man as ‌Mohammad Amini Dehaghani and said the ⁠Supreme Court had upheld his death ‌sentence.82-year-old Israeli dies from wounds sustained in April Iranian missile strikeAn 82-year-old Israeli who was severely wounded in an Iranian missile strike on Haifa during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran in April died from his wounds on Wednesday.Michael KatzMichael KatzThe man, Michael Katz, was wounded when his residential building in Haifa took a direct hit, in an Iranian strike that also killed four neighbors, members of the Gerschovich family. Katz, survived by his wife, two sons and six grandchildren, worked at Israeli defense firm Rafael for decades.Read the full articleIsraeli woman lightly wounded after Palestinians threw rocks at cars in West Bank, IDF and medics sayOne Israeli civilian was wounded after "terrorists" threw rocks at Israeli vehicles driving near the settlement of Ma'ale Levona in the West Bank, the IDF said.Medics said a lightly wounded woman, 62, was given medical treatment and evacuated to a hospital.According to the statement, two vehicles were damaged in the incident. "IDF soldiers have begun conducting searches for the suspects, and the area of Sinjil is temporarily encircled," the statement said.Iran Guards say they targeted U.S. Fifth Fleet facilities in Bahrain, warn on energy routesIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Wednesday it had targeted what it described as command-and-control, logistics, fuel and military equipment facilities belonging to the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.This was in response to what it said were U.S. actions in the Indian Ocean and efforts to control the Strait of Hormuz and restrict shipping routes.The Guards warned that if Washington sought to block the region's oil and gas exports by controlling maritime routes, other export routes serving U.S. and allied interests could also be closed, saying regional energy exports would be "for everyone or for no one".Earlier on Wednesday, Bahrain's Interior Ministry said air raid sirens had sounded and urged residents to remain calm and seek shelter.U.S. renews naval blockade on Iranian ports, strikes dozens of Iranian military sites near Hormuz, CENTCOM saysU.S. forces launched a wave of precision airstrikes against Iranian military targets late Tuesday, hours after resuming a naval blockade against vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports.According to U.S. Central Command, fighter aircraft, drones and naval vessels launched precision munitions at 10 P.M. EDT. The seven-hour operation targeted dozens of Iranian missile and drone sites, naval assets and coastal defense systems near the Strait of Hormuz and along the Iranian coast.Military officials said the strikes aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping and civilian crews. The action followed the implementation of a naval blockade, which went into effect at 4 P.M. EDT Tuesday.CENTCOM officials stated that U.S. forces remain prepared to execute further operations directed by the president.U.K. summons senior Iranian diplomat over alleged proxy attacks in EuropeBritain on Tuesday summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in London over what the U.K. government said was Iran's role in directing proxy groups to carry out attacks across Europe in recent months.Charge d'Affaires Ali Nasimfar was summoned to the foreign ministry over the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force allegedly directing a group to carry out attacks across Europe between March and May, the British Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.It identified the proxy group as the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right. Calling the activity "completely unacceptable," the foreign ministry said, "Despite repeated warnings, Iran's intelligence services have not ceased in their hostile activity. Instead, Iran has sought to intensify its malign behaviour."The Iranian embassy in London could not immediately be reached for comment outside regular business hours. Iran, which is at war with the United States and Israel, has previously denied using proxies.Britain on Monday designated the IRGC and a linked group as a security threat under new powers aimed at preventing foreign states from using proxies for activities such as surveillance and sabotage.Tehran on Tuesday condemned the decision, saying the IRGC was an official part of Iran's armed forces and accusing Britain of violating international law by targeting a state institution.The Quds Force is the IRGC's overseas arm. 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