27 mins ago – 2.09AMMain developmentsWelcome to Need to Know this Thursday, July 16. Here are some of the main developments from overnight. The United States launched a series of daylight strikes on targets inside Iran, as fighting in the region continued to intensify. United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer farewell the House of Commons, while reports that incoming leader Andy Burnham will appoint a fiscally conservative chancellor lifted the mood of investors.Russia said that any multinational force sent by Ukraine’s allies to deploy there in the event of a peace deal would be viewed it as a threat and a legitimate military target.