Published on
16/07/2026 - 5:45 GMT+2
The US military claims to have ended its latest wave of strikes on Iran early Thursday, striking targets further north and around Tehran for the first time in this latest round of violence. American forces also say they have hit a ship they accuses of trying to break their naval blockade on Iran. Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic retaliated by launching missiles and drones at Bahrain and Kuwait.
Iranian state media reported that American strikes struck around Tehran, Qeshm Island and the southern port city of Chabahar, as well as, the northern Semnan province which holds Iran's ballistic missile production and space program.
As the US Central Command said in a post on X that US forces struck "Iranian command centers, air defence sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities" as well as "multiple locations including Bandar Abbas."
