Share 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 formatSubscribeA U.S. warship launches a munition at an unknown location during what the U.S. military says is its latest wave of strikes on Iran, hitting Iranian military targets such as coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure, and maritime capabilities, in this still image taken from handout video released July 16, 2026. Credit: U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERSA U.S. warship launches a munition at an unknown location during what the U.S. military says is its latest wave of strikes on Iran, hitting Iranian military targets such as coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure, and maritime capabilities, in this still image taken from handout video released July 16, 2026. Credit: U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERSThe United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by increasingly hitting bridges, part of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched new missile attacks against U.S.-allied nations in the Middle East, including Qatar, a key mediator in the war.The interim ceasefire agreed to last month has collapsed, and the region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks by the U.S. and Iran as they battle for control of the strait. Iranian officials say U.S. strikes have killed more than 35 people and wounded over 300 others, with new casualties reported in Friday's strikes.Haaretz PodcastRep. Ro Khanna to Haaretz: ‘I’m more disturbed by Israel’s lies’ than being detained in West BankHaaretz PodcastRep. Ro Khanna to Haaretz: ‘I’m more disturbed by Israel’s lies’ than being detained in West Banktotal-- : --time0:00When the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Iran on Feb. 28, Tehran effectively closed the strait to shipping traffic, a move that sent the price of oil soaring and gave Iran major leverage in negotiations.Speaking in a primetime address to the American public, Trump insisted the war was going well."We are likewise winning big in Iran, and you will see the fruits of that labor very, very shortly," Trump said.The U.S. airstrikes hit bridges overnight into Friday in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, killing at least seven people, Iranian state television reported. The attacks hit Bandar Khamir, a city on Iran's coast on the Strait of Hormuz.The U.S. military's Central Command said it hit dozens of targets in its latest airstrikes, which concluded at dawn Friday, the sixth night in a row of American attacks.In the NewsU.S. Hits More Bridges in Iran in an Expansion of Its Airstrike CampaignNetanyahu Hopes Political Harikari Keeps His Bloc, and His Grip on Power, AliveClothes Like Homes: Sasson Kedem's Oversized Vision Finds a New GenerationU.S. Completes Sixth Night of Strikes on Iran; Qatar Under Missile AttackMaine Democratic Senate Candidates Echo Platner's anti-Israel Rhetoric at DebateRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Netanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?Eisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Ro Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' Him103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic Vote