LiveLive Updates July 17, 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 17, 2026UpdatesAt least 38 killed, 400 wounded in U.S. strikes on Iran this month, Iran Health Ministry saysAt least 38 people have been killed in U.S. strikes on Iran so far this month, Iran's Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said on X, with more than 400 others wounded.The figures are presumed to refer to civilians as Iranian authorities typically report military casualties separately.The spokesman's death toll, which was given on Friday morning, also appears to exclude casualties from the latest wave of U.S. strikes overnight. Iranian media initially reported eight people killed in those attacks.China, Pakistan call for U.S.-Iran cease-fire, resumption of talksChina's Foreign ‌Minister Wang Yi and his ⁠Pakistani counterpart ⁠Ishaq Dar called for a cease-fire and the resumption of dialogue ‌between the ‌United States and Iran, the Chinese foreign ministry said, citing talks between the ministers in Shanghai ⁠on Thursday.Wang urged all parties to ‌fulfill ⁠their ‌commitments and abide by the cease-fire memorandum of ⁠understanding, the foreign ministry said.Seven people killed in U.S. strikes on bridges in southern Iran, IRNA news agency reportsA 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 REUTERSUnited States airstrikes targeting infrastructure in southern Iran have killed seven people, Iranian state media reported Friday, as Washington expanded its air campaign following threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to pressure Tehran into easing its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.The seven were killed in U.S. attacks on bridges in Bandar Khamir, a port city in southern Iran, IRNA reported, citing the Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences.The state-run IRNA news agency reported the death toll following the latest wave of early Friday morning strikes, which increasingly targeted bridges in the southern region of the country.See full story.In the NewsHaredi Party Leader Says Courts 'Have No Authority,' IDF Chief 'Has Lost It'Israel's Knesset Approves Its Dissolution, Netanyahu Votes in FavorU.S. Hits Bridges, Airport in Strikes – Killing Seven – Iranian State Media SaysNetanyahu Hopes Political Harakiri Keeps His Bloc, and His Grip on Power, AliveClothes Like Homes: Sasson Kedem's Oversized Vision Finds a New GenerationRemembering 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?103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic VoteRo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' Him