July 18, 2026UpdatesIran says it destroyed Bahrain AI center, U.S. drone depot in strikesIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said late Friday that it had destroyed Bahrain's main artificial intelligence center and a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle depot in a series of attacks using ballistic missiles and drones, according to Iran's state news agency IRNA.The reported attacks came amid a broader Iranian response to a seventh consecutive night of U.S. strikes on Iran. Earlier Friday, the IRGC said it had targeted U.S. military facilities across the region, including a special operations command center at al-Tanf in Syria.Bahrain hosts the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, which oversees American naval operations across the Middle East, including the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.RECAP: U.S. launches seventh night of strikes on Iran; Tehran threatens 'full-scale offensive'Here are Friday's latest updates:■ The U.S. military launched a new wave of strikes on Iranian infrastructure overnight Friday, marking the seventh consecutive night of attacks, U.S. Central Command said. CENTCOM said the strikes were carried out at President Donald Trump's direction and aimed at "continuing to degrade the Iranian regime's military capabilities."■ Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, warned that Tehran would shift to a broader offensive if the U.S. campaign continues. "If U.S. strikes continue for several more days, we will move into a phase of full-scale offensive operations," Rezaei, a former Revolutionary Guards commander, told Iranian state television.■ Iran's Revolutionary Guards said its navy targeted a Thai-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz after it allegedly ignored warnings and attempted to pass through without authorization. The report, carried by Tasnim news agency, did not provide further details.■ The U.S. military said it destroyed a maritime surveillance tower on Iran's coast in the Gulf of Oman that it said was used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to track and target commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.■ The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it attacked a U.S. Special Operations command center at al-Tanf in Syria in retaliation for the killing of Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr, according to Tasnim news agency. ■ Nine members of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group were killed in a suspected Iranian missile strike on the group's headquarters in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, Kurdish sources said. A Komala member said the compound near Sulaimaniyah was hit by six ballistic missiles. Iranian authorities have not commented.■ The European Union called on Israel to halt further settlement expansion, legalization of outposts, land appropriation and demolitions in the West Bank. The statement came after Israel's security cabinet approved a 1.3 billion shekel budget for establishing 34 new settlements.■ The United States is preparing to send dozens of additional aerial refueling aircraft to Israel amid plans for a possible escalation of strikes against Iran, Axios reported. Israeli officials said the move would bring the number of U.S. refueling aircraft in Israel closer to levels seen at the start of the war.■ The Knesset approved a law keeping mandatory military service in the IDF at 32 months, despite the military's demand to extend service to 36 months due to a shortage of combat troops. The IDF warned that shortening service further could severely strain regular and reserve forces.■ Israeli settlers stole dozens of sheep and goats from Palestinian livestock pens in the West Bank village of Imneizil while Israeli soldiers were present, residents and witnesses told Haaretz. Witnesses said settlers also attacked two Palestinian women, who were later treated by the Red Crescent.U.S. says it has launched strikes on Iranian infrastructure for seventh night in a rowThe U.S. military launched a new wave of strikes on Iranian infrastructure overnight Friday, marking the seventh consecutive night of attacks, U.S. Central Command said.CENTCOM said the strikes were carried out at the direction of the president and aimed at "continuing to degrade the Iranian regime's military capabilities."CENTCOM launched a round of strikes against Iran at 3 p.m. ET today for the seventh consecutive night. The strikes are designed to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities at the Commander in Chief's direction.The latest strikes came after the United States expanded its campaign beyond military targets, hitting infrastructure including bridges, energy facilities and sites near key Iranian ports, according to reports. Iranian officials said several bridges in southern Iran were struck, while the U.S. said its targets were linked to Iran's military capabilities and operations around the Strait of Hormuz.Iran has responded to the U.S. strikes with attacks across the region. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted the U.S. Special Operations headquarters at Al-Tanf in Syria and claimed attacks against American military facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait and other Gulf states. The claims were not independently verified.