Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificWorld CupMiddle EastExplainedOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomySportHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuUS-Israel war on IranStrait of HormuzWhat is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain?Why have strikes resumed?Bodies of EvidenceLive updates, Intense exchange of fire between US and Iran as US attacks shift further into Iran’s interior.Video Duration 00 minutes 53 seconds 00:53A seventh night of US strikes cuts water to villages in Iran’s southBy Heba Habib, Enes Abuomer and Alex Milan DuriePublished On 18 Jul 2026
US forces began launching new air strikes against Iran at 6pm ET at US President Donald Trump’s direction, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
Earlier, CENTCOM said two US service members were killed in Jordan yesterday as “partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks” with another service member “missing in action”.
