{"id":217053,"date":"2026-07-14T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/us-bombs-iran-again-tehran-strikes-gulf-tankers-whats-the-latest-al-jazeera\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:08:00","slug":"us-bombs-iran-again-tehran-strikes-gulf-tankers-whats-the-latest-al-jazeera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/us-bombs-iran-again-tehran-strikes-gulf-tankers-whats-the-latest-al-jazeera\/","title":{"rendered":"US bombs Iran again, Tehran strikes Gulf, tankers: What\u2019s the latest? – Al Jazeera"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Trump has threatened to strike targets in Iran including Pickaxe Mountain, he has said a deal is possible.<\/em>
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US launches more attacks on Iran as Trump reimposes Hormuz blockade
The United States carried out attacks against Iran<\/a> for a third consecutive night late on Monday.
Iran has continued to hit targets in the Gulf in several waves of retaliatory strikes on Tuesday, including UAE\u2011flagged oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait.<\/p>\n

Here is a recap of what has happened on Monday night and Tuesday, and what each side has said.
US Central Command, the military\u2019s regional command known as CENTCOM, said its latest strikes began at 4:45pm ET (20:45 GMT) on Monday and were aimed at degrading Iran\u2019s capacity to attack \u201cinnocent civilians and commercial shipping\u201d in the strait.
CENTCOM later announced the conclusion of its strikes and\u00a0said<\/a> the latest round of attacks on Iran lasted five hours. It added that US forces \u201csuccessfully struck military targets across Iran including Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas\u201d.
Iranian state television and semi-official news agencies reported explosions throughout the night across the country\u2019s southern coast, including the port city of Bandar Abbas, and on Kish and Qeshm islands, as well as the town of Jam in Bushehr province.
A projectile that struck western Bandar Abbas caused no casualties, the Fars news agency reported, citing the regional governor\u2019s office.
For its part, Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had launched a wider retaliatory campaign against US allies and interests across the Gulf.
Iran\u2019s Tasnim news agency reported that Iranian forces had struck several \u201cviolating\u201d vessels in the strait, and that a US-made drone had been shot down near Bandar Abbas.
The UAE: <\/strong>The\u00a0UAE<\/a> said two of its oil tankers had been hit by Iranian cruise missiles in Omani waters in the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE added that one Indian national crew member had been killed on one of the tankers, and eight other people were wounded.
Iran\u2019s Tasnim news agency said the IRGC hit two \u201coffending\u201d oil supertankers, citing an IRGC statement \u2013 apparently referring to the two UAE tankers.
Kuwait: <\/strong>The Iranian army\u00a0said on Monday<\/a>\u00a0that it had carried out a drone attack on US military targets in Kuwait. In a statement posted by state broadcaster IRIB, the army said it launched drones at a US Patriot missile system, fuel tanks, a watchtower, an ammunition depot and communication systems.
Bahrain: <\/strong>The IRGC\u00a0said<\/a> it targeted \u201cseveral weapons storage depots, a satellite communications centre, and a building housing US forces\u201d at al-Juffair Base in Bahrain. It also said<\/a> it had hit the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain with missiles and drones.
Air sirens have been heard four times in Bahrain on Tuesday so far.
Jordan: <\/strong>Jordan\u2019s army\u00a0said<\/a> it shot down four missiles in Jordanian airspace that were fired from Iran, according to the official Petra news agency. After this, the IRGC said it launched ballistic missiles at US forces and key facilities at an airbase in Jordan.
In a message addressed directly to Jordanians, the IRGC insisted that the operation was aimed at the US military presence in the country rather than at Jordan or its citizens. \u201cYou know that we hold no animosity toward your country. On the contrary, we deeply love you, the noble people. You understand the pain and suffering of the Palestinian people better than any other nation, and you are aware of the crimes of the Zionist regime in the massacre of 70,000 Palestinians, including 20,000 children in Gaza, carried out with the direct involvement of the United States,\u201d it said.
US President Donald Trump formally notified Congress on July 10 that fighting with Iran had resumed on July 7, invoking his authority to keep US forces in combat for another 60 days without lawmakers\u2019 approval.
At a news conference on Monday, Trump said Iran\u2019s offensive capabilities were being dismantled, but he still thinks a \u201cdeal is possible\u201d despite the return to open fighting.
Trump also repeated an earlier demand that Gulf nations help cover the cost of protecting shipping, saying Washington was \u201cprotecting a very rich portion of the world\u201d and expected to be paid for it.
On Monday, Trump also threatened to \u201ctake out\u201d Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La, also known as Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected nuclear site near the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran.
Meanwhile, the US blockade on Iran, confirmed by the US Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Centre (JMIC), is due to begin at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The US\u2019s blockade covers Iran\u2019s ports and terminals along the entire southern coastline, according to JMIC.
Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian Parliament\u2019s National Security Committee, has warned that Iran remains steadfast in defending its red lines, following the formal introduction of a bill to manage the Strait of Hormuz.
In an X post on Tuesday, Azizi wrote: \u201cLast night, coinciding with the downing of US drones, the \u2018Strategic Action for the Security and Sustainable Progress of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf\u2019 bill was formally introduced in Iran\u2019s Parliament. We remain steadfast in defending our red lines, particularly regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d
Oil prices\u00a0rose more<\/a>\u00a0than 9 percent on Monday, with Brent crude climbing to about $81 a barrel, its highest level since mid-June.
Kpler, the ship-tracking firm, said crossings through the strait fell by about 52 percent between July 10 and July 12, compared with the previous week.<\/p>\n

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