Iran War News Highlights: Iran Says No Plans For Talks With US, Focus On Defence
Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened to halt all Middle East energy exports in response to the US naval blockade. Tehran vows action till 'final victory'
The US military launched a fresh seven-hour wave of strikes on dozens of Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and along the country's coast on Tuesday, as Washington resumed its naval blockade of vessels travelling to and from Iranian ports.
The strikes came as the US reimposed a naval blockade on Iran over Tehran's attacks on ships trying to get through the Strait of Hormuz. Central Command said the strikes lasted for seven hours and targeted missile and drone sites, as well as Iranian coastal defences and naval assets. Iran has not offered any immediate casualty or damage information.
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday threatened to halt all energy exports from the Middle East over the US reimposing a naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. The Guard made the threat after the blockade began. There have been days of U.S. airstrikes targeting Iran, and Iranian retaliatory attacks, over who controls the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement carried by Iranian state television, the Guard threatened oil and gas exports from the region. "The export of oil and gas from the region will be either for everyone or for no one,” it said. Tehran said it won't stop its current military/political response until it achieves what it defines as "final victory," as attacks continue.
The strait once saw a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded pass through it in peacetime.
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Iran War Live Updates: US Treasury Sanctions Individuals Allegedly Tied To IRGC Weapons Procurement
The US Treasury sanctioned individuals allegedly involved in an international network supporting weapons procurement efforts on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as per an 'X' post.
Today, following Iran’s attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned targets involved in an international network supporting weapons procurement efforts on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
— Treasury Department (@USTreasury) July 15, 2026
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Says No Plans For Talks With US, Focus On Defence
Iran's Tansim News Agency reported that the country has no plans to engage in talks with the US. The news agency cited Foreign Ministry Esmail Baghaei.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran FM Araghchi Travels To Doha, Qatar To Pay Respects Over Passing Of Former Emir
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Doha, Qatar to offer his condolences over the passing of the nation's former Emir, according to reports. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani died at the age of 74, as per an announcement on Sunday.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Says Hormuz To Remain Closed, Fires Two Warning Shots At Vessels
Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported that the country had declared the Strait of Hormuz closed for the traversal of commercial vessels. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired two "warning shots" to halt vessels in the area, as per the report.
Iran War Live Updates: US Announces Completion Of Latest Wave Of Strikes On Iran
The US Central Command said that it has completed its latest wave of strikes against Iran.
"CENTCOM launched precision munitions against coastal defense systems and cruise missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb Island during the 90-minute wave," it said in an 'X' post.
Iran War Live Updates: US Launches Fresh Wave Of Strikes On Iran To Further 'Degrade' Military Capability
The US Central Command stated that it launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran to degrade its military capabilities, via an 'X' post.
"At 6 a.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching a wave of strikes against Iran. The strikes are designed to further degrade military capabilities Iranian forces have used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," the post said.
At 6 a.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching a wave of strikes against Iran. The strikes are designed to further degrade military capabilities Iranian forces have used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 15, 2026
Iran War Live Updates: Trump's Dangerous Threat
US President Donald Trump told Fox News Channel that more US strikes against Iran were coming over the next two days and that bridges and power plants could be targets by next week unless negotiations resume. Already, the US has struck at least one bridge.
“You'd better make a deal, or you're not going to have anything left,” Trump warned.
Iran War Live Updates: Did Iran Track US Troops Using Mobile Data?
Iranian-linked actors allegedly carried out a coordinated cyber-surveillance campaign to track the movements of US military personnel and contractors across the Middle East before and during the recent conflict with Iran, raising fresh concerns over vulnerabilities in commercial mobile technologies and global telecommunications networks, according to a report.
Iran War Live Updates: Interim Peace Deal Is In Peril
Under the interim deal, Iran agreed that passage through the strait would remain free of charge for 60 days — but the agreement left open what would happen after. Iran asserts it has the right to manage traffic and potentially charge fees. The US has disputed that. Regional mediators, meanwhile, are still trying to get the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table.
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: US Attacks Chabahar Maritime Traffic Control Center Again | Video
The United States on Wednesday once again attacked Chabahar Maritime Traffic Control Center. The videos of explosion went viral on social media platforms.
According to Tasnim News, the United States had targeted the facility for a second time. The footage showed a large explosion and smoke rising from the port area.
Iran War Live Updates: Indian Crew Member Confirmed Dead
An Indian national who went missing following an attack on the commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman is confirmed dead, according to Reuters.
Iran War Live Updates: Strikes And Counterstrikes Resume Across Mideast
US Central Command said it struck several areas in Iran earlier Tuesday; Tehran acknowledged the strikes but provided no overall casualty or damage assessments.
Hours after the US said it ended its strikes, the Iranian city of Bushehr on the Persian Gulf was hit in at least four locations, the IRNA news agency reported. Explosions in the southwestern city of Ahvaz and the southern port city of Bandar Abbas also were reported by Iranian state media Tuesday night.
The attacks again raised the possibility that Gulf Arab states were retaliating against Iran without discussing it in public.
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: US Blockade Timeframe
The US first imposed the blockade in mid-April and then lifted it in mid-June, a day after signing the interim deal that set a 60-day period for negotiations over issues like Iran's nuclear program, but talks have stalled as fighting over the strait has intensified.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Holds Situation Room Meeting
US President Donald Trump convened a Situation Room meeting on Tuesday to discuss a wider offensive against Iran, going beyond the current strikes concentrated around the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran War Live Updates: US Reimposes Blockade
The US military said it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran's attacks on commercial ships on the Strait of Hormuz, as the interim ceasefire deal unravels and concerns grow about a return to all-out war.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says He's Replacing Fees With Gulf Investments
US President Donald Trump said that he was called by the region's “kings and emirs,” who suggested an alternate arrangement to charging ships fees to pass through the strait like the president proposed a day earlier.
“They said we'd love to do it a different way. We'd love to invest in the United States with billions and billions of dollars,” Trump told reporters Tuesday in the Oval Office.
Trump said he preferred that arrangement to charging tolls “because I don't think anybody should be able to charge a fee for the strait.”
It was unclear if the investment deals would be new commitments relative to what Trump announced after a visit last year to the Middle East.
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: Kuwait Refinery, US Infrastructure In Bahrain Hit
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Wednesday to have struck a fuel logistics facility at Mina Abdullah in Kuwait, even as Kuwaiti air defences confronted multiple hostile drone attacks.
Iran War Live Updates: Jordan Shoots Down Three Iran's Missiles
Jordan's military says it shot down three missiles launched by Iran targeting the kingdom, reports AP.
Iran War Live Updates: Bahrain, Kuwait Attacked
Both Bahrain and Kuwait came under attack as Iran retaliated over US strikes targeting it and the reimposed blockade. Bahrain sounded its missile alert siren, while Kuwait's military said its air defences were firing to shoot down incoming missiles and drones.
Both countries host US military forces and have been repeatedly targeted by Iran as tensions have mounted over the Strait of Hormuz.
(Source: AP)
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