US-Iran War News Highlights: US Likely To Add Iran To Russia Sanctions Bill

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US President Donald Trump stated that the country may add Iran to the 'Russia Sanctions Bill' which is expected to impose considerable sanctions and tariffs on those countries that continue purchasing oil, natural gas, uranium or petroleum products from Russia.

The bill is an attempt to weaken Russia's finances during its ongoing war against Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump said that he had "no regrets" on the 60-day oil waiver that the country had given Iran, stating that he "gave Iran a chance."

US President Donald Trump stated that he preferred investments from Gulf nations and other countries into the US over the payment of a fee to traverse the Strait Of Hormuz. 

I don't like the concept of a Hormuz fee, Trump said.

US President Donald Trump stated that he was contacted by Gulf countries after his announcement regarding the country taking 20% of the cargo from the ships passing through the Strait Of Hormuz, in exchange for "guarding" it. He named Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. 

This was later changed to countries having trade deals with the US instead. 

Trump called the toll a "reimbursement" and stated that "nobody" should be able to charge a fee for traversing the Strait.

Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported that the US had hit Kish island and destroyed its water and power sites.

US President Donald Trump has announced that he will replace the newly levied 20% cargo fees on ships passing through Hormuz with trade deals. However, he specified that decision is not valid for Iran. 

Trump, in a post on truth social on Tuesday, said that Hormuz is open to all ship traffic except for Iran, following "productive talks" with Middle East leaders.

Read more: Trump Says Will Replace 20% Hormuz Cargo Fee With 'Trade Deals'

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that any new attacks from Iran would lead to a "stronger response", according to a Bloomberg report. This development comes after Iran launched strikes against countries that it deemed to be holding US military facilities.

India's spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal called for the "safe flow of commerce" through the Strait of Hormuz. This development comes after US President Donald Trump called the US the 'Guardian Of Hormuz'. He said that the country would take 20% of the cargo carried by ships passing through the Strait Of Hormuz in exchange for "guarding" it.

"We are closely following the developments in West Asia. We call for safe flow of commerce through Strait of Hormuz. It is critical for whole world not just us," Jaiswal said.

Israel's Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar stated that the country was ready to move forward with its deal with Lebanon, which involves a withdrawal of its forces from the region and the disarmament of Hezbollah, according to a Reuters report.

According to Al Jazeera, an opinion published in the French daily Le Monde, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Oman’s foreign minister, writes that his country bears “a particular responsibility” because its territorial waters border the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.

“Complex talks have begun to shape a lasting framework guaranteeing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,” he wrote in Le Monde on Sunday.

Another tanker was struck by a missile off the coast of Oman, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said.

"UKMTO has received a report of an incident 13NM southeast of Limah, Oman. A tanker has reported being hit by a missile while transiting outbound on the southern route. Authorities are investigating," the British organisation said in a statement.

UKMTO WARNING 087-26 - ATTACK

Click here to view the full warning ⤵️ https://t.co/K9ry6dSGTe#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/KyMMsk7AqZ

— UKMTO Operations Centre (@UK_MTO) July 14, 2026

Two members of the Islamic State group were executed after they were convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, Iranian state television reported Tuesday.

The report identified the men as Mohieddin Abdollahi and Hossein Palani. It said they belonged to an Islamic State cell that formed after the group's territorial defeat in Iraq and Syria and had planned attacks inside Iran.

According to the report, Iranian security forces identified the cell's hideout in the Bamo mountain area near the Iraqi border before it could carry out its plans. Several militants were killed and others arrested during the operation, in which three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were also killed. Authorities said they also seized weapons, ammunition and other equipment.

The two men were convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, and were hanged after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences. The judiciary did not disclose where the executions were carried out.

(Source: AP)

The Indian Enbassy in the UAE offered condolences to the seafarer who died in the attack on vessel on the Strait Of Hormuz.

"We condole the tragic loss of an Indian seafarer in the attacks on two vessels, Al Bahiyah & Mombasa B. We are closely monitoring the situation and are in touch with the local authorities to render all possible assistance to the injured and families."

We condole the tragic loss of an Indian seafarer in the attacks on two vessels, Al Bahiyah & Mombasa B. We are closely monitoring the situation and are in touch with the local authorities to render all possible assistance to the injured and families.

— India in UAE (@IndembAbuDhabi) July 14, 2026

The United Arab Emirates' Defence Ministry said early Tuesday that Iran attacked two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one mariner and wounding eight others.

The Emirati Defence Ministry said Iran launched two cruise missiles at the tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah.

The attacks set both tankers ablaze, though the fires were extinguished.

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed the attack on the tankers, saying the vessels “ignored repeated warnings.”

“They chose to pass through a minefield and were subsequently targeted and disabled,” the Guard said.
 
 

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticised Trump’s announcement that the US plans to impose a 20% tariff on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

"Back in the day, that used to be called piracy," Lula said in remarks delivered in Sao Paolo, Brazil on Monday.

"A major country like the United States, which I believe has long fought against piracy, cannot now become a pirate itself," he said.
 

(Source: Al Jazeera)

Jordan’s armed forces have shot down four missiles in Jordanian airspace that were fired from Iran, Petra news agency reported.
 

The US military's official tally of deaths in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea.

The number of wounded troops from the conflict also has grown to more than 400 as of Monday. Capt. Tim Hawkins, spokesman for US Central Command, said the majority of them suffered traumatic brain injuries.

The Pentagon's war casualty count added one non-hostile death in July. It is the first death recorded since 13 service members were killed in separate incidents in March at the beginning of the war.
 

(Source: AP)

US President Donald Trump says military operations against Iran could continue for another two to three weeks, while threatening to target Iran's heavily fortified "Pickaxe Mountain" nuclear facility.

(Source: Al Jazeera)

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) completed the latest wave of strikes against Iran at 10:15 p.m. ET on July 13. During the five-hour mission, US forces successfully struck military targets across Iran including Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping. CENTCOM forces employed precision munitions against Iranian coastal defense systems, missile and drone sites, and maritime capabilities. 

More than 50,000 U.S. service members are currently deployed across the Middle East. American forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready.
 

The Emirati Defence Ministry said the attack on the tankers killed one Indian national and wounded six Indians and two Ukrainians.

"The UAE reserves its full right to respond to this escalation and to take all necessary measures to protect its territory, its citizens and residents," the Defence Ministry added.

The Emirates used similar language before launching attacks against Iran during the war. Fighter jets could be heard overhead on Tuesday morning in Dubai.

(Source: AP)

The US launched strikes on Iran early on Tuesday morning. Iran responded with attacks targeting Bahrain and two tankers associated with the United Arab Emirates traveling through the strait, killing one mariner and wounding eight others. 

Bahrain sounds missile alert sirens as Iran retaliates over new round of US airstrikes, reports AP.

US President Donald Trump has sent Congress formal notification that hostilities against Iran resumed on July 7, a letter his administration sees as opening a new 60-day window to use the military in the region without congressional approval.

"I directed this military action consistent with my responsibility to protect Americans and United States' national security and foreign policy interests," Trump said in the letter, dated July 10, and seen by Reuters on Monday.

The letter outlines Trump's actions including ordering a two-week ceasefire on April 7, which was extended, and his administration's efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

US President Donald Trump has sent Congress formal notification that hostilities against Iran resumed on July 7, a letter his administration sees as opening a new 60-day window to use the military in the region without congressional approval.

"I directed this military action consistent with my responsibility to protect Americans and United States' national security and foreign policy interests," Trump said in the letter, dated July 10, and seen by Reuters on Monday.

The letter outlines Trump's actions including ordering a two-week ceasefire on April 7, which was extended, and his administration's efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

In a post on X, Iran FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi said, "POTUS is absolutely right. Whoever provides secure and safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz should be compensated for this service. Iran has always been the GUARDIAN of the Strait and will remain so FOREVER. 20% is of course too much. We will be fair."

POTUS is absolutely right. Whoever provides secure and safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz should be compensated for this service.

Iran has always been the GUARDIAN of the Strait and will remain so FOREVER.

20% is of course too much. We will be fair

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) July 13, 2026

US President Donald Trump, in a post on Truth Social said that the Strait of Hormuz is open and will remain open with or without Iran.

"We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving. All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait. The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as “THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World. The process and formation will begin immediately," Trump wrote.