Blasts reported in Iran as US launches new wave of strikes
Iran says US strikes hit bridges in the country in an apparent escalation, while the US boards a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
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17.07.2026
JD Vance accuses Israel of 'manipulating' US public opinion to prolong Iran war
The US vice president says he thinks some Israeli politicians are trying to detail efforts to end the conflict.
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17.07.2026
Iran says seven killed in latest US strikes, warns war ‘will spread’
Reported attacks on bridges, rail and communications infrastructure come as both sides harden their positions.
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17.07.2026
Vance says Israeli campaign tried to sway US opinion against Iran diplomacy
The US vice-president also said he faced 'vicious' personal attacks over his diplomatic outreach to end war.
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16.07.2026
Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes
Explosions were heard across Iran overnight, shortly after neighbouring Gulf states began to report attacks.
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16.07.2026
How US-Iran escalation will test Iraq’s balancing act
The Iraqi PM visited the White House to deepen economic ties, as Iraq-based allies of Iran threatened to fight the US.
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15.07.2026
Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes
US President Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks.
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15.07.2026
LIVE: Trump says ‘strikes on Iran will continue until I say enough’
Iran's bridges, power plants possible targets, Trump said as IRGC says it attacked US forces in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan.
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15.07.2026
Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war
The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.
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15.07.2026
Watch: The clash between US and Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz
The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.
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15.07.2026
US Senate Democrats block defence bill over Iran war, Israel integration
The Senate votes 50-46 to block debate on the annual defence bill over war funding and defence cooperation with Israel.
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15.07.2026
Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US resumes blockade of Iran ports
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.
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15.07.2026
US reimposes blockade on Iranian ports, launches more strikes
Iran's deputy FM accuses US of destroying the interim peace deal and says Tehran now has no commitments under MoU.
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14.07.2026
Even if the Iran war ends, the next fossil fuel shock is already on its way
To prepare, the world needs to focus on building energy independence through renewables and decentralisation.
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14.07.2026
India summons Iranian diplomat over missile killing of seafarer
India summoned Iran's deputy ambassador after an Indian crew member was killed in the Strait of Hormuz.
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14.07.2026
Oil prices hit 1-month high as US-Iran attacks dim Strait of Hormuz outlook
Brent crude nears $85 a barrel amid renewed hostiles between Washington and Tehran.
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14.07.2026
Iran war live: US launches more attacks; 1 killed in Iranian strike on ship
Tehran claims retaliatory strikes on Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, as well as two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
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14.07.2026
Iran war live: Tehran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan after US bombings
Iranian state media report explosions in port cities of Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Jask, as well as Qeshm Island.
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13.07.2026
US launches new wave of strikes against Iran, aimed at ‘degrading’ military
Sunday's attacks follow three previous days of tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and US as a June ceasefire deal frays.
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13.07.2026
Iran attacks five Gulf nations, shuts Hormuz after US bombing: All to know
Tehran hits back at several GCC countries, following the most intense US bombing since an MoU was signed last month.
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12.07.2026