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Iran live updates: US hits Iran with another wave of attacks, CENTCOM says

The U.S. and Iran have returned to exchanging intense strikes.

Last Updated: July 16, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange relatively limited strikes despite the signing of the memorandum and amid the continuation of peace talks, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.

1:25 PM EDT

Iran says that Hormuz is a 'red line,' it will not allow US to interfere

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a warning Thursday, saying it will not "allow" the U.S. to destabilize the region.

"We once again stress that under no circumstances and in no way will we allow the United States, as a foreign and extra-regional country, to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz. This is Iran's inviolable red line," IRGC spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfqari said Thursday.

The IRGC warned that if the U.S. carries out its threat to target Iranian infrastructure, Iran would respond with "strikes that will be more severe, more extensive and more devastating than ever before."

7:17 AM EDT

Kuwaiti air defenses intercept Iranian drones, army says

The Kuwait Armed Forces' headquarters said in a post to X on Thursday that the Gulf nation's air defenses were again "confronting attacks by hostile drones" launched from Iran.

This screen grab taken on July 15, 2026, from video footage released by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Sepah News website on July 14, 2026, allegedly shows a drone being launched from an undisclosed location,
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5:55 AM EDT

Jordan intercepts 8 Iranian missiles, state media says

The official Jordan News Agency said that the country's armed forces intercepted another eight Iranian missiles early on Thursday morning.

Citing a military official, the agency said there were no casualties and no damage.

Jul 15, 2026, 9:59 PM EDT

Latest round of US strikes completed, CENTCOM says

The U.S. has completed its latest round of strikes targeting Iran, U.S. Central Command said in a statement posted on social media.

CENTCOM said the latest wave of strikes finished at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday.

"U.S. forces struck Iranian command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten innocent mariners crewing commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz," the statement said. "CENTCOM used precision munitions to hit targets in multiple locations including Bandar Abbas."

On Wednesday morning, U.S. forces struck coastal defense and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island during a 90-minute wave, CENTCOM said.

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