{"id":8525,"date":"2026-07-18T15:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/us-iran-escalate-strikes\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T15:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:50:52","slug":"us-iran-escalate-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/en\/us-iran-escalate-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" data-id=\"8521\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/US-and-Iran-escalate-strikes-across-Mideast-NPR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8521\"\/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-id=\"8522\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/US-and-Iran-escalate-strikes-across-Mideast-NPR.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8522\"\/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1146\" data-id=\"8523\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784361051_366_US-and-Iran-escalate-strikes-across-Mideast-NPR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8523\"\/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" data-id=\"8524\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784361052_416_US-and-Iran-escalate-strikes-across-Mideast-NPR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8524\"\/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<br><div id=\"storytext\">\n      <div id=\"resg-s1-134415\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n            <div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 6000;&#10;        --source-height: 4000;&#10;    \">\n        <picture>\n            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fcf%2F9e78c1cc40f19db47a5992f4c647%2Fap26194339749499.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fcf%2F9e78c1cc40f19db47a5992f4c647%2Fap26194339749499.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fcf%2F9e78c1cc40f19db47a5992f4c647%2Fap26194339749499.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fcf%2F9e78c1cc40f19db47a5992f4c647%2Fap26194339749499.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fcf%2F9e78c1cc40f19db47a5992f4c647%2Fap26194339749499.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fcf%2F9e78c1cc40f19db47a5992f4c647%2Fap26194339749499.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fcf%2F9e78c1cc40f19db47a5992f4c647%2Fap26194339749499.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fcf%2F9e78c1cc40f19db47a5992f4c647%2Fap26194339749499.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/US-and-Iran-escalate-strikes-across-Mideast-NPR.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fcf%2F9e78c1cc40f19db47a5992f4c647%2Fap26194339749499.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n    <div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n            <p>\n                Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026.\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n                    \n                    Razieh Poudat\/AP Photo\/ISNA\n                    \n                <\/b>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n            <b class=\"toggle-caption\">\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n        \n        Razieh Poudat\/AP Photo\/ISNA\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.<\/p>   <div id=\"resnx-s1-5898916-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n            <div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImageg-s1-134158\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/17\/g-s1-134158\/us-iran-war-updates\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/17\\\/g-s1-134158\\\/us-iran-war-updates&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F7d%2F23399e284660983147587f8d1908%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/US-and-Iran-escalate-strikes-across-Mideast-NPR.jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F7d%2F23399e284660983147587f8d1908%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F7d%2F23399e284660983147587f8d1908%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/US-and-Iran-escalate-strikes-across-Mideast-NPR.jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F7d%2F23399e284660983147587f8d1908%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/US-and-Iran-escalate-strikes-across-Mideast-NPR.jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F7d%2F23399e284660983147587f8d1908%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"A tugboat guides a ship at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         \n         \n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n      \n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n   \n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5898916-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n   <p>The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait. The collapse of an interim ceasefire leaves no clear end in sight for the war that the U.S. and Israel began more than four months ago.<\/p>   <p>The U.S. Central Command said early Saturday that its seventh straight night of strikes had hit &#8220;surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities.&#8221;<\/p>   <p>Kuwait said Saturday it was intercepting Iranian missiles and drones, while Iraq said it had shot down attack drones over the city of Irbil. Jordan&#8217;s state-run Petra news agency said that the kingdom&#8217;s air defense systems had downed Iranian missiles, while air sirens sounded in Bahrain according to the government there.<\/p>   <aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n    \n\n    \n\n\n    \n<\/aside>\n   <p>Iranian officials say recent U.S. strikes have killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds, with new casualties reported Friday, when the U.S. military also acknowledged more injured service members.<\/p>   <p>Iran effectively closed the strait to shipping traffic after the war started Feb. 28. That sent the price of oil soaring and gave Iran significant leverage in negotiations. The price of oil rose Friday above $86 a barrel, close to its highest level in a month, as crossings through the strait fell to a three-week low, according to an international shipping tracker.<\/p>   <div id=\"resg-s1-134416\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n            <div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 1596;&#10;        --source-height: 1663;&#10;    \">\n        <picture>\n            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1596x1663+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F57%2F2f4b47d34cbbaf99dafbb7771e9c%2Fap26195487768662.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1596x1663+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F57%2F2f4b47d34cbbaf99dafbb7771e9c%2Fap26195487768662.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1596x1663+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F57%2F2f4b47d34cbbaf99dafbb7771e9c%2Fap26195487768662.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1596x1663+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F57%2F2f4b47d34cbbaf99dafbb7771e9c%2Fap26195487768662.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1596x1663+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F57%2F2f4b47d34cbbaf99dafbb7771e9c%2Fap26195487768662.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1596x1663+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F57%2F2f4b47d34cbbaf99dafbb7771e9c%2Fap26195487768662.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1596x1663+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F57%2F2f4b47d34cbbaf99dafbb7771e9c%2Fap26195487768662.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1596x1663+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F57%2F2f4b47d34cbbaf99dafbb7771e9c%2Fap26195487768662.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784361051_366_US-and-Iran-escalate-strikes-across-Mideast-NPR.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1596x1663+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F57%2F2f4b47d34cbbaf99dafbb7771e9c%2Fap26195487768662.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Map showing multiple possible shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n    <div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n            <p>\n                Map showing multiple possible shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n                    \n                    Will Jarrett\/AP Photo\n                    \n                <\/b>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n            <b class=\"toggle-caption\">\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n        \n        Will Jarrett\/AP Photo\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <p>In an address to the American public on Thursday evening, Trump insisted the war was going well. &#8220;We are likewise winning big in Iran, and you will see the fruits of that labor very, very shortly,&#8221; he said.<\/p>   <p>Before the war began, the U.S. had been in talks with Iran over its nuclear program. Trump now faces political pressure to bring the war to a close and avoid the kind of prolonged Middle East conflict he had campaigned against.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"edTag\">Bridges and &#8216;electrical infrastructure&#8217; hit in Iran<\/h3>   <p>The U.S. airstrikes had hit bridges in Iran&#8217;s southern Hormozgan province, Iranian state television reported. The attacks hit Bandar Khamir, a city on Iran&#8217;s coast on the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>   <aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n    \n\n    \n\n\n    \n<\/aside>\n   <aside id=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" class=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" aria-label=\"recommended stories\"\/>   \n<!-- END ID=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" CLASS=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" ARIA-LABEL=\"RECOMMENDED STORIES\" -->\n   <p>The highway and railway bridge strikes appeared aimed at cutting off Bandar Abbas, Iran&#8217;s main port, from roads leading into the Islamic Republic&#8217;s central region onward to Tehran, the capital.<\/p>   <p>Iran acknowledged &#8220;attacks on power infrastructure&#8221; during the U.S. airstrike campaign for the first time Friday when its Energy Ministry issued a call for people to use less power in southern provinces &#8220;experiencing extreme heat.&#8221; The ministry did not specify what was hit.<\/p>   <p>Iranian authorities said at least 46 people have been killed and more than 400 wounded in recent U.S. strikes, including eight killed in a strike on a bridge Friday.<\/p>   <p>U.S. officials acknowledged 13 additional U.S. service members \u2014 10 Army soldiers and three Navy sailors \u2014 had been injured since Monday, but offered no further details. Since the war began, 14 U.S. service members have been killed and 427 wounded.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"edTag\">Tower at key port collapses in US strike<\/h3>   <p>U.S. strikes conducted overnight into Friday collapsed a tower at Iran&#8217;s Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman, a key trade route for landlocked, neighboring Afghanistan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported and the U.S. military later confirmed.<\/p>   <div id=\"resnx-s1-5898916-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n            <div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5884849\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/17\/nx-s1-5884849\/us-iran-strait-hormuz-global-shipping-risk\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/17\\\/nx-s1-5884849\\\/us-iran-strait-hormuz-global-shipping-risk&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+1261+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F7e%2F0e28a7c7437eb715bcc3a48d08be%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+1261+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F7e%2F0e28a7c7437eb715bcc3a48d08be%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+1261+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F7e%2F0e28a7c7437eb715bcc3a48d08be%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+1261+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F7e%2F0e28a7c7437eb715bcc3a48d08be%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+1261+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F7e%2F0e28a7c7437eb715bcc3a48d08be%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+1261+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F7e%2F0e28a7c7437eb715bcc3a48d08be%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+1261+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F7e%2F0e28a7c7437eb715bcc3a48d08be%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5186x5186+1261+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F7e%2F0e28a7c7437eb715bcc3a48d08be%2Fgettyimages-2285448253.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"A tugboat guides a ship at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman, on July 14.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         \n         \n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n      \n<!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n   \n<!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5898916-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" -->\n   <p>Chabahar port, which Iran had been running with support from India, has been a repeated target of American airstrikes.<\/p>   <p>Iran said the tower oversees commercial traffic into the port. But Central Command said it was part of a maritime surveillance network used by Iran&#8217;s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard to &#8220;track and target&#8221; commercial vessels in the strait.<\/p>   <p>On Friday evening Iranian state media reported explosions around Iran, including in the central and south of the country. Local authorities said the U.S attacked around Ahvaz city without elaborating. IRNA also reported the sound of explosions in Lar, Yazd and Sirik.<\/p>   <h3 class=\"edTag\">Iran retaliates by targeting Qatar, a mediator in the war<\/h3>   <p>On Friday, Qatar warned the public to take shelter as a barrage of Iranian missiles targeted the nation. People heard explosions overhead as air defenses fired to intercept the missiles. Qatar&#8217;s Interior Ministry said falling debris wounded a child.<\/p>   <aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n    \n\n    \n\n\n    \n<\/aside>\n   <p>Iran also targeted Bahrain and Kuwait early Friday.<\/p>   <p>In Kuwait, authorities said Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage to the station. Kuwait said it extinguished the blaze and was working to assess the damage and get the station working again. About 90% of the country&#8217;s drinking water comes from desalination.<\/p>   <p>A spokesman for Kuwait&#8217;s defense ministry said Iranian drone attacks on its army&#8217;s &#8220;facilities and camps&#8221; injured an unspecified number of personnel.<\/p>   <p>Jordan&#8217;s military said it intercepted three incoming missiles Friday morning launched by Iran.<\/p>   <p>Explosions also could be heard Friday morning in Irbil and Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq&#8217;s semiautonomous Kurdish region as air defenses targeted incoming fire. The attack apparently targeted the Iranian Kurdish dissident group Komala, killing at least nine people and wounding others, said an official who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons.<\/p>   <p>Iran did not immediately claim the attack but has targeted Komala in the past.<\/p>   <p>Also on Friday, a tanker came under attack traveling through the Strait of Hormuz taking the route closest to Oman, the British military said. The report from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the ship sustained minor damage without any of its crew being injured.<\/p>   <p>Iran did not immediately acknowledge any attack. In recent days, it has openly targeted ships using the route, which is overseen by the U.S. military and intended to be outside of Tehran&#8217;s control.<\/p>   <div id=\"resg-s1-134417\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n            <div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 5541;&#10;        --source-height: 3694;&#10;    \">\n        <picture>\n            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5541x3694+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F1b%2F6494a58746be9e2cb7142f4ca1f1%2Fap26197475254335.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5541x3694+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F1b%2F6494a58746be9e2cb7142f4ca1f1%2Fap26197475254335.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5541x3694+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F1b%2F6494a58746be9e2cb7142f4ca1f1%2Fap26197475254335.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5541x3694+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F1b%2F6494a58746be9e2cb7142f4ca1f1%2Fap26197475254335.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5541x3694+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F1b%2F6494a58746be9e2cb7142f4ca1f1%2Fap26197475254335.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5541x3694+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F1b%2F6494a58746be9e2cb7142f4ca1f1%2Fap26197475254335.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5541x3694+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F1b%2F6494a58746be9e2cb7142f4ca1f1%2Fap26197475254335.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5541x3694+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F1b%2F6494a58746be9e2cb7142f4ca1f1%2Fap26197475254335.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784361052_416_US-and-Iran-escalate-strikes-across-Mideast-NPR.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5541x3694+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F1b%2F6494a58746be9e2cb7142f4ca1f1%2Fap26197475254335.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"A woman flashes a victory sign while walking at Tehran's traditional main bazaar, Iran, Thursday, July 16, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n    <div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n            <p>\n                A woman flashes a victory sign while walking at Tehran&#8217;s traditional main bazaar, Iran, Thursday, July 16, 2026.\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n                    \n                    Vahid Salemi\/AP\n                    \n                <\/b>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n            <b class=\"toggle-caption\">\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">\n        \n        Vahid Salemi\/AP\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <h3 class=\"edTag\">Strikes come as Iran and US vie for Strait of Hormuz<\/h3>   <p>Iran has said the strait must be under its sole control and that vessels should pay fees to Tehran \u2014 even though the world for decades has considered it an international waterway.<\/p>   <p>Trump has returned in recent days to his threats to target Iranian power stations and bridges to try to compel Iran to loosen its hold on the strait, through which about a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime. The U.S. also reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports to halt its shipments of crude oil.<\/p>   <aside id=\"ad-overflow-1-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap overflow-1\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n    \n\n    \n\n\n    \n<\/aside>\n   <p>Crossings through the strait fell to a three-week low of just eight vessels on Thursday, according to MarineTraffic.com.<\/p>   <p>A growing amount of the region&#8217;s energy is being shipped through pipelines, but not nearly enough to offset the decline in shipping through the strait.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<br>#U.S #Iran #escalate #strikes #Mideast #NPR","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026. 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