Iran war live: India summons Iran envoy over dead sailor amid more strikes

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Tehran says it has launched retaliatory strikes against US military installations in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan, as well as two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil trade, has become a flashpoint in the ongoing US-Iran conflict.

Published On 14 Jul 2026

• The UAE says two of its national tankers were hit by Iranian cruise missiles, as India summons Iran’s deputy ambassador after an Indian crew member was killed and several others were wounded in the attacks.
• The US has carried out more strikes on Iran, with Iranian media reporting explosions on Kish and Qeshm islands, as well as Bushehr and Bandar Abbas.

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• 2m ago

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  China urges US and Iran to restore safe passage through Hormuz

  China called on the United States and Iran to restore safe passage through the crucial Strait of Hormuz after fighting reignited over how the strategic waterway should be managed.

  “Restoring normal and safe passage through the strait as soon as possible is a shared aspiration of the international community,” the foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Lin Jian, told a news briefing.

  Beijing will “make unremitting efforts to help de-escalate” the situation, he added.

  The United States reinstated its naval blockade of Iran after attacks on what it termed 'unauthorised' vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening uncertainty over global energy flows.

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• 12m ago

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  Tanker struck on Monday by unidentified projectile near Qalhat, Oman: UKMTO

  UKMTO is reporting that another tanker was struck in Oman’s waterway yesterday.

  According to UKMTO, the vessel was struck by an unidentified projectile in the starboard engine room while transiting northeast of Qalhat, Oman.

  “All crew are safe and accounted for with no environmental impact reported,” UKMTO says, as authorities continue to investigate.

  Earlier, it said a tanker had been hit near Oman’s Limah on Monday.

• 22m ago

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  Iran leaders likely to walk away from US deal after deadly attacks

  Rob Geist Pinfold, from King’s College London, says that after the recent surge in attacks by the US, Iran’s leadership will decide that dealing with the Americans is pointless, as past negotiations have proven.

  “Tehran will conclude what it always thought – that basically you shouldn’t do a deal with the Americans, they’re duplicitous and that they will stab you in the back,” Geist Pinfold told Al Jazeera.

  The interim deal with the US is not serving Iran’s interests with no sanctions relief and Israel still occupying Lebanon, he noted.

  For the United States, the Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU) is in reality “a worse deal than the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” signed in 2015 by the Obama administration, Geist Pinfold said, “which, of course, Trump called ‘the worst deal ever’ and then withdrew from”.

  The new MoU has not “alleviated pressure points, and both sides feel the other has not lived up to their obligations”, Geist Pinfold added.

• 32m ago

   (08:30 GMT)

  Iran’s critical Aqqala bridge reopens after US bombing

  Train services have resumed along a critical international transit route in Iran days after a US air strike damaged a key railway bridge.

  According to local news outlet SNN, the Aqqala bridge in Golestan province is fully operational again following rapid repair. Iranian officials have frequently described it as the country’s “most important transit corridor”, serving as a central link between Tehran and the northeastern border towards China and Turkmenistan.

  The Iranian daily Kayhan reported the route is used for the movement of Russian cargo and the railway line has also seen a significant surge in traffic from Chinese freight operators. It noted Beijing is increasingly relying on this overland route to bypass volatile shipping lanes since the US-Israel war on Iran.

  US attacks on Iran have repeatedly targeted military assets and civilian infrastructure, including key transport networks, railway lines and bridges.

  

• 42m ago

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  East Jerusalem governorate warns giving city status to Givat Ze’ev settlement is dangerous step

  The occupied East Jerusalem governorate in the Palestinian Territory has warned that transforming the settlement of Givat Ze’ev from a local council to a city is a dangerous step aimed at bolstering the settlement project surrounding the governorate.

  In a statement, the governorate stressed that granting the settlement “city” status would expand its administrative powers and increase its budget, potentially accelerating planning, construction, infrastructure development and attracting more residents.

  It stressed that the settlement’s geographical location makes it part of the settlement ring around Jerusalem, impacting the geographical contiguity between Jerusalem and Ramallah and further isolating Jerusalem from its Palestinian surroundings.

  The occupied West Bank settlement was officially declared a city on Sunday.

  Givat Ze’ev, located 5km northwest of Jerusalem, was founded in 1977, and nearly 35,000 people live in the settlement, according to the Israeli media.

• 52m ago

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  Kuwait condemns Iran’s attack on UAE tankers

  Kuwait has denounced Iran’s attacks on two Emirati oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, which killed an Indian crew member and injured several others, calling it “reprehensible”.

  The country’s foreign ministry described the act as a “flagrant violation of international law” and a “direct threat to the security and safety of maritime navigation and global energy supplies”.

  It also expressed its solidarity with the UAE and urged an end to fighting in the region.

• 1h ago

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  Israeli military says Hamas naval commander and three fighters killed in Gaza strikes

  The Israeli army says it has killed a cell commander in Hamas’ Naval Array, the maritime commando branch of the organisation, alongside three fighters in separate strikes in Gaza.

  In a statement, the army identified the commander as Osama Naim Hamdi Shamlakh. According to the military, Shamlakh was targeted on Monday in the Gaza City area.

  Additionally, the army said that a separate strike in northern Gaza killed three Hamas members who “were attempting to carry out attacks against IDF [Israeli army] troops”.

• 1h ago

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  Can Pakistan bring the US and Iran back to the negotiating table?

  Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan

  A wooden panelled bookshelf behind him, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, aimed at extending their ceasefire by creating a pathway towards long-term peace.

  Sharif then held up the document for the cameras. That was June 17, the high point of a frenzied diplomatic effort led by Pakistan spanning weeks, which had culminated in the MoU that Sharif signed as a mediator.

  Yet less than four weeks later, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has, in just the past few days, issued two statements expressing “deep concern” over renewed US-Iran hostilities, with the MoU Islamabad had helped pull together seemingly in shreds.

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• 1h ago

   (07:40 GMT)

  WATCH: US launches more attacks on Iran as Trump reimposes Hormuz blockade

  The US says it has completed another wave of strikes on Iranian military targets, marking a third consecutive night of attacks.

  State media say explosions were heard in Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Kish island, Qeshm island and several other areas.

  US Central Command (CENTCOM) says the attacks hit Iran’s coastal defence systems, as well as missile and drone sites, while President Donald Trump says the campaign is aimed at further weakening Iran’s ability to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

  Watch a recap of the recent developments below:

• 1h ago

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  Tanker struck by missile near Oman’s Limah on Monday: UKMTO

  A tanker is reported as having been hit by a missile yesterday while transiting southeast of Oman’s Limah area, says the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

  Authorities are investigating the incident, UKMTO said, in their report which was issued today.

• 1h ago

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  Iran has shipped 80 million barrels of oil in past 26 days, monitor says

  TankerTrackers, a maritime traffic monitor, says Iran has shipped out more than 80 million barrels of crude oil and refined products, which are currently worth $6bn, in the past four-week period.

  But millions more barrels are still awaiting departure, it said.

  “Now that the US Navy blockade is being reinstated more than a month ahead of schedule, it appears that around 30 million barrels of Iranian crude oil have yet to depart,” the tracking group said.

  “However, there are also more than 60 million barrels of floating storage capacity available within the blockade perimeter should Iran be forced to scale back its oil production.”

  It has only been twenty-six days since the United States and Iran electronically signed the sixty-day Islamabad Memorandum.

  During that time (and even in the days leading up to it), more than 80 million barrels of Iranian crude oil and refined products (currently worth >$6… pic.twitter.com/xh4WRkbszp

  — TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) July 13, 2026

• 1h ago

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  Bahrain says it foiled multiple Iranian attacks today

  Bahraini forces thwarted several Iranian attacks this morning, they said in a statement.

  “The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force announces that Iran continues its systematic aggression through its heinous attacks targeting civilians in the Kingdom of Bahrain,” the statement said.

  “The General Command emphasises that the deliberate use of missiles and drones to target civilians and private property constitutes a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.”

  It urged its citizens to continue exercising caution and to avoid approaching any suspicious objects.

• 1h ago

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  Iran says oil exports continue despite US revoking waivers

  Iran’s oil exports are continuing as usual despite the cancellation last week of a 60-day waiver of US oil sanctions, according to oil minister Mohsen Paknejad.

  In remarks released on his Telegram channel, Paknejad said the oil ministry had maintained mechanisms for years to neutralise the impact of US sanctions and that Iran’s oil exports would face no problems despite the removal of the waivers.

  “The Americans, as usual, broke their promise and violated Article 10 of the memorandum of understanding related to the 60-day waivers,” he said.

  “Given that the structures foreseen for the continuation of oil exports have been maintained, the country’s oil export process continues as before,” the minister added.

  Last week, the US Treasury Department revoked the authorisation of Iranian oil sales after tensions heated up at the Strait of Hormuz with a series of attacks on tankers.

  

• 1h ago

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  Israeli forces detain, interrogate dozens in southern Hebron raids

  The Palestinian Wafa news agency reports that Israeli occupation forces detained dozens of people and subjected them to field interrogations during raids on several neighbourhoods in the southern area of Hebron.

  According to Wafa, the occupation forces carried out a widespread detention campaign this morning, targeting the Al-Ja’bari neighbourhood, Qizoun, Sha’abah, the Al-Zarzour junction, Shaghalah and Wad Abu Ayyash.

  “They raided homes and subjected residents, including the elderly, to field interrogations,” the agency added.

• 2h ago

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  US attacks meant to degrade IRGC capacity, control over Hormuz

  Reporting from Tehran, Iran

  Practically speaking, the memorandum of understanding has collapsed. We saw attacks on Konarak, Chabahar, Qeshm, Abu Musa island, and Kish island. Kish island is a tourist destination in Iran, quite popular, particularly during the summer. And then Omidiyeh, Bushehr, and Bandar Abbas were hit as well.

  So Kish island and Bandar Abbas have been the constant targets of the United States because these two locations are quite strategic for Iranians. They oversee the Strait of Hormuz. And for Iran to keep control over the Strait of Hormuz, they are important. The US, by attacking these two locations constantly, believes it is degrading the capacity of the IRGC.

  And then in response, the IRGC say they have hit US military assets in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait – fuel tankers, fuel depots, several Patriot air defence missile systems, and satellite radars. They’ve also hit a number of areas where US armed forces personnel are staying. In addition, they are confirming that two supertankers were stopped by the IRGC as they were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

  Meanwhile, the US blockade over the Strait of Hormuz will definitely have a huge impact on Iran’s economy.

• 2h ago

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  India summons Iran’s deputy ambassador over killing of national in Oman waters

  India has summoned Iran’s deputy ambassador, Mohammad Javad Hosseini, over the killing of an Indian national in Oman waters, an Indian government official said.

  Indian news channel NDTV reported the diplomat was summoned to protest against attacks on oil tankers by Iran. The meeting has been concluded, as social media videos circulating showed the Iranian diplomat apparently leaving the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

  The Indian seafarer was a crew member of a tanker hit by Iranian cruise missiles in Omani waters. Eight other people were wounded, with six of them being Indian nationals.

• 2h ago

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  Israeli artillery shelling reported in southern Gaza

  Sources in Gaza say Israeli forces have carried out artillery attacks in areas under their control west of Rafah city in southern Gaza.

  The report comes after medical sources said one person was killed in an Israeli attack on al-Mawasi, near Khan Younis, today.

  At least three Palestinians were killed and 15 wounded on Monday in Israeli attacks across the Strip, as Israel’s military keeps up violations of the so-called “ceasefire” agreement reached last year.

• 2h ago

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  Iran rescues vessel crew after collision in Hormuz: Fars agency

  Twenty-three foreign crew members have been rescued after a bulk carrier collided with another vessel north of Qeshm Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

  The bulk carrier suffered serious damage to its hull and began taking on water, prompting the captain to order an emergency evacuation, Fars said, adding that all crew members were safely transferred to Qeshm Island.

• 2h ago

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  Lebanese president condemns attacks on Gulf states and Jordan

  Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has condemned “the repeated attacks targeting brotherly Arab Gulf states, the latest of which was the sinful attack on the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as the targeting of the brotherly Kingdom of Jordan”.

  In a statement, Aoun said: “We view these hostile acts as blatant attempts from multiple sources that target not only the security and sovereignty of the Kingdom and the affected nations, but also systematically seek to undermine the stability of the Arabian Gulf and keep the entire region in a permanent state of tension and anxiety, serving agendas that do not wish well for our Arab peoples.

  “Out of the close historical and brotherly ties that unite us with our brothers, we reaffirm today broad and complete Lebanese solidarity – both officially and popularly – with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, all Arab Gulf states and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,” the statement added.

  

• 2h ago

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  Palestinian killed in Israeli attack on Gaza

  Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that a Palestinian has been killed in an Israeli bombing on the outskirts of the southern city of Khan Younis.

  We will bring you more updates as information emerges.

China's call for de-escalation reflects international concerns over energy security. The latest tanker attack underscores the persistent risks to commercial shipping in the region. How the US and Iran navigate this standoff will have significant implications for global oil markets.