US strikes expand to northern Iran as Tehran fires on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan – Middle East crisis live

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:39:43 GMT

Iran reports explosions in several cities including capital while US military says it also hit and disabled tanker in strait of Hormuz US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in TehranIndia’s government has ordered shipowners not to deploy Indian crew members on vessels that require passing through the strait of Hormuz as violence escalates in the Middle East.“No deployment of Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages ⁠involving passage through the strait of Hormuz until further orders,” India’s directorate general ‌of shipping said ‌in an order issued last night. Continue reading...

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