TLDR Iran SITREP
- FlashIL08:55UTC05:55EST01:55
US Strikes Expand to Northern Iran as Tehran Hits Gulf Bases and Trump Weighs Ground Operation (Jul 16, 0555 UTC, 0855 Israel) (Morning Edition)
The US launched a sixth consecutive night of strikes on Iran, expanding targets to areas near Tehran for the first time, while Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on US military facilities in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain. President Trump is reportedly considering a ground operation to seize Iranian islands in the Strait of Hormuz and strikes on the Pickaxe nuclear site. Iran declared the June 17 peace deal void and claimed full freedom of action against US aggression.
- RoutineIL09:27UTC06:27EST02:27
Israel-Lebanon Talks Extended as IDF Officer Wounded in South Lebanon Clash (Jun 26, 0627 UTC, 0927 Israel) (Morning Edition)
US-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington have been extended by an extra day, with progress reported but gaps remaining on IDF withdrawal. An IDF officer was moderately wounded in a close-quarters encounter with a terrorist in southern Lebanon. The IAEA chief reported an initial exchange with Iranian authorities, while the US is considering relocating some Gulf bases damaged by Iran to Israel. The UN says the evacuation of sailors from the Strait of Hormuz has been halted after an Iranian drone struck a cargo vessel.
- RoutineIL19:24UTC16:24EST12:24
Hamas Confirms Odeh Death as Israel Orders Tyre Evacuation and US-Iran Talks Stall (May 27, 1624 UTC, 1924 Israel) (Evening Edition)
Hamas confirmed the death of its military chief Mohammed Odeh in an Israeli strike, while the IDF ordered the evacuation of Tyre, southern Lebanon's largest city, and struck over 150 Hezbollah targets. US-Iran negotiations stalled, with the White House denying reports of a draft deal, and Iran claiming the Strait of Hormuz could reopen within a month if terms are agreed. A fire at a kosher supermarket in London's Golders Green was blamed on an electrical fault.