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Iran war live: US and Iran exchange attacks for 7th consecutive night 

17 July 2026
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This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37, takes off from the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney [File: US Navy/Handout via Reuters]
An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37, takes off from the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney [File: US Navy/Handout via Reuters] (Reuters)

By Zaid Sabah, Barbara Angopa and Lyndal Rowlands

Published On 18 Jul 202618 Jul 2026

  • US Central Command says it launched its seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran.
  • Semi-official Tasnim news agency says Iranian forces attacked a Thai-flagged vessel attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, while the deputy governor of Bushehr says the US attacked an Iranian oil tanker docked at Karg Island.

 

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