SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026|No. 7781
War · Middle East · US-Iran

US military strikes Iran for seventh consecutive night

The US has launched a seventh night of strikes against Iran, targeting infrastructure in Hormozgan province and elsewhere, while Iran retaliated with attacks on Bahrain and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Explosions light up the sky over Iran's Hormozgan province during the seventh night of US airstrikes.
Explosions light up the sky over Iran's Hormozgan province during the seventh night of US airstrikes.
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Moscow, July 18 - AiF-Moscow.

US military attacked three bridges and a tunnel in Iran, reports IRNA.

The incident occurred in Hormozgan province.

"According to the administration of the governor of Hormozgan, the American enemy continued its aggression against the province, targeting three more bridges and a tunnel," the statement published on social network X* said.

According to Reuters, several missiles struck energy infrastructure and desalination plants in the city of Jask in southern Iran.

The Pentagon said that strikes were carried out against surveillance facilities, military logistics infrastructure, and underground weapons storage facilities in Iran. Explosions occurred in the city of Sirik and the city of Yazd. Iran launched retaliatory strikes.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a warehouse of unmanned aerial vehicles and the "main AI hub" of Bahrain. In addition, the IRGC stated that four tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz were stopped. Drones and missiles were used.

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