As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
Key Takeaways
- US Central Command says its latest strikes on Iran targeted the country's military infrastructure linked to threats against commercial shipping.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed on July 16 that it had struck US military bases in Kuwait and Jordan.
- US President Donald Trump said that Iran has allowed an American citizen who Washington says was wrongfully detained since 2004 to leave the country.
- The US military says it disabled an unladen oil tanker attempting to sail toward an Iranian port on July 15.