Iranian airport and bridges hit as US forces board ship amid ports blockade – Middle East crisis live
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Key context: <p>Southern rail station also attacked, Iranian media says, as IRGC claims to have destroyed US fighter jets stationed in Jordan</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/17/us-marines-board-ship-gulf-oman-expanded-airstrikes-iran">US marines board tanker amid blockade of Iranian ports</a></p></li></ul><p>The <strong>IRGC</strong> has threatened “more crushing” attacks against neighbouring countries hosting US bases, warning that they will pay a “devastating price” if American forces continue to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure.</p><p>In a statement carried by state media, it said:</p><p>The American enemy and the hosts of its bases in the region should know that <strong>crossing red lines and attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure will have a very severe and devastating price to pay.</strong> Should the enemy continue on this path, <strong>even more crushing responses are on the way.”</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/17/us-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-donald-trump-israel-lebanon-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Southern rail station also attacked, Iranian media says, as IRGC claims to have destroyed US fighter jets stationed in JordanUS marines board tanker amid blockade of Iranian portsThe IRGC has threatened “more crushing” attacks against neighbouring countries hosting US bases, warning that they will pay a “devastating price” if American forces continue to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure.In a statement carried by state media, it said:The American enemy and the hosts of its bases in the region should know that crossing red lines and attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure will have a very severe and devastating price to pay. Should the enemy continue on this path, even more crushing responses are on the way.” Continue reading...
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