New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Amid the escalating maritime security situation in West Asia following attacks on two merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, on Tuesday launched a comprehensive 'Seafarer-First' response, directing a whole-of-government approach to safeguard every Indian seafarer operating in the conflict-affected region.
Head of US Central Command says Iran attacked seven commercial ships over past week The head of US Central Command said that Iran had "intentionally targeted" seven commercial ships over the past week, resulting in "nearly a dozen" civilian crew members being killed, injured or going missing. "Iranian forces have also launched dozens of missiles and drones toward neighboring Gulf countries," Admiral Brad Cooper said in a statement, adding US forces are holding Tehran accountable for "unwarranted aggression".
The war between the United States and Iran is increasingly being fought over control of the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides using the strategic waterway as a source of military and political leverage.
The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will. But he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses.
Iran calls US attack on Hormozgan ‘latest war crime’ Iran’s Foreign Minister spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that the US military’s attack on a ranger post in Hormozgan is the latest example in a list of American war crimes against Iran which “grows longer every day”. Baghaei noted that the attack on Tuesday morning in the village of Seyed Jowzar in northern Hormozgan killed three members of a family working as rangers in the area. “This is merely the latest example of America’s heinous war crimes over the past four and a half months, which began with the assassination of Iranian leaders, children, women, and men in Tehran and Minab and Lamard,” he said.
By By Reena Bhardwaj Washington DC [US], July 15 (ANI): A bipartisan group of US senators has unveiled a long-awaited bill imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia, naming India among five countries that could face tariffs for continuing to buy Russian oil.
IMO condemns attacks on shipping in Hormuz that killed two sailors The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) issued a statement on Tuesday condemning the latest attacks on shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz which led to the deaths of at least two seafarers and the injuries of several others. “The cycle of escalation must end. These actions carry profound human costs and consequences that will be felt across the region and far beyond its borders,” the statement added.
US strikes confirmed near Iran’s Hajiabad Hormozgan Governorate officials have confirmed that US projectile strikes hit a location near the city of Hajiabad in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, according to Iran's Mehr news agency.
Lebanon deputy PM says framework with Israel lacks timeline for army’s withdrawal Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that the framework for a ceasefire agreement with Israel “contains no reference” to a timeline for Israeli withdrawal of its troops from southern Lebanon. “Washington is the sponsor and not the mediator in these talks, and if the sponsor is keen to resolve the issue, it should adjust the balance of power,” Mitri said, adding that the guarantee of a withdrawal could return “some confidence to the talks”. Meanwhile, a US official called the talks “productive” and said that they would continue on Wednesday.
Kuwait says fire sparked by Iranian attacks under control Kuwait’s fire force said on Tuesday that a blaze at one site has been brought under control after it was targeted in Iranian attacks, according to Kuwait’s state news agency. No injuries have been reported as of yet.
Trump says strikes on Iran will continue ‘until I say enough’ Trump said that attacks on Iran will continue until he decides that they are enough, and that he will “save energy targets in Iran for last”. “Iran has some fight left but they don’t have much” he claimed in an interview delivered to Fox News on Tuesday. “We will knock out their power plants… we will knock out all their bridges until they get to the negotiating table,” he added.
Washington DC [US], July 15 (ANI): The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday (local time) said that it has resumed the naval blockade targeting vessels travelling to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas, hours after announcing an 'additional round of strikes' against the Islamic Republic amid the escalating tensions in West Asia.
Iranian army says attacks on US bases in region will continue until ‘final victory’ Iran’s army said on Tuesday that it had carried out drone strikes on US facilities at Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in al-Azraq, in a statement carried by IRIB. The army said that the attack would be the seventh round of its operations on US bases in the region, adding that this would continue for as long as it takes to reach a “final victory”.
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration officials and pro-Israel groups for 'conspiracy' Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has filed a lawsuit against senior Trump administration officials, the Heritage Foundation, Betar, and Canary Mission, seeking damages for unlawful conspiracy, he said in a press conference on Tuesday. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Khalil's lawyers from Beldock Levine & Hoffman announced the lawsuit, alleging that these groups “sought to terrorize and make an example of” him and other non-citizen Palestinian rights activists "in an effort to intimidate and weaken the growing movement for Palestinian solidarity”. The lawsuit was brought under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, according to CCR.
Senate Democrats block defence bill over Iran war, Israel military integration Senate Democrats have voted to block the debate on annual defence policy, objecting to Trump’s war on Iran as well as provisions that would more closely integrate the US and Israeli militaries. The Senate voted 50-46 against the opening debate on the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), with lawmakers almost entirely divided along party lines.
Air defences activated around Bushehr nuclear power plant, clashes heard in Gulf waters Iran’s Mehr news agency said that its air defences around the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran have been activated. The agency also reported that explosions sounded in the maritime area of eastern Hormozgan and Sirik, which it says appear linked to an exchange of fire and clashes in the waters of the Gulf between the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz. Another explosion has been also been heard in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, according to the Tasnim news agency.
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration officials and pro-Israel groups for 'conspiracy' Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 07/14/2026 - 22:20 The suit also targets Canary Mission, Betar US and the Heritage Foundation think tank Mahmoud Khalil, accompanied by his wife Noor Abdalla, raises his hands as he arrives for a press conference outside the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City, on 22 June (Kena Betancur/AFP) Off Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has filed a lawsuit against senior Trump administration officials, the Heritage Foundation, Betar, and Canary Mission, seeking damages for unlawful conspiracy, he said in a press conference on Tuesday. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Khalil's lawyers from Beldock Levine & Hoffman announced the lawsuit, alleging that these groups “sought to terrorize and make an example of” him and other non-citizen Palestinian rights activists "in an effort to intimidate and weaken the growing movement for Palestinian solidarity”. The lawsuit was brought under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, according to CCR.
