US military says it disabled tanker trying to breach blockade amid new wave of strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live | US-Israel war on Iran
The US military announced that it disabled the ship that tried to violate the re-imposed blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command He said US planes fired a missile into the smokestack of an oil tanker. Strait of HormuzI’m disabling the ship.
One update About X, Centcom said:
US forces implemented naval blockade measures against Iran on July 15, neutralizing an unloaded oil tanker attempting to head for an Iranian port in the Persian Gulf.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed the Curacao-flagged M/T Belma passing from international waters towards Kharg Island.
The merchant ship ignored multiple warnings as it attempted to violate the US blockade. A US aircraft disabled the ship after firing hellfire missiles into the ship’s funnel. The ship no longer passes to Iran.
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Iran’s air defenses activated in Tehran To counter “hostile threats” to Iran’s capital, according to the country’s semi-official Mehr news agency.
In other news from the USA, House of Representatives rejects measure to cut military aid to Israel.
But as accusations that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government authorized genocide in Gaza continue to rattle the party ahead of November’s US midterm elections, more than 100 House Democrats voted for it in a severe rebuke of the long-time US ally.
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Dual US-Iranian citizen allowed to leave Iran
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Donald Trump He thanked Iran, the country he bombed, for allowing an American citizen who he said was “unjustly detained in December 2024” to leave the country.
“He is now safely out of Iran and doing well,” Trump said. wrote on social mediawithout naming the woman. “The United States appreciates this goodwill gesture from Iran!”
Woman Dena Decisiondual American and Iranian citizen, lawyer Jared Genser announced on social media.
Genser said he was “thrilled” to report that Karari, who was banned from leaving Iran after visiting his family in 2024 and was interrogated but not detained, “is now safe and has returned to the United States.”
“This would not have happened without Trump’s extraordinary and relentless efforts,” he added.
New York Times reported last year An Iranian American woman who was first imprisoned and prevented from leaving the country in December 2024, but was released from custody, said she “worked for an American technology company and ran a charity for impoverished children in Iran.” He was accused of espionage after the US joined Israel in bombing Iran in 2025.
According to a 2023 Guardian profile of Genser, the human rights lawyer, nicknamed “the exploiter”, managed to free over 340 prisoners of conscience from 20 countries in the last two decades.
In addition to the last post, the Kuwaiti defense ministry previously said: military intercepts four cruise missiles and 21 enemy drones in Kuwaiti airspace condemning the “disgusting Iranian aggression” since dawn on Wednesday.
While material damage occurred, there was no loss of life. Published on X.
Stating that the new explosion sounds were caused by Kuwaiti air defense preventing new attacks, the institution called on people to comply with security instructions.
KuwaitWhile its military says it has prevented drone attacks from Iran, bahrain He says warning sirens of an air raid also went off there.
Both countries host American forces and have been the target of Iran’s retaliatory attacks against US allies in the region.
A US missile strike hit areas near a hospital for cancer patients in the western Iranian city of AhvazAccording to an official from Iran’s health ministry.
Hussein Kermanpour Published on X It was stated that some patients and their attendants escaped from Boghayi Hospital due to intense noise and shaking, and “now only the most critical patients remain.”
Two explosions were heard east of the southern coastal city of Bandar Abbas.According to Iranian state media.
Explosions were previously reported in the western city of Ahvaz, as well as in the port city of Chabahar and another in the east.
These come amid recent US attacks that the military says target Iran’s ability to threaten ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The US military has launched a new wave of attacks against Iran, which Centcom says “targets Iranian military capabilities used to threaten ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.” Iranian state media reported that explosions were heard in the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Chabahar and in Ahvaz, near the Iraqi border. This followed another wave of US-led attacks during daylight hours earlier on Wednesday.
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Centcom also He said that US planes disabled the ship by firing a missile at the funnel of an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The statement stated: “US forces observed the Curacao-flagged M/T Belma passing through international waters towards Kharg Island. The merchant ship ignored multiple warnings as it attempted to violate the US blockade. A US aircraft disabled the ship after firing hellfire missiles into the ship’s funnel. The ship is no longer transiting to Iran.”
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Donald Trump When asked by reporters if Iran had a deadline before the United States began attacking Iranian bridges, he said he did not like to give deadlines. “I don’t like to give deadlines, but they know a lot, they know the story… they better behave themselves,” said the US president, who has given Iran at least eight deadlines since February 28, when he and Israel launched the war.
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Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Galibaf, said that if Iran did not benefit from the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States, “We have no reason to adhere to such an agreement.” In a statement published on Telegram, the parliamentary speaker said Iran “never welcomed war, and neither do we now.” He called on Iranians to continue their armed resistance and at the same time “use the tools of diplomacy and negotiation to realize and consolidate national interests.” You can find more information about their comments here.
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At least 30 people lost their lives in US attacks in southern Iran in recent days. Iran’s health ministry said more than 260 people were injured.
The US military announced that it disabled the ship that was trying to break the blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command He said US planes fired a missile into the smokestack of an oil tanker. Strait of HormuzI’m disabling the ship.
One update About X, Centcom said:
US forces implemented naval blockade measures against Iran on July 15, neutralizing an unloaded oil tanker attempting to head for an Iranian port in the Persian Gulf.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed the Curacao-flagged M/T Belma passing from international waters towards Kharg Island.
The merchant ship ignored multiple warnings as it attempted to violate the US blockade. A US aircraft disabled the ship after firing hellfire missiles into the ship’s funnel. The ship no longer passes to Iran.
Iranian state media reported explosions heard in port cities Bandar Abbas And chabaharand in AhvazIt has been near the Iraqi border since the US military recently launched a new wave of attacks.
Beyond that, Donald Trump Speaking at a defense summit at the US Army War College, he touts promised investments in technology at around $10 billion. War against Iran reduces US supplies of Tomahawk cruise missiles and Patriot and THAAD interceptor missiles.
“We’re doing really well with Iran,” Trump told a roundtable of Cabinet officials, business and defense industry leaders, adding: “Iran is unhappy right now.”
The summit will bring together key leaders in the defense industry and some of the largest global investors to highlight the importance of national security and identify investment opportunities, the White House said in a statement to The Associated Press.
McCormick’s office said summit attendees included JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Blackstone Chairman Jon Gray, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet, General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, SpaceX director Antonio Gracias and Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of analytics at artificial intelligence firm Palantir.
Donald Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation summit; here he talks about the war in Iran and speculates about whether a deal can be reached with the country or whether the United States will “get it over with.”
“Islamic Republic of Iran he is not happy right now,” he told delegates at the presidential roundtable.
“They want to settle down so bad. They don’t like what we’re doing. We’ll find out if we want to settle with them or if we’re done with it.”
Trump defense secretary said Pete Hegseth It was “really surprising,” but U.S. ammunition manufacturers needed to work faster, he said.
“We need a little more speed. We have the best quality in the world but we need a little more speed,” he said.
