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CENTCOM Says Seventh Night Of Attacks Concluded At 5 A.M. Iran Time

The US Central Command at 5 a.m. Iran time on July 18 said its latest wave of strikes — the seventh night in a row of attacks — had been concluded.

“US Central Command (CENTCOM) hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities. US forces employed fighter aircraft, aerial drones, and warships in addition to other assets,”it said on X.

Iranian media earlier reported that at least two bridges and a tunnel had been hit by US forces. News outlets also reported that three people had been killed in the attacks, but the report could not be independently verified.

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Hormuz Shipping Comes To Near Halt Amid Latest Flareup Of Violence

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — through which some 20 percent of the worlds crude oil and gas supplies transited prewar — has almost ground to a halt again following the renewed exchange of attacks, according to data supplier Kpler.

Only eight ships passed through the strait on July 16, the lowest figure in three weeks and down from 15 passages a day earlier and from 48 two weeks ago,Kpler said.

“Seven of the eight transits used the Iranian route, highlighting a growing concentration of movements through higher risk corridors as operators reassess security, crew safety, and insurance exposure,” it said.

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“While regional mediation efforts remain under way, commercial shipping patterns suggest military developments are now shaping operational decisions more than diplomatic progress.”

Prewar, more than 100 vessels on average passed through the waterway each day.

The reduction in transit traffic has led to major shortages of oil and gas throughout the world and pushed energy prices sharply higher.

Prices had dipped and traffic increase following an interim cease-fire agreement between Washington and Tehran, but the latest attacks by both sides has again disrupted shipment of supplies.

Exiled Iranian Kurdish Group Reports 9 Killed In Suspected Iranian Attack

At least nine members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group based in Iraq’s Kurdistan region were killed on July 17 on an attack the exiled party blamed on Iran.

Idriss Kohlwazi of the exiled Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan told AFP: “The Iranian regime attacked at 4:30 a.m. (0130 GMT) with drones and rockets a camp.”

The strikes killed nine members of the party at their camp near the city of Sulaimaniyah, he said.

The Iraqi government also blamed the attack on Iran.

The attacks come amid renewed military escalation between the US and Iran.

Thousands of self-exiled Iranian Kurds have established bases in the semiautonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region. The Iranian Kurds, although keeping ties, maintain separate militias from the Iraqi Kurds in the region.

With reporting by AFPShare

US Hits Iran For Seventh Straight Night As Tehran Strikes Gulf States

US forces have launched a new wave of attacks on Iran, marking the seventh straight night of strikes described as looking to degrade Tehran’s military capabilities.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in an X post that it “launched a round of strikes against Iran at 3 p.m. ET today [10:30 p.m. on July 17 in Iran] for the seventh consecutive night. The strikes are designed to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities at the Commander in Chief’s direction.”