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On 12 July 2026 Tehran shut the Strait of Hormuz and launched missiles-and-drone salvos at Qatar, UAE, Bahrain and U.S. bases in retaliation for a U.S. air campaign that had just destroyed roughly 140 Iranian targets following Iran’s attack on a Cyprus-flagged container ship.
On 8 July 2026, hours after U.S. forces hit 80+ Iranian sites and Iran answered with missile-and-drone barrages on U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, President Trump said the June ceasefire memorandum was "over," effectively collapsing the three-week truce.
On 10 July 2026, hours after anonymous airstrikes hit several southern Iranian sites, Washington conditioned any renewed truce on Tehran’s public pledge to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping.
On 9 July 2026 President Trump publicly authorized a production license allowing Ukraine to manufacture Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles, transferring critical U.S. air-defense technology to Kyiv for the first time.
On 9 July 2026, hours after President Trump pronounced last month’s truce “over,” US forces bombed roughly 90 sites across Iran for a second straight night, prompting Iran to retaliate with missile-and-drone strikes on American bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan and clogging traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
On 8 July 2026, hours after President Trump pronounced the February interim ceasefire "over," U.S. Central Command hit Iranian coastal, naval and air-defense assets in more than 80 locations to punish attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
On 8-9 July 2026, deluges from Typhoon Maysak smashed Guigang Zoo’s enclosures, drowning three lions and sweeping more than 100 animals of over 20 species into surrounding communities, forcing the zoo to appeal online for public help.
On 8 July 2026 in Ankara, President Trump pronounced the June cease-fire with Iran void hours after U.S. forces bombed 80+ Iranian sites and Tehran answered with missiles and drones on U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Between 8–9 July 2026, the U.S. carried out the largest post-war strike on Iran—about 170 targets in 48 hours—after Tehran allegedly hit three merchant ships; Iran immediately retaliated with drone attacks on U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, signaling the June truce is dead.
Late 8–9 July 2026, President Trump ordered a larger second wave of air- and missile strikes on Iranian coastal and port facilities after Iran hit three oil tankers, formally declaring the 23-day Strait of Hormuz ceasefire void.
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