Iranian attacks on bases in Jordan
resulted in injuries to US
military personnel
July 17th, 11:05pm
(RT.ru)
Several U.S. troops were injured in Iran's
attacks on military bases in Jordan
this week.
This is reported by CBS News,
citing unnamed US officials.
According to their data, Iran has carried out
strikes on at least two Jordanian facilities.
As a result of these attacks, several US military
personnel at one of the bases.... were injured.
"American military personnel were injured after
an attack on the facility where they were
located," the TV channel reported.
Earlier, it was reported that during the 17th wave of
Operation Nasr-2, the IRGC launched an attack on
a warehouse of US drones --- in Bahrain.
US forces attacked Iran again, the strikes are
being carried out for the 7th night in a row.
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Two oil tankers exploded --- on
mines in the Strait of Hormuz
by Marina Sovina (night editor)
July 17th, 10:37pm
(Lenta.ru)
Two oil tankers exploded and caught fire as they passed through
a mined area south of the Strait of Hormuz. This was reported
by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) press
service on its Telegram channel.
The Iranian military pointed out --- that the vessels had tried to slip
through the blocked strait after being deceived by US intelligence
services. "The IRGC Navy has firmly stated that the Strait of
Hormuz is extremely dangerous and completely closed due
to the atrocities committed by the US army. Until -- the
criminal US aggression is stopped, it is impossible
to export chemical fertilizers - or even a drop of
oil and gas from this region," the IRGC added.
Earlier, US President Trump said that the United States currently
controls the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, Iranian Abbas
Araqchi stressed that Tehran has always been the guardian
of this water area ...and will remain so.
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Iran -- launches missiles
at the US's main AI hub
by Andrey Prokopyev
(night line editor)
July 17th, 9:43pm
(Lenta.ru)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has claimed
that it has destroyed Bahrain's main "AI hub" using ballistic
missiles and drones. This is reported by the Iranian
news agency IRNA.
According to the report, the US military
used the hub .....to launch its attacks.
The strikes were carried out using numerous ballistic missiles
and dozens of drones. Earlier, it was reported that as part of
the 17th wave of Operation Nasr-2, the IRGC attacked a
warehouse of US drones in Bahrain.
Earlier, Tasnim journalists wrote that Iran had threatened the
United States to switch from defense to a phase of complete
annihilation in the coming days. The conversation turned to
a radical change ----- in Tehran's strategy.
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Iran has launched attacks on
US bases.. in Iraqi Kurdistan
July 17th, 9:36pm
(RT.ru)
The Iranian military - has launched attacks
on US bases and separatist groups in Iraq.
This was reported by the IRIB agency.
The attack was aimed at the US headquarters located
at the Harir base, as well as at separatist groups in
Iraqi Kurdistan.
Earlier, it was reported that US troops attacked Iran
again, and the strikes have been ongoing for the
seventh night in a row.
Iran has threatened the US with offensive actions
if attacks on the republic continue for 2 or 3 days.
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Iran threatens the US
with full-scale attack
by Marina Sovina
(night editor)
July 17th, 8:19pm
(Lenta.ru)
In the event of new US strikes in the coming days, Iran will move
from defense to a “phase of offensive & complete destruction.”
This was stated by the military adviser to the Supreme
Leader of Iran, Mohsen Rezaei, reports Tasnim.
He explained that this is about a radical change in Tehran's strategy.
"The Iranian armed forces will be forced to cross borders and
deploy their vast and undisclosed capabilities, including
advanced ground forces," the politician said.
On the evening of July 17, the US launched a new series of attacks
on Iran. "The strikes are intended to further weaken Iran's military
capabilities," according to a statement from the U.S. Central
Command (CENTCOM).
This evening the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
said that real estate associated with US President Donald Trump
in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are considered legitimate targets
for possible strikes. The US leader owns several properties
in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including golf clubs and
high-rise buildings. These include... the Trump
International Hotel and Tower in Dubai,
Trump Plaza in Jeddah, and the
Trump Tower in Riyadh.
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Exclusive: No enemy strike hit Bushehr
nuclear plant; media claims unfounded
July 17th, 7:26pm
(PressTV)
A thorough Press TV investigation has firmly rejected an Al Jazeera
report claiming that recent US strikes damaged Iran’s Bushehr
nuclear power plant as field inspections and direct inquiries
with Iranian officials found no evidence that the facility
itself was hit.
The rebuttal follows Al Jazeera’s Friday publication, which analyzed
satellite imagery and claimed to have identified apparent impact
marks inside the Bushehr nuclear complex between
July 7 and July 12.
In response, Press TV immediately launched an on-the-ground
investigation and consulted relevant Iranian authorities to
verify the claims. The findings are clear - that no
projectiles struck inside the Bushehr nuclear
power plant during this period.
The investigation further noted that the satellite images released
by Al Jazeera do not show any impact site within the plant... as
claimed in the report.
The US strikes landed outside the boundaries of the nuclear facility.
The darkened area visible in the imagery corresponds only to a
green space outside the operational sections of the complex,
not to any administrative or sensitive part of the plant.
The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is Iran's only
operating commercial nuclear power station.
Located on the Persian Gulf coast in Bushehr province, the facility
is powered by a Russian-built VVER-1000 pressurized water
reactor with a generating capacity of about 1,000
megawatts, supplying electricity to Iran's
national grid.
The plant has become a focal point during the US-Israeli aggression
on Iran because of concerns over the consequences of any strike
on an operating civilian nuclear reactor.
Experts have warned that any serious attack on Bushehr could
trigger radioactive contamination with its consequences
extending well beyond Iran's borders --- across the
Persian Gulf.
Iranian officials have repeatedly maintained that while areas
near the site have come under attack, the reactor itself has
continued operating safely.
This comes as the US has resumed its criminal aggression
against Iran since last week --- by targeting civilian sites
across southern Iranian provinces. On Thursday night,
the terrorist US forces destroyed six bridges in
Hormozgan Province. US President Donald
Trump has repeatedly threatened to
target Iran’s power plants
and bridges.
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Israeli strikes - kill 8 more
Palestinians attending
Gaza funeral
July 17th, 7:01pm
(PressTV)
An Israeli airstrike has killed at least eight Palestinians and
wounded more than 20 others as they attended a funeral
in the central besieged Gaza Strip.
Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp confirmed the
casualties, reporting that the strike directly hit mourners
gathered for the funeral of a Palestinian martyred in
an earlier Israeli attack on the same day.
Combined with several other Palestinians killed in separate
Israeli airstrikes across the blockaded territory, Friday’s
death toll reached at least 12.
Meanwhile, residents east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza
reported that Israeli occupation forces used drones... to
broadcast audio messages: ordering them to evacuate
their homes, forcing families to flee once again amid
this systematic campaign of displacement and
psychological terror.
The Hamas resistance movement strongly condemned the
Nuseirat strike as a “brutal massacre” against mourners
and urged mediators as well as the United Nations to
intervene immediately and halt the Israeli attacks
on Gaza.
Hamas further declared that “these ongoing atrocities, despite
the brutality of the occupiers and their plans to perpetuate
suffering and displacement, will not break the will and
resolve of the Palestinian people.”
These latest deaths bring the total number of Palestinians,
mostly civilians, killed by Israeli attacks since the
October ceasefire to more than 1,100.
During this period, the bodies of approximately 800 martyrs
have also been recovered.... from under the rubble.
According to the US-based conflict monitor ACLED, Israeli
airstrikes against Palestinian targets in Gaza rose to over
40 in June, the highest monthly total since the ceasefire.
Many of these strikes targeted civilians near a dividing
lines imposed on the besieged Strip, killing & injuring
women and children.
Despite the ceasefire, Israel continues its genocidal war,
with plans ---- to occupy and control around 70% of the
Gaza Strip while confining the remaining population
of about two million to just 30% of the territory.
Since Israel launched its genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023,
more than 73,000 Palestinians have been martyred and over
173,000 injured. Nearly 90% of the coastal enclave’s
civilian infrastructure has been damaged
or destroyed.
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Yemen vows to deal severe blow
to Saudis if meddling continues
July 17th, 6:55pm
(PressTV)
Yemeni Defense Minister Major General Mohammed Nasser
al-Atifi has vowed to deal a severe blow to Saudis - if they
continue to militarily meddle in the country.
Al-Atifi warned Saudi Arabia on Friday that Yemeni armed
forces would deal a severe blow to Saudis - if their
interference continued.
Speaking at a press conference, Al-Atifi warned the Saudi-led
coalition, specifically the Saudis themselves, that the
Yemeni armed forces will be open to all options, if
Riyadh’s “rebellion, arrogance, and criminal
actions” continued.
Al-Atifi emphasized that the Yemeni armed forces were fully
prepared in all their capacities to implement any order
issued by Sayyid Abdul Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi,
the leader of the Ansar Allah movement.
If the enemy siege against the Yemeni people continues, Al-Atifi
warned, “Our options are open and we are highly prepared in
all units and sections of the armed forces."
Yemen vows ‘direct, equivalent’ response to Saudi aggression
"The level of readiness ----- has increased in recent days in
implementing the leadership’s orders, and the Ministry of
Defense, the General Staff of the Armed Forces, and all
forces --- are fully prepared to implement any order
related to the equation of siege against siege,
airport against airport, & port against port,”
Al-Atifi warned.
"The enemy should know - that the Yemeni nation now has the
military forces and capabilities that enable them to impose
equations," Al-Atifi added, "Yemen -- which has resisted in
the past ten years with stability witnessed by the world,
can also resist and achieve victory in the future, with
the help of God."
Earlier, Yemen's Supreme Political Council issued a statement,
condemning the latest Saudi attack on Sana’a international
airport, vowing to deal a “direct”, “equivalent” response
to Saudi aggression.
The council called the Saudi attack on Sana’a airport “a new crime
added to the record of brutal aggression and unjust siege, which
aim to deprive the Yemeni people of their most basic human
rights,” including their right to travel and treatment.
It said the Saudis aimed to seize control of the Yemeni
people's wealth and restrict their access to food and
medicine, intensifying their suffering in “flagrant”
violation of international conventions... and
human rights, the council said, holding
Riyadh fully responsible for the
consequences.... of their
ongoing aggression.
The statement stressed that Sana'a will respond in a
"similar and direct" way based on the deterrence
equations announced by their leader.
Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a full-scale war on
Yemen in 2015, with military, political, and logistical
support from the US and other Western states.
In 2022, a UN-brokered ceasefire, was signed. However,
the US/UK, and the Israeli regime's aggression against
Yemen continues.
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CENTCOM naval units under full Iranian
watch, and nearing 'zero hour',
IRGC Navy warns
July 17th, 4:03pm
(PressTV)
Iran says all US military movements and equipment in regional
waters are under the full surveillance of the country’s naval
units, warning that US forces are moving closer to the
"zero hour" of a potential Iranian operation.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy - issued the
warning in a statement on Friday amid a sharp escalation of
tensions in the Persian Gulf after US acts of aggression on
Iranian civilian sites and Iran’s retaliatory operations
against the US bases in the region.
“The movements and equipment belonging to the terrorist US
army are being closely monitored by Iran's naval units,” it
said, while releasing an image showing US naval vessels
under watch.
"The Americans.. are drawing closer every moment to the zero
hour of the Iranian armed forces' operation against CENTCOM
naval units in the region's waters," the IRGC added.
The IRGC Navy did not provide further details about the nature
or timing of any potential operation but issued a brief warning
directed at US forces, saying: "Wait for it ...”
The IRGC statement comes despite repeated claims by the United
States that it has completely destroyed Iran's naval capabilities,
infrastructure, vessels and military assets since the outbreak
of the US-Israeli military aggression in late February 2026.
Iranian authorities have rejected such claims, emphasizing that their
naval forces remain fully operational and continue to monitor and
patrol regional waterways, including the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran has also announced that its military capabilities,
including those of the Navy and the IRGC Navy, remain
intact - despite US attacks.
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Lawmakers warn US will face
‘dark days’ ------- for killing
innocent Iranians
July 17th, 11:41am
(PressTV)
Iran's armed forces will retaliate for the killing of innocent civilians
in recent US attacks and those responsible ---- will face severe
consequences, warns a senior Iranian lawmaker.
In a post published on X on Friday, MP Ebrahim Azizi condemned US
crimes in southern Iran, pointing to attacks on a school in Minab,
a children's cancer hospital in Ahvaz, a sports hall in Lamerd,
and repeated strikes on residential and civilian areas.
"The enemies of the resilient Iranian nation should know: that
the armed forces will not let the blood of innocent people go
unanswered and will make their days dark," wrote Azizi, the
chair of Iranian Parliament National Security Commission.
He said the attacks reflected "the inability and desperation of
the self-proclaimed defender of human rights" in confronting
"Iran, victorious in the 12-day war & the Battle of Ramadan",
referring to a 40-day US-Israeli war, that began in February.
Azizi also stressed that southern Iran has always stood at the
forefront of defending the country, describing the region as
"the heart ....of all Iranians."
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of the parliamentary National
Security Commission, also said that Iran will continue
strengthening both its defensive and offensive
military capabilities ------- to ensure long-
term deterrence.
According to Boroujerdi, the Axis of Resistance has entered a
new phase of confrontation in which operations against US
interests are no longer confined to the Islamic world... but
extend to supporters of the resistance cause worldwide.
"Regarding the hostile actions by Washington - and statements
by Yemen's Ansarullah leadership, resistance groups consider
themselves entitled to target US interests globally --- and to
block strategic waterways, including the Bab el-Mandab
Strait and the Strait of Hormuz," he said.
He added that resistance forces in Lebanon, Yemen
and Iraq, are prepared to respond ---- decisively.
Boroujerdi noted that the legal closure of the Strait of Hormuz and
the resulting surge in global energy prices ---- will significantly
increase domestic pressure on US President Donald Trump
...ahead of the upcoming elections.
"Although US officials repeatedly claim they are not seeking
a broader war with Iran, attacks on the country's critical
infrastructure --- amount to a full-scale act of war,"
Boroujerdi said.
The lawmaker added that Iran, despite years of sanctions, has
evolved from having no missile capability....... into one of the
world's leading missile powers, and that the country's
military capabilities will emerge even stronger ----
after the latest confrontation.
"Continued upgrades to Iran's air defense network and offensive
capabilities, will provide a lasting deterrence against future
foreign aggression," he said.
The remarks came after overnight US strikes targeted civilian
infrastructure across several Iranian provinces, including
Hormozgan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan,
Khuzestan and Lorestan.
Iran's Health Ministry said on Friday that at least 38 people
were killed and more than 400 others injured... in the
attacks of the past six days.
The escalation.. followed an incident in which Iran's Navy
prevented unauthorized vessel movements through the
Strait of Hormuz ....which were in violation of the
Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding
signed on June 17.
In response to the strikes, the Islamic Revolution Guards
Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army launched multiple
waves of attacks against US military positions
across the region.
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Iran ---- restores traffic on major roads
within hours after terrorist US strikes
July 17th, 11:21am
(PressTV)
Iran's Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization says all
major road routes across the country remain open and traffic has
resumed on damaged sections ..despite overnight "savage" US
attacks targeting key transport infrastructure in southern Iran.
In a statement on Friday, the organization said road maintenance
crews restored traffic on damaged routes in less than 12 hours
after attacks hit transport infrastructure, including several
bridges in the south of the country.
It said bypasses were rapidly constructed around the damaged
sections, allowing vehicles to resume using the affected roads.
"Despite the enemy's savage attacks on the transportation
infrastructure, all road routes across the country remain
open and traffic is flowing," the statement said.
The announcement came after criminal attacks by the terrorist US
military targeted civilian infrastructure across several Iranian
provinces, from late Thursday ...into early Friday, including
several bridges, killing 8 people and injuring 20 others.
The attacks primarily struck the provinces of Hormozgan, Bushehr,
Sistan and Baluchestan, Khuzestan and Lorestan. They followed
US President Donald Trump's threats --- to target Iran's civilian
infrastructure, including bridges and power plants, amid the
international community's silence over US war crimes.
US strikes kill 38 across Iran, destroy
Chabahar port control tower, bridges
Criminal attacks by the terrorist US Army targeted civilian
infrastructure across several Iranian provinces overnight
and into Friday. Hormozgan Province sustained the
heaviest casualties.
Six bridges in Khamir County were struck, damaging key
transport routes, linking Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir
and Lar, and the roads through Latidan, Kahorestan,
Keshar and Maru village.
The strikes also hit a railway branch station in Bandar Abbas,
while a separate attack targeted the Allah Akbar Hill
residential neighbourhood in the city.
The bridge and railway attacks appeared aimed at severing Bandar
Abbas, Iran's largest port, from road and rail links connecting it to
the country's central regions and the capital, Tehran. The strikes
appeared intended to disrupt the movement of goods needed by
Iran's population of around 90 million.
Iran's Health Ministry said on Friday that at least 38 people had been
killed and more than 400 injured --- in the latest US attacks. Forty-
seven people remain hospitalized, according to the ministry.
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Iran not to change course, more
likely to harden position: Report
July 17th, 11:23am
(PressTV)
There is "little sign" that Washington's strategy of airstrikes
and military threats will succeed in forcing Tehran to make
concessions, Reuters says, dismissing US President
Donald Trump's renewed military escalation
against Iran.
"Most analysts agree that a major US escalation ... would have
little chance of being any more effective in forcing Iran to
change course than earlier phases" of the war, the
British news agency said on Friday.
It quoted Jonathan Panikoff, a former US deputy intelligence officer
for West Asia, as saying that there is "no reason to believe that
this latest set of attacks, or whatever the president has in
mind, will compel the Iranians to change their thinking."
"It's perhaps more likely to harden their position," Panikoff added.
IRGC strikes US command centre in Syria, radars in
Oman, depots in Kuwaithttps://t.co/iX0N0S0A54
— Press TV (@PressTV) July 17, 2026
According to Reuters, the collapse of the memorandum reached
between Tehran and Washington last month has left Trump
struggling to find a strategy capable of breaking Iran's
control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz ands.
The report says the dispute is no longer limited to Iran's nuclear
program but also centres on control of the Strait of Hormuz,
where Iran demonstrated during the war that it has the
capability to administer the waterway and close it
to its adversaries.
There is little indication Tehran is willing to make the
concessions sought by Washington in this regard,
Reuters added.
Iran, the news agency said, has warned it could expand
the scope of the war if the United States escalates
further, including by targeting civilian facilities
in US-allied Persian Gulf states.
Citing three sources, Reuters said Iran has asked Yemen's
Ansarullah to be prepared to close the Bab el-Mandeb
Strait should the United States strike Iran's power
infrastructure, potentially opening another front
that could threaten global energy supplies.
The report also highlighted growing doubts over the
effectiveness of Washington's pressure campaign.
It cited Danny Citrinowicz, an Iran researcher at Israel's so-called
institute for security studies, as saying that "No matter how
much pressure the administration applies, or how many
new threats it issues, Iran's leadership is unlikely
to capitulate."
"If President Trump continues expanding the targets set,
Tehran --- is likely to respond in kind," Citrinowicz said.
A similar assessment was offered by Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist and former New York Times Middle East Bureau
Chief, Chris Hedges.
Washington's war against Iran has "ended in a humiliating defeat
for the United States" and instead accelerated "a dramatic shift"
in the balance of power in West Asia and the Global South,
he wrote in an article.
"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous
and clueless Donald Trump, is irreversible,"
Hedges added.
Several US tankers and fighter jets were destroyed, while
several others sustained heavy damage in the strikes.
— Press TV (@PressTV) July 17, 2026
Hedges also dismissed the effectiveness of further military
escalation, saying, "A renewed bombing of Iran will not
work," adding that Iran's "mosaic defense strategy
ensures all political and military commanders
are easily replaced."
He said that Iran “holds the cards” over global energy markets.
"Iran can strangle the world economy by closing the Strait
of Hormuz."
Drawing an historical parallel, Hedges described the war - as
"Washington's Suez Crisis," explaining that - while it may
not mark the immediate end of US global dominance,
"it is the beginning of the end."