Day 139 of US-Israel War on Iran: US Intensifies Strikes, Fires Upon Ship After Accusing it of Breaking Naval Blockade

Iranian officials have said that US strikes have killed more than 35 people and wounded over 300 others.

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Iranian officials have said that US strikes have killed more than 35 people and wounded over 300 others.

day 139 of us israel war on iran us intensifies strikes fires upon ship after accusing it of breaking naval blockade

Son of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown in the banner, Mostafa, speaks in a ceremony to commemorate the late leader at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Photo: AP/PTI

New Delhi: The West Asia crisis triggered by the US and Israel’s war on Iran entered day 139 on Thursday (July 16). The US intensified its strikes targeting Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait before dawn, reported Associated Press

The unabated hostilities between the two countries have shredded the interim deal to end the Iran war and could tip the region back into all-out war.

Iranian officials have said that US strikes have killed more than 35 people and wounded over 300 others. Strikes also reached into areas around Iran’s capital, Tehran, for the first time of this latest round of violence.

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