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Iran war live: US military carries out another wave of strikes on Iran 

19 July 2026
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A woman rides a motorcycle past a banner of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran on July 19, 2026. The United States said airstrikes on July 19 aimed to "punish" Iran over the first US military deaths since renewed hostilities with the Islamic republic. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /
A woman rides a motorcycle past a banner of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran on July 19, 2026 [Atta Kenare/AFP]

By Heba Habib and Enes Abuomer

Published On 20 Jul 202620 Jul 2026

  • US Central Command (CENTCOM) says it has begun a new wave of air strikes against Iran tonight, for the ninth consecutive night, to continue degrading Iran’s military capabilities used to attack commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • A US service member has died in northern Iraq after a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone, according to CENTCOM.

 

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