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Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes | BBC News

2026-07-16 News & Politics
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Tehran has launched fresh attacks on US military bases in neighbouring Gulf states, while Washington continued to strike sites across Iran overnight. Tehran said it had struck targets in the region, including in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, as a sixth day of renewed hostilities strained their preliminary deal to end the war. Meanwhile, the US military said it inflicted a six-hour wave of strikes in multiple locations to "degrade Iran's ability to threaten innocent mariners" in the Strait of Hormuz. The latest exchanges came after US President Donald Trump warned Iran it had "better behave" or face further military action should Iran not return to negotiations. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features, visit: www.bbc.com/news #US #Iran #BBCNews

Top Comments (10)

@HowardNorris-gh1jw 2026-07-16

I'm waiting for Trump's latest announcement that Iran is 'desperate to do a deal'.

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@DavidNoshi-d1h 2026-07-16

They're begging to make a deal 😂

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@InnerCalm-k6o 2026-07-16

Wouldn't it be ironic if these dictators pushed us all into renewable energy.

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@TraianoLiberatore 2026-07-17

Reports of a large number of ambulances heading towards the bridge connecting Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

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@cobaltfog 2026-07-16

Why would they attack military bases you'd already reported destroyed?

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@amyhogarten5038 2026-07-16

More blatant market manipulation

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@user-pr1ll1zy4n 2026-07-16

You haven't mentioned US bombing civilian sites including right next to a cancer hospital from which the patient had to be evacuate, still connected to their iv drips.

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@matthewball189 2026-07-16

Why don’t you read out the Day No’s anymore ?

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@Sharam-e4i 2026-07-16

Trump’s strategy: If I keep holding the hot pot, it burns my hand. If I drop it, it breaks.😂

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@bardiaasaadi 2026-07-16

BBC claims it’s reporting “with all you need to know on the Iran war” yet it’s not clear which bases are being hit, why, and what damage is being done. It used to be the most reliable source of news, yet independent channels like ‘Dialogue Works’ do a much better job!

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