Rubio: US ‘open to diplomacy’ after ninth night of bombing Iran
Collapsing grid, battered by military strikes and chronic underinvestment, leaves Iranians sweltering in the dark.
US strikes target Iran’s IRGC after two of its soldiers were killed in Jordan, as Tehran attacks Kuwait and Bahrain.
The US has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran after two American soldiers were killed by Iranian strikes in Jordan.
Sirik and Hajiabad areas in Iran’s Hormozgan province targeted as US says revenge for killing of two soldiers.
Mojtaba Khamenei says Trump’s signature is ‘worthless’ and that ‘bullying’ is a core element of US foreign policy.
Pressure is expected to build on the Iranian public, as well as global energy markets due to the US blockade.
Towering plumes of smoke rose over Kuwait after Iranian strikes hit multiple locations in Mangaf.
Conflict has been escalating since US President Donald Trump declared 10 days ago that peace deal with Iran was over.
The US has bombed bridges and energy infrastructure in the seventh straight night of attacks on Iran.
![Pitch-black corridors and unlit facilities have become a daily reality as rolling blackouts plunge civilian infrastructure into darkness. [Rasol Alhaei/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/iran-5-1784396890-1784440360.webp?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![A satellite image shows smoke billowing near an oil facility in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, July 18, 2026. [European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-07-18T144008Z_1773237900_RC2EGMA4IJ4T_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-KUWAIT-OIL-1784426245.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
