Trump threatens strikes on Iranian bridges, power plants
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President Donald Trump has warned that US strikes will escalate and target key infrastructure if Tehran does not make a deal. The US has reimposed a naval blockade and Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz is closed.
https://p.dw.com/p/5H787 Donald Trump threatened to expand attacks on Iran's civil infrastructure if Tehran does not make a deal Image: Aaron Schwartz/Consolidated News Photos/picture alliance Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know US military launches fresh wave of strikes on Iran 'to further degrade' Iranian military capability
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07/15/2026 July 15, 2026 US begins launching new wave of strikes on Iran The US military said it has started a new wave of daytime strikes on Iran.
"At 6 a.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching a wave of strikes against Iran," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on X.
"The strikes are designed to further degrade military capabilities Iranian forces have used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM added.
07/15/2026 July 15, 2026 WATCH: Back at War? Why the US struck Iran again DW's Anthony Howard speaks to military expert Marina Miron of King's College London about some of the latest developments. DW Business reporter Stephen Beardsley explains what the crisis could mean for global trade, oil prices and the wider economy.
07/15/2026 July 15, 2026 Israeli soldier imprisoned for sending missile intercept videos to Iranian agent Israel 's military said that an active-duty soldier from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has been sentenced to five years in prison for sending material to an Iranian agent during the 12-day war in 2025.
The IDF said in a statement that the Israeli soldier was had sent videos showing missile interceptions to an Iranian agent and "received payment for them."
The footage was sent from civilian areas including a missile strike that had been found online.
"Eventually, after feeling pressured, the defendant informed someone in his military unit that he had been in contact with a foreign agent," the military said.
"The following day, he was arrested by the Shin Bet," it said, without giving specifics as to when the arrest took place.
"The court sentenced the defendant to five years' imprisonment, along with a suspended prison sentence, a fine of 1,000 shekels ($335), and reduction in rank to Private."
In June 2025, Israel launched strikes on Iran in a war that lasted 12 days and drew retaliatory strikes from Tehran.
07/15/2026 July 15, 2026 Iran state media reports Bushehr hit by US strikes Iran's IRNA state news agency reported that US strikes hit the southern port city of Bushehr, which houses the country's only civilian nuclear power plant complex.
"The American enemy attacked three locations in Bushehr today," city governor, Mohammad Mozafari told IRNA. There were no immediate reports of any damage.
Reports of the strikes came hours after US Central Command said it had completed strikes against Iran.
State media on Tuesday also reported explosions in the southwestern city of Ahvaz and the southern port city of Bandar.
07/15/2026 July 15, 2026 WATCH: Iran war explained: Can the US control the Strait of Hormuz? The latest fighting between the United States and Iran has shifted attention away from Iran's nuclear program and towards one of the world's most strategically important waterways: the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump says the US will reimpose a blockade on Iran and ensure commercial shipping can continue through the strait.
After first proposing a 20% transit fee, he later abandoned the idea in favor of trade and investment agreements with Gulf states. Iran rejects any US role in managing the waterway and insists it remains the guardian of the Strait of Hormuz. So who actually controls one of the world's busiest maritime chokepoints?
Can the United States realistically keep it open? And what would a prolonged confrontation mean for the Gulf, global trade and the prospects for diplomacy?
DW News spoke to Thomas Juneau, Professor at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs in Canada.
07/15/2026 July 15, 2026 Iran says at least 30 civilians killed in strikes in past days Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said at least 30 civilians have been killed in US attacks over the past few days.
The deaths were reported following US strikes on southern Iran.
Separately, Iran's military said seven of its personnel were killed in the country's southeast on Wednesday.
They were killed in a missile attack on a barracks close to the city of Iranshahr, in the southeast of the country, the military said in a statement.
The claims by Iranian state media and its military cannot be independently verified.
07/15/2026 July 15, 2026 What is happening in the Strait of Hormuz? The US reimposed its blockade on Iran after Tehran's attacks on global shipping in the Strait of Hormuz Image: REUTERS Iran has been demanding that ships use a route that runs near its coastline, while another southern route runs along the coast of Oman. This corridor is protected by the US military.
Currently, there are at least 19 US warships in the Arabian Sea, including two aircraft carriers and an amphibious assault vessel with at least 1,000 marines on board.
US Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for military operations in the region, said in a social media post that there are "hundreds of military aircraft operating across the Middle East."
In the latest escalation — following Iranian attacks on commercial vessels transiting along the route near Oman — the US has been hitting Iranian port facilities, among other targets, saying the attacks are to degrade Iran's ability to continue…
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