{"id":203036,"date":"2026-07-12T18:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/203036\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T18:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:25:10","slug":"us-iran-tensions-soar-fresh-strikes-on-qeshm-island-as-hormuz-status-remains-at-odds-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/203036\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Iran tensions soar: Fresh strikes on Qeshm Island as Hormuz status remains at odds | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Iran on Sunday reported fresh attacks in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, and Hajjiabad near the Strait of Hormuz, all located in southern Iran\u2019s Hormozgan province, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/world\/us-iran-missile-drone-attacks-strait-of-hormuz-open-omani-route-irgc-10783275\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US military declared Hormuz \u201copen for all\u201d<\/a> vessels legally transiting the critical waterway.<\/p>\n<p>Military installations targeted on Qeshm Island<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">According to Qeshm Island governor Hossein Amir Teymouri, at least 10 to 11 \u201cenemy projectiles\u201d struck the island on Sunday, reported Tehran\u2019s state-linked IRNA news agency.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyloading\" data-lazy-type=\"lazyloading-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/track_1x1.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/track_1x1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"display:none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">The governor added that all targets were military positions and that no casualties had been reported on the island.<\/p>\n<p>Casualties reported among local maintenance workers<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">However, the Iranian government said that at least one maintenance worker was killed and two others were wounded in the latest round of attacks on southern Hormozgan province.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The authorities added that the worker was killed while \u201cperforming his duties\u201d, IRNA reported.<\/p>\n<p>Strategic value of the Persian Gulf\u2019s largest island<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Qeshm is the largest island in the Persian Gulf with a population of about 150,000 people, AP reported.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway. U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available despite unwarranted Iranian aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FS3TUBOZEj\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/FS3TUBOZEj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2076278945993888116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">It is vital to Iran as it acts as a fortified forward position in the Strait of Hormuz and is home to Tehran\u2019s underground military facilities and anti-ship missile sites, Al Jazeera reported.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Border centers and energy infrastructure hit in Kuwait<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_3ced49096d3ae946-52\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">The development comes as Kuwait reported latest round of attacks at three border centres and an offshore oil drilling platform, causing \u201cmaterial damage\u201d. The country\u2019s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that at least three northern land borders were struck by a \u201ccriminal attack\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u26a1\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LATEST?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\">#LATEST<\/a> video reportedly from the American attack on Kashm Island, Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O0GajBTm8L\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/O0GajBTm8L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Global News Monitor (@GlobalNewsMontr) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GlobalNewsMontr\/status\/2076351473428963475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_3ced49096d3ae946-53\" data-path-to-node=\"10\">Kuwait\u2019s ministry added that a worker was injured after a \u201chostile\u201d drone targeted an offshore drilling platform operated by the Kuwait Oil Company in the territorial water, Al Jazeera reported.<\/p>\n<p>Diplomatic deadlock over maritime corridor access<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">Meanwhile, the US military and President <a rel=\"noamphtml nofollow noopener\" class=\"keywordtourl\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a> declared that Strait of Hormuz \u201cremains open for all\u201d vessels trying to legally cross the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_3ced49096d3ae946-54\" data-path-to-node=\"13\">However, Iran said Hormuz was closed until calm is restored and Tehran would consider targeting \u201cadditional enemy bases in the region\u201d if it faced more attacks.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">Iran\u2019s parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf earlier said, \u201cThe era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iran on Sunday reported fresh attacks in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, and Hajjiabad near the Strait of Hormuz,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[26],"tags":[59597,59593,18470,59602,59599,59592,59601,6846,3507,1109,59596,59595,59600,3206,16055,5346,14561,39,1027,4120,59598,46776,8290,4821,9456,59594],"class_list":["post-203036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-persian-gulf","tag-bandar-abbas-attacks","tag-bandar-abbas-latest-news","tag-donald-trump-iran-strategy","tag-global-oil-supply-disruption-news","tag-hajjiabad-drone-strike","tag-hormozgan-province-attacks","tag-hormozgan-province-strikes","tag-hormuz-shipping-route","tag-iran-attacks","tag-iran-us-conflict","tag-iran-us-military-updates","tag-kuwait-border-attacks","tag-kuwait-oil-company-offshore-platform-attack","tag-middle-east-escalation","tag-middle-east-maritime-security","tag-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf","tag-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-statement","tag-persian-gulf","tag-persian-gulf-security","tag-persian-gulf-shipping-crisis","tag-qeshm-island-military-base","tag-qeshm-island-strike","tag-strait-of-hormuz-attacks","tag-strait-of-hormuz-conflict","tag-strait-of-hormuz-tensions","tag-us-military-hormuz-statement"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}