{"id":209928,"date":"2026-07-16T18:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/209928\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:53:12","slug":"us-politics-iran-conflict-live-updates-tehran-unleashes-new-attacks-on-gulf-neighbours-after-issuing-trump-red-line-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/209928\/","title":{"rendered":"US politics, Iran conflict live updates: Tehran unleashes new attacks on Gulf neighbours after issuing Trump \u2018red line\u2019 warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our live coverage of US politics and the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The US struck Iran and Tehran hit back at American allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war despite a call from mediator Pakistan to resume talks. <\/p>\n<p>Iran said it targeted radar systems, an air defence system, and fuel storage facilities at the Ali al-Salem air base in Kuwait, as well as US military installations at Sheikh Isa Airbase in Bahrain. However, both Bahrain and Kuwait have accused the Islamic republic of targeting civilian sites. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/ec20ffa2ff62d17c18f8831a5a4a6df3\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"Drone Intercepted Over Erbil as Iran Targets US Bases in Response to Strikes\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The renewed fighting comes despite a June agreement for a 60-day truce aimed at reaching a permanent end to the war and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Iran warned Thursday that it would \u201ccrush\u201d key targets in the Middle East if Mr Trump\u2019s threats to target the country\u2019s infrastructure in the coming days are carried out.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement published on Telegram on Thursday morning local time, a spokesperson for Iran\u2019s top military command said that if Mr Trump\u2019s threats were implemented \u201ceverything that is still intact \u2026 that is, all the infrastructure in the region \u2013 will be crushed under the steel blows of the powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran; so that no trace of them remains and it is as if they never existed in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They added that \u201cunder no circumstances and in no way will we allow America, as a foreign and extra-regional country, to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Iran\u2019s invincible red line,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a giant billboard depicting Mr Trump lying dead in an open coffin has appeared in the heart of Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>The display, erected in the Iranian capital\u2019s Islamic Revolution Square, features the words \u201cWe Kill Trump\u201d in English alongside the provocative image.<\/p>\n<p>It comes just days after mourners at funeral ceremonies for senior Iranian figures were filmed chanting for the deaths of Mr Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Senator Lindsey Graham.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for more updates<\/p>\n<p>Read related topics:<a class=\"topic_tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/topics\/donald-trump\" data-tgev-container=\"story-topic-links\" data-tgev-label=\"Donald Trump\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev=\"event10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to our live coverage of US politics and the conflict in the Middle East. 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