US Central Command Completes Strikes on 90 Military Targets in Iran Over Maritime Threats
How 4 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Now 14 · Jul 7, 2026
What happened
US Central Command conducted airstrikes on 90 Iranian military targets overnight to prevent attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes prompted threats of retaliation from Iran and heightened regional tensions, with sirens in Bahrain and Kuwait and reports of explosions at a US naval base. President Trump warned of stronger responses if attacks continued, while Iran insisted the strait would only reopen on its terms.
- 01US Central Command struck 90 Iranian military targets overnight to curb threats to commercial shipping.
- 02Targets included air defenses, missile storage, naval assets, and coastal surveillance along Iran's coast.
- 03President Trump called the strikes retaliation and warned of harsher responses to future attacks.
- 04Iran threatened strong retaliation and said the Strait of Hormuz would reopen only under Iranian conditions.
- 05Air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain and Kuwait amid reports of explosions at the US Fifth Fleet base.
- 06A US official said the ceasefire with Iran was effectively over, at least temporarily.
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