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World / Fri, 17 Jul 2026 The Hindu

West Asia war updates: Iran Guards say attack on U.S. base in Qatar meant to 'punish aggressor'

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday (July 17, 2026) said it had targeted U.S. military aircraft stationed in Jordan with ballistic missiles and drones in retaliation for overnight U.S. strikes on Iran. The Guards also said they targeted U.S. radar systems and military aircraft in Qatar to “punish the aggressor.”Meanwhile, Foreign Ministers of China and Pakistan called on the United States and Iran to end fighting and return to the negotiating table, after meeting in Shanghai. ‌attacks on ‌bridges ⁠in ⁠Bandar Khamir, a ‌port city in ‌southern Iran, IRNA reported, ⁠citing the ‌Hormozgan University ‌of Medical Sciences. U.S. airstrikes on Friday (July 17) appeared to have collapsed a tower at Iran’s Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman, a key trade route for Afghanistan. The U.S. military’s Central Command said it hit dozens of targets in its latest airstrikes, which concluded at dawn on Friday (July 17), the sixth night in a row of American attacks.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday (July 17, 2026) said it had targeted U.S. military aircraft stationed in Jordan with ballistic missiles and drones in retaliation for overnight U.S. strikes on Iran. The Guards also said they targeted U.S. radar systems and military aircraft in Qatar to “punish the aggressor.”

Meanwhile, Foreign Ministers of China and Pakistan called on the United States and Iran to end fighting and return to the negotiating table, after meeting in Shanghai.

Seven ‌people were killed ⁠in ‌U.S. ‌attacks on ‌bridges ⁠in ⁠Bandar Khamir, a ‌port city in ‌southern Iran, IRNA reported, ⁠citing the ‌Hormozgan University ‌of Medical Sciences. U.S. airstrikes on Friday (July 17) appeared to have collapsed a tower at Iran’s Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman, a key trade route for Afghanistan.

The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early on Friday (July 17, 2026) by increasingly hitting bridges, part of President Donald Trump’s threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military’s Central Command said it hit dozens of targets in its latest airstrikes, which concluded at dawn on Friday (July 17), the sixth night in a row of American attacks.

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