Iran live updates: US hits Iran with another wave of attacks, CENTCOM says

The U.S. and Iran have returned to exchanging intense strikes.Last Updated: July 16, 2026, 3:15 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange relatively limited strikes despite the signing of the memorandum and amid the continuation of peace talks, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.Key Headlines2 hours and 37 minutes ago3 hours and 44 minutes ago7:17 AM EDT5:55 AM EDTHere's how the news is developing.1 hour and 58 minutes agoIran 'continues to talk' with US despite strikes, White House saysWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Iran still wants to talk when pressed about the current state of talks on Thursday. "Iran very much continues to talk to the United States of America and expressed that they want to make a deal with us because they are suffering devastating blows on behalf of our United States military," Leavitt said. Leavitt confirmed that thousands of U.S. servicemembers are positioned in the region to continue enforcing the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports and ships.“More than 10,000 U.S. sailors, Marines, and airmen, along with two aircraft carriers and more than 20 warships and dozens of aircraft, are executing the blockade mission as we speak,” she said. “US CENTCOM has redirected two compliant commercial vessels and disabled one non-compliant vessel. So, look, the strait is open for ships that are not traveling to and from Iranian ports,” she said.2 hours and 37 minutes agoUS hits Iran with another wave of attacks, CENTCOM saysU.S. forces hit Iran with another round of strikes on Thursday, according to U.S. Central Command."At 2 p.m. ET today, U.S. forces began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the sixth consecutive night to further degrade Iranian military capabilities," CENTCOM said in a statement.3 hours and 44 minutes agoIran says that Hormuz is a 'red line,' it will not allow US to interfereIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a warning Thursday, saying it will not "allow" the U.S. to destabilize the region. "We once again stress that under no circumstances and in no way will we allow the United States, as a foreign and extra-regional country, to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz. This is Iran's inviolable red line," IRGC spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfqari said Thursday.The IRGC warned that if the U.S. carries out its threat to target Iranian infrastructure, Iran would respond with "strikes that will be more severe, more extensive and more devastating than ever before."Kuwaiti air defenses intercept Iranian drones, army saysThe Kuwait Armed Forces' headquarters said in a post to X on Thursday that the Gulf nation's air defenses were again "confronting attacks by hostile drones" launched from Iran.This screen grab taken on July 15, 2026, from video footage released by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Sepah News website on July 14, 2026, allegedly shows a drone being launched from an undisclosed location,-/SEPAHNEWS.COM/AFP via Getty ImagesSponsored Content by Taboola