US announces attacks early on Thursday, as experts say strikes carried out by both sides in previous day increase risk of return to all-out war US-Saudi strikes in Iraq push region into ‘uncharted territory’, analysts warn The US military has hit the south-western Iranian city of Abadan as well as Qeshm Island , Iranian media is saying, citing regional authorities. The US attacked “a point near Qeshm” at 4am local time (0030 GMT), the deputy governor of the southern Hormozgan province said, according to the Mehr news agency. Continue reading...
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THU · 2026-07-30 · 01:44 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0730-97333
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Middle East crisis live: US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause in attacks
The US military launched fresh strikes early on Thursday, targeting the south-western Iranian city of Abadan and a location near Qeshm Island. Iranian media reported these strikes, citing regional authorities.
Adam FultonThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-07-30 · 01:44 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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The US military launched fresh strikes early on Thursday, targeting the south-western Iranian city of Abadan and a location near Qeshm Island. Iranian media reported these strikes, citing regional authorities. This action follows a pause in attacks and comes as experts suggest that strikes carried out by both sides in the preceding day have increased the risk of a return to all-out war. Analysts warn that US-Saudi strikes in Iraq have pushed the region into "uncharted territory." The US attack near Qeshm occurred at 4 am local time.
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The US attacked “a point near Qeshm” at 4am local time.
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US launches fresh strikes on Iran early on Thursday.
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The US military has hit the south-western Iranian city of Abadan as well as Qeshm Island.
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US-Saudi strikes in Iraq push region into ‘uncharted territory’.
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Strikes carried out by both sides in the previous day increase risk of return to all-out war.
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