Live Updates: Iran threatened 'massive response' after US strikes southern Iran, sirens sounded in Gulf states

US strikes Iran's defense systems • Sirens sound in Gulf states • Hamas begins dissolving its Gaza government

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VESSELS AT the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 24, 2026.
VESSELS AT the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 24, 2026.
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Iran's Ghalibaf tells US 'if you strike you'll get hit' following sirens in Gulf states

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Sirens sound in Gulf states following US attack on Iran - report

The Bahrain News Agency, Bahrain's state media, attributed the sirens to missiles from Iran.

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Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026; Illustrative.
Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026; Illustrative.
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Trump says attacks are 'retribution for yesterday's bombing of ships'

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US strikes on Iran expected to be more intensive than previous

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Iran prepared to launch 'massive attack' against US

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Explosions heard in southern Iran as US military conducts airstrikes on Islamic Republic

Iranian semi-official news agency Mehr reported that air defenses were activated in southern Iran after explosions were heard in the cities of Bander Abbas, Sirik, Konarak, and Chabahar.

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Smoke and flames rise after an explosion in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on July 8, 2026.
Smoke and flames rise after an explosion in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on July 8, 2026.
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Reports of explosions in southern Iran

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WATCH: IDF soldiers arrest twenty suspects in overnight raids across West Bank

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IDF soldiers arrest twenty suspects in overnight raids across West Bank, July 8, 2026. (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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WATCH: Iranian regime publishes footage of Khamenei's prayer room destroyed in February strikes

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Satellite imagery from an alleged Israeli strike on the bunker where Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being guarded.
Satellite imagery from an alleged Israeli strike on the bunker where Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being guarded.
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Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz, hit 'twice the number of targets' as US - report

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This aerial photograph shows boats anchored off Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026.
This aerial photograph shows boats anchored off Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026.
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Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know


Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF

Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region

Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says 

A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8

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