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Middle EastPublished: 17 July 2026 at 03:36

US strikes in Iran hit airport, bridges and railway station, killing three

Overnight US strikes targeted an airport, a railway station and two bridges in Iran, killing three people, Iranian state media reported. The US and Iran continue to exchange fire over the Strait of Hormuz for a sixth day.

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Deadly US strikes overnight hit an airport, a railway station and two bridges in Iran, killing three people, Iranian state media reported on Friday.

The attacks are part of an ongoing exchange of fire between the United States and Iran that has entered its sixth day, with the two foes battling over the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Despite mediation efforts by Pakistan, which called for a resumption of talks, hostilities persist.

Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, warned on Thursday that if the US and Iran do not soon improve oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the world should be concerned about energy security.

Separately, Syria said on July 16 it had foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon by seizing a shipment that included missiles at its border with Iraq.

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