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Iran formally suspended its memorandum of understanding with the United States and struck a US military base in Saudi Arabia. US strikes hit Iranian telecom towers and infrastructure while Iran targeted Kuwaiti energy sites.
theiranproject.comIran formally suspended the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States and declared it would no longer fulfill commitments under the agreement, @zerohedge reported. Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister and head of the Iranian technical negotiating team, stated that the US has violated all commitments and that Iran has suspended all of its commitments as a result.
Iran struck a US military base in Saudi Arabia with a ballistic missile, the first such direct attack in four months, according to a US official cited by Axios.
Saudi civil defense issued early warnings for Al-Kharj city and Yanbu on Saturday due to potential danger from Iranian missiles. US airstrikes in southern Iran knocked out at least 116 telecommunication towers in Bandar Abbas and Hajiabad in Hormozgan province.
The strikes on July 17-18, 2026 disrupted fixed-line, mobile, and internet services in parts of southern Iran, Tasnim news agency reported.
Iran launched missiles and one-way drones targeting Kuwaiti power infrastructure and energy assets on Saturday morning. An unspecified site of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation suffered significant material losses. The Al-Subiya power station in Kuwait was struck, and a transformer at the Zour South electricity and desalination complex was hit on Friday, July 17, 2026.
Kuwaiti authorities disconnected several power-generating units as a precaution, and a Kuwaiti army base was struck, injuring several personnel. The US launched its seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Friday, July 17, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET, targeting bridges, energy infrastructure, and a port facility in southern Iran.
The US struck six road bridges in Iran during the latest round. Crude oil prices posted their biggest rise since April due to fears of renewed escalation and reduced shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported.
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asiaone.comIran launched missile and drone strikes on sites in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. The US military conducted a seventh consecutive night of attacks on Iranian military targets.