Iran war sees surge of US-led strikes
July 9, 2026Updated July 20, 2026, 9:29 a.m. ET

A heavily-damaged bridge which was hit by a U.S. strike is pictured along the road connecting Roudan and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on July 18, 2026.
These images capture the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, as military strikes, regional tensions and economic concerns draw global attention.
AMIR HOSSEIN KHORGOOEI, ISNA/AFP Via Getty ImagesThese images capture the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, as military strikes, regional tensions and economic concerns draw global attention.
A damaged railway bridge near Aq Qala that U.S. struck last night, Aq Qala, Golestan Province, Iran, July 9, 2026 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.
Socia Media, Via ReutersSatellite imagery shows damage to an Iranian port building following recent U.S. strikes in Sarkhur Tahruyi, Hormozgan Province, Iran, July 9, 2026.
2026 Planet Labs PBC, Via ReutersA closer view of the satellite imagery shows damage to an Iranian port building following recent U.S. strikes in Sarkhur Tahruyi, Hormozgan Province, Iran, July 9, 2026.
2026 Planet Labs PBC, Via ReutersA screengrab from an Iranian state TV video says to show an Iranian missile flying through the air at an unknown location, in this screengrab obtained by Reuters on July 8, 2026.
IRANIAN STATE TV, Via ReutersFire and smoke rise from explosions at an unknown location, following what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iranian military targets, in this screen grab from a video released on July 8, 2026.
U.S. Central Command, Via ReutersSmoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iranian military targets, in this screen grab from a video released on July 8, 2026.
U.S. Central Command, Via ReutersDamage to a portion of a building, which the Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader said was Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound in the aftermath of Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran in this screen grab from video released July 8, 2026.
Office Of The Iranian Supreme Leader/Handout Via ReutersDamage to a portion of a building, which the Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader said was Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound in the aftermath of Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran in this screen grab from video released July 8, 2026.
Office Of The Iranian Supreme Leader/Handout Via ReutersDamage to a portion of a building, which the Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader said was Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound in the aftermath of Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran in this screen grab from video released July 8, 2026.
Office Of The Iranian Supreme Leader/Handout Via ReutersA satellite image shows the Qatari LNG tanker Al Rekayyat remaining stranded off the coast of Oman after a projectile strike on July 7 sparked a fire in its engine room, July 8, 2026.
European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2, Via ReutersA satellite image shows the Qatari LNG tanker Al Rekayyat remaining stranded off the coast of Oman after a projectile strike on July 7 sparked a fire in its engine room, July 8, 2026.
European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2, Via ReutersFire and smoke rise from the direction of Iranshahr airport, as seen from the windscreen of a car, following a strike, near Iranshahr, Iran, in this screengrab from a social media video.
SOCIAL MEDIA, Via ReutersWorkers clear the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, following a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 6, 2026.
Mohamed Azakir, ReutersMohamed Ashek, 13, carries a toolbox as he walks amid the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike after returning home following displacement during the war, after the Israel-Lebanon deal, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, July 5, 2026.
Zohra Bensemra, ReutersTasnim Hijazi, who returned home following displacement during the war, after the Israel-Lebanon deal, pours coffee while sitting on the veranda of her parents' home near the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli strike, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, July 5, 2026.
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