10 Iranians killed in US strike
At least 10 Iranians were killed and more than 15 wounded in a US strike on Iran's 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Bambor, southeastern Iran.
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Iran's Red Sea Threat Raises Stakes for Trump
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Jul 15, 2026
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Trump's Emergency Situation Room Meeting Leaked
At 3:44 · chapter starts 3:20
Within hours of Trump's Fox News threats, the president convened an emergency Situation Room meeting Tuesday night to discuss a dramatic expansion of military operations against Iran [1] — Ben Meiselas "Trump held an emergency Situation Room meeting to plan a massive Iranian offensive wider in scope than current strikes, and then immediatel…" 02:35 . Rather than remaining classified, the details were swiftly leaked to Axios journalist Barak Ravid — whom Ben Meiselas dismisses as 'the Trump regime's personal stenographer.' The leak described plans for 'devastating strikes on strategic targets' wider in scope than the current Strait of Hormuz campaign. Ben Meiselas contextualizes this within Trump's Fox News interview, in which Trump specified the targets: power plants, bridges, desalination plants, and other civilian infrastructure. The contrast between the Situation Room's supposed secrecy and the speed of the leak raises the question of whether this was a genuine military briefing or an orchestrated pressure tactic aimed at Tehran.
IRGC: All Energy Export Routes Will Be Shut Down
The IRGC officially warned that all oil and gas export routes serving US interests and allies will be shut down, extending the threat beyond the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea. This represents a massive potential disruption to global energy supply chains.
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