Event Brief
US and Iran continue strikes and missile barrages
Filed: Jul 09, 2026 at 12:07 AM ET
Summary: Two nights of US airstrikes and Iranian missile barrages continued after the June US-Iran MoU collapse.
WHO: United States and Iran
WHAT: US airstrikes on Iranian air-defense and coastal radar installations were followed by Iranian missile barrages against regional Arab monarchies and drone strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
WHEN: Jul 08, 2026 at 11:30 PM ET
WHERE: Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf region
WHY: The violence followed the collapse of the June memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran.
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