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50 martyred, 500 wounded in US attacks this month: Iran

21-07-2026

TEHRAN: Iran’s Health Ministry says US attacks on the country since July 6 have killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 500.

Iran’s national water company says some 10,000 people across 20 villages are without water after overnight US attacks.

Iran’s army says it has hit US assets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait following the latest round of US strikes. Kuwait says Iranian attacks have targeted two power and water plants.

Earlier, US Central Command said it had completed its seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, employing “fighter aircraft, aerial drones and warships” to hit the country’s “surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities”.

Zeidon Alkinani, founding director of the Arab Perspectives Institute in Doha, says that where the war is heading is “very concerning” and it is turning into a much more expanded conflict.

“It was very evident that it would reach this level if it were to continue. I think one of the concerning, alarming flags that we’re noticing is the absence of international institutions, the absence of international law despite the regional mediatory efforts,” Alkinani told media.

“We’re noticing the UN not being able to play the role it has committed to play for many years, which is why the direct confrontation and the direct responsibility is very heavy on both the US and Iran.”

Alkinani explained that the MoU has “always been seen as a temporary ceasefire”, adding that Trump is trying to “reassess” what concessions can be given so that it does not seem “as if Iran won this war and he didn’t”.

Previously, we have seen again and again Iranian officials accusing the US of violating the MoU and also putting some conditions if the aggression continues.

What we’re seeing is Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, who is also head of the Iranian technical negotiating team, saying that in practice, the US has violated all the commitments and suspended the MoU entirely.

“We also likewise have suspended all of our commitments as a result; we are no longer implementing those commitments,” he added.

So, officially, this is the first time the Iranians are saying the MoU is over and they’re not going to implement any clause.

Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says Iran has suspended its commitments to the MoU as US attacks continue, Iran’s Fars news outlet reports.

“The US has violated and suspended all its commitments within the framework of the Islamabad MoU,” Gharibabadi said.

He added that Tehran has suspended its commitments and implementation of the agreement and is “busy defending the country”.

Satellite images reveal damage inside Iran’s

Satellite imagery reveals new damage inside Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant complex following the latest wave of US strikes.

A comparison of European Sentinel-2 satellite images captured on July 7 and July 12 shows newly formed impact scars inside the Bushehr complex, along with another apparent strike site within nearby support facilities.

An open-source unit compiled satellite imagery, field footage and official data from the US Central Command (CENTCOM) to map the locations of US strikes across Iran between July 7 and July 15.

Hormozgan’s chief of communications and information technology says the US’s overnight attacks disrupted telecommunications in Bandar Abbas and Hajiabad, in the northern part of the province. (Int’l Monitoring Desk)

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