Ground Operation
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US Strikes Expand to Northern Iran as Tehran Hits Gulf Bases and Trump Weighs Ground Operation (Jul 16, 0555 UTC, 0855 Israel) (Morning Edition)
The US launched a sixth consecutive night of strikes on Iran, expanding targets to areas near Tehran for the first time, while Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on US military facilities in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain. President Trump is reportedly considering a ground operation to seize Iranian islands in the Strait of Hormuz and strikes on the Pickaxe nuclear site. Iran declared the June 17 peace deal void and claimed full freedom of action against US aggression.