https://sundayeveningreview.com/tags/tehran/Recent content in Tehran on Sunday Evening ReviewHugoen-usThu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-wednesday-july-16-2026/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-wednesday-july-16-2026/<p>For the fifth consecutive day, US forces struck targets inside Iran on Wednesday, this time hitting military sites in the country&rsquo;s north that US Central Command described as among the closest yet to Tehran. CENTCOM said the strikes aimed at further degrading Iran&rsquo;s capacity to threaten commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/16/us-strikes-iran-tanker-as-tehran-hits-kuwait-jordan-whats-the-latest">Al Jazeera&rsquo;s live reporting from Wednesday morning covers the latest wave.</a></p> <p>On Tuesday, US forces disabled the Curaçao-flagged commercial vessel Belma after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to reach Kharg Island in violation of the US naval blockade, which was reimposed Monday. A Navy aircraft fired Hellfire missiles into the ship&rsquo;s smokestack, disabling the vessel without sinking it. No crew casualties were reported. The Belma was the first vessel disabled under the renewed blockade. <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5970606-us-strikes-iranian-tanker-blockade/">The Hill reported on the operation.</a></p>