Iran says US strike near children's cancer hospital in Ahvaz forced evacuation of 211 patients
Iran has accused the United States of carrying out a strike near a children's cancer hospital in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, saying the blast was close enough to force an emergency evacuation. Iranian officials said 211 patients undergoing chemotherapy were moved from Shahid Baghaei Specialised Hospital after the attack. A doctor at the treatment centre said the explosion was intense and so close that staff initially thought the hospital itself had been hit.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei described the attack as a barbaric act and called it a cowardly war crime. In a post on X, he said... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Jul 2026 20:03 LONDON
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US and Iran enter fifth day of strikes as Washington reimposes blockade
US Central Command said it struck the oil tanker Belma in the Gulf after the vessel ignored multiple warnings while heading towards the Kharg Island oil terminal. The military said an aircraft disabled the ship by firing Hellfire missiles into its smokestack. The strike came as Washington reimposed a blockade of Iranian ports, sharpening an already tense maritime confrontation.According to the supplied material, Belma had entered the Gulf on Tuesday after passing through the Strait of Hormuz and was last reported about 100km south-east of Kharg Island. The tanker was said to be carrying no cargo at the time of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Jul 2026 16:59 LONDON
