Iran Israel Updates Wed July 15

- US launches new round of Iran strikes, as Bahrain and Kuwait come under attack

- CENTCOM began a new wave of attacks against targets in Iran. The US is striking military targets used against vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz

- JD Vance accused Israel of funding influence campaigns to derail US-Iran negotiations and smear supporters of the deal through media outlets such as Time magazine: “When I open up the pages of Time magazine and see that there’s a literal foreign influence campaign being funded to tank the very deal that I was pursuing, and many of the people receiving that money were attacking me in completely dishonest ways, my response is: Go to ,,,,

 -Reporter: Is Iran being given a deadline before it starts bombing bridges?

 Trump: I don't like setting deadlines, but they know very well – it's in their best interest to behave well.

- IDF eliminated 3 Hezbollah terrorists in South Lebanon

- Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament and head of the Iranian negotiating team, prepares the Iranian public for the possibility of war: “We must always be ready for war and stand to the last drop of blood for the security of the state and our national interests. We have never sought war, and we do not seek it today, but we must always be prepared for conflict. At the same time, the tools of diplomacy and negotiation must also be used to promote and establish national interests.”

- President Trump announced that Iran contacted him earlier expressing a desire to negotiate a deal. Iran denies.

- Trump on Fox News: "Netanyahu is amazing as Prime Minister during wartime. Our relationship is great despite some differences of opinion here and there. Without me, Israel would be destroyed, and you can ask him"

- CENTCOM has launched another wave of strikes on Iran, after a 7-hour continuous strike last night.

- Report on the Emirati website Aram News from political sources in Lebanon: Hezbollah is preparing a plan for military escalation against Israel, which includes intensive attacks on cities in the north. It is claimed that the terrorist organization is waiting for the green light from Tehran to begin the attack, and has already begun to strengthen its forward positions north of the Litani River

- Senior advisor to the Iranian regime, Marandi: “For weeks, the Trump regime has been secretly planning heavy airstrikes and a land invasion with backing from Arab dictatorships. Iran, meanwhile, has quietly prepared for a major confrontation. If Trump launches this assault, those Persian Gulf Arab regimes won't survive.”

- A senior US official: The talks among the US, Israel, and Lebanon concluded after two days of intensive, positive discussions in Rome. We agreed on the framework and guidelines for a pilot regional process, which will be completed and implemented in the coming days. We will now move on to expanded technical discussions, which will focus on implementing all aspects of the framework agreement aimed at reaching a comprehensive agreement between Israel and Lebanon.

- President Trump held a meeting last night in the White House Situation Room to discuss plans for new strikes against Iran, which will be broader in scope than the bombings currently being carried out in the Strait of Hormuz, according to three sources familiar with the details. The meeting was also attended by senior members of Trump's national security team, including VP Vance, SOS Rubio, SOW Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Steve Witkoff, and other senior officials - Axios