{"id":39159,"date":"2026-07-09T10:47:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=39159"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:47:34","slug":"us-launches-fresh-iran-airstrikes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/us-launches-fresh-iran-airstrikes\/","title":{"rendered":"US launches fresh Iran airstrikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"x_divRplyFwdMsg\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\">The United States (US) has launched a fresh wave of airstrikes against Iran, targeting sites it says threaten shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\nThe strikes mark a sharp escalation in tensions.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\nIran retaliated by launching missiles and drones towards US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\nPresident Donald Trump says he now believes last month&#8217;s interim ceasefire with Tehran is &#8220;over&#8221; after Iran was blamed for attacks on commercial vessels in the waterway.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\nWashington says the operation is aimed at protecting freedom of navigation, while Tehran insists the Strait will only reopen under Iranian control.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\nThe latest exchange has further dimmed hopes of reviving negotiations to end the conflict.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":38636,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-39159","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"US has launched a fresh wave of airstrikes against Iran,","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/39159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/39159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39161,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/39159\/revisions\/39161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=39159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}