The U.S. and Iran traded strikes this week, with the Iranian armed forces launching attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in Gulf states on July 9, 2026 following U.S. strikes on Iran’s southern coastal and eastern provinces. The U.S. and Iran traded strikes this week, with the Iranian armed forces launching attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in Gulf states on July 9, 2026 following U.S. strikes on Iran’s southern coastal and eastern provinces.