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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Gambrell and David Rising

Airstrikes on Iran kill more than 25 as Trump's deadline to open Strait of Hormuz looms

Israel Iran War - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Israel and the United States carried a wave of attacks Monday that killed more than 25 people in Iran. Tehran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed.

Explosions rang out into the night in Tehran and low-flying jets could be heard for hours as the capital was pounded. Thick black smoke rose near the city's Azadi Square after one airstrike hit the Sharif University of Technology grounds.

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