Iran Halts Interim Agreement With US Following Deadly Strikes

WHO:

Al Jazeera - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi

Al Jazeera - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei

Al Jazeera - US President Trump

Al Jazeera - Chief executive of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company, Hamzeh Pour

Al Jazeera - Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

ABC News World - Iran

WHAT:

Al Jazeera - Iran reports at least 50 people killed and more than 500 injured in US strikes.

Al Jazeera - Iran's memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US is “suspended.”

Al Jazeera - US strikes have left 10,000 people without water.

Al Jazeera - A seawater pumping station and a power transformer at the Bunji desalination plant were “completely destroyed.”

Al Jazeera - Iranian attacks targeted civilian infrastructure in Kuwait, injuring several firefighters.

Al Jazeera - Iran's IRGC claimed to have attacked a US military fuel pier in Kuwait and a US warplane assembly site in Bahrain.

Al Jazeera - US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted a seventh consecutive night of raids on targets across Iran.

ABC News World - Iran has suspended its commitments under an interim deal with the US.

WHERE:

Al Jazeera - Strikes occurred across Iran, including the Bunji desalination plant in Jask, southern Iran.

Al Jazeera - Attacks targeted US-allied Gulf states, including Kuwait and Bahrain.

Al Jazeera - US military fuel pier at Kuwait’s al-Ahmadi port and US base in Azraq, Jordan.

WHEN:

Al Jazeera - US strikes began on July 6.

Al Jazeera - Trump declared the peace deal with Iran “over” 10 days prior to the article's reporting.

Al Jazeera - The MoU was signed in mid-June.

WHY:

Al Jazeera - Iran claims the US has violated its commitments under the MoU.

Al Jazeera - Trump reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports and revoked a sanctions waiver on Iranian oil exports following Iranian attacks on tankers.

HOW:

Al Jazeera - Iran retaliated by launching drones and missiles at US-allied Gulf states.

Al Jazeera - US strikes targeted surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities in Iran.

(UPDATED July 18, 2026 19:21 UTC)

Iran has reported at least 50 people killed and more than 500 injured following US strikes that began on July 6, which have also left 10,000 people without water after significant damage to infrastructure, including the Bunji desalination plant in Jask. In response to these developments, Iran has suspended its commitments under an interim memorandum of understanding with the US, while the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for attacks on US military targets in Kuwait and Bahrain. Meanwhile, President Trump declared the peace deal with Iran “over” and reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, escalating tensions in the region.