🇮🇷🇹🇲🇨🇳 - The railway attacked in Aq Qala, Golestan region, northeast Iran, is part of the Incheboroon-Gorgan railway line that was opened in late 2013 / early 2014.

Incheboroon-Gorgan serves as the final link for one of the 'New Eurasian Land Bridge' freight services that begins in Xi'an, central China, and ends at Aprin Dry Port, Tehran region.

The bridge was struck with three projectiles.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- IRIB, citing local IRGC sources, report the railway bridge in Aq Qala, Golestan region, was struck by cruise missiles.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- Barak Ravid of Axios says the U.S. bombed two Iranian bridges tonight.

🇺🇸🫏⚡️- BREAKING: Graham Platner has dropped out of the Maine U.S. Senate race.

He denies all the rape allegations however goes on to say he was forced out because the Democrats and state party infrastructure refused to provide voter data, donor info, and other essential campaign resources.

🇧🇭🇮🇷⚡️- Sirens have been activated in Bahrain.

🇶🇦🇮🇷⚡️- Early warning alerts have been sent in Qatar.

🇰🇼🇮🇷⚡️- Sirens now also sounding in Kuwait.

Air defence activity is reported in all three countries.

🇧🇭🇶🇦🇰🇼⚡️- Air defenses are still active throughout the Gulf states, several waves of missiles were reportedly launched.

🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump has announced that the United States will seek a rehearing on birthright citizenship.

A rehearing must be called within 25 days of the initial decision and requires a majority vote, including a vote from a justice who initially voted with the majority.

If a rehearing is granted, it will have to come from one of the conservative justices, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, who voted with the majority in the initial decision.

🇯🇴🇮🇷⚡️- Reports of sirens being activated in eastern Jordan.

🇺🇸🇧🇭🇮🇷⚡️- Reports of an impact in Bahrain.

🇯🇴🇮🇷⚡️- No new activity has been reported in the Gulf states for some time now, the Iranian retaliation appears to be over for the time being.

Nothing else was heard from Jordan since the report of sirens.

🇧🇭🇮🇷⚡️- Sirens activated again in Bahrain.

🇧🇭🇮🇷⚡️- A possible ballistic missile impact from this wave.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "The White House is preparing for what could become a multi-day or even multi-week exchange of fire with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.

A U.S. official said the current escalation could last a day or two, a week or a month, depending on whether Iran continues its attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz." - Axios.

🇫🇷🇷🇺🇫🇮⚡️- France will contribute troops to the NATO mission in Finland to reinforce the Finnish-Russian border.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed an additional round of strikes against Iran, July 8, to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping and innocent civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. forces struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline. The latest strikes follow successful execution of offensive strikes in Iran the night before.

CENTCOM forces hit approximately 80 Iranian military targets July 7, including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats, to impose heavy costs for Iran violating the ceasefire by attacking three commercial vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and prepared to execute operations directed by the Commander in Chief." - US Central Command.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- “We did not seek permission from any party to enter Lebanon, and we do not need permission to remain in Lebanon. We will continue to remain in the security zone in Lebanon and operate from within it as long as necessary until Hezbollah is disarmed throughout Lebanon and the threat to the residents of the north is removed.” - Israel Katz, Israeli Defence Minister.