Iran is attacking Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan tonight
Day: July 14, 2026
Attacks come as Zelensky and allies vow to use war-tested Kyiv’s defence to protect Europe against Russian ballistic missiles
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Today as it Happened on Thursday, July 14, 2026:
The United States on Tuesday reinstated its blockade on vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas in the Strait of Hormuz.
According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the blockade went into effect at 4 p.m. ET and there are now more than 20 U.S. Navy warships and “hundreds of military aircraft” currently operating in the region.
“American forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan appeared before a House appropriations panel Tuesday, marking the first time Supreme Court justices have testified before Congress since 2019.
The justices testified in support of the Supreme Court’s latest budget request, which calls for a significant increase in security spending. The security portion of the budget request is more than $20 million above current levels, following multiple threats on justices’ lives in recent years.
And a 28-year-old man died in Florida Tuesday after he was struck by a semi trailer truck. The man was fleeing from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to state officials.
The man died while attempting to cross State Road 16 near a gas station. He was one of four people who fled the scene.
Florida Highway Patrol officials confirmed they were not involved in the incident but have since opened an investigation into the death.
In a statement to Scripps News, the state highway patrol said “an encounter between HSI and ICE agents occurred in the parking lot of a local gas station/convenience store.”
“During the encounter, the four occupants of the vehicle fled on foot. One of the occupants ran across State Road 16 and into the path of the tractor trailer. The pedestrian was struck by the tractor trailer in the right lane and sustained fatal injuries on scene.”
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