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US missiles struck near Shahid Baghaei Hospital in Ahvaz on Thursday, July 16, forcing mass evacuations of children undergoing cancer treatment. This second wave of US strikes within 24 hours escalated tensions with Tehran. CENTCOM said, "US forces launched operations for a second wave of strikes today against Iran."
US Vice President JD Vance admitted the Trump administration mishandled the release of Jeffrey Epstein files. Speaking on a podcast, he said, "We absolutely screwed up the comms of the Epstein files." Vance insisted officials did not hide evidence, claiming Pam Bondi simply overpromised what the administration actually had available.
The Punjab government plans to amend the anti-sacrilege law following pressure from the Akal Takht. The state assembly passed the Act on April 13, but Sikh clergy objected to specific clauses. An official said, "We have taken feedback from different Sikh religious bodies who want issues dealt with in compassion."
Supriya Sule said she will back the delimitation bill if all states get a 50% seat increase. "If it serves the interests of the people, we will consider supporting it," she said in Mumbai. The government wants to raise Lok Sabha seats from 550 to 850 using the 2011 census.
Iranian attacks targeted Bahrain and Kuwait early Thursday after the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran. The U.S. airstrikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killing seven troops. The Revolutionary Guard warned, "The export of oil and gas from the region will be either for everyone or for no one."
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the National Conference will go ahead with the July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar. "There will be no change in our protest," he said. The party wants statehood and constitutional guarantees restored, though many regional parties have not yet joined the planned Delhi event.