Evening Wire: The Iran War Escalates & Canada Poisons D.C. Air Quality? | 7.17.26
7/17/202612 min
Iran escalates attacks on U.S. allies in the Middle East, clips from the Democrats Main senate primary debate go viral, and D.C. air hits Code Purple level due to Canadian wildfires. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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Georgia Howe· Host0:29
[upbeat music] Iran escalates attacks on US allies in the Middle East, clips from Democrats' Maine Senate primary debate go viral, and DC air hits Code Purple level due to Canadian wildfires. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Friday, July 17th, and this is Evening Wire.
John Bickley· Host0:51
In a major escalation in the Middle East, Iran targeted a water desalination plant in Kuwait in a series of missile strikes. Daily Wire foreign affairs reporter Cassie Akiva has the latest.
Cassie Akiva1:03
The US appears to be moving to isolate Iran's most strategic port city. American forces struck bridges, railways, highways, and military infrastructure around Bandar Abbas overnight, marking the sixth consecutive night of US attacks on Iran. The city sits on the Strait of Hormuz, hosts the headquarters of Iran's navy, and serves as a key hub for the regime's military and commercial operations. Iranian state media reported strikes on a major railway junction,