The US-Iran war dominated editorial priorities, with a sixth consecutive night of strikes hitting civilian infrastructure, including the Chabahar port control tower where India has invested ₹400 crore. Outlets framed this as a direct blow to Indian interests. Iran retaliated by claiming strikes on US fighter jets in Jordan and attacking Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain, expanding the conflict. By afternoon, a tanker was targeted in the Gulf of Aden. Domestically, PM Modi flagged off India's first hydrogen train from Jind, covered as a Make in India milestone. Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike entered its 20th day, with doctors warning of organ failure and a July 20 deadline. The Supreme Court examined voter list deletions in West Bengal, and the government planned a Vande Mataram bill. A train-school van collision in Murshidabad killed three students, and the Delhi police commissioner was replaced.