Day 141 brief — a seventh straight strike day as Hormuz turns lethal, Netanyahu's Washington trip collapses, and Trump's power-plant fuse ticks toward Kharg

Day 141 carried the war into its second week of unbroken US strikes and turned the Strait of Hormuz lethal. CENTCOM launched a seventh consecutive round of strikes on Iranian military targets — air defense, coastal radar and logistics — and Iran said seven were killed and warned the war 'will spread,' while Kuwait reported several ground-force troops wounded in an overnight Iranian ballistic-missile-and-drone attack (CENTCOM, ABC News, Al Jazeera). At sea the counter-blockade drew blood: at least nine ships have been hit since July 6, and maritime-risk executives now call Hormuz a 'worst-case scenario,' the threat level 'severe.' A seafarer was killed and three injured aboard the crude tanker Al Bahyah off Oman, and eleven were hurt on the Mombasa B, as Iran fired anti-ship missiles to force vessels off the US-protected Oman-coast route; Hormuz is largely closed again, a trickle of ships crossing with transponders dark (CNBC, NPR, Bloomberg). The Saturday Trump-Netanyahu meeting the prior brief flagged never materialized — the White House said none was scheduled, and Israeli officials suggested Netanyahu stayed home anticipating a US escalation, with Trump reportedly told by Arab leaders that the premier is an obstacle to peace (Axios, Times of Israel). Trump's one-week fuse still ticks — 'next week comes the power plants,' with a Kharg Island seizure unruled-out — as Iran vowed to 'crush' targets and called Hormuz a 'red line' (Fox News, CNBC). The lone diplomatic thread: Araghchi says Iran-Oman talks on strait transit continue even as the IRGC keeps it closed (IranWire). Brent ticked up to about $85.95; thirty-day ceasefire probability eases to 7.