The U.S. military announced that it has completed a new wave of strikes against Iranian military targets under U.S. President Donald Trump's orders. The operation targeted command centres, air defence systems, missile and drone facilities, and coastal surveillance sites across multiple locations.
Kuwait’s defence ministry said its forces were responding to Iranian missile and drone attacks, adding that loud explosions heard across the country were caused by air-defence interceptions.
Iran’s army said it carried out a drone attack targeting U.S. helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft stationed at Sakhir Air Base in Bahrain, according to the Tasnim news agency.
There was no immediate confirmation from Bahraini or U.S. authorities, and the extent of any damage remains unclear.
A U.S. strike hit Iranshahr Airport in southeastern Iran early Friday, injuring one person and damaging electrical facilities and a fuel tank, according to Iranian state TV.
The broadcaster said at least one U.S. projectile struck the airport in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, triggering a power outage.
It added that one civilian was injured in the attack.
U.S. strikes hit bridges and several cities across southern and southeastern Iran late Thursday as attacks continued for a sixth consecutive night.
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB said one person was killed and eight others injured in a strike on a neighborhood in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.
A separate U.S. attack hit two bridges near Bandar Khamir in Hormozgan Province, killing one person, according to the broadcaster.
IRIB also reported four explosions along the southern coast of Qeshm Island, while the semi-official Tasnim News Agency said a blast was heard in Sirik, also in Hormozgan Province.
Tasnim said the Bandar Abbas-Shiraz bridge near Bandar Khamir was among those struck, causing power outages in the area.
Three explosions were heard west of Bandar Abbas and two others in the southern city of Bushehr, according to Iranian media.
The semi-official Mehr News Agency published footage showing the aftermath of a strike in Bandar Abbas, saying preliminary information indicated that a telecommunications tower may have been targeted, though this had not been confirmed.
Mehr also reported an explosion near Iranshahr airport in southeastern Iran.
The agency cited the deputy governor of Khuzestan Province for security and law enforcement affairs as saying that areas around the southwestern city of Ahvaz had also come under U.S. attack.
The head of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol said on Thursday that if the U.S. and Iran do not come together to improve flows of oil through the Strait of Hormuz soon the world should be worried about energy security.
"Oil security is still a critical issue," Birol told a Council on Foreign Relations event. "We should be worried, and I am worried if the situation does not improve in the next few weeks."
Iran’s semi-official YJC news agency says the Bandar Abbas railway junction station was targeted in a US attack, injuring two people.
The U.S. military says American forces redirected three commercial vessels attempting to breach the naval blockade against Iran, disabled one that failed to comply and boarded another to ensure compliance.
Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a verification boarding of the tanker M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman on July 16, the US military said.
Iran’s Fars news agency, citing Iraqi media, reported a series of explosions in Kuwait, saying the blasts could be heard as far away as Basra in southern Iraq.
U.S. airstrikes hit two bridges near Bandar Khamir in southern Iran, killing one person, Iran's state broadcaster reported, as attacks continued across the country's south.
A U.S. strike hit the Bandar Abbas–Shiraz bridge near Bandar Khamir in southern Iran, causing power outages, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency.
Fresh explosions were reported in southern Iran late Thursday after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced a new wave of strikes against Iran for the fifth consecutive night.
Three explosions were heard west of the port city of Bandar Abbas, according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB.
The semi-official Mehr News Agency published footage showing the aftermath of a US strike in the city.
According to the outlet, preliminary information suggested a telecommunications tower may have been targeted, although this has not been confirmed.
Two explosions were also heard in the southern city of Bushehr, with local authorities attributing them to continued US attacks, according to Mehr.
The agency, citing the deputy governor of Khuzestan Province for security and law enforcement affairs, said areas around the southwestern city of Ahvaz had also come under a US attack.
Iran's judiciary said that no American prisoner had been released or exchanged from its prisons, Iranian state media reported on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said a U.S. citizen detained during the Biden administration in 2024 had been freed.
The judiciary said checks showed no convicted American prisoner, person accused of spying for the United States matching Trump's description, or any other American detainee had been released from Iranian prisons or exchanged.
Syrian authorities said they had intercepted a shipment of advanced weapons and missiles allegedly being smuggled from Iraq, with an Interior Ministry source telling state news agency SANA that the cargo appeared to be intended for Hezbollah.
Syria's General Authority of Ports and Customs said the shipment, which included rockets and drones, was concealed inside an oil tanker truck travelling to the coastal city of Baniyas. The weapons were discovered during an inspection at the al Tanf border crossing after customs officials carried out a more detailed search of the vehicle.
Following the seizure, Iraq announced it would establish a high-level committee to investigate the incident. Iraq's Joint Operations Command said it would work with Syrian authorities to determine how the alleged smuggling attempt occurred, identify those responsible and strengthen border security measures.
Hezbollah denied the accusations, saying in a statement that it has no activity in Syria and describing the claims as "fabricated narratives with no basis in fact".
The interception comes as the Baniyas route grows in importance for fuel shipments between Iraq and Syria, with Baghdad seeking to expand export routes beyond the Gulf.
Yemen’s Houthis have threatened to target all Saudi oil and other important facilities with missiles and drones if Riyadh escalates or moves towards what their leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi describes as a “Comprehensive aggression” against Yemen.
Houthis earlier on Monday fired missiles at Saudi Arabia, accusing them of bombing an airport under their control, breaking a four-year truce between the two sides.
Gold fell below $4,000 per ounce on Thursday, while silver posted a sharper decline, as escalating attacks in the Middle East drove oil prices higher and revived concerns over inflation.
Silver fell 3.6% to $55.67 per ounce, facing additional pressure from its extensive industrial use and concerns that higher energy costs could weigh on economic activity.
Iraq’s ports authority said that a drone fell on a tanker outside Iraqi port limits, adding that unloading and cargo-handling operations were continuing without interruption, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) said.
The authority said port operations remained normal and that there had been no suspension of activity, INA added.
Separately, Iraq’s Oil Ministry said that crude oil loading operations from the country’s southern ports were continuing and that there had been “no stoppage,” according to the agency.
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was in touch with officials in Iran amidst what it called another cycle of destabilisation fraught with risks for the global economy.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov gave no details of the contacts but told reporters that Iranian authorities had not requested a phone call with President Vladimir Putin.
Russia has repeatedly called on both Iran and the United States to refrain from escalation.
Crude oil loading was suspended at all Iraqi terminals on Thursday after a drone struck an oil tanker at the Basra terminal, according to Iraqi oil and security sources.
The incident caused no damage or fire.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has accused some members of the Israeli government of trying to influence American public opinion to undermine Washington's deal to end the war with Iran.
Speaking on Joe Rogan's podcast, Vance said such efforts had affected U.S. political judgement and suggested the recent conflict would not have happened without Israeli influence.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed a planned visit to the United States next week after the funeral of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham was delayed until later this month, according to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office.
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Syrian authorities say they have stopped an attempt to smuggle advanced weapons and missiles from Iraq, with preliminary investigations suggesting the shipment was intended for Hezbollah in Lebanon, state news agency SANA reported.
The move comes amid growing pressure on the group and renewed talks between Syria and the United States over efforts to curb its influence.
The U.S. dollar hovered near a one-month low as softer-than-expected inflation data reduced expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate rise, while investors continued to assess the impact of Middle East tensions and volatile oil prices on global markets.
Lebanon's Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi has said the country's armed forces aim to "gradually extend their authority over all Lebanese territory, including the south", but stressed this depends on a full Israeli withdrawal, according to the National News Agency (NNA).
He added that ending Hezbollah's military presence is "an expression of a pure national will", not "a response to external pressures".
A new YouGov/The Economist poll suggests most Americans believe launching the war on Iran was the wrong decision, with 57% opposed compared with 27% who support it.
The survey also found 46% expect the conflict to continue for at least another year, while only 8% believe it will end within a month or is already over.
Bahrain's Defence Ministry said its armed forces intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian aerial attacks on Thursday.
A spokesperson for Iran's top joint military command said Tehran would target infrastructure across the region if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through with threats to attack Iranian infrastructure.
A spokesperson for Iran's top joint military command said Tehran will not allow the United States to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz, describing the strategic waterway as a "red line" for Iran.
Iran's Foreign Ministry said it summoned the UK ambassador to Tehran to protest Britain's decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under its State Threats legislation. Tehran condemned the move as hostile and warned it would respond with "firm and reciprocal" measures, according to the Foreign Ministry and Iran's state news agency IRNA.
Iranian state media reported that the Iranian army targeted U.S. military communication systems and fuel storage tanks at Azraq Air Base in Jordan.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a gathering of U.S. soldiers at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait in a missile and drone attack, according to Iranian state media.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted an early-warning radar system at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait during a missile and drone attack, according to Iranian state media.
Bandar Abbas, Iran's principal port on the Strait of Hormuz, was among the key locations hit due to its strategic naval and Revolutionary Guards facilities. U.S. forces also struck coastal defence and cruise missile positions on Greater Tunb Island during a 90-minute operation.
The latest strikes come as tensions remain high and U.S. President Trump reiterating threats to target Iran's energy infrastructure and bridges. International law experts have warned that attacks on civilian-essential infrastructure could violate the Geneva Conventions and potentially constitute war crimes. The conflict has already caused significant casualties, widespread displacement, and disruptions to global energy markets, further raising concerns about regional stability.
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An agreement between Iran and the U.S. to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is expected "soon," a U.S. official has said. The deal would result in the resumption of commercial shipping through the sea passage and the lifting of an American naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Flights arriving at Catania airport in eastern Sicily were suspended after volcanic ash from a new eruption of Mount Etna drifted into the airspace around the airport, disrupting operations at one of Italy’s busiest aviation hubs.
A deal on a new route for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is "very close," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, while warning that the reopening of the waterway depends on the U.S. meeting other conditions, including paying compensation to Iran.
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Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions.
Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions.
A deal on a new route for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is "very close," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, while warning that the reopening of the waterway depends on the U.S. meeting other conditions, including paying compensation to Iran.
An agreement between Iran and the U.S. to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is expected "soon," a U.S. official has said. The deal would result in the resumption of commercial shipping through the sea passage and the lifting of an American naval blockade on Iranian ports.
U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are progressing and suggested an agreement with Iran could be reached “soon”.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, two key maritime chokepoints in the region, decreased significantly from the previous day, according to shipping data.
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