Overnight U.S. strikes caused blackouts in southwestern Iran and hit the northwestern city of Tabriz for the first time. Separately, a U.S. soldier died in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an unexploded Iranian drone.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted an MQ-9 drone hangar at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, along with U.S. radar, communications and satellite facilities, as part of missile and drone strikes.
The IRGC said the attacks were aimed at American military infrastructure in Kuwait. There was no immediate confirmation from U.S. or Kuwaiti authorities regarding the extent of any damage or whether the facilities had been hit.
Saudi Arabia has rejected Houthi claims that it is imposing a blockade on Yemen after the Iran-aligned group announced a maritime embargo against the kingdom. The Houthis said the blockade would take effect immediately, describing it as a response to what they called an "unjust and oppressive siege" of Yemen.
Riyadh condemned the allegations and said it would take "all necessary measures" to protect Saudi vessels. The move raises the prospect of further disruption to Red Sea and Gulf shipping routes, with potential implications for global energy supplies and trade. Yemen has remained divided since the Houthis seized Sanaa in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military intervention the following year.
An attack drone has been shot down near Iraq's al-Harir air base. According to Reuters, security forces confirmed a U.S airbase is situated there.
There is no information on casualties or damage from the incident.
President Donald Trump on Monday said Iran would "pay" for killing U.S. soldiers after multiple service members were killed in action over the weekend.
The U.S. is planning to increase the number of military aircraft deployed in the Middle East amid escalating tensions and exchanges of fire with Iran, CNN reported Monday.
Washington is considering sending additional F-16 and F-35 fighter jets from bases in Europe, as well as additional aerial refuelling tankers, a US official reportedly said.
Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Monday, according to Iranian state media.
Momeni is visiting at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart Mohsin Naqvi to advance bilateral cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad, state broadcaster IRIB reported.
Pakistan’s Interior Ministry also confirmed the arrival of Momeni in a statement.
Naqvi and others received him at the airport.
No further details were provided about the duration of the visit or the issues expected to be discussed.
French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday there would be consequences after two of its embassy officials in Tehran were detained for several hours by Iranian security services.
Barrot said the French officials were detained without reason for several hours, interrogated and physically intimidated before finally being able to return to the embassy.
"I let Iran's foreign minister know that these extremely serious and unacceptable violations of the integrity of our agents could not go without consequences," he wrote in a post on social media platform X.
Sirens have sounded across Bahrain for the fifth time, according to the Interior Ministry.
Authorities have not yet provided further details on the cause of the latest alert.
In a statement carried by the semi-official Fars News Agency, the IRGC Navy said the first attack targeted “drone maintenance and repair hangars used by U.S. units at Al-Sakhir Air Base in Bahrain, destroying the facilities.”
The IRGC said it also struck “preparation hangars for Task Force 59 (TF59) vessels at Salman Port in Bahrain, destroying the structures and causing heavy damage to the vessels.”
In Kuwait, the Iranian force said it “targeted and set ablaze the facilities used to station, support, and equip U.S. special naval commando forces at Camp Arifjan, destroying them completely.”
An explosion was heard in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, according to reports by Fars news agency, as tensions continue to escalate amid possible U.S. military action against Iran.
Iran expects to restore about 100 million cubic metres per day of natural gas production capacity within the coming months. Attacks since the war began in late February have cut around 230 million cubic metres from daily output, worsening the country’s existing gas supply imbalance.
National production had previously stood at about 650 million cubic metres per day. The shortfall has added pressure to Iran’s energy system during the hot summer months, contributing to power shortages and rolling outages. The government is seeking to stabilise supplies by managing consumption and expanding electricity generation, including solar power.
Mediators have passed Iran a proposal to de-escalate the war with the U.S. that would offer a 10-day ceasefire to find ways to revive an interim deal reached last month, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday.
A MarineTraffic map shows heavy vessel activity around the Strait of Hormuz and nearby ports in Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Red markers represent tankers, while green markers indicate cargo vessels.
Triangular icons show ships under way and their direction of travel, while circular markers generally indicate stationary vessels. Any disruption in this key shipping route could affect global energy supplies and commercial trade.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that any U.S. ground incursion into the country would be repelled immediately. Brigadier General Rouhollah Nouri said IRGC ground forces were at their highest level of readiness to counter any hostile infiltration. He said defence units would neutralise any threat from the moment it entered Iranian territory.
The warning came as the United States continued airstrikes on targets across Iran, particularly in the south. Tehran has responded with attacks on facilities and bases it says are used by U.S. forces in the region. Explosions were also reported in several Iranian provinces early Monday, including Tabriz.
Iran has accused the United States of using tactics resembling those of ISIS by targeting civilian infrastructure, including power facilities, hospitals and a watchtower in Chabahar. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the attacks violated international law and would not weaken Iran’s determination to defend its sovereignty.
Explosions were reported early Monday in several provinces, including Tabriz, Chabahar, Bushehr, Hormozgan and Khuzestan. Iranian media said U.S. strikes caused power outages in parts of Bushehr Province, while air defences intercepted a hostile drone in southern Iran.
Baqaei also criticised the International Atomic Energy Agency for what he described as its silence over U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. He called on the IAEA leadership to condemn the attacks, including the reported strike on the Darkhovin nuclear site.
U.S. President Donald Trump said American forces had struck Iran “very hard” in response to the deaths of U.S. service members in the Middle East. He reiterated that Iran would not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, claiming its military capabilities had been severely weakened.
Trump also said the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz and dismissed Iran’s influence there. Separately, he raised concerns over Air Force One’s security upgrades and suggested Canada could compensate the U.S. for pollution caused by wildfire smoke.
Tehran has received proposals aimed at defusing hostilities with the U.S. from mediators, Esmaeil Baghaei, the country's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, has said.
“Proposals have been put forward by mediators, we were informed of them, and we have received them. However, please allow me to refrain from going into detail at present," he said.
A ship has been struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. The incident happened northwest of the village of Kumzar in Oman, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.
The shipping monitor added that the crew had safely abandoned the vessel. However, the fire has not been extinguished and the ship is currently still adrift.
Locations in the port city of Bushehr, where Iran's only nuclear power plant is located, were targeted during U.S. strikes, an official has told Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency.
Kuwaiti air defences are intercepting attacks by Iranian drones, the Gulf State's army has said in a statement posted on X. The army warned the public that any explosions they may hear were the result of interceptions of hostile targets.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they have attacked Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base, according to Tehran's semi-official Fars News Agency.
The air base is around 37 kilometres from Kuwait's border with Iraq.
Overnight U.S. strikes struck several Iranian cities early Monday, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing its own reporters.
Explosions were heard in Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Mahshahr and Bandar Imam Khomeini, according to Tasnim.
Citing a local official, Tasmim also reported blackouts in the city of Khormoj.
Explosions also hit the city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran, marking the first reported attack there since the U.S. began its latest wave of strikes, Iranian state TV said.
Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command announced the death of an American soldier in northern Iraq "during a controlled detonation of an unexploded ordnance" from an Iranian drone.
A total of 17 U.S. service personnel have now been killed since the start of the U.S.-Iran conflict on 28 February.
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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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