US-Iran war highlights: US service member killed in Iraq; seven commercial vessels halted under Iran blockade

US-Iran war LIVE: The US embassy in Amman said Sunday that Jordanian authorities evacuated the airport and the seaport in the coastal city of Aqaba, citing a threat that was not immediately specified.

"Due to a specific and credible threat, Jordanian authorities evacuated the international airport and seaport in Aqaba. We strongly advise all Americans to refrain traveling to either the airport or seaport," the embassy said in a statement. Jordanian authorities did not immediately confirm it had taken such measures.

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US-Iran war LIVE: Iran said on Sunday that it stopped two ships trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz without authorisation, as tensions escalate between Tehran and Washington over control of the crucial waterway.

"Four violating ships, with the mischief and support of American terrorists... intended to disrupt and exit the Strait of Hormuz via an unsafe route, two of which had an accident and were stopped in place," Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement, adding the two other ships abandoned their journey.

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US-Iran war LIVE: Bahrain's army said its "air-defence systems thwarted" a wave of Iranian attacks Saturday. An AFP journalist in Manama reported hearing blasts after sirens sounded.

US-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait said Iran had struck a power and water plant as well as an oil facility, accusing it of targeting civilian infrastructure.

Kuwait's state oil firm also reported injuries and damage after an Iranian attack targeting the oil facility, according to the state news agency.

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US-Iran war LIVE: Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to teach the US "unforgettable lessons", saying Washington's attacks in spite of a framework deal to end the war showed US President Donald Trump's signature to be worthless.

"Now that the American enemy seeks to incite war and bear its most serious consequences, it should know that the dear Iranian nation and the axis of resistance have unforgettable lessons to offer it," Khamenei said in a statement carried by state TV.

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US-Iran war LIVE: The international airport and seaport in Aqaba in southern Jordan was evacuated because of a "specific and credible threat", the U.S. embassy said on X on Sunday. "We strongly advise all Americans to refrain (from) travelling to either the airport or seaport. Continue to follow all Jordanian authorities’ security directives," the embassy said, without providing further details.

Jordanian authorities have not yet released a statement on the matter and the Jordanian information minister did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

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US-Iran war LIVE: The US military said that it carried out new airstrikes against Iran on Sunday to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard after an attack on a base in Jordan killed two American service members, left one missing and four requiring hospitalization.

The strikes were designed to further degrade Iran’s ability to restrict the traffic of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said. The waterway accounted for roughly 20% of global oil supplies before the war. Iran effectively closed the strait to shipping traffic after the war started with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28.

The new strikes came after the U.S. military announced its first troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war, following a drone and missile attack on a base in Jordan on Friday. The dead were not identified, and Central Command didn't offer any further details on the deaths.

Since the war began, 16 U.S. service members have been killed and over 430 wounded.

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US-Iran war LIVE: The US and Iran engaged in another wave of tit-for-tat attacks, signaling no let-up after strikes by the Islamic Republic killed two American service members in Jordan on Friday.

US forces hit Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf overnight, as well as southern cities including Shadegan, Sirik and Hajiabad, Iranian media reported. There were no immediate details on casualties or damage.

State-run IRIB News said Iran’s army retaliated early Sunday with drone strikes targeting US forces in Kuwait at Camp Buehring and the Ali Al Salem Air Base. It wasn’t clear if anything was hit in the Gulf state, which has borne several consecutive days of Iranian attacks.

US Central Command said the American strikes sought to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping and “swiftly punish” Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces behind the Jordan attack. That assault, which also wounded four troops and left one missing, brought the total US death toll to 16 since the US-Israeli war on Iran began on Feb. 28.

A week of back-and-forth strikes by both sides has expanded beyond strictly military targets to include bridges, utilities and port facilities, suggesting little prospect of a return to the fragile ceasefire signed last month.

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US-Iran war LIVE: Bahrain International Airport has halted its flight operations in view of heightened tensions in the region as Iran continued to target US bases in the Gulf, Tasnim News Agency reported.

US-Iran war LIVE: Air raid sirens sounded in the tiny Gulf kingdom of Bahrain on Sunday as Iran and the United States traded fresh strikes over control of the vital Strait of Hormuz.

"The siren has been sounded. Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place," the interior ministry said in a statement, while an AFP journalist confirmed sirens had rung out in Bahrain's capital Manama.

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US-Iran war LIVE: US-Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) described the deaths of two American service members killed in Jordan following Iranian strikes as a "very sad thing".

Speaking to NewsNation after US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the death of the two service members in Jordan following Iranian strikes on the US military assets at the Al-Azraq Air Base, Trump expressed his condolences over the loss and said the incident represented the risks faced by those serving the country.

"Very sad, it's a very sad thing," Trump told NewsNation.

"We hate to see it happen. It's in service to our country," he added, while reiterating that Iran must not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.

US-Iran war LIVE: As skirmishes with the US escalated last week, Iran announced to suspend its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi was quoted as saying by Press TV.

Gharibabadi said that Washington had effectively abandoned all of its commitments under the agreement signed last month, prompting Iran to halt the implementation of its own obligations.

US-Iran war LIVE: Amid a rise in online bets being made in the wake of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran, alarm bells are now ringing inside the White House, with several officials under scrutiny.

As per a Wall Street Journal report, senior officials have raised concerns that insider information from the administration may have influenced bets on online market platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi.

Citing lawyers in the White House, WSJ added that it would be impossible to ascertain who was leaking the information and how they were being made, especially as Polymarket allows users to make anonymous accounts.

Various wagers have been made since the start of the war in February. Furthermore, a memo was sent to staff in the White House in March, which prohibited them from revealing non-public information for financial reasons.

Since the start of the war, several bets have been made online, which sparked concern within the administration of a leak.

The key bet, which sounded the alarm, was made on whether a ceasefire would be announced in April.

Trump announced an initial ceasefire with Iran on April 8. As per blockchain research firm Bubblemaps, three anonymous Polymarket accounts made over $600,000 for correctly betting on the April ceasefire announcement. Read full report

US-Iran war LIVE: In a sharp escalation of regional hostilities, the Iranian military announced that it had launched targeted drone strikes against two United States military installations in Kuwait, characterising the operation as direct retaliation for American strikes executed on Iranian soil.

According to a statement broadcast by the state media outlet, the Islamic Republic's armed forces confirmed that the operation involved "large-scale attacks with kamikaze drones against the US military's ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and the Patriot radar system and air surveillance radar at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait."

This Iranian offensive followed a fresh round of American airstrikes conducted against Iran on Sunday. The Pentagon stated that its operation was launched after a lethal drone and missile attack on a military outpost in Jordan on Friday killed two American service members, left one missing, and resulted in the hospitalisation of four others.

According to US Central Command, these retaliatory strikes were explicitly intended to "swiftly punish" Iran's Revolutionary Guard and further reduce Iran's ability to restrict the movement of oil tankers through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran air defense system shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone over Ahvaz, Tasnim News Agency reported.

US-Iran war LIVE: The US military said on Saturday that two additional service members were killed as part of the war with Iran, bringing the total number of deaths to 16.

The deaths reflect the complicated reality that American boots don’t need to be on the ground for there to be lethal risks in a conflict that involves drones, missiles and aeroplanes.

US-Iran war LIVE: In a sharp escalation of rhetoric amidst ongoing regional tensions, the commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Major General Ali Abdullahi, has issued a severe warning to Washington, declaring that "any aggression or barbarism will be met with a decisive and devastating response" by the Islamic Republic's military.

In an official statement carried by Iranian state media, Major General Abdullahi fiercely condemned Washington, characterising the US as "the great Satan" and "the criminal, treacherous, and deceitful enemy".

According to the state media broadcast, the top military commander vowed to fortify internal solidarity across the nation by strengthening the bond between the armed forces, the Iranian public, and state officials.

He further committed to expanding the scale of resistance against American actions, pledging to "impose heavier costs" on the US than encountered during past military conflicts.

Detailing the underlying strategy of Washington's actions, Abdullahi claimed that the US has shifted its focus towards internal subversion after failing to achieve its objectives on the battlefield.

"The enemy, following successive defeats in the military conflict, has taken comfort in creating division and discord between the people and their leaders," Abdullahi said.

Framing the country's military capabilities as a guarantee of national stability, the commander emphasised the geographical reach of Iran's deterrence posture.

"Our dear country's defensive power is a solid foundation for the peace and security of the proud and courageous nation from south to north and from east to west of the glorious and vast Iranian land," Abdullahi added.

US-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait military says responding to Iran missile, drone attacks

US-Iran war LIVE: In a sharp escalation of regional hostilities, the Iranian military announced that it had launched targeted drone strikes against two United States military installations in Kuwait, characterising the operation as direct retaliation for American strikes executed on Iranian soil.

According to a statement broadcast by the state media outlet, the Islamic Republic's armed forces confirmed that the operation involved "large-scale attacks with kamikaze drones against the US military's ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and the Patriot radar system and air surveillance radar at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait."

This Iranian offensive followed a fresh round of American airstrikes conducted against Iran on Sunday. The Pentagon stated that its operation was launched after a lethal drone and missile attack on a military outpost in Jordan on Friday killed two American service members, left one missing, and resulted in the hospitalisation of four others.

According to US Central Command, these retaliatory strikes were explicitly intended to "swiftly punish" Iran's Revolutionary Guard and further reduce Iran's ability to restrict the movement of oil tankers through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

US-Iran war LIVE: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will make his first trip to the White House this week to present a plan to U.S. President Donald Trump on how to disarm Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and secure Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon.

Aoun, who served as the commander of Lebanon's U.S.-backed army before being elected president last year, is the first Lebanese head of state in nearly 20 years to visit the White House, where he will meet Trump face-to-face for the first time.

Tuesday's meeting comes at a crucial moment for Lebanon: Israeli troops are occupying a swathe of the country's south, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese remain displaced following Israeli strikes and Hezbollah has firmly rejected the government's direct talks with Israel -- and efforts by the state to strip it of its arms.

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US-Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) described the deaths of two American service members killed in Jordan following Iranian strikes as a "very sad thing".

Speaking to NewsNation after US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the death of the two service members in Jordan following Iranian strikes on the US military assets at the Al-Azraq Air Base, Trump expressed his condolences over the loss and said the incident represented the risks faced by those serving the country.

"Very sad, it's a very sad thing," Trump told NewsNation.

"We hate to see it happen. It's in service to our country," he added, while reiterating that Iran must not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.

US-Iran war LIVE: The US military said Sunday it had ended its latest round of airstrikes on Iran, which included targeting Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard over an attack that killed American troops in Jordan.

The US military's Central Command in its statement also said it hit "Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, maritime capabilities and missile and drone storage sites."

Iran has provided no overall information on its materiel losses in the American campaign, which now is in its eighth day as the nations vie over control of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded passes in peacetime.

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US-Iran war LIVE: In a written statement carried by the official social media accounts of Iran's supreme leader and Iranian state media, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said U.S. actions have shown that Trump's signature was "utterly worthless and devoid of credibility."

The statement warned of "even heavier costs and further humiliation" for the United States. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

US-Iran war LIVE: US fighter jets have launched fresh airstrikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, according to a report by Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency.

The news agency stated that "at least two explosions were heard on the island" during the latest round of military action.

Following the strikes, "emergency, security and operational teams have been deployed to identify the locations hit and assess any casualties or damage," the report added.

This latest bombardment comes as part of a fresh barrage of American airstrikes conducted on Saturday following the killing of two US troops. The broader regional hostilities have intensified significantly, with Tehran expanding its offensive across the Gulf and vowing additional retaliation.

US-Iran war LIVE: The US military said Saturday that it carried out an eighth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, with targets including units behind the attack that killed two American troops in Jordan.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it struck Iranian military facilities and "targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces that launched attacks against U.S. service members in Jordan on July 17."