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

US-Iran war LIVE: US-Iran war LIVE: Iran's army said on Sunday it had targeted two US bases in Kuwait with drones in response to American attacks on Iranian territory.

The Islamic republic's army said it carried out "large-scale attacks with kamikaze drones against the U.S. military's ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and the Patriot radar system and air surveillance radar at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait", according to a statement carried by the state broadcaster.

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US-Iran war LIVE: The US said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing ​following an Iranian attack.

The US and Iran have intensified attacks since an interim ceasefire deal signed a month ago fell apart last week, raising the possibility of a return to all-out war.

US Central Command said in a statement that the airstrikes began at 6 p.m. ET (2200 GMT) on Saturday, at President Donald Trump's direction.

"The strikes are designed to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan last night," it said.

Central Command later said it had completed its wave of attacks, hitting Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defence facilities.

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran warned of ‘decisive, devastating response’ to any act of aggression, Press TV reported. Iran's military commander said this on Sunday after Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's remarks Iran had "unforgettable lessons" for Washington if it continued pursuing confrontation.

US-Iran war LIVE: The US Central Command on Sunday said it completed eighth round of strikes against Iran. “During the eighth consecutive night of U.S strikes, CENTCOM forces successfully hit Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities. American military assets also targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces that launched attacks against U.S. service members in Jordan on July 17,” it said.

US-Iran war LIVE: The U.S. 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.

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US-Iran war LIVE: As Iran and the US have a go at each other and Tehran's neighbours also bear the brunt, the Iranian leadership might also be fighting an internal fight — the perception of being part of a soft coup against the Islamic Republic.

According to a report by CNN, the hardliners in Iran have a theory that is gaining ground among them that Iran’s wartime leaders who negotiated and signed the agreement with the US are staging a soft coup while the new supreme leader remains largely invisible.

The report backs the theory up with a few anecdotes from the funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the initial US-Israeli strikes on February 28.

According to it, when Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian walked alongside Ali Khamenei’s coffin in Tehran last week, some of the hardline mourners chanted “death to the compromiser”, aimed directly at him. His foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, faced rocks thrown at him and was accused of being a “traitorous sellout” not far from where the President was, the report added. Read more here

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran's army said on Sunday it had targeted two US bases in Kuwait with drones in response to American attacks on Iranian territory.

The Islamic republic's army said it carried out "large-scale attacks with kamikaze drones against the U.S. military's ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and the Patriot radar system and air surveillance radar at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait", according to a statement carried by the state broadcaster.

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US-Iran war LIVE: Iran military has said that it targeted US military assets in two bases in Kuwait.

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: Nearly six missiles struck areas on the outskirts of Qeshm Island, Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported. The report added that security officials and relevant authorities have not yet made any statements on the incident. The authorities have bot released any information about the extent of potential damage or casualties, the report added.

US-Iran war LIVE: Pakistan has increased the price of jet fuel used by commercial airlines by PKR 40.35 per litre, taking the latest price to PKR 291.55 per litre, The Express Tribune reported, citing sources.

According to The Express Tribune, the increase is expected to raise operating costs for airlines and may lead to higher airfares.

Sources told The Express Tribune that the latest revision comes just two weeks after a previous hike, bringing the cumulative increase in jet fuel prices over the past fortnight to PKR 53.58 per litre. The rise has been attributed to increasing international oil prices amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

The higher aviation fuel prices are expected to put additional pressure on airlines, as fuel costs account for a significant portion of their operational expenses. Industry sources indicated that carriers may consider increasing ticket prices to manage the impact of rising costs.

The development comes after the Pakistani government announced a shift to daily petroleum price reviews, replacing the earlier weekly pricing mechanism, The Express Tribune reported.

The decision was taken amid renewed volatility in global energy markets following escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.

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US-Iran war LIVE: In neighboring Iraq, a base of the Kurdistan Freedom Party, an Iranian Kurdish dissident group, near Irbil was struck by a drone early Sunday, wounding eight of its members, according to Rebaz Sharifi, a military official with the group.

Residents of Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region, also heard explosions from air defenses early Sunday.

Irbil has been targeted by drone attacks multiple times over the past four days, which coincided with a visit by new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to Washington last week and an ongoing escalation between the U.S. and Iran.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but in the past both Iran and Iran-backed Iraqi militias have launched attacks in the Kurdish region, where both U.S. troops and armed Kurdish Iranian dissident groups are present.

US-Iran war LIVE: On Saturday, Iranian state media reported that U.S. airstrikes had hit an electricity and desalination plant in Hormozgan and damaged tunnels and bridges, disrupting a main highway toward Bandar Abbas, the site of Iran’s main port near the narrowest part of the strait.

Trump has threatened to target Iran’s power stations and bridges to try to compel Tehran to loosen its hold on the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. in the past week also reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports to halt its shipments of crude oil, and the military on Saturday said it had redirected five ships and disabled one since then.

US-Iran war LIVE: An area near Sirik, on the Strait of Hormuz, was targeted around 1:30 a.m. local time, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, which cited local authorities in southern Hormozgan province.

In the same province, a location near Hajiabad was targeted and explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas, according to IRNA. An area near Qeshm Island, which is inside the strait, was also targeted, according to Iran's state-run broadcaster, IRIB.

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.

US-Iran war LIVE: Hezbollah held a mass funeral for dozens of people, most of them fighters killed in the most recent fighting with Israel, in southern Lebanon's Majdal Selm.

In the heavily damaged village, Hezbollah buried 44 people, 39 of them fighters and four civilians said to have been killed in Israeli operations, and one man who died of natural causes.

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.

US-Iran war LIVE: The US Department of State on Saturday (local time) issued a worldwide travel caution for American citizens, citing heightened tensions in West Asia and warning of a complex security environment with the potential for unforeseen escalation amid the heightened military operation from both the US and Iranian sides in the region.

In a statement, the State Department advised Americans across the world, particularly those in West Asia, to exercise increased caution and stay informed about rapidly evolving security developments.

"Due to heightened tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation," the advisory said.

The department urged US citizens in the region to closely monitor the news for breaking developments and follow security guidance issued by the nearest US embassy or consulate.

"We remind Americans in the region of the continued need for caution and encourage them to monitor the news for breaking developments. The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution," the statement added.

The advisory also warned that flight cancellations and periodic airspace closures could disrupt travel, as regional tensions continue to affect aviation operations.

US-Iran war LIVE: US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday (local time) stated that American forces have redirected five commercial vessels and disabled one vessel after the resumption of a naval blockade against Iran.

In a post on X, CENTCOM said US naval forces were continuing to enforce the blockade operations, with the USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducting operations in the Arabian Sea.

"USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Arabian Sea while an MH-60S Sea Hawk flies nearby. American forces continue to strictly enforce the ongoing naval blockade against Iran. As of July 18, CENTCOM has redirected 5 commercial vessels and disabled 1," CENTCOM said.

On Wednesday, CENTCOM said that the American forces disabled an empty oil tanker travelling towards an Iranian port after the vessel allegedly ignored multiple warnings while attempting to violate a naval blockade imposed on the Islamic Republic.

In a statement, CENTCOM said that its forces enforced naval blockade measures against Iran on July 15 by disabling an unladen oil tanker attempting to sail towards an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf.

"U.S. forces enforced naval blockade measures against Iran on July 15, by disabling an unladen oil tanker attempting to sail toward an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf," CENTCOM said.

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US-Iran war LIVE: An Iranian negotiator said Tehran had suspended its commitments under the interim deal with the US, AP reported. This is huge setback to the ceasefire measures as the war shows no end in sight.

US-Iran war LIVE: The Iranian Embassy in India on Saturday condemned the US strikes on Iran's Shahid Kalantari Port in Chabahar, which led to the destruction of the surveillance tower, calling it a "war crime."

In a post on X, the Embassy expressed grave criticism towards what it described as the deliberate targeting of civilian and economic infrastructure by the US, recognising it as a violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.

"The deliberate targeting of civilian and economic infrastructure, including the Chabahar Port, constitutes a clear war crime and a flagrant violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations," the Embassy stated.

The Embassy underlined US' obligations to protect civilian assets, and said, "By targeting civilian and economic infrastructure, the United States has once again demonstrated its disregard for international law and its obligations to protect civilian objects during armed conflict."

US-Iran war LIVE: An area near Sirik, on the Strait of Hormuz, was targeted around 1:30 a.m. local time, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, which cited local authorities in southern Hormozgan province.

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran's supreme leader vowed to teach the United States "unforgettable lessons" on Saturday, as Washington reported its first military deaths since renewing its hostilities with the Islamic republic.

A month after the foes signed a now-abandoned preliminary deal aimed at ending their war, Tehran struck infrastructure around the Gulf in retaliation for a week of intensifying US attacks, which Iran said had hit an airport, a railway station and bridges.

Iran hit an oil facility in Kuwait as well as a power and water plant, authorities in the Gulf state said, while in Bahrain the army said air defences repelled a wave of Iranian attacks.

Tehran also launched fresh strikes in Jordan, where the US military's Central Command said two service members were killed on Friday as they "defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks". It said another service member was still missing in action.

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US-Iran war LIVE: The head of the National Security Commission of the Iranian Parliament, Ebrahim Azizi has issued a fresh warning to the United States, saying American troops would "not waste a single second fleeing" if they fully understood the implications of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's recent remarks about "unforgettable lessons".

In a post on X on Saturday (local time) , Azizi referred to Khamenei's warning to the US amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington.

"If US troops truly understood what our wise Supreme Leader meant by 'unforgettable lessons', they wouldn't waste a single second fleeing," Azizi wrote.

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday (local time) launched a scathing attack on the United States, calling it the "Great Satan" and declaring that the signature of US President Donald Trump on the 14-point memorandum of understanding was "utterly worthless".

Khamenei also warned that Iran and its "Resistance Front" have "unforgettable lessons" in store if Washington continues its military strikes on the Islamic Republic.

In a message addressed to the Iranian nation, Khamenei accused the United States of repeatedly violating agreements with Iran, saying the breaches had once again exposed Washington's "dishonesty, irrationality, unreliability, and malicious nature."

"The repeated breaches of the agreement by the Great Satan [the US] regarding the MOU signed by the Presidents of Iran and the US have once again laid bare a fundamental truth: the signature of the US President is utterly worthless and devoid of credibility. Coercion, totalitarianism, and brutality are inseparable components of the US creed and doctrine," Khamenei said.

The Iranian leader further alleged that the US had revealed its "true, unmasked face" through its actions, describing them as another example of "criminality and broken promises".

Referring to the ongoing tensions with Washington, Khamenei warned that any further escalation by the United States would come at a high cost.

"Now that the American enemy is seeking to escalate the conflict, thereby incurring even heavier costs and further humiliation, it should know that the noble nation of Iran and the Resistance Front have unforgettable lessons in store for it," he said.