Jordan base attack kills two US troops

 

The US military reported on Saturday that two American service members were killed and one is missing after an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan on Friday. US Central Command said the incident raised the American military death toll in the ongoing conflict to 16, with more than...

Iran and United States trade strikes on infrastructure

 

Iran and the United States sharply escalated their ongoing conflict on July 19, 2026, as both sides widened aerial bombardment campaigns to include strategic civilian and military infrastructure. U.S. Central Command confirmed a seventh consecutive night of strikes using fighter aircraft, naval vessels, and drones against Iranian surveillance assets, logistics...

Bahrain: Iran claims strike on US-linked facilities

 

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Saturday that it had struck what it described as a US unmanned boat storage facility in Bahrain, saying numerous unmanned vessels were destroyed by fire. The IRGC further claimed it targeted Bahrain’s main artificial intelligence data center, which it alleged was used...

Tehran warns U.S. over Hormuz interference, vows retaliation

 

Iran on Thursday warned it would destroy key targets across the Middle East if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on threats to strike Iranian infrastructure. In a Fox News interview on Tuesday, Trump said U.S. forces would target Iran’s power plants and bridges as soon as next week if...

Iran and Gulf states hit as U.S. strikes escalate

 

U.S. forces launched a new wave of intensive airstrikes against Iranian military targets early Wednesday, July 16, in a marked escalation of regional hostilities centered on the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said the 6:00 a.m. ET operation hit Iranian coastal defense systems, cruise missile storage facilities, and launch...

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after US missile strikes

 

United States–Iran relations deteriorated further over the weekend as the two countries exchanged missile fire, with at least one commercial vessel struck in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran declared the vital waterway closed to shipping after the attacks, disrupting tanker movements and slowing traffic through one of the world’s most...

Persian Gulf: US, Iran trade heavy missile barrages

 

Military tensions between the United States and Iran sharply escalated on Sunday, July 12, 2026, as both sides exchanged extensive missile and drone strikes across the Persian Gulf region. The confrontation followed a reported Iranian attack on a commercial container ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, which left...

Iran: US strikes key Golestan railway bridge

 

Iran – The United States military on Thursday carried out cruise missile strikes across several Iranian provinces, including a high-profile attack on the Aq Tekeh Khan railway bridge in northern Golestan, according to Iranian state-linked media. The operation marked the second consecutive day of renewed American airstrikes on Iranian territory...

Strait of Hormuz tanker hit amid paused talks

 

A commercial tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile and set on fire early Tuesday, July 7, 2026, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which monitors shipping in the region. The attack occurred as U.S.-Iran peace negotiations, aimed at ending the war that began...

Iran warns ships in Hormuz of forceful response

 

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters on July 4, 2026, warned that international commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz must use Iranian-approved shipping lanes or face an immediate “forceful response.” The statement, carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, asserted Iran’s authority over the strategic waterway and warned that noncompliant...