War returns to Iran with Israel, US strikes

Jordan’s army said it had shot down 10 Iranian missiles with no casualties or damage, as Tehran retaliated against American strikes by pressing attacks on US allies, AFP reports.

“Air defense systems … intercepted 10 Iranian missiles that had entered Jordanian airspace and were targeting the Kingdom’s territory (which) were intercepted and shot down,” the army said in a statement, adding that there were no casualties or material damage.

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reports that a location in the vicinity of Jask was targeted in a military attack by the US, Al Jazeera reports. Details regarding the extent of the damage or casualties from this specific incident have not yet been released.

In a separate US attack on the Bandar Abbas-Rudan road, two bridges along the vital transportation route sustained heavy damage. According to the Tasnim report, a number of Iranian citizens were killed, and several others were injured as a result of the strikes on the infrastructure.

The US military has completed its seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iran, US Central Command said, adding that it targeted military logistics infrastructure and other sites, Reuters reports.

“More than 50,000 American service members are operating across the Middle East and remain vigilant, lethal, and ready,” Centcom said in a statement.

Iran’s army says it struck US military targets in Kuwait and Jordan in response to American attacks, AFP reports, citing Iranian state broadcaster.

In Kuwait, Iranian forces targeted an ammunition depot in the Al-Adiri camp, the headquarters buildings and ammunition depots in the Ali Al-Salem base and several communication bridges.

In Jordan, fuel tanks at the Al-Azraq base were also targeted, the state broadcaster said on Telegram.

US attacks killed three people and wounded eight in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, state news agency IRNA reported, according to AFP.

“The deputy political, security and social affairs governor of Hormozgan announced the martyrdom of three people and the injury of eight people following enemy attacks on some parts of Hormozgan province this morning,” IRNA said on Telegram.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Saturday they had “stopped” four ships trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz, AFP reports.

“In the past hours, four violating ships with the support of the terrorist US army were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and all four ships were stopped in place during a combined missile and drone operation,” the Guards said in a statement carried by the state broadcaster.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that two oil tankers transiting through the Strait of Hormuz hit mines and exploded, according to a statement published by state news agency IRNA, AFP reports.

“An hour ago, two oil tankers, which were trying to pass through the minefield south of the Strait of Hormuz by deceptive American intelligence agencies, exploded and caught fire,” the Guards said in their statement.

Five explosions were heard in in Yazd, in central Iran, the state news agency IRNA reported, after the US military announced a seventh night of strikes against the country, AFP reports.

Another Iranian news agency, Mehr, reported that explosions were heard “in several provinces in the south” of Iran.

Iran’s foreign minister says three people killed while crossing a bridge in Bandar Khamir were “completely innocent”, according to Al Jazeera.

“We will never allow their pure blood to be trampled upon”, Abbas Araghchi says on his official Telegram account. “We will defend every inch of this land until our last breath.”

Kuwait’s state news agency reports that two fires in southern Kuwait were brought under control after sites were targeted in Iranian attacks, according to Al Jazeera.

Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz continues to tighten, with only eight vessels having transited the waterway in the past 24 hours — a three-week low, according to Kpler.

The maritime shipping monitor says on X, “Seven of the eight transits used the Iranian route, highlighting a growing concentration of movements through higher risk corridors as operators reassess security, crew safety and insurance exposure.”

Kpler adds that activity was evenly split between low-risk and sanctioned vessels, with no shadow fleet crossings recorded.

“A newly verified physical incident involving the tanker Belma and continued enforcement measures have added to market uncertainty,” the monitor says. “While regional mediation efforts remain under way, commercial shipping patterns suggest military developments are now shaping operational decisions more than diplomatic progress.”

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have called on Iran to de-escalate and return to negotiations with the US in a joint statement, which comes after a defence and security council meeting, Al Jazeera reports.

“We urge Iran to refrain from endangering further negotiations through military escalations or activities,” the two countries say in the statement, additionally stressing the need to urgently reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

A planned virtual meeting between Lebanese, Israeli and US military delegations has been postponed due to technical issues involving the US and Israeli sides, a senior Lebanese military source tells Anadolu.

The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, says the meeting has been rescheduled for a later date that has yet to be determined.

The source adds that Israel has not carried out any withdrawals from the occupied areas in southern Lebanon, as agreed during the Rome negotiations held two days earlier.

The Lebanese army continues to conduct patrols in areas where it is already deployed and has not taken control of any new positions from Israeli forces, the source says.

Iranian news agency Tasnim reports that an American missile struck an oil tanker at Kharg Island.

The Deputy Governor of Bushehr for Political and Security Affairs says, “This tanker had also been targeted by the enemy two days ago, in an attempt to prevent it from berthing at this important oil export terminal.”

Yemen’s Houthi defence minister, Major General Mohammed Al-Atafi, has told the country’s Saba news agency that the movement is ready to follow Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s orders, Al Jazeera reports.

“We confirm the readiness of the armed forces to implement any directives issued by the Iranian supreme leader if the siege on the Yemeni people continues,” he tells Yemen’s official state news agency.

He also warns “aggressor countries, particularly the Saudi enemy and those who support it”, that the Houthis have all options available.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres says that attacks on civilian infrastructure are “unacceptable,” after Iran accused the United States of targeting bridges and transport hubs, AFP reports.

“The Secretary General remains deeply concerned by the continuing military escalation between Iran and the United States of America,” spokesman Farhan Haq tells reporters.

“He’s particularly concerned about attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and across the region. Such attacks are unacceptable,” he adds.

The United States has not confirmed Iran’s allegations that it targeted civilian sites.

In a statement posted on X, Qatar’s foreign ministry says attacks launched by Iran are a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the targeted states, and a blatant breach of international law, the Charter of the United Nations, and the principles of good neighbourliness”, Al Jazeera reports.

Qatar holds Iran fully legally responsible for the attacks and their consequences, the statement adds, asserting Doha’s right to respond under international law and Article 51 of the UN Charter to protect its sovereignty and citizens.

Qatar also expresses solidarity with fellow nations defending their territorial integrity and calls for an immediate halt to all military actions, restraint from further escalation, a serious return to dialogue and negotiations, and adherence to previously reached diplomatic understandings.

In a statement carried by Iranian state television, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Command says the movements and military equipment of US forces are “under the surveillance” of Iran’s naval units, Al Jazeera reports.

“The Americans are drawing closer by the moment to the zero hour of an operation by Iran’s Armed Forces against Centcom (US Central Command) naval units in the region’s waters,” it adds.

The command concludes its statement with the warning: “Wait and see.”

The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms renewed Iranian strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan with missiles and drones.

In a statement, Abu Dhabi’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms that these attacks “constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the brotherly nations and a threat to their security and stability”.

“The ministry reiterated the UAE’s full solidarity with the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the State of Qatar, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and its support for all measures aimed at safeguarding their security and stability,” the statement adds.

Israeli forces have destroyed two buildings in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reports citing Iran’s Tasnim news agency.

Local sources tell the news agency that the buildings were bombed by occupying Israeli forces in the town of Kfar Tibnit.