Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed strikes against Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman in response a new wave of US attacks on Iran, state media reported Monday. The flare-up is the latest to undermine an interim agreement between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending the war which has triggered global economic shockwaves since it began in late February. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Bahrain sounds its missile alert siren for the third time as Iran retaliates over US strikes
Iran’s Guards claim strikes against Oman and Bahrain
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed strikes against Bahrain and Oman, saying they destroyed radar systems in Oman and targeted US military facilities on the southern edge of Manama.
“In addition to targeting US military facilities and infrastructure in Juffair, Bahrain, where fires are raging, the navy of the Revolutionary Guards has … targeted and destroyed the long-range airborne FPS radar and the ship-detection radar in the Sultanate of Oman,” said a statement from the Guards carried by their Sepah news outlet.
Iran’s Guards say targeted US military facilities in Bahrain, destroyed radar systems in Oman
Hormuz traffic slows to multi-week low as renewed US, Iran strikes raise safety risk
The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to multi-week lows on Sunday, shipping data showed, as renewed strikes between the US and Iran and attacks on ships in the Middle East heightened safety concerns.
Six vessels transited the strait on Sunday, ship-tracking data from Kpler showed, the lowest number in five weeks.
Jordanian military says it intercepted, shot down four missiles that entered airspace from Iran
The Jordanian military said it had shot down four Iranian missiles over the country, which Tehran said were intended as retaliation for US strikes.
“At dawn today, air defence systems intercepted and shot down four missiles that had entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territory,” an official source from the Jordanian General Staff said, adding that there were no reports of injuries or damage to property.
🛢️ Oil prices jump and Asian shares slip as US and Iran carry out airstrikes
Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after the US carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated.
The price of Brent crude, the international standard, gained 3.9 percent to $78.96 per barrel, while US benchmark crude oil added 4 percent to $74.26 per barrel.
Kuwaiti armed forces say responding to ‘hostile aerial targets’
Kuwait’s armed forces said they were responding to “hostile aerial targets” as Iran carries out strikes on US interests in the Gulf.
“The Armed Forces are currently intercepting hostile aerial targets within Kuwaiti airspace,” the head of Kuwait’s army said in a statement published by the state-run news agency KUNA.
Bahrain sounds its missile alert sirens for a second time as Iran retaliates over US airstrikes
Iran’s Guards say struck US military bases in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had struck US military targets and bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, state media reported.
The official news agency IRNA cited several statements released by the Guards saying they had attacked Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan, a US military drone command centre in Bahrain and airbases including Ali Al Salem in Kuwait.
US military says has completed latest wave of strikes on dozens of Iranian targets
US forces completed another wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday, hitting dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions, the Central Command said.
US Central Command said it struck Iranian military air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats using US fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones, and one-way attack sea drones.
Missile sirens sound in Bahrain as Iran retaliates over latest round of US airstrikes
Air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain on Monday, the interior ministry said, instructing residents to take shelter following attacks on the island nation as Iran targets US interests in the Gulf.
“The siren has been sounded … citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” the Ministry of Interior posted on X.
US strikes kill one, wound 4 in southwest Iran, says state media
US strikes killed one person and wounded four in southwestern Iran, state media reported on Monday.
“Following the attack of the American enemy on Monday morning … one person was martyred and four others were injured,” official news agency IRNA reported, citing Khuzestan province’s deputy governor for security and law enforcement, Valiollah Hayati.
US strikes Iran as Gulf states targeted in flareup over Hormuz
The US military on Sunday said it had launched a new wave of attacks against Iran, after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington’s Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire.
The latest salvo by US forces began at 2100 GMT on Sunday, Central Command (CENCTOM) said on X, after earlier announcing approximately 140 strikes the previous night.
The flare-up is the latest to undermine an interim agreement between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending their war, which has caused global economic shockwaves since it began in late February.
Oil prices, which have tumbled since the announcement of the agreement, rose over 3.5 percent when futures trading opened Monday in Tokyo, with the US benchmark WTI jumping above $74 a barrel.
Iran reported strikes Sunday evening on two of its southern islands while Kuwait, where Tehran has repeatedly targeted US installations, said border posts and an offshore oil platform had been attacked.
The renewed fighting followed an Iranian attack early Sunday on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whose crew was forced to abandon it after it went up in flames.
Catch up with yesterday’s liveblog
Hello and welcome to our liveblog on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Here’s what happened yesterday.
More than 10 projectiles struck Iran‘s Gulf island of Qeshm in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, state media reported, as hostilities resumed between Tehran and Washington.
President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States hit Iran hard in response to its latest attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US military insisted Sunday that ships are moving through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iran’s claim to have closed it in the latest flare-up of the Mideast war.
