Two US service members in Jordan were killed, and one was missing in action as the US and its allies “defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks”, the US military said Saturday. They were killed on Friday, according to US Central Command, marking the first US deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the start of the Iran war. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
US military says 2 troops killed, 1 missing after Iranian attacks on a base in Jordan
The US military says two troops were killed and one is missing in action after Iranian attacks on a base in Jordan.
They are the first US deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.
A statement says they were killed Friday as the U.S. and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. These are the first U.S. deaths due to Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.
It says four other service members who were were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals were later discharged.
The dead were not identified.
Iran’s supreme leader says US president’s signature ‘worthless and invalid’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei has released a new statement accusing Washington of repeatedly breaching commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and said the US president’s signature was “worthless and invalid”.
Khamenei’s written message warned of “unforgettable lessons” if US attacks on Iran continued.
The statement attributed to Khamenei, still unseen since the war began, was read out on state television.
Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah fighters after drone spotted in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military has said it struck a Hezbollah cell near Tebnit in southern Lebanon after soldiers identified a Hezbollah drone in the area.
The air force located fighters that had been operating drones and taking cover near Israeli troops, the military said in a statement, adding that the activity violated ceasefire understandings.
There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah.
Hezbollah buries dozens of fighters in south Lebanon
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.
The Iran-backed Shia group, which drew Lebanon into the Middle East war by attacking Israel on March 2, does not reveal the number of fighters it has lost.
But it has organised several funerals during the current lull in fighting, which followed the June 17 signing of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding.
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.
Gulf council head says Iran attacks on civilian facilities ‘war crimes’
“Iran’s actions constitute a highly dangerous escalation, a grave violation of international law and the United Nations (UN) Charter, as well as war crimes requiring international accountability and prosecution, given the deliberate targeting of infrastructure and civilian facilities,” the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi said, in a statement.
Iran executes man accused of killing security agent during 2022 protests
Iran has executed a man convicted of shooting to death a member of the security forces during nationwide unrest sparked by the 2022 death of a young woman, Mahsa Jina Amini, in police custody, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.
Rights groups say authorities often rely on forced confessions obtained under torture to convict protesters. Iran denies the accusation.
Lebanese soldier killed in army vehicle explosion in southern Lebanon, cause unknown
A Lebanese soldier was killed and an officer and another soldier were wounded when a suspicious object exploded in an army vehicle in the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri, the Lebanese army said on Saturday.
The army said it was continuing to investigate the incident and did not provide further details.
Kuwait accuses Iran of targeting civilian sites, vital infrastructure
Kuwait has accused Iran of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure in the country, after reporting attacks on an oil facility and a power and water plant.
“The repeated targeting of these vital facilities reveals a systematic hostile approach targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure that endangers the lives and safety of civilians,” the foreign ministry said.
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Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reports damage and injuries from Iranian attacks, state media says
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said one of its oil facilities was hit by “repeated Iranian attacks”, resulting in significant material damage and some injuries, according to Kuwait’s state news agency.
Iran attack sparks two fires in Kuwait, firefighters injured, fire service says
Kuwait’s fire service said Iranian attacks have sparked fires at two locations in the country, with several firemen injured, after an attack was reported at a power and water plant.
The fire service said on X that it was dealing with “two fires that erupted in two different locations” following the latest Iranian attacks, adding that this “resulted in injuries among firemen and a worker”, who were taken to receive care.
US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night
The US launched seventh night of US strikes on Iran overnight on Friday. FRANCE 24’s Morgan Ayre reports.
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Lebanon’s Aoun departs for Washington to meet Trump
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has left Beirut for Washington, where he is expected to meet Donald Trump, the Lebanese presidency said, after talks between Lebanon and Israel wrapped up in Italy.
Aoun will hold discussions “with several American officials on the situation in Lebanon and ways to strengthen the ceasefire”, particularly in Lebanon’s south, as well as on “the withdrawal of Israel from the Lebanese regions it occupies”, the presidency said.
US media reports military is preparing to escalate Iran conflict
The US on Saturday said it had launched a seventh wave of strikes on Iran overnight targeting military infrastructure as US media reports suggest that the military making preparations to escalate its attacks on Tehran. FRANCE 24’s Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
Kuwait says Iran hit second power and water plant
A fire has broken out at a second power generation and water desalination plant in Kuwait after an Iranian attack, the country’s Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Ministry said, adding that several power generation units were shut down.
It said efforts were under way to contain the fire and carry out repairs.
Iran’s IRGC says it targeted Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base and Kuwait’s Al Ahmadi Port
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a site where US combat aircraft were gathered at Sheikh Isa Air Base and an intelligence data centre in Bahrain known as Batelco, Iran’s state media reported.
The guards also targeted a US naval fuel-support pier at Al Ahmadi Port and a US signals and communications centre in Kuwait, state media reported.
Kuwait Airways reschedules most flights after airport suspension following Iranian attack
Kuwait Airways said it has rescheduled most flights after the country temporarily suspended operations at Kuwait International Airport following Iranian missile and drone attacks.
The airline had earlier said the rescheduling was due to the closure of Kuwaiti airspace.
US strikes kill 3, wound 8 in south, Iranian state media says
US attacks killed three people and wounded eight in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, state news agency IRNA has reported.
“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.
US airstrikes hit key infrastructure in Iran including bridges and a port surveillance tower prompting Iranian officials for the first time to cite “attacks on power infrastructure” in a call for members of the public to use less electricity.
Tehran launched attacks on US military sites in the Gulf in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. The strikes damaged a desalination and electricity plant in Kuwait.
Iran said 38 people have been killed and more than 400 injured in US strikes since June 22, 2026.
