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Smoke rises after an Iranian drone attack in the port area of Dubai. (AP Photo)After Iran fired dozens of missiles and drones in retaliatory strikes at the US bases in Bahrain and Jordan on Thursday, a US defence official has said the attacks caused no significant damage or injuries. The official further added that there were “no US injuries”, BBC reported.
Meanwhile, as tensions flared up between the United States and Iran, fresh explosions were heard in Bushehr province on Thursday. The attack comes as the Iranian military launched strikes at Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain. The US military also launched fresh strikes on Iran, targeting 90 Iranian military targets, including air defence systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, among other targets.
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The maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has choked once again amid the latest flare-up between the United States and Iran, following Iran’s attacks on commercial ships in the strategic waterway. Around 6,000 seafarers remained trapped at the crucial waterway.
Sirens in Jordan: Sirens sounded in Jordan on Thursday after missiles launched from Iran were detected in Jordanian airspace, the state news agency reported. Jordan officials said the kingdom’s armed forces were on high alert and ready to deal with any threat targeting the nation.
IRGC warns US: The IRGC further issued a warning stating that it will expand its strikes to other American military bases across the region if the US launches any further attacks.
US military says it hit over 90 Iranian targets: The US military said that it struck over 90 Iranian targets during a second night of strikes, “to further degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping and innocent civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz.” The US forces hit “approximately 90 Iranian military targets, including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline. The latest strikes follow successful execution of offensive strikes in Iran the night before,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
Trump says Iran ‘wants to make a deal badly’: US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday (Jul 9), claimed that Iran wants to make a deal “so badly”, but questioned whether Tehran would honour any agreement, amid the escalating tensions. “We have already won militarily. They have very little left… They called a little while ago. They want to make a deal so badly. I just don’t know if they’re worthy of making a deal. I don’t know that they’re going to honour the deal,” he said.
Iran launches missile, drone attacks after fresh US airstrikes: Tehran launched retaliatory strikes targeting American military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar after the US carried out fresh airstrikes on military and port facilities across Iran on Thursday (Jul 9). The latest strikes come hours after Trump declared that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with Iran, aimed at ending the war between Washington and Tehran, was “over”. “To me, I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them. They’re scum. They’re sick people. They’re led by sick people,” the US president said on the sidelines of the two-day NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
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Explosions heard in Iran as Ali Khamenei is buried, US denies strikes
A series of explosions rocked southern Iran on Thursday, including near the Bushehr nuclear facility, according to Iranian state media, though both Washington and Tehran have stopped short of assigning blame the US has denied carrying out any strikes, while Iran hasn't named any country as responsible; AFP, citing Iranian state media, reported that a US-Israeli projectile struck a military headquarters on Bushehr's outskirts, near the country's only civilian nuclear plant.
NASDAQ closes on a high despite US-Iran escalation
NASDAQ closed on a high on Thursday, despite growing fears that the US and Iran are on the verge of resuming their war, Reuters reported, after semiconductor firm Micron Technology drove up chip stocks.
Iranian officials on Friday morning reported multiple explosions in the country’s south, but a US official told Al Jazeera that Washington was not behind the attacks.
Iran says NATO summit in Ankara politically motivated
As NATO met this week in Ankara, one of the most significant issues before the alliance was freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
But Iran has said the meeting, and its focus on the strait and Iran’s nuclear programme, is politically motivated, Iranian state media IRNA reported.
Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, called out NATO chief Mark Rutte’s “relentless self-congratulation for serving an illegal war of choice”, saying NATO’s support of the US-Israel war on his country “exposes the servile mindset of a fawning courtier who fancies that flattery can erase a king’s contempt”.
Mark Rutte’s repeated admissions of Europe’s willful complicity in the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran only confirms, once again, that they were not impartial in this brutal unlawful aggression. Those who provided their territories, military bases, and infrastructure to…
— Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) July 9, 2026
Oil edges lower, but heads for weekly gain as Middle East supply risks persist
Oil prices fell in early trading on Friday but remained on track for weekly gains as the United States and Iran continued trading strikes.
Concerns that accelerating inflation could soften oil demand weighed on the market and pressured prices.
Brent futures fell 6 cents, or 0.08%, to $76.24 a barrel by 0125 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude lost 4 cents, or 0.06%, to $72.04.
For the week, Brent was set for a 6% gain and WTI was headed for a 5% increase.
Iranian armed forces launched attacks on US military infrastructure in Gulf states on Thursday following US strikes on Iran's southern coastal and eastern provinces, further straining a three-week-old ceasefire.
Iran says it hits US military targets in Gulf, buries slain leader Khamenei
Iranian armed forces launched attacks on US military infrastructure in Gulf states on Thursday following US strikes on Iran's southern coastal and eastern provinces, further eroding a three-week-old ceasefire.
Iranian media later reported multiple explosions across southern Iran, including Bushehr, where one of the country's nuclear plants is located, along with Konarak, Choghadak and Bandar Abbas.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been laid to rest months after being killed in Iran war
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been laid to rest months after being killed in the opening salvos of the Iran war.He ruled Iran for nearly 37 years before being killed in the US and Israeli airstrikes that started the war on Feb. 28. He was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad early Friday after days of public mourning.Khamenei is only the second ruler of the nation to be buried in the city of Mashhad. In 1747, Nader Shah was buried in the city after he was assassinated following nearly 11 years in power.
US military highlights securing transit of 380 million barrels of oil since May
The US military refutes claims by Iranian state media regarding shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, affirming that Iran does not control the strategic waterway.
In a post on X, CENTCOM said that “Iranian state media claims that transit through the Strait of Hormuz is only permitted through routes designated by Iran” is a “CLAIM” and that the “TRUTH” is “Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz”.
The command further stated that “since early May, US forces have helped facilitate the successful transit of more than 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil through the vital international trade corridor”.
🚫 CLAIM: Iranian state media claims that transit through the Strait of Hormuz is only permitted through routes designated by Iran.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 9, 2026
✅ TRUTH: Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. Since early May, U.S. forces have helped facilitate the successful transit of more than 800… pic.twitter.com/cpnTDBoFEG
US and Iran are still engaged in technical talks on nuclear issues, US official says
The US and Iran continue to engage in technical negotiations on nuclear issues with an eye to a diplomatic solution, a US official says, even as President Donald Trump launched a fresh round of retaliatory strikes against Tehran this week.
“The United States is still committed to finding a resolution, and technical talks continue. Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon,” the official said.
The memorandum of understanding, the official added, is “performance-based,” and Iran’s actions, including the Strait of Hormuz not being fully reopen and strikes on ships during the NATO Summit, “constitute failed performance at an unacceptable level.”
Iran says two of its military sites have been attacked. US says it's not currently striking
Iran’s state-run news media has claimed two Iranian military sites in two different cities were targeted by several strikes on Thursday evening.
But a US official told CNN the US military is not currently conducting strikes, while Israeli officials said they were “not familiar with any Israeli involvement in strikes in Iran right now.”
At least 6 explosions heard in Iran's Bushehr and Choghadak
At least six explosions were heard in the Iranian province of Bushehr and the nearby city of Choghadak, Tehran's Mehr news agency reported.
Iran's attack 'failed to cause major damage', says US official
After Iran fired dozens of missiles and drones in retaliatory strikes at the US bases in Bahrain and Jordan on Thursday, a US defence official said the attacks caused no significant damage or injuries.
The official further added that there were "no US injuries", BBC reported, citing AFP news agency.
Iran Culture House in Delhi hosts ceremony to mark late Supreme Leader's final journey
The Iran Culture House in Delhi on Thursday held a solemn ceremony in honour of the country's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, marking his final journey.
Iranian local TV channels and various international networks beamed visuals of the Iranian national flag-draped coffin carrying his mortal remains being held by a large group of people, and surrounded by a sea of mourners, before it would be laid to rest.
Khamenei, who ruled Iran for the last three decades, was killed on February 28, the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on Tehran.
On Thursday night, the Iran Culture House -- the cultural centre of the Iranian Embassy in India -- held a ceremony where a group of mourners clad in black gathered to bid him the final farewell.
Cultural Counsellor, Iranian Embassy, Faridoddin Farid Asr, who also heads the Iran Culture House in New Delhi, also offered prayers during the ceremony.
A photo of the late Supreme Leader was placed in the room where the ceremony was held, and visuals of funeral processions held earlier in Iran played on a screen as prayers were offered in his honour. PTI
Kuwait engages with cruise missile, 3 ballistic missiles and 10 drones
Kuwait said its armed forces had engaged with a cruise missile, three ballistic missiles and 10 drones in its airspace, and that one person had been injured from falling shrapnel. Reuters
'Deliberate hostile action' likely in the Strait of Hormuz, UK maritime agency warns
The threat level to maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz has been raised to severe by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
The agency says "deliberate hostile action" is likely under current conditions in the vital waterway - through which roughly 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas usually passes.
It adds that commercial traffic through the waterway is continuing at reduced levels through two separate routes, a southern corridor close to Oman and a northern route beside the Iranian coast. BBC
Iran warns against further U.S. military 'adventurism'
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi warned against any further U.S. military "adventurism" on Thursday, after condemning U.S. attacks on Iran as a violation of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding in a phone call with Pakistan's army chief, Iran's foreign ministry said. Reuters
No US bases in Middle East safe from heavy fire, IRGC warns
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned the US against carrying out further attacks in the Middle East following reports of a strike on a US-linked air base in Jordan.
The IRGC is quoted in Iranian media as saying that if the US "repeats its aggression, no other US bases in the region will be safe from our heavy fire".
The statement adds: "If anyone attacks you, then attack him in the same way that he attacks you." — BBC
Oil eases as investors assess US-Iran peace prospects
Oil prices eased on Thursday after earlier gains as markets assessed the escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran and its implications for efforts to end the war and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude futures were down 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $77.91 a barrel at 1322 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $73.14 a barrel.
Brent and WTI crude futures hit their highest levels since June 22 on Wednesday.
Still, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Thursday that markets expect oil prices to decline over the next six to 12 months, a view he said was reasonable.
Both crude benchmarks rose more than a dollar in post-settlement trade on Wednesday after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, which responded with attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain. Reuters
US Army hit 90 targets across Iran in latest strike
The US military's Central Command said it hit some 90 targets across Iran, releasing black-and-white footage of what appeared to be strikes on an airport runway and missile launchers.
The US said the strikes were intended to "further degrade" Iran's ability "to threaten freedom of navigation" in the strait, through which a fifth of the world's traded oil and natural gas passed before the war began with US and Israeli attacks on February 28. AP
Iran fired ten ballistic missiles on Jordan's Azraq military base
Iran fired 10 ballistic missiles at Jordan's Azraq military base on Thursday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by state media.
Jordan said earlier on Thursday that it had intercepted eight missiles launched from Iran, with no casualties or damage reported, according to the state news agency.
The Revolutionary Guards said U.S. bases in the region would be targeted if "U.S. aggression" was repeated. Reuters
Three Revolutionary Guards personnel killed in US strikes on Iran, says report
Iran's Mizan News Agency reported that three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in US strikes carried out on Iran on Thursday. Reuters
Iran says US attacks disrupt reopening of Strait of Hormuz, statement
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Thursday that US attacks on Iran and intervention in redirecting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupting the strategic waterway's gradual reopening and jeopardizing the interests of countries benefiting from it.
The Guards added that transit capacity under Iran's supervision had recovered to about 50% of pre-war levels over the past two weeks, and that transit capacity was only being expanded for vessels granted permits to use routes designated by Iran.
They warned that any further U.S. intervention would draw a "crushing response". Reuters
Strikes hit railway bridges on route to Khamenei's planned burial site in Mashhad
State media reported a strike on a railway bridge in Iran's northeastern Golestan province, and the Revolutionary Guard said two bridges were attacked on the route to Mashhad, where officials plan to bury the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday. — AP
Iran warns US interference in Strait of Hormuz will trigger 'crushing response'
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy warned that any US "adventurism and interference" in determining shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz would provoke a "crushing response" from Tehran, escalating tensions over security in the strategic waterway.
Iran says US actions have seriously disrupted Strait of Hormuz reopening process
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said Tehran had increased vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two weeks, but accused the United States of seriously disrupting the process of reopening the strategic waterway through its recent military actions.
Jordan intercepts 8 missiles launched from Iran
Jordan on Thursday said its defence system intercepted 8 missiles launched from Iran, Reuters cited the state media as saying. There were no immediate casualties after the incident.
Iran slams US for airstrike near Bushehr nuclear power plant
Iran on Thursday hit out at the US for launching airstrike near Bushehr nuclear power plant, Associated Press reported. However, there is no reaction from the US side. Iran's deputy governor of Bushehr told reporters that a US projectile struck the area surrounding Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Thursday.
Missile alert sirens sound in Jordan amid Iran retaliation
Missile alert sirens sounded in Jordan as Iran retaliated across West Asia following US airstrikes, Associated Press reported.
Iran hits US military targets in Gulf as Tehran prepares to bury slain leader
Iranian military targeted US military infrastructure in Gulf states following US strikes on Iran's southern coastal and eastern provinces, putting the three-week-old ceasefire agreement at risk. Iranian officials said the US attacks killed 14 people and injured 78. The Fars news agency said one US strike had hit a rail bridge used for trade with Russia and China.
Explosions heard in Iran's Bushehr: Iranian media
Several explosions were heard in Iran's Bushehr province on Thursday morning, Iran's Mehr news reported. Bushehr is the site where Iran's nuclear power plant is located.
US strike hit rail bridge on China-Russia trade route: Iranian media
The overnight US strikes on Iran hit the Aq Taqeh Khan railway bridge in northern Iran's Golestan province, Fars news agency said on Thursday. The rain link connects Tehran to its strategic partners China and Russia. The report said the route that goes on to pass through Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan has been an important land link to China which gained further relevance during this year's blockade of Iran's Gulf ports by the US. It added that the route had also been used by Russia for cargo shipments to Iran since late 2025.
Iran says ‘evil and psychopathic’ US targeted civilian infrastructure
The Iranian foreign ministry on Thursday denounced the US strikes on the country, which targeted civilian infrastructure, calling them a "gross war crime." The foreign ministry said it “condemns in the strongest terms the aggressive attacks by the US terrorist army on several points in the southern coastal provinces and two bridges in the eastern provinces on the railway route to the holy city of Mashhad,” and calls the US administration “evil and psychopathic,” AFP reported.
Around 6,000 seafarers trapped around Strait of Hormuz
The head of International Maritime Organization has said that around 6,000 sailors remain trapped around the Strait of Hormuz amid the latest flare up in the Gulf. “These reckless attacks have again placed innocent seafarers in grave danger. No seafarer should have to risk their life simply for doing their job,” Arsenio Dominguez said, according to Al Jazeera.
Iran to bury slain Supreme Leader Khamenei in culmination of mass funeral
Iran buries its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday at Mashhad, the country's holiest shrine. The burial in Mashhad follows a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies. Crowds marched through Mashhad, the golden onion dome and minarets of the Shrine of Imam Reza glinting in the morning sun, as they waved Iranian flags, photographs of the late Khamenei and placards with revolutionary slogans, Reuters reported.
Sirens sound for third time in Bahrain amid Iranian retaliation over US airstrikes
Missile sirens sounded for a third time in Bahrain as Iran retaliated over US airstrikes on Thursday, Associated Press reported. Bahrain authorities urged the public to seek shelter. Kuwait and Qatar also came under Iranian attack earlier in the day.
Qatar PM dials Iranian foreign minister amid latest flare-up
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday dialed Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani amid the latest flare-up between the US and Iran. According to the Qatari government statement, the Qatar Prime Minister expressed condemnation over the attacks at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The US has accused Iran of attacking three commercial vessels in the strait of Hormuz. "His Excellency stressed that such actions would undermine trust, threaten international maritime security, and harm efforts to consolidate regional security and stability," the Qatari statement said.
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs @MBA_AlThani_ Receives Phone Call from Iranian Foreign MinisterDoha | July 09, 2026
HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received a phone call from HE Minister of… pic.twitter.com/FqIZ9TX9tU
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) July 9, 2026
Iran slain leader Khamenei’s burial delayed because of large crowds in Iraq
The burial ceremony of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been delayed due to large crowds in Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala, Al Jazeera reported. The burial, expected on Thursday morning in the Iranian city of Mashhad, has now been delayed due to large crowds in Najaf and Karbala. The burial is expected at around 2:30 pm (local time).
At least 14 killed, 78 injured in US airstrikes on Iran, Iranian official
At least 14 people have been killed and 78 others injured in the US airstrikes following latest flare up, Iran's Health Ministry said on Thursday. The death toll was shared by Hossein Kermanpour, Iranian health ministry spokesperson on X.
Iranian military says it attacked US Patriot system in Kuwait using drones
The Iranian military said it targeted sites in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain with one-way attack drones in retaliation to the US strikes. The Iranian army said “in continuation of the attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s army on US bases in the region” it had targeted a Patriot missile interceptor system in Kuwait, an early warning system in Qatar and fuel tanks in Bahrain with “a large number of various types of army kamikaze drones”, according to AFP.
Train services suspended between Tehran and Mashhad after US attack
Train services between Iranian cities of Tehran and Mashhad have been suspended following the US attack on Thursday, Fars news agency reported. The report said rail route was disrupted following the attack on Thursday morning, adding that efforts are underway to repair the route.
US preparing for potentially prolonged confrontation with Iran: Axios
The Trump administration is preparing for a prolonged conflict with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported, citing US officials. The US official reportedly said that the latest flare-up could stretch for days or even weeks, depending on whether Iran continues to attack commercial ships in Hormuz. "We're going to slap them a bit so they understand we're not f**king around," the official told Axios.
Funeral processions held in Iraqi cities for slain Supreme Leader Khamenei
Thousands of mourners attended funeral processions for slain Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the holy Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala as part of dayslong funeral ceremonies on Wednesday. The scene turned chaotic at some moments, with mourners swarming the coffin, Associated Press reported. The ceremonies began on Saturday, with authorities shutting down streets, airspace and daily life in Tehran. His body was later taken from Najaf to Karbala before it is to be returned to Iran.
Khamenei’s coffin being taken from Iraq to Iran ahead of burial
The coffin of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei is being taken from Iraq's Najaf to Iran's Mashhad ahead of the burial today, Al Jazeera cited Iran's Mehr News Agency as saying. The burial comes after a week of funeral ceremonies that continued for six days in Iraq and Iran. Representatives from several countries, including India, participated in the funeral ceremonies.
Oil rises after US launches fresh strikes on Iran
Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent on Thursday after the US carried out fresh strikes on Iran, denting hopes on the peace talks to end the conflict and maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures rose 86 cents, or 1.1%, to $78.88 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 1.2% at $74.37 a barrel, according to Reuters.
Iranian media says 3 killed in fresh US strikes
Iranian media on Thursday said three people were killed and several injured in new US strikes targeting Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province. Valiollah Hayati, the deputy governor for security in Khuzestan, said the US strike hit a site around Ahvaz, according to Iran International.
Traffic in Strait of Hormuz slows to near standstill
A day after the United States launched strikes on Iran, maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to a near standstill. According to an Al Jazeera report, a US-sanctioned tanker was seen leaving the Gulf alongside an Iranian-flagged container ship. Only 14 cargo vessels crossed the strategic waterway on Wednesday, down sharply from an average of 34 ships per day over the previous three weeks following the two countries' agreement on an interim deal.
India urges restraint as West Asia tensions escalate
India on Wednesday said that it is “deeply concerned” over the recent attacks and “escalation of tensions” in West Asia. The remarks came hours after US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the US was preparing for another night of strikes, just hours after he said the ceasefire was over because of Iranian attacks. This also came at a time when External Affairs minister S Jaishankar is visiting Kuwait, as part of his visit to four West Asian countries including Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain. Read full article
US military says it hit over 90 Iranian targets
The US military said that it struck over 90 Iranian targets during a second night of strikes, "to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping and innocent civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz.” The US forces hit "approximately 90 Iranian military targets including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline. The latest strikes follow successful execution of offensive strikes in Iran the night before," CENTCOM said in a statement.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 9, 2026
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