Previous talks between the two parties following an April truce stalled, with the ceasefire collapsing earlier this month and Iran again slamming shut the Strait of Hormuz, a vital conduit for Middle Eastern oil and gas.<\/p>\n
\t Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards said Thursday that two oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz with US support turned back after one of them caught fire.<\/p>\n Earlier, the US military said<\/a> it had \u201csuccessfully completed a heavy wave of strikes against Iran,\u201d hitting dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets including military command centers.<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump had vowed to hit Iran \u201chard\u201d after Tehran\u2019s previous attack on Jordan, its first in the region in days.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s state news agency IRNA reported hits on several cities in the southwestern Khuzestan province, as well as on Qeshm island in the Gulf. Areas around the cities of Abadan, Shadegan, Arvandkenar and Ahvaz \u2014 all in Khuzestan \u2014 were struck, the agency said, citing provincial authorities.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards said Thursday that three of its members were killed in an attack by the United States on the northwestern province of Zanjan.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the brutal attack carried out by the terrorist regime of the criminal United States on 30 July 2026, three brave and devoted members of the Ansar al-Mahdi IRGC in Zanjan province\u2026 attained martyrdom,\u201d the Guards\u2019 provincial branch said in a statement, according to Tasnim news agency.<\/p>\n https:\/\/t.co\/kk3XPDc73G<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The Jordanian army reported a new volley of Iranian missiles on Thursday morning, saying five had been shot down, causing no casualties.\n<\/p>\n The military\u2019s official spokesperson said \u201cair defenses engaged five missiles launched from Iran targeting the Kingdom\u2019s territory early this morning, Thursday. The missiles were detected, intercepted, and shot down according to established defense plans,\u201d the military\u2019s statement said.<\/p>\n The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck the US-run Azraq base in Jordan in response to the US strikes.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the help of God, the aggressor will be punished today,\u201d it said earlier in a statement carried by state media. Iran\u2019s Guards said the US \u201cused the occupied bases in your country [Jordan] to launch an air strike with bunker-buster bombs on two residential houses, targeting two modest homes belonging to local residents on Qeshm Island.\u201d<\/p>\n The US attack had killed a father, mother and a child, and wounded two other children, according to the Guards.<\/p>\n Kuwait\u2019s defense ministry, meanwhile, denounced a \u201cheinous\u201d Iranian attack that \u201ctargeted a building belonging to a Chinese company in the north of the country, resulting in the death of one worker and causing severe material damage.\u201d<\/p>\n U.S. Sailors monitor F\/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jets launching from the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while sailing in the Arabian Sea. pic.twitter.com\/l5XFbEf5v7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n And while energy facilities across the region have been repeatedly targeted by drones and missiles, Egypt had been spared until Wednesday, when an attack at a gas import hub sparked a fire that damaged two ships.\n<\/p>\n The government confirmed Thursday that a drone was responsible for the blaze, noting that no one had claimed responsibility. It added that an inquiry was ongoing \u201cto determine the circumstances of the incident and to take the necessary measures to preserve Egypt\u2019s interests and national security.\u201d<\/p>\n Maritime trade tracking firm Kpler identified the damaged ships as the Energos Winter storage and regasification vessel and the GasLog Salem tanker, saying they had been moved offshore after the incident. A private security monitor, UK-based Ambrey, reported that the US-owned-and-operated floating storage vessel had been hit by at least one drone.<\/p>\n \t The authority that manages the port said it remained fully operational \u201cwith all terminals and berths experiencing regular vessel arrivals and departures, along with ongoing loading, unloading, and cargo handling of all types.\u201d<\/p>\n Two unnamed Iranian sources, however, were quoted by The New York Times heavily implying that Tehran was behind the drone attack on Egypt<\/a>.<\/p>\n The attack was \u201cdesigned to show that global shipping and energy supplies could be more deeply disrupted if Iran chose to escalate,\u201d the report quoted the Iranians as saying, without explicitly stating if Iran or its terror proxies launched the attack.<\/p>\n
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