{"id":1085338,"date":"2026-07-12T22:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1085338\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T22:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:00:43","slug":"us-launches-new-airstrikes-on-iran-after-tehran-strikes-gulf-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1085338\/","title":{"rendered":"US launches new airstrikes on Iran after Tehran strikes Gulf states"},"content":{"rendered":"

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran<\/a> on Sunday over an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing earlier in the weekend. Iran responded with attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman \u2014 the nation on the other side of the strait that Tehran has pressed to collaborate in managing shipping traffic.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military said it was seeking \u201cto degrade\u201d Iran\u2019s \u201cability to attack commercial ships freely transiting\u201d the critical strait. The statement came after a third round of strikes late Sunday night and into Monday in Iran. <\/p>\n

Iranian state media acknowledged the latest round early Monday but reported no casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure in the areas near the strait. It wasn\u2019t immediately clear if any military targets have been hit.<\/p>\n

The first wave of strikes, on Sunday morning, was in response to an Iranian strike on a container ship in the critical waterway the day before. In response, Iran hit Gulf Arab states in an escalating cycle of violence that left the negotiations between Tehran and Washington to end the war at the edge of collapse. <\/p>\n

The U.S. struck again later Sunday. The governor of Qeshm Island near the strait told Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA news agency that projectiles were fired at military targets, with no casualties. Explosions were also heard in the coastal city of Bandar Abbas and Hajiabad city to the north.<\/p>\n

A U.S. official said a few strikes targeted missile and air defense systems and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard boats. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss military operations. <\/p>\n

Iran and the U.S. are nearly at the midway point of the 60-day period<\/a> of their interim deal<\/a> aimed at reaching a permanent end to the war. The strait, a key route for the global supply of oil and natural gas and long considered an international waterway, has become a sticking point in negotiations that seem in danger of collapse.<\/p>\n

\u201cA return to full-scale hostilities would have catastrophic consequences,\u201d United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said, according to a statement.<\/p>\n

Iran says the strait is closed but the US disagrees<\/p>\n

The U.S. military earlier Sunday said it hit some 140 targets, including missile and drone launch sites, ammunition dumps, communication equipment and other sites.<\/p>\n

The attacks were heavier than in recent days. The U.S. has launched three rounds of airstrikes targeting Iran in the past week over attacks on ships heading through the strait using a route off Oman, seeking to avoid the Islamic Republic\u2019s territorial waters.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe bombed the hell out of them last night,\u201d President Donald Trump<\/a> told NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d<\/p>\n

Semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported that a navy officer was killed. Iran retaliated by attacking nations in the region hosting U.S. military forces, while insisting it alone must control the strait and potentially charge vessels for traveling through it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe era of one-sided deals is OVER,\u201d Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran\u2019s parliament and a main negotiator, wrote. \u201cWe told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran said the strait was closed until calm is restored, and Tehran would consider targeting \u201cadditional enemy bases in the region\u201d if it faced more attacks. The U.S. military and Trump asserted that the strait remained open.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military said over 140 ships had transited over the past week. A multinational body overseen by the U.S. Navy said traffic continued \u201cat reduced levels\u201d off both Oman and Iran, and that nearly 140 vessels transited daily before the war.<\/p>\n

About a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passed through the strait before the war. Iran\u2019s grip on it led to a global energy crisis, though oil prices have sharply dropped<\/a> since wartime highs of $120 a barrel.<\/p>\n

Oman summons Iranian envoy to protest attack <\/p>\n

Missile alerts sounded across several Gulf Arab countries.<\/p>\n

Qatar\u2019s military said it intercepted incoming Iranian fire, with explosions heard in the neighboring United Arab Emirates. Three people, including a child, were wounded by shrapnel from the interception of attacks, Qatar\u2019s Interior Ministry said.<\/p>\n

Missile alerts sounded in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet.<\/p>\n

Kuwait\u2019s Defense Ministry said three \u201cland border posts\u201d in the north and an offshore drilling platform of the Kuwait Oil Company were damaged, with one worker wounded.<\/p>\n

Three Iranian missiles struck areas across Jordan, causing minor damage but no injuries, Jordan\u2019s state news agency reported.<\/p>\n

And the Omani state news agency said drones struck sites in an area on the waterway, a day after Oman and Iran held talks on the strait and agreed to continue discussions. The strait sits in Iran and Oman\u2019s territorial waters.<\/p>\n

Oman summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest the strikes, the first such move since the war began, calling Iran\u2019s acts \u201cirresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iranian strike on ship harms Indian crew<\/p>\n

The Cyprus-flagged container ship hit by Iran suffered \u201csignificant engine room damage,\u201d the U.S. military said.<\/p>\n

Oman\u2019s maritime authority said it rescued 23 crew members but one was missing. India\u2019s foreign ministry called him an Indian national.<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, overseen by the British military, said the ship had been moving along Oman\u2019s shoreline. <\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard said multiple vessels \u201cdisregarded our warnings\u201d and ignored instructions to follow what it called an approved route. One \u201cwas struck by a warning shot and brought to a stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iranian state media later reported U.S. strikes across the country, including southern Iran in the province closest to the strait and military sites in a province near Tehran.<\/p>\n

Attacks followed more diplomatic talks about the strait <\/p>\n

Trump suggested last week that the interim deal in the war was \u201cover.\u201d But mediators, including Pakistan, Qatar and Egypt, have continued efforts<\/a> to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n

A regional official involved in mediation, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss talks, said efforts to shore up the ceasefire continued Sunday. Pakistan said its foreign minister spoke by phone with Iran\u2019s top diplomat and urged \u201cde-escalation\u201d on both sides.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>, unseen since the war began, on Saturday vowed in his first statement since the funeral of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a>, that Iranians would avenge his killing in the war\u2019s opening strikes on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

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Weissert and Toropin reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Samy Magdy in Cairo; Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel; Munir Ahmed in Islamabad and Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed to this report. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran on Sunday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1085339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5311],"tags":[14533,89205,32,4179,774,14535,83163,8617,85213,235123,6858,8547,14532,49,5213,978,659,7660,263],"class_list":["post-1085338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-ali-khamenei","tag-antonio-guterres","tag-donald-trump","tag-general-news","tag-iran","tag-iran-government","tag-iran-war","tag-military-and-defense","tag-mohammad-bagher-qalibaf","tag-mojtaba-khamenei","tag-oman","tag-religion","tag-tehran","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-government","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-war-and-unrest","tag-world-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116909259390598777","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1085338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1085339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1085338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1085338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1085338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}