The United States said it completed an eighth consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, targeting military coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, hours after announcing that two US service members had been killed in Jordan. The latest strikes were aimed at degrading Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and retaliating against attacks on American forces, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
The conflict has intensified after an interim ceasefire signed a month ago collapsed, with both sides escalating military operations and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz deepening. Israeli officials said the country was preparing to receive additional US aerial refuelling aircraft amid expectations of a possible expansion of American military operations against Iran.
Iranian media reported US strikes near Sirik, Shadegan and Abadan, while Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization condemned an attack on the Darkhovin nuclear power plant under construction. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it was investigating reports of the strike, noting the facility was still in the early stages of construction.
In retaliation, Iran launched drone attacks on US military assets at Kuwait’s Al-Adiri camp and Ali Al Salem Air Base, according to Iranian state television. Kuwait said a desalination plant was struck for a second consecutive day, causing a fire, while its military said it intercepted Iranian missiles. Bahrain also reported intercepting Iranian attacks, and Jordan said it shot down three Iranian missiles after air raid sirens sounded across the country.
The maritime confrontation also intensified, with the US enforcing a naval blockade on Iran and Tehran targeting vessels it accused of violating its navigation rules in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed four vessels attempted to transit the strait via an “unsafe route” with US backing, saying two turned back while the other two were involved in an unspecified “accident.”
CENTCOM said two US service members were killed on Friday and another remains missing in action, bringing total US military fatalities since the conflict began to 16, with more than 420 personnel wounded. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on X, “Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.”
Iran’s Health Ministry said US strikes over the past three weeks had killed 50 people and injured more than 500. Overall, the conflict has claimed thousands of lives, primarily in Iran and Lebanon, where fighting involving Hezbollah has also escalated.
Separately, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to discuss a US-backed framework agreement signed in June. Aoun is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to present a plan to disarm Hezbollah and secure Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
In a statement carried by Iranian state media, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said recent US actions proved President Trump’s signature was “utterly worthless and devoid of credibility” and warned Washington of “even heavier costs and further humiliation.” His whereabouts remain unknown, and he has not appeared in public since before his predecessor, Ali Khamenei, was killed in an airstrike on the first day of the war on February 28.
Israel’s military is closely monitoring developments in Iran and maintaining a high level of readiness, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Sunday.
Zamir said the military had monitored a launch toward Aqaba, a Jordanian port city on the Red Sea, earlier in the day and that Israel’s air defense array was on alert to protect the country’s citizens.
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“We are prepared to immediately resume fighting and will act with great force against anyone who harms us,” he said during a visit to the West Bank, according to remarks released by the military.
Jordan’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the chargé d’affaires of Iran’s embassy in Amman to deliver “a strongly worded protest message” about Iranian attacks on the country.
Jordan’s state media agency reported that the ministry also took issue with “provocative and inflammatory statements” made by official Iranian entities.
The summoning comes after Iran launched missile attacks on Jordan, with the country’s armed forces intercepting three of four missiles, while a fourth fell in a remote area. Sirens had earlier sounded in Jordan following Israeli detection of Iranian missile fire towards the city of Aqaba.
Iran is highly prepared and there are no divisions among officials over defense and security, the head of the Iranian parliament’s defense committee said on Sunday, adding that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s message was the “final word.”
Salar Velayatmadar said officials’ actions should not be portrayed in a way that cast “loyal servants as traitors or traitors as loyal servants.”
Israeli forces dropped a sound bomb over the southern Lebanese town of Haris, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported on Sunday.
NNA added that the towns of Shamaa, Majdal Zoun and Byout al-Siyad were subjected to Israeli artillery shelling.
US Senator Tom Cotton has backed further strikes on Iran after US Central Command said two American service members were killed and another was missing following Iranian missile and drone attacks in Jordan.
In a post on X, Cotton said President Donald Trump was right to “unleash hell” on those responsible.
CENTCOM confirmed the casualties but did not provide further details on the missing service member or the exact location of the attacks.
The remarks come amid escalating US-Iran tensions, with Iran’s IRGC claiming to have delivered “heavy blows” to US bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Oman.
RGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani said on Sunday that the “glorious” path of the “resistance” would continue under the leadership of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Qaani’s remarks come amid escalating US-Iran tensions and reports of internal divisions within Iran’s leadership, with some hardliners accusing the visible administration of executing a “soft coup.”
Mojtaba Khamenei, who was appointed supreme leader after his father was killed in US-Israeli strikes on February 28, has had no public appearances and has communicated exclusively through written statements since taking office.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Sunday, with the two discussing the implementation of the US-backed Trilateral Framework and Lebanon’s efforts to disarm Hezbollah.
In a statement, the US State Department said Rubio commended “the courage” of the Lebanese government, under Aoun’s leadership, for its “determined effort to reclaim Lebanon’s sovereignty” and “disarm” Hezbollah.
Rubio reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to supporting the implementation of the Trilateral Framework and backing Lebanon’s efforts to achieve “peace, economic recovery, and a better future for the Lebanese people.”
Aoun is expected to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday during the first visit to Washington by a Lebanese president since 2009.
Iran’s military said its navy’s air defence systems intercepted and shot down a US LUCAS drone in the south of the country, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.
IRNA shared a photograph of what appeared to be a damaged drone.
The LUCAS drone is a low-cost uncrewed combat attack system suicide drone. The US first started using these on Iran early this year.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has arrived at the State Department in Washington for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, concluding his official engagements in the US capital, Lebanon’s presidency said on Sunday.
Aoun is expected to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday during the first visit to Washington by a Lebanese president since 2009.
The trip comes amid US-backed direct talks between Lebanon and Israel, and just days after officials from the two countries concluded another round of US-mediated negotiations in Rome.
According to the presidency, Aoun’s meetings in Washington are expected to focus on strengthening the ceasefire, securing Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon and efforts to “restore security and stability” across the country.
The United Arab Emirates has condemned renewed Iranian missile and drone attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, calling them a flagrant violation of the countries’ sovereignty and a threat to their security and stability, the UAE Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
The ministry reaffirmed the UAE’s solidarity with the affected countries and support for steps taken to protect their sovereignty and security.
Iran’s state broadcaster reported that the sound of an explosion was heard in the southwestern city of Abadan on Sunday.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, or details on the cause of the blast.
Abadan is a major oil refining city in Khuzestan province, near the border with Iraq.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said it is looking into reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province.
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“The facility is in the very early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material when last visited by the IAEA,” the UN agency said in a statement.
The reported attack is not believed to pose any radiological risk, the IAEA said, but Director General Rafael Grossi reiterated a call for “military restraint in the vicinity of all nuclear-related sites.”
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran earlier said the construction site was attacked by US projectiles on Sunday, condemning the attack as “a violation of international law.”
ordanian Armed Forces intercepted and shot down three out of four Iranian missiles, the country’s state news agency reported on Sunday. The fourth missile fell in a remote area in the south, it said.
The interception comes after Israel earlier detected Iranian missile fire towards Jordan’s Aqaba city, warning that some projectiles may fall within Israeli territory and that sirens could be activated in southern Israel.
Iran has executed two men convicted of killing four police officers during violent unrest in the central city of Isfahan in January, the judiciary-linked news outlet Mizan reported on Sunday.
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Mizan identified the men as Erfan Esfandiyari and Golmohammad Mohammadi, adding that their death sentences were carried out after a court process. They were found guilty of “tying police officers to a road sign with ropes, injuring them with stones, dousing them with gasoline, and setting them on fire.”
Thousands of people were killed during January’s nationwide anti-government demonstrations. Iran has carried out multiple executions in connection with the unrest.
Israel has detected missiles launched from Iran towards the city of Aqaba in Jordan, an Israeli military spokesperson said on Sunday.
Some projectiles may fall within Israel’s territory and sirens may be activated in southern Israel, the army spokesperson said.
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“In the event of a siren sounding, it is required to enter protected spaces and remain there until further notice,” he said in a statement.
President Donald Trump has called on Republicans to add Iran to the Russian Sanctions Bill, saying it was what the late Senator Lindsey Graham wanted and that it “was going to happen.”
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“Republicans should add Iran to the Russian Sanctions Bill. That’s what Lindsey wanted to do, and it was going to happen. IMPORTANT!!!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Sirens have sounded in Jordan, state television reported on Sunday.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has called on Iranians to maintain unity during American attacks on the country, saying cohesion was a necessary condition for victory in the struggle against the enemy.
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“Insisting on sacred unity is not just a moral or social recommendation, it is rather a necessary condition for victory in the field of struggle against the enemy,” Ghalibaf said in a social media post.
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“We should consider obedience to this religious and national command of the supreme leader of the revolution as an important part of our historical role in this national resistance and in the administration of the country.”
Kuwait’s Electricity Ministry said a power and water desalination plant has been attacked for the second time in two days, in a post on X.
The ministry did not provide details on the extent of damage or casualties. The plant is critical for Kuwait’s water and electricity supply.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the province of Ahvaz on Sunday, marking the fourth such downing in the last eight days, according to Iranian authorities.
The MQ-9 Reaper is an expensive and sophisticated drone used for both surveillance and attack missions. Iran claims to have downed more than 150 US drones since the beginning of the war, with about 30 of them being MQ-9s.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said a construction site of the Darkhovin nuclear power plant in southwestern Khuzestan province was attacked by US projectiles on Sunday, condemning the attack as “a violation of international law.”
The attack comes amid escalating US-Iran tensions, with both sides exchanging strikes in recent days and President Donald Trump threatening further attacks on Iranian infrastructure.
Jordanian authorities have not detected any potential threats in recent hours and have not ordered the evacuation of Aqaba’s airport or seaport, the state news agency reported on Sunday, citing a government spokesperson.
The statement followed an earlier warning by the US Embassy in Jordan advising Americans to avoid travel to Aqaba airport and the seaport because of what it described as a “specific and credible threat.”
ranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Supreme Leader holds the final authority to decide whether Iran goes to war or agrees to a ceasefire, as Tehran weighs its options amid escalating US military pressure.
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“The Supreme National Security Council is responsible for assessing the situation regarding war or a ceasefire, but the final decision rests with the Supreme Leader,” Araghchi said in an interview with a YouTube channel.
Araghchi, who has faced criticism from rival political factions following the temporary understanding with the United States, said Iran agreed to resume negotiations after Washington again demanded zero uranium enrichment and threatened military action.
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“The decision was made to restart negotiations to make clear that Iran had exhausted diplomatic options,” he said.
In the same interview, Araghchi said he had never met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in person. “Only a handful of people have met him,” he said.
Bahrain’s military said its air-defence systems intercepted and destroyed several missile and drone attacks launched from Iran on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported.
The Bahrain defence force said the attacks were thwarted amid “high combat readiness” and warned residents against approaching unidentified or suspicious objects that may have fallen as debris. Bahrain also accused Iran of deliberately targeting civilians and private property, calling the use of missiles and drones in such attacks a “flagrant violation of international humanitarian law”, according to the report.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-9 drone over Ahvaz in the southwestern Khuzestan province, state-run Press TV reported.
The city lies near Iran’s border with Iraq. The MQ-9 Reaper is a large remotely piloted unmanned aerial vehicle used primarily for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, as well as airstrikes, according to the US Air Force.
The reported incident comes amid heightened US-Iran tensions and escalating military operations across the region.
The international airport and seaport in Aqaba in southern Jordan have been evacuated because of a “specific and credible threat,” the US embassy said on Sunday.
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“We strongly advise all Americans to refrain from travelling to either the airport or seaport. Continue to follow all Jordanian authorities’ security directives,” the embassy said on X, without providing further details.
Jordanian authorities have not yet released a statement on the matter. The Jordanian information minister did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards said that two ships were involved in an “accident” after attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz via what it described as an unsafe route, Reuters reported, citing semi-official Tasnim news agency.
The Guards said two other vessels abandoned the route after the four ships ignored Iranian warnings and acted with US backing. The development comes amid heightened tensions over the strategic waterway, a vital route for global oil and gas shipments, as the US-Iran conflict continues to escalate.
At least eight members of the exiled Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) were wounded in a drone attack on the group’s camp in northwest Iraq, an official said, in the latest strike targeting Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in the region. PAK member Adib Khaldian told that Iranian forces carried out the attack at around 2am local time on a camp in the Darashakran area of Erbil.
The attack came two days after drone and rocket strikes blamed on Iran killed nine members of the Komala Party, another Iranian-Kurdish opposition group. Several Iranian-Kurdish groups have long opposed Tehran from bases in northern Iraq and along the Iraq-Iran border, while maintaining close ties with Iraqi Kurdish groups.
The attacks come amid heightened regional tensions following the launch of US and Israeli strikes against Iran in February. News reports had earlier suggested that US President Donald Trump was in discussions with Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish groups, with Washington reportedly hoping they could help fuel a popular uprising against Tehran.
Kuwait’s military said it was responding to Iranian missile and drone attacks after Tehran claimed to have launched large-scale kamikaze drone strikes against two US military installations in the country.
Iran said it targeted a US ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and Patriot and air-surveillance radar systems at Ali Al Salem Air Base in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian territory.
Kuwait has been repeatedly drawn into the widening conflict, with Iranian attacks also reportedly hitting critical infrastructure, including power and desalination facilities, as US-Iran hostilities intensify across the region.
Sirens sounded across Kuwait after a fresh wave of Iranian missile and drone attacks, the country’s state news agency reported on X.
Kuwait’s military had earlier said it was responding to Iranian strikes, which reportedly hit an oil facility, a power plant and a desalination facility.
The latest development comes amid a sharp escalation in hostilities between Iran and the United States, with Tehran expanding retaliatory attacks across the Gulf.
Iran’s military said it launched targeted drone strikes on two US military installations in Kuwait in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian territory, marking a sharp escalation in regional hostilities.
In a statement broadcast by Iranian state media, the Islamic Republic’s armed forces said it carried out “large-scale attacks with kamikaze drones” targeting a US ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and Patriot and air-surveillance radar systems at Ali Al Salem Air Base.
Kuwait said that Iran had launched missile and drone strikes against the country, prompting its air defences to activate in response to what the army called “sinful Iranian aggression”.
The attacks came as the US and Iran traded strikes for more than a week, and an interim ceasefire deal collapsed. Kuwait has been among the Gulf states most affected by the conflict, with attacks hitting US bases and critical infrastructure including an airport, desalination plant and power facilities.
The US military launched fresh airstrikes against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Sunday in retaliation for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service members, left one missing and injured four others.
US Central Command said the strikes targeted Iranian coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, maritime capabilities and missile and drone storage sites, marking the first time in the campaign that Washington specifically said it had targeted the Revolutionary Guard.
The latest strikes came as the conflict over the Strait of Hormuz widened, with Iran attacking US-allied Gulf states and the US intensifying its bombing campaign across Iran.
