July 13, 2026 -US resumes strikes while Iran says it struck two tankers in Strait of Hormuz

Our live coverage has moved Get the latest on the war with Iran here . Read more All catch up 55 Posts Link Copied! Key takeaways • Hourslong strikes: The US launched a third night of strikes across a broad swath of Iran, US Central Command said. Iranian media reported explosions in the port city of Bandar Abbas and the islands of Kish, Qeshm and Abu Musa. • Ceasefire effectively collapsed: Trump notified Congress that “limited” military action has resumed in Iran. Tehran launched strikes at US regional allies and said it struck and disabled two “rogue supertankers.” The UAE said Iranian missiles hit two of its tankers in Omani territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member. • US blockade: US Central Command said it will resume its naval blockade of ships going to and from Iranian ports at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Global oil prices surged more than 9% on the news. • Regional tensions: Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have exchanged fresh strikes , appearing to end a de facto truce. Read more Link Copied! Jordan intercepted missiles from Iran, state media says By Kathleen Magramo Jordan says its air defense systems intercepted and shot down four missiles fired from Iran on Tuesday morning local time, Jordan’s state news agency Petra reported, citing a military source. Shrapnel fell in several locations and the country’s Royal Engineering Corps had been deployed to deal with it, the news agency said. Read more Link Copied! Video shows aftermath of US strikes in southeast Iran By Sandi Sidhu Telegram/Vahid Online Video from a resident in southeast Iran shows the aftermath of recent US strikes. The video shows a burning glow from a fire as the man recording drives past the site. He can be heard in the video saying, “They hit the gas station in the Mohamadi area.” The video was geolocated by CNN to Saravan County, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, near the border with Pakistan. The strikes mark the third consecutive night the US has attacked Iran. The US military said it struck targets across the country, including Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas. Read more Link Copied! Air raid sirens sound in Bahrain as Iran says it "destroyed" targets By Kathleen Magramo Smoke rises after a drone was intercepted during early morning hours in Manama, Bahrain, on Tuesday. Stringer/Reuters Iran has launched multiple waves of strikes towards Bahrain in recent hours. “The siren has been sounded .. Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” said Bahrain’s interior ministry on X, just after 9:52 p.m. ET (4:52 a.m. local). Sirens had also been activated just over two hours earlier. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it “targeted and destroyed several weapons-support warehouses, a satellite communications center and a building housing US forces at Bahrain’s Juffair base” in a missile and drone strike. Iran has regularly claimed to have destroyed facilities on US bases throughout the war but often those claims are not backed by evidence. Read more Link Copied! US completes latest round of strikes against Iran By Clay Voytek Video released by US Central Command shows US forces launching strikes against Iran on Tuesday morning. CENTCOM/X The US completed another round of strikes against Iran at 10:15 p.m. ET, US Central Command said in a social media post. “During the five-hour mission, US forces successfully struck military targets across Iran including Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas to further degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping,” CENTCOM wrote on X , adding US “forces employed precision munitions against Iranian coastal defense systems, missile and drone sites, and maritime capabilities.” Today’s strikes mark the third consecutive night the US has conducted strikes against Iran Read more Link Copied! Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it "struck and disabled" two tankers in Strait of Hormuz By Kathleen Magramo Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it “struck and disabled” what it called two “rogue supertankers,” according to a statement posted on Telegram. The IRGC said the two tankers had turned off their navigation systems and ignored warnings from Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz and tried to pass through a “mined route.” The statement from the IRGC came after two United Arab Emirates tankers were hit by Iranian missiles in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz. Tankers al-Bahiya and Mombasa were hit while they were in Omani territorial waters, and an Indian crew member aboard the latter was killed, according to the UAE defense ministry. The IRGC statement did not name the tankers it said it struck or say under what flag they were flying. It did not say when it struck the tankers. Read more Link Copied! At least a dozen US military aircraft airborne over the Middle East as strikes continue By Isaac Yee A least a dozen US military aircraft were seen operating over the Middle East early on Tuesday morning as the US continued strikes on Iran. FlightRadar 24 At least a dozen US military aircraft were seen on flight tracking data circling off the coast of the UAE in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and over Saudi Arabia early on Tuesday morning as CENTCOM announced a wave of strikes against Iran for a third consecutive night. As of 8:00pET (3:30am Iran time), the airborne aircraft included nine KC-135R and two KC-46A refueling tankers. Several intelligence and surveillance aircraft including one E3-B Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System plane and a US Navy Poseidon P-8 Maritime surveillance aircraft were also visible on flight tracking data. The E3-B enables airborne monitoring of up to 120,000 square miles of battlespace from the ground to the stratosphere. It can track around 600 targets at one time, from other aircraft, to missiles, to large drones, even down to tanks on the battlefield. Refueling planes are key to keeping fighter jets and other attack aircraft airborne during extended operations, allowing them to replenish their fuel without having to land. Read more Link Copied! The key things Trump has said as US launches fresh strikes against Iran By Aditi Sangal President Donald Trump has provided some insight into the latest US military strikes against Iran . Here are the key things you need to know: What the US president has said: In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump said, “We’re going to hit them very hard tonight, and we’re going to hit them hard tomorrow .” When talking about the memorandum of understanding that Washington and Tehran signed, he said Iran “didn’t honor the test .” While Trump on Monday said the MOU “didn’t mean much,” he has previously described it as “an agreement with Iran that achieves everything we set out to accomplish … ending the current conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.” He told reporters that the US would ultimately control the Strait of Hormuz and insisted the war with Iran is moving “very fast” — even as it has blown past prior deadlines he predicted for its end. Characterizing it a “ military skirmish ,” he denied that the latest US bombing campaign marked a new, prolonged stage in the fight even as he declined to say how long it would last. The US should be reimbursed by “the countries that we’re helping ” in the conflict with Iran, Trump said, naming several allies in the region, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Video Ad Feedback Trump says he wants the US to be ‘reimbursed for protection’ President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States should be reimbursed by “the countries that we’re helping” in the conflict with Iran, naming several allies in the region. CNN's Kaitlan Collins asked President Trump which countries those are. (edited) 1:13 • Source: CNN Trump says he wants the US to be ‘reimbursed for protection’ 1:13 In Iran: Explosions were heard in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas as well as on the islands of Kish, Qeshm and Abu Musa, Iranian media reported early Tuesday local time. The Iranian army in a statement said it conducted drone strikes that targeted communication systems, fuel tanks, a Patriot air defense system, a watchtower and an ammunition depot at what Iran described as a US military base in Kuwait. The attacks are in response to “repeated US aggression against Iran,” the army said. Other developments: Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, soared 9.59% to settle at $83.30 per barrel, its highest settle level since June 12. Brent posted its biggest single-day percent gain in over six years. The US canceled all consular appointments in the coming days at its UAE embassy and consulate, and all non-emergency government personnel have been relocated outside the country. Iranian missiles hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member, the UAE Defense Ministry said. CNN’s Jennifer Hansler, Alejandra Jaramillo, Betsy Klein, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Zachary Cohen, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Adam Cancryn, Hira Humayun and Eyad Kourdi contributed to the report. Read more Link Copied! UAE says two of its tankers hit by Iranian missiles, killing one crew member By Hira Humayun and Eyad Kourdi Two United Arab Emirates tankers were hit by Iranian missiles in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member, the UAE Defense Ministry said. Tankers al-Bahiya and Mombasa were hit while they were in Omani territorial waters, and an Indian crew member aboard the latter was killed, according to the ministry. Six Indian nationals and two Ukrainian citizens were injured. Both tankers were damaged and caught fire, the Defense Ministry said. The fires have now been brought under control, it said. The ministry said it “remains on high alert and fully prepared to address any threats and is taking all necessary measures to respond firmly to any attempt to undermine the state’s security and stability.” The Emirati Foreign Ministry condemned the strikes and expressed condolences to India. “Commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool for pressure or economic blackmail amounts to piracy and poses a direct threat to the stability of the region and its peoples, as well as to global energy security,” the Foreign Ministry said. Read more Link Copied! Trump says he wants the US to be "reimbursed for protection" By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States should be reimbursed by “the countries that we’re helping” in the conflict with Iran, naming several allies in the region. “I want to be reimbursed because we’re protecting a very rich portion of the world,” he said. “We’re spending money, and so what we’ve done is – we are going to be reimbursed for protection.” “We don’t need it, but we need it from the standpoint of protecting allies,” he added, insisting that the US has done a “a very effective job” at protecting Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Trump’s comments come amid concerns around the high cost of continued military action against Iran. Earlier Monday, Trump announced the US would resume its blockade of Iranian ports and suggested that the US would offer protection in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical trade route in which Iran has been attacking commercial vessels, for a fee of 20% of the cargo shipped. Read more Link Copied! Trump declines to put a timeline on renewed "military skirmish" against Iran By Adam Cancryn President Donald Trump on Monday characterized the US’ renewed bombing campaign against Iran as a “military skirmish,” denying that it marked a new, prolonged stage in the fight even as he declined to say how long it would last. “We have to do what we’re doing,” Trump said in response to