July 12, 2026 — US launches strikes on Iran for a second night

Our live coverage has moved Get the latest updates on the war with Iran here . Read more All catch up 41 Posts Link Copied! Key developments • Hourslong strikes: The US military said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in a second night of strikes . Iranian state media said its forces were responding. • Strait of Hormuz: A US military spokesperson said the new strikes come after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at another commercial vessel in the waterway, where Washington and Tehran have been making contradictory claims about the status of marine traffic. The channel is key to Tehran’s leverage in negotiations. • Gulf nations under fire: Tehran claimed it conducted a fresh wave of strikes toward US bases in the region. Sirens were activated in Bahrain while the military in Kuwait said it was dealing with “hostile aerial targets,” and Jordan’s military intercepted four missiles from within its airspace. • Oil prices climb: Brent crude and US crude prices were up over 3% on Sunday following the weekend of attacks. Read more Link Copied! Jordan's military intercepts four missiles from Iran: state media By Laura Sharman and Lex Harvey Jordan’s military intercepted four missiles from within its airspace, according to Jordan News Agency. “Four missiles that entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territories have been intercepted and drowned,” the agency reported Monday morning local time, citing the country’s armed forces. CNN’s Dalia Abdelwahab contributed to this report. Read more Link Copied! Gulf nations wake up to fresh attacks after second night of US strikes on Iran By Laura Sharman A projectile is fired during what the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 12. U.S. Central Command/Handout/Reuters The United States launched an hourslong wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday night. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in its latest strikes. As sunrise approached over the Gulf, Iran responded to the attack by targeting regional US bases, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said. Here’s the latest: US renews Iran strikes : Forces launched strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET Sunday “to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said, adding the order was given by US President Donald Trump. One killed : Explosions were reported in the south of Iran . A security guard was killed and four others were wounded after a projectile hit a water pumping station in Mahshahr County, southwestern Iran, state media IRNA reported citing an Iranian official. Iran responds: Following the hourslong strike, Iran attacked US military bases with drones and missiles, the IRGC said. Sirens were activated in Bahrain, the country’s interior ministry said. And in Kuwait, the military said it was dealing with aerial threats. Oil prices rise : Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 3.92% to $78.99 a barrel Sunday. US crude climbed 3.44% to $73.87 a barrel. CNN’s Eyad Kourdi, Lex Harvey, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Yasha Saebi and Zachary Cohen contributed to this report. Read more Link Copied! Kuwait says dealing with "hostile aerial targets" By Laura Sharman Kuwait’s military said it is currently dealing with “hostile aerial targets” within its airspace. “The General Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces announces that any explosion sounds that may be heard are the result of the Air Defense systems intercepting hostile attacks,” the country’s armed forces said in a statement shared on X Monday morning. It urged residents to follow instructions issued by official authorities. Earlier in the morning, Iranian media reported strikes targeting US infrastructure at military bases in Kuwait. It is not known whether the two incidents are related. CNN’s Dalia Abdelwahab contributed to this report. Read more Link Copied! Iran says its forces targeted US military infrastructure in Kuwait By Laura Sharman Iranian strikes targeted US infrastructure at military bases in Kuwait and caused damage, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it “completely destroyed fuel storage tanks and Patriot air defense systems at the US base in Ali Al Salem,” the outlet reported early Monday morning local time. Ali Al Salem hosts US troops, according to Central Command, which has responsibility for the region. The IRGC said it also struck the Ahmad Al Jaber Air Base, some 30 miles away, damaging an FPS radar system. Kuwait’s Armed Forces is yet to confirm any of the attacks. CNN has reached out to Central Command for comment. Yasha Saebi contributed to this report. Read more Link Copied! IRGC says it struck US base in Bahrain, Fars reports By Lex Harvey Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck US military facilities in Bahrain, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported. The IRGC said in response to US attacks, its Air Force struck helicopter maintenance and repair facilities, a hangar housing a P-8 Poseidon aircraft, and the military’s drone command and control center at the US Air Base in Sheikh Isa, Bahrain, Fars reported. “The retaliatory operations will continue,” the IRGC said. Bahrain’s interior ministry said sirens were sounding and warned residents to take shelter. There have been no immediate reports of damage. CNN has reached out to US Central Command for comment. Yasha Saebi contributed reporting. Read more Link Copied! US forces complete fresh wave of strikes in Iran, hit "dozens" of targets: CENTCOM By Lex Harvey US CENTCOM The US has completed its latest wave of strikes against Iran, “hitting dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions,” US Central Command said on X Sunday evening. It said CENTCOM forces struck Iranian air defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats using US fighter planes, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones, and one-way attack sea drones for the first time. Iranian state media reported strikes in a number of central and southern provinces, killing at least one person and wounding several others. The announcement from CENTCOM comes one day after the US said it struck about 140 Iranian military sites in an overnight aerial assault. The strikes were launched to “degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international shipping flowing through the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said Sunday. In an apparent retaliation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it has launched a wave of strikes toward US bases. Read more Link Copied! Sirens sound in Bahrain, residents urged to shelter By Laura Sharman and Eyad Kourdi Residents in Bahrain have been urged to take shelter for a second consecutive day as sirens ring out in the country, its interior ministry said. “Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” it said on X, early Monday local time. Read more Link Copied! Iran launches new wave of strikes toward US bases, IRGC says By Yasha Saebi and Lex Harvey Iran has launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks toward US bases, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Telegram. The announcement comes after the US launched new hourslong strikes targeting central and southern Iran. Read more Link Copied! One killed and four wounded after strike on water pumping station in Iran: state media By Lex Harvey and Yasha Saebi A security guard was killed and four others were wounded after a projectile hit a water pumping station in Mahshahr County, in southwestern Iran’s Khuzestan, Valiollah Hayati, Khuzestan’s deputy governor, said, according to state media IRNA. Explosions were also heard in the cities of Khorramshahr and Hoveyzeh, both in Khuzestan province, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said. Earlier, Hayati said the US had struck several locations near the city of Ahvaz, semi-official news agency Mehr reported. The US has been conducting strikes on Iran since around 5 p.m. ET Sunday. A US official told CNN the strikes were still ongoing more than three hours later, around 8:30 p.m. Read more Link Copied! US strikes are ongoing after more than three hours, US official says By Zachary Cohen US strikes against Iran are ongoing, more than three hours after they began, according to a US official, a relatively long time compared with recent strikes. US Central Command said earlier that forces began launching strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET Sunday “to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.” Central Command said President Donald Trump “directed the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable.” Read more Link Copied! Iranian official says US struck Ahvaz in Iran’s south By Yasha Saebi and Max Saltman The US struck near a large city in Iran’s southern Khuzestan province, a provincial official told semi-official news agency Mehr. Valiollah Hayati, Khuzestan’s deputy governor for security and law enforcement affairs, told Mehr that the “American enemy” targeted two locations near Ahvaz, a city known for its petroleum industry. Authorities are still assessing damage from the strikes, Mehr reported. Later, the deputy governor told Mehr that an additional US strike had occurred north of Ahvaz in Andimeshk county. Read more Link Copied! Oil prices rise over 3% after US-Iran strikes By Auzinea Bacon Oil prices climbed Sunday after a weekend of strikes between the United States and Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 3.92% to $78.99 a barrel, and US crude climbed 3.44% to $73.87 a barrel. But the increase is “pretty tame,” Bob McNally, founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group, told CNN. Brent crude oil prices have trended lower since reaching $115 a barrel in April. McNally said oil prices have fallen because of President Donald Trump’s reassurance that he wants the Strait of Hormuz open to avoid “a real economic and financial catastrophe.” Iran has warned vessels against using alternative routes, such as traveling along the Omani coastline. The Omani “southern route” remains open, according to a naval advisory board. With the uptick in oil prices, gas prices may soon be on the rise. An average gallon of gas in the US costs about $3.87, according to data from AAA — a 30% increase from when the war began in late February. Gas prices had reached an average of $4.56 on Memorial Day, a busy weekend for drivers. McNally said the drop since the holiday is due to crude oil having “really unwound most of its war gains. That’s partly due to the president’s messaging and balancing on that.” Meanwhile, Dow Jones futures and S&P futures slipped 0.2%, while Nasdaq futures dropped 0.3% Read more Link Copied! Tehran condemns US attacks, warns neighboring countries against aiding it By Mohammed Tawfeeq An Iranian woman rides a motorcycle past a banner depicting the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street in Tehran on Sunday. Majid Asgaripour/Wana News Agency/Reuters Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned US military attacks on Iran over the previous 24 hours, accusing Washington of violating international law and warning neighboring countries not to assist any military action against the country. The ministry’s remarks came before the US Central Command announced fresh strikes against Iran. “Only 25 days after the signing of the agreement to end the war, the United States has openly violated nearly all parts of that agreement. By attacking Iran’s transportation infrastructure, fishing vessels, cargo barges, and meteorological facilities and buildings, the US has committed some of the most heinous acts of war crimes,” the ministry said in a statement. It further alleged that the US military had used the territory and facilities of countries along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf to carry out attacks on Iran, and warned that any source of attacks against Iran would be considered a legitimate target for what it called “defensive strikes” by Iranian armed forces. The ministry called on the United Nations and the Security Council to hold “the aggressor parties and those who aided and facilitated them accountable.” Read more Link Copied! Multiple explosions reported in Iran as US says it is conducting more