Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched missile strikes against multiple US military facilities in the Middle East after US President Donald Trump promised to hit Iran “very hard” and claimed that “there’s not a damn thing they can do about it.”
“We’re going to hit them very hard tonight, and we’re going to hit them hard tomorrow,” Trump said on Monday.
US Central Command announced shortly afterward that it had “begun launching the third consecutive night of strikes,” with heavy blasts reported across multiple regions of Iran.
In retaliation, the IRGC carried out strikes against several US military facilities in the region, including “weapons storage depots, a satellite communications center,” and the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
The US president formally notified Congress of his intention to renew “defensive” strikes against Iran, according to a letter dated Friday and obtained by the New York Times, Politico, and other outlets. The White House argued that the move gives the administration a fresh 60-day timeline before it must seek congressional approval.
Trump also claimed that Washington is “taking over” the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy supply bottleneck, and would charge vessels “20% on all cargo shipped” in exchange for protection. Washington would also reinstate its blockade of Iranian ports and bar passage to vessels belonging to Iran or its customers, he added.
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Iranian oil exports are continuing “as usual” despite the US decision last week to cancel a 60-day waiver on sanctions against the country, Tehran’s oil minister, Mohsen Paknejad, has said.
“The Americans, as usual, broke their promise,” but it “will be no problem” for Iran because the oil ministry has long developed mechanisms to neutralize the effects of US economic restrictions, Paknejad wrote in a post on Telegram.
A bill focused on security in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf was formally introduced to the Iranian parliament overnight, the head of the legislature’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ibrahim Azizi, has said.
The authorities in Tehran “remain steadfast in defending our red lines, particularly regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz,” he wrote in a post on X. “This is the first step; subsequent measures are forthcoming,” Azizi stressed.
Air raid sirens have been activated in Bahrain for the fourth time this morning, with the Gulf state’s interior ministry urging citizens to remain calm and find shelter.
Iran said earlier that it had struck the facilities of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain with missiles and drones.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has slammed Donald Trump’s claim that the US will be providing safe passage to vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a 20% fee on their cargo.
“In the old days, this was called piracy,” Lula said. He described Trump’s idea as neither democratic nor civilized, stressing that it’s “abnormal for someone to take advantage of a tragedy to make money.”
Iran has published another AI-generated Lego-style clip, promising to take revenge on Donald Trump for ordering attacks on the country.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued an address to the people of Jordan, saying that it has struck an “airbase on your soil occupied by the US' child‑killing army,” which had been used by the American military to carry out attacks against Iran.
“You know that we hold no animosity toward your country; on the contrary, we deeply love you, the noble people. You understand the pain and suffering of the Palestinian people better than any other nation, and you are aware of the crimes of the Zionist regime [Israel],” the IRGC said.
Jordan’s armed forces have shot down four Iranian missiles which entered the country’s airspace, Petra news agency has reported, citing a military source. Emergency workers have been deployed to areas where the debris fell, the official outlet added.
Any attempts to infringe upon the sovereignty of the kingdom or violate its airspace will be confronted with all firmness, within the approved rules of engagement, the source stressed.
A missile struck a site belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group east of the city of Erbil in northern Iraq, Reuters has reported, citing security sources. There were no immediate reports of casualties, it added.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has responded to Donald Trump’s claim that the US will be providing safe passage to vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a 20% fee on their cargo.
“Iran has always been the GUARDIAN of the Strait and will remain so FOREVER,” Araghchi said in a post on X.
The payments that Tehran would be taking for using the waterway are going to be much more reasonable than those wanted by Trump, he stressed.
The US, not Iran, is now in control of the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump has claimed.
“We control it. They can make trouble. They can do things that are not nice, but we control it,” the US president told Newsmax.
The American attacks over the past four months “knocked out most of their radar, a lot of their ammunition, a lot of their weapon launchers, you know, the missile launchers… And we control it. And we’re going to keep doing it,” he insisted.
The Iranian military warned earlier that it “will under no circumstances allow the US to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.”
The IRGC says it targeted “several weapons storage depots, a satellite communications center, and a building housing US personnel” at the Naval Support Activity (NSA) facility in Bahrain, the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
“This strike comes in response to last night’s confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz,” the IRGC said, adding that the “retaliatory operation” against the latest US attacks “remains ongoing.”
The US Central Command says it has completed its latest wave of strikes against Iran, which lasted more than five hours.
“During the five-hour mission, US forces successfully struck military targets across Iran, including Bushehr, Chabahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas,” CENTCOM said, adding that it had “employed precision munitions against Iranian coastal defense systems, missile and drone sites, and maritime capabilities.”
Air raid sirens are blaring in Bahrain for the third time tonight, with the Interior Ministry again urging residents to “remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.”
Global oil prices have risen further amid the ongoing exchange of strikes between the US and Iran, following a nearly 10% jump on Monday. The international Brent crude benchmark was trading at nearly $85 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was trading just below $80.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said that two supertankers that allegedly ignored repeated warnings and attempted to pass through a mined route in the Strait of Hormuz, were “hit and disabled.”
The IRGC claimed that the vessels had switched off their navigation systems after being “deceived” by the US military into using what it described as an illegal route. It warned that cooperation with Washington and attempts to navigate the mined passage would lead to further damage, delays in reopening the strait, and a worsening global energy crisis.
Iranian forces have targeted Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in eastern Jordan, which hosts US F-35 stealth fighter jets, according to Iranian media reports. There has been no official confirmation of an attack, but unverified footage circulating online purports to show missiles flying over Jordan and air-defense activity.
President Trump privately approved a Saudi military strike against the Iran-backed Houthis before Riyadh bombed Sanaa International Airport on Monday, marking the most serious escalation between the two sides since 2022, Axios has reported, citing US officials.
According to the outlet, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman informed Trump of the planned operation during a phone call on Friday and requested Washington’s backing, which the US president reportedly granted.
In retaliation, the Houthis launched missile and drone attacks targeting Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia and claimed that “the operation achieved all its objectives, delivering a clear message that aggression against Yemen will not go unanswered.” However, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition said that the country had intercepted all missiles “launched by the terrorist Houthi militia.”
Bahrain’s air defenses “intercepted and destroyed” at least two waves of “Iranian aerial attacks” over the past hour, according to Nabeel Alhamer, a media adviser to the country’s king.
Multiple US airstrikes allegedly targeted Bushehr Airport in Iran, with black smoke seen rising from the area, according to local reports and witnesses cited by the Mehr news agency.
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Air raid alerts have been activated in Bahrain, with the Interior Ministry warning citizens and residents “to remain calm, head to the nearest safe location, and follow updates through official channels.”
President Trump has also threatened to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, a vast underground tunnel complex that Western analysts believe was built to protect sensitive parts of Tehran’s nuclear program even from the most powerful conventional US bunker-buster bombs.
“We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready. Let them know we’re coming, okay? There’s not a damn thing they can do about it,” Trump told Hugh Hewitt.
Known as Kolang Gaz La, the site has been under construction since around 2020 and consists of multiple deeply buried tunnel complexes carved into a mountain south of Natanz.
“We’re watching it closely. We see no activity there. They’re not doing well with their nuclear situation. Every time we hear about it, we blow it up. So they don’t like talking about it. But we’ll probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soon,” Trump said.
Several explosions were also reportedly heard in the coastal city of Konarak in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province, with unverified videos purportedly showing the strike circulating on local Telegram channels.
The UAE Defense Ministry has accused Iran of targeting two Emirati tankers with cruise missiles in Omani territorial waters in the southern Strait of Hormuz.
The Mombasa and the Bahia sustained damage after fires broke out on board, but the blazes have since been brought under control, according to the statement. One Indian crew member aboard the Mombasa was killed and eight others were injured, including four seriously, the ministry said.
Abu Dhabi condemned the alleged attack as a “serious violation” of international law and said it reserved the right to respond and take measures to protect the country’s security and interests.
Several explosions have been heard in Jam, a city in Iran’s southern Bushehr Province, and on Qeshm Island, according to Iran’s Fars news agency.
At least three explosions were heard in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, while six were reported on Kish Island, according to Press TV.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has released new footage of its earlier strikes on US military facilities in the region.
“In response to repeated US attacks, the Iranian Army targeted US military communications systems, fuel depots, a Patriot air-defense system, a control tower, and an ammunition depot in Kuwait with suicide drones,” it said in a statement. It added that Iranian forces had also “struck a hostile US vessel with cruise missiles in response to missile attacks on several military sites.”
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed that its air defenses shot down a US MQ-1 Predator drone over the Strait of Hormuz. According to the IRGC, the aircraft was “targeted by advanced systems operated by its Aerospace Force under Iran’s integrated air-defense network.” The US military has not yet confirmed the loss.
US President Donald Trump called Iran’s leadership “stone-cold crazy people” and stopped just short of announcing an intention to assassinate its members when asked, “Do you know where they are? Can you kill them?”
“Yeah, I do. But we don’t want to talk about that,” Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “But we will. We will be hitting them. Like, as an example, we’re going to hit them very hard tonight. And we’re going to hit them hard tomorrow. And there’s not a damn thing they can do about it. They have nothing. They have nothing going other than they have big mouths.”
The US Central Command has announced that it has begun "launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the commander-in-chief’s direction.”
“These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” it added in a post on X.