Live updates: U.S. launches 2nd day of strikes; Iran fires back and says Strait of Hormuz closed

Live updates: U.S. launches 2nd day of strikes; Iran fires back and says Strait of Hormuz closed

President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. would hit Iran “very hard” again, having said earlier that Tehran had “taken too long to negotiate a deal” and “will have to pay the price!”

Moscow 'concerned' about latest exchange of strikes between U.S. and Iran

The Kremlin called on Tehran and Washington to "exercise restraint" after the latest escalation.

"We are concerned by this," spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in his daily briefing earlier today, as he urged the parties to return to the negotiation table to avoid "further negative consequences for the situation in the region and the international economy."

Russia, a strong ally of Iran, has itself been mired in a war with Ukraine for more than four years, with the U.S.-led negotiations to settle the conflict currently stalled amid the Trump administration's focus on the Middle East.

U.S. disabled oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman with Hellfire missiles, CENTCOM says

A U.S. aircraft fired two Hellfire missiles to disable an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last night, U.S. Central Command said in a statement today.

The Guinea-Bissau flagged M/T Jalveer “violated the blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil, marking the third commercial ship disabled by American forces this week,” CENTCOM said.

“A U.S. aircraft fired two Hellfire missiles into the ship’s engine room after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from U.S. forces,” it added.

“CENTCOM forces have disabled nine non-compliant vessels, redirected 135 ships that complied, and allowed 42 vessels supporting humanitarian aid to pass since initiating the blockade on April 13.”

Neighbors condemn latest round of Iranian strikes

Several Middle Eastern countries have condemned Iran's recent strikes in the region, with Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia among those voicing outrage.

The attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait represent a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of these countries and a dangerous escalation that threatens the security and stability of the region and exacerbates regional tensions,” Egypt said in a statement.

In a similar but separate statement, Qatar said the strikes breached international law.

Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry also warned in a statement that the strikes were exacerbating tensions in the region.

Analysis of satellite imagery suggests U.S. hit drinking water infrastructure

American strikes destroyed what appears to be drinking water infrastructure on Iran’s southern coast early Wednesday, according to videos and pictures shared by Iranian media and geolocated by NBC News.

Shared by Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency, the pictures show that the rooves of the facilities have collapsed although the walls remain intact. One photo shows the fragments of a bomb.

NBC News geolocated the videos and pictures to a village in Iran's southern Hormozgan Province by matching the unique roof structure and pipes of the facilities to the satellite imagery.

It is unclear whether the U.S. intended to strike water facilities deliberately, something which could constitute a war crime under international law.

Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until further notice, Iran says

The Strait of Hormuz will be closed until further notice after multiple incidents surrounding the waterway, Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority has said.

Blaming “tensions created by the American aggressor forces in the region,” the PGSA said applicants who had already received transit permits should remain patient and await further guidance.

U.S. projectile hit cargo boat, Iranian official says

An Iranian cargo boat was struck by a U.S. projectile in the Gulf of Oman today, according to the governor the Islamic Republic's southern Sirik county.

The 150-ton cargo barge was hit about 5 nautical miles off the Omani city of Khasab, Reza Shahidian said, according to Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency. All five crew members were rescued by passing vessels, he added.

The U.S. military has not commented on the incident.

Shahidian comments came after the British military's maritime monitor, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported that a fire had broken out on a tanker off Oman’s coast.

It was not immediately clear if the incidents were related.

U.S. strikes render ceasefire ‘practically meaningless,' Iran says

The fresh wave of strikes launched by the U.S. against Iran overnight have rendered the ceasefire agreed by Washington and Tehran "practically meaningless," the Iranian foreign ministry has said.

USS Michael Murphy launches Tomahawk cruise missiles from an unknown location, in handout video released yesterday by U.S. Central Command. U.S. Central Command

Condemning the barrage of strikes from the U.S., the foreign ministry said the "responsibility for the extremely dangerous consequences arising from this warmongering will rest with the ruling authorities of America," the Iranian state-run IRNA news agency reported.

The U.S. resumed strikes against Iran this week after Trump accused Tehran of downing an American military helicopter, an incident that the two soldiers onboard survived.

The foreign ministry emphasized the country's "determination to neutralize the origin and source of aggressive attacks against Iran," with fears growing of a return to an all-out war in the Middle East amid the mounting hostilities.

Fire breaks out on tanker off Omani coast, British maritime monitor says

A fire has broken out on a tanker off Oman's coast, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said this morning.

Local authorities reported that the tanker was experiencing a fire in its engine room, with the incident unfolding around 21 nautical miles northeast of the city of Sohar.

The UKMTO said on X that incident was under investigation, with vessels warned to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity.

The incident comes after three India said three of its nationals were killed after U.S. Central Command confirmed U.S. forces had disabled a Palau-flagged tanker off the coast of Oman.

At least 20 Iranian missiles intercepted this morning, Jordan's military says

At least 20 Iranian missiles were intercepted over Jordan this morning, the country’s military said.

The missiles had been launched toward the Azraq area in the Zarqa Governorate, which sits around 65 miles east of the country’s capital Amman, the Jordanian Armed Forces said in a statement.

No injuries were reported in connection with the attack, it said, adding that the military continued to monitor the situation and to operate “at the highest level of readiness to protect the Kingdom’s airspace.”

India says 3 nationals killed on tanker shot by U.S. military

Three Indian nationals were killed after the U.S. military fired at a Palau-flagged tanker off the coast of Oman, an Indian official said today.

Sarbananda Sonowal, India’s minister of ports, shipping & waterways said the three seafarers on the Settebello had been confirmed dead, with two bodies recovered so far. "This is a profound loss to our maritime family," Sonowal said in a post on X, adding that India's government "stands firmly with the bereaved during this difficult hour and is fully committed to supporting the next of kin."

It comes after U.S. Central Command confirmed that U.S. military forces had disabled the Settebello in the Gulf of Oman yesterday. It said the tanker had “violated the ongoing blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran.”

CENTCOM said it moved to disable the tanker, with a U.S. aircraft firing precision munitions into the ship’s engine room “after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces.” It was one of a series of vessels that U.S. forces have disabled, with scores more redirected, since Washington launched its blockade in April.

Bahrain says debris from Iranian drone injures child

Debris from an Iranian drone interception injured an 11-year-old girl in Bahrain, in addition to causing damage to homes and vehicles, the country’s Ministry of Interior said today.

Calling Iran’s attacks in the region “sinful,” Bahrain’s interior ministry said in a post on X that the girl was injured after shrapnel fell following the interception and destruction of Iranian drones, with both Hamad Town and the capital Manama affected.

Sharing photos of firefighters putting out a blaze in a building and of a burnt out car, it said first responders were taking the “necessary measures” to respond to the incident.

Photos: Anti U.S.-Israel protest in Beirut

Supporters of Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah gathered in Beirut's southern suburbs last night for an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel protest organised by the International Popular Committees to Resist Aggression.

A protestor carries a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei at the demonstration in Beirut yesterday. Anwar Amro / AFP via Getty Images

Supporters of Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah wave flags during the protest yesterday. Anwar Amro / AFP via Getty Images

A woman holds a portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during the protest in Beirut yesterday. Anwar Amro / AFP via Getty Images

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon killed at least 12 people yesterday, a medical source told AFP, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Lebanese people to join Israel’s fight against Hezbollah.

Iran claims it targeted U.S. aircraft in Jordan

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said that it fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. airbase and its control center in Jordan.

"12 ballistic missiles were launched at the locations where American F-35, F-15 and F-16 fighter aircraft are stationed, as well as key facilities of the terrorist American military at Al Azraq air base and its control center and the facilities and a large number of the fighter aircraft were destroyed," the IRGC said, according to state TV.

There was no immediate response to the claim from the Pentagon.

Kuwait reopens airspace after Iranian attacks prompted brief closure

Kuwait has reopened its airspace hours after Iranian attacks prompted a temporary closure.

The reopening comes after “the dissipation of the conditions” that had triggered the earlier closure, Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement.

Kuwait International Airport is back to normal operations and flights have resumed “with ongoing monitoring and immediate evaluation of any new developments that may arise, and taking the necessary measures at the time,” the directorate said.

It said it continues to monitor the situation to ensure safety.

U.S. launches ‘self defense’ strikes on Iran after Apache helicopter shot down

The U.S. launched what it called “self-defense strikes” after an American helicopter was shot down by an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz, as President Trump vowed Iran would “pay the price.”