US-Iran War News Highlights: Pakistan And Qatar Working To Bring US, Iran Back To Negotiating Table
President Trump warned of hitting Iran hard again and threatened strikes on civilian infrastructure amid escalating US-Iran tensions.
The US military said that it was carrying out another round of strikes on Iran after the Islamic Republic attacked ships in Strait of Hormuz a day earlier. The announcement came hours after President Donald Trump threatened to unleash more military action against Iran after saying that the Iranian attacks signaled the end of the ceasefire.
Trump, who is known for sending mixed messages about his intentions, has repeatedly threatened to escalate strikes against Iran, only to pull back after claiming diplomatic progress. He said Wednesday that the US would “probably hit them hard again tonight,” and later added that the latest back-and-forth fighting would not result in “long-term” military action.
A day after assaults on commercial shipping escalated into an exchange of strikes on Iranian and US military targets, Trump also renewed his past threats to hit Iran's civilian infrastructure, including electric plants and desalinisation plants, and to seize the oil-production hub of Kharg Island.
Speaking on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Trump said the strikes are continued retaliation for Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has asserted that the interim ceasefire deal gives it the right to manage traffic through the strait.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a key negotiator in talks seeking a permanent end to the war, was defiant in a post on X, "The era of bullying and extortion is over. It leads nowhere. We don't fold."
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Iran War Live Updates: Pakistan And Qatar Working To Bring US, Iran Back To Negotiating Table
Pakistan and Qatar are collaborating to bring the US and Iran back to the negotiating table, according to CNN.
Iran War Live Updates: Gadkari Says Govt Conducting Trials For Hydrogen As Fuel Across 10 Routes
Union Minister Of Roads And Transport Nitin Gadkari stated that the government is conducting trials on 10 routes across India regarding hydrogen as fuel.
Iran War Live Updates: Five Indian-Flagged Vessels Engaged In Hormuz, No Exit Plan Until Work Completion
There are seven Indian-flagged vessels west of the Strait of Hormuz, with 149 seafarers onboard. Of these five are engaged in the region and are not planned for exit until completion of their work, as per sources.
Iran War Live Updates: Two Indian-Flagged Vessels Transit Through Hormuz In Last 24 Hours
Two Indian-flagged vessels, Maha Roos and Lila Vadinar have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours, as per sources.
Iran War Live Updates: Up To 20 Indian-Flagged Vessels Transited Through Hormuz
Up to 53 vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz as of today, of which 20 are Indian-flagged vessels and 33 are foreign-flagged vessels, as per sources.
Iran War Live Updates: US Targets Rail Infra Connecting Iran With Russia, China
A key railway bridge in northern Iran, located along a strategic transport corridor connecting the country with China and Russia, was damaged in a US strike early on Thursday, according to reports.
The Iranian Mehr News Agency reported that the Aq Tekeh Khan Bridge in Golestan province was struck by a projectile.
Read more: US Targets Rail Infra Connecting Iran With Russia, China As War Escalates
Iran War Live Updates: Oil Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz At Standstill: Report
Oil tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is at a standstill, amid the annulment of the ceasefire MoU signed between Iran and the US, as per Reuters.
Iran War Live Updates: US Air Strikes On Iran Kills Three IRGC Members
The US's air strikes on Iran killed three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to a news report from Mizan.
Iran War Live Updates: IRGC Says US Strikes Disrupt Key Maritime Traffic In Hormuz
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that US attacks disrupt key maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that 50% of the traffic was restored to pre-war levels.
Iran War Live Updates: US Centcom Says Struck 170 Iranian Targets In Two Days
The US Central Command stated that it had struck over 170 Iranian military targets near the Iranian coast, close to the Strait of Hormuz as cited by The New York Times. This included air defence systems, drone and missile storage sites, military speed boats, and logistics infrastructure.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Launches Attacks Across Kuwait, Bahrain And Qatar
Iran has launched attacks across the Gulf countries of Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, according to Al Jazeera.
The publication reported that Kuwait had detected three ballistic missiles, one cruise missile and 10 drones in its airspace with Bahrain and Qatar stating that they faced similar attacks.
Iran's rationale for targeting these countries is that they host US bases, which it claims, makes it complicit in supporting the US's attacks on it
Iran War Live Updates: Jordan Intercepts 8 Missiles From Iran
Jordan intercepted eight Iranian missiles in its airspace, as per Al Jazeera.
Iran War Live Updates: US Attack On Iran's Bandar Sirik City Kills 3 And Wounds 15
The US's attack on Iran's Bandar Sirik city led to 3 people being killed and 15 being wounded, as per Al Jazeera.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Says US Struck Bushehr Nuclear Plant Perimeter
Iran stated that the US had struck its Bushehr nuclear plant perimeter, according to IRNA News Agency.
Iran War Live Updates: Crude Oil Futures Slip
Crude oil futures fell over 1% to Rs 6,963 per barrel on Thursday after President Donald Trump said he did not expect the conflict between the US and Iran to escalate into a full-scale war.
On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude oil contracts for July delivery declined Rs 110, or 1.56%, to Rs 6,963 per barrel in a business turnover of 19,121 lots.
The August contract also fell Rs 108, or 1.53%, to Rs 6,970 per barrel, with a turnover of 3,860 lots.
(Source: PTI)
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Claims Attack On Strategic US Basis
Iran claims attacks on “US bases and strategic centres” in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar after the US bombed Iranian cities for a second consecutive night.
Iran claims attacks on “US bases and strategic centres” in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar after the US bombed Iranian cities for a second consecutive night.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) July 9, 2026
Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Tehran and Aksel Zaimovic is in Doha. pic.twitter.com/FBnHaHKO94
(Source: Al Jazeera)
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Claims It Hit Patriot System In Kuwait
Iran's military said on Thursday that it had carried out drone strikes targeting American bases and strategic sites across the Gulf marking a sharp widening of the conflict to include Qatar and Kuwait alongside Bahrain.
Iran War Live Updates: Not Return To War, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump threatened to unleash more military strikes against Iran after saying that Iranian attacks signalled the end of the ceasefire. But he later said the most recent exchange of fire with the Islamic Republic did not herald a return to full-scale war.
Trump, who is known for sending mixed messages about his intentions, has repeatedly threatened to escalate strikes against Iran, only to pull back after claiming diplomatic progress.
Iran War Live Updates: Copper Snaps Losses As Risk Assets Rally
Copper snapped a two-day loss as it shrugged off a fresh round of US strikes on Iran to track broader gains in risk assets.
The industrial metal rose as much as 1.3% in London. That partially trimmed a larger loss in the previous session sparked by the escalation of the Iran conflict, mirroring similar rebounds in equities.
The resumption of hostilities in Iran threatens to once again restrict energy supplies from the Strait of Hormuz, curbing economic growth and demand for industrial commodities like copper. The metal has largely traded in a relatively narrow range since an interim peace deal was signed last month, but may break lower if the war restarts in earnest.
(Source: Bloomberg)
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Takes US Strikes To UN Security Council
Iran has formally notified the United Nations Security Council of renewed large-scale American military strikes on its territory, urging the world body to act and cautioning Washington that it would bear full responsibility for the consequences, Iran's state-affiliated Press TV reported.
Iran War Live Updates: Explosions In Iran's Nuclear Power Plant Complex
Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations, including Bushehr, home to Iran's nuclear power plant complex, and the southern port cities of Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Abbas and Sirik. In Iranshahr, authorities said a strike had killed a firefighter at an airport.
For the first time since April, it also appeared the US strikes targeted Iranian bridges. State media reported a strike on a railway bridge in Iran's northeastern Golestan province, and the Revolutionary Guard said two bridges had been attacked on the route to Mashhad, where officials plan to bury the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday. But it wasn't clear if the Golestan attack was the same one mentioned by the Guard.
Iran War Live Updates: 90 Targets Hit Across Iran
Thursday's attacks appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least twice in Bahrain, home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters. There was no immediate word of damage in the three Gulf Arab countries. Kuwait's military said it was actively intercepting incoming drones and missiles. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait.
The US military's Central Command said it hit some 90 targets across Iran, releasing black-and-white footage of what appeared to be strikes on an airport runway and missile launchers.
Iran War Live Updates: MCX Gold Trades Lower
The yellow metal fell on Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) today, July 9 as crude prices soared amid renewed tensions in the Middle East.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran's Big Hormuz Warning To US
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned Washington on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen only on Tehran's terms, as President Donald Trump signalled that the United States would escalate strikes on Iran manifold in response to any further attacks.
Iran War Live Updates: US Forces Complete Another Round of Strikes Against Iran
US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed an additional round of strikes against Iran, July 8, to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping and innocent civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz.
US forces struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline. The latest strikes follow successful execution of offensive strikes in Iran the night before.
CENTCOM forces hit approximately 80 Iranian military targets July 7, including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats, to impose heavy costs for Iran violating the ceasefire by attacking three commercial vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Targets Headquarters Of US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain
Iran struck US military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait in the early hours of Thursday, according to state and state-affiliated Iranian media, as Tehran's armed forces vowed a "crushing response" to renewed American strikes on southern Iran.
Iran War Live Updates: Brent Crude Nears $80
Brent crude rose as much as 1.4% to above $79 a barrel after surging more than 5% in the previous session. West Texas Intermediate traded near $74, taking oil's gains over the past two sessions to more than 6%.
Iran War Live Updates: US Holds Iran Accountable
US Central Command on X:
At the direction of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway.
Iran War Live Updates: Breaking Promises Are Not Cost-Free, Says Iran
Iran's Parliament Speaker MB Ghalibaf on X:
America still hasn’t learned that bullying and breaking promises are no longer cost-free. Let me put it plainly: if you strike, you’ll get hit.
Don’t flail around pointlessly, or you’ll sink even deeper: the Strait of Hormuz will only open with “Iranian arrangements,” not American threats.
آمریکا هنوز یاد نگرفته است که زورگویی و بدعهدی دیگر بیهزینه نیست. شفاف بگویم: بزنید، میخورید.
— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) July 9, 2026
دست و پای بیهوده نزنید که بیشتر فرو خواهید رفت: تنگه هرمز، فقط با «ترتیبات ایرانی» باز میشود نه با تهدیدات آمریکایی.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Gaggles With Press
US President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One on way back from the NATO summit:
Reporter: Are you going to pull more troops out of Europe?
Trump: I haven’t made that final determination. A lot is going to depend on Greenland. We’re going to make a very good deal on Greenland and if we don’t, maybe I will. A lot depends on Iran.
Trump: I had issues with Spain. And I still do. But they came back all the way today. Spain was very generous today. I told them I’m going to stop trading.
Reporter: What did Spain do?
Trump: They honored a request for lots of payments.
Trump: India and Pakistan. That war was raging. They were a week into it. Eleven planes were shot down, and that war was going to go nuclear. The Prime Minister of Pakistan said President Trump saved 30 to 50 million lives. Well, guess what? It could have been a lot more than that.
Iran War Live Updates: Donald Trump Gaggles
US President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One on way back from the NATO summit:
Trump: Iran just called. They want to make a deal very badly. I just don’t know if they’re worthy of making the deal.
Reporter: If they want to make a deal, why did they attack commercial vessels?
Trump: Because… they’re sort of crazy. But they want to make a deal badly.
Reporter: Are we returning to a full scale military conflict?
Trump: I don't know
Trump: We just hit them very hard. We hit them 20 to 1. Every time they hit us, we are going to hit them 20.
Trump: I would say I should have won that award more than anybody that ever received the Nobel Peace Prize because nobody settled wars. I settled eight of them
Reporter: Did Syria's President Ahmed Al-Sharaa make any commitments to you on helping with Hezbollah in Lebanon?
Trump: Yeah. I’m not going to tell you what he said. He was great and President Zelenskyy was great.
Iran War Live Updates: Strikes Raise Fears That War Could Resume
The latest exchange of fire raised fears that the war in Iran could reignite, and Trump fuelled those concerns by saying the interim agreement to pause fighting was “over,” although he added that he would allow negotiations to continue.
Attacks have repeatedly threatened the shaky ceasefire, but Trump's comments added new uncertainty, and oil prices shot up after he spoke. A renewed conflict could engulf the wider Middle East and would likely again halt energy shipments through the strait that are crucial to the global economy.
The new attacks on ships in the strait, despite the negotiations, could reflect a divide among Iran's leadership. Hard-liners seek lasting control over the waterway, which is a globally important conduit for fuel shipments and has become a critical lever in confronting the West. Pragmatists want a permanent peace deal to lift international sanctions and provide desperately needed economic relief.
(Source: AP)
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