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Live updates: Iran attacks Gulf after new wave of U.S. strikes as Trump meets with NATO allies
The renewed clashes came as President Donald Trump was in Turkey for a NATO summit and while Iran was holding a massive dayslong funeral for its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
CENTCOM releases video of renewed strikes on Iran
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Updated July 08, 2026, 4:08 AM EDT
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What to know today
- IRAN, U.S. TRADE STRIKES:Iran launched attacks against American bases in the Gulf, retaliating for a new wave of strikes by the U.S. after it said Tehran hit three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. also revoked Iran’s ability to sell oil on the global market.
- TEHRAN SAYS DEAL TO END WAR ‘INEFFECTIVE’: The intense exchange posed the gravest threat yet to the fragile ceasefire between the two countries. U.S. and Israeli actions “have rendered key and fundamental elements of the agreement to end the war ineffective,” Iran’s foreign ministry said.
- KHAMENEI FUNERAL:The sudden escalation came as Iran was holding a massive dayslong funeral for its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Peace talks appear to have been paused amid the massive funeral events, which moved Wednesday to the Iraqi city of Najaf.
- NATO SUMMIT:President Donald Trump is meeting with NATO allies for the second day of their summit in Ankara, Turkey. Denmark’s leader vowed to defend Greenland after Trump said again that the Arctic territory “should be controlled by the United States.”
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Trump labels Iran ‘a bunch of scum’ after new attacks
The president has addressed the overnight exchange of attacks with Iran while meeting with the head of NATO at the summit in Turkey
“They’re a bunch of scum, if you want to know the truth. They’re a bunch of scum… I don’t like ‘em. They’re evil people,” Trump said
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20m ago / 3:54 AM EDT
Sirens sound in Bahrain following fresh attacks
Sirens have sounded repeatedly in Bahrain overnight and into the morning after Iran launched a wave of fresh attacks on the Gulf
“The siren has been sounded,” Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said in one post on X about an hour ago. The ministry urged residents to “remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.”
It was one of a string of warnings from the interior ministry overnight and into this morning
20m ago / 3:54 AM EDT
New explosions reported in Iranian port city
The sound of several explosions was heard in the Iranian port city of Bushehr this morning after the U.S. and Iran traded fresh attacks overnight, Iran’s state-affiliated Mehr News reported
The news agency said reports had also circulated claiming that Kharg Island had also fallen under attack — but that its correspondent denied those reports
NBC News was not immediately able to independently verify the situation on the ground
20m ago / 3:54 AM EDT
CENTCOM releases video of renewed strikes on Iran
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U.S. Central Command released video showing renewed strikes on Iranian targets in the Gulf
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Iran targets American military sites in the Gulf after wave of U.S. attacks
Iran launched attacks against American bases in the Gulf, retaliating for a new wave of strikes by the U.S. military after it said Tehran hit three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz
The intense exchange raised fears for the fragile ceasefire as the two countries try to agree to a lasting end to the war that began with U.S.-Israeli strikes in February
It came as President Donald Trump was in neighboring Turkey for a summit of NATO, the U.S.-led military alliance. Iran, meanwhile, was holding a mass, dayslong funeral for its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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