What to know about the Iran war today:
- The U.S. military said Friday it completed a seventh night of strikes against Iran, marking one week of nightly attacks on Iranian targets, as hostilities between the two countries ramp up again.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed a new series of strikes targeting U.S. military facilities across the Middle East on Friday, alleging attacks on sites in Syria, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Jordan. The U.S. military denied those claims Friday.
- Iran attacked at least two Jordanian bases this week, resulting in several American service members being injured in the attack after their facility was struck, multiple U.S. officials told CBS News
- Ship crews around the Strait of Hormuz are unwilling to make the risky trip through the vital waterway because of the breakdown of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, according to the CEO of a Greek maritime risk management company, who said, “We’ve gone back to the worst case scenario. Nobody is willing to move.”
11:11 PM
Jordan says it shot down 10 Iranian missiles
Jordan’s army said early Saturday local time that it had shot down 10 Iranian missiles with no casualties or damage
“Air defense systems … intercepted 10 Iranian missiles that had entered Jordanian airspace and were targeting the Kingdom’s territory (which) were intercepted and shot down,” the army said in a statement
9:47 PM
U.S. concludes 7th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, CENTCOM says
U.S. Central Command reported early Saturday morning local time that the U.S. has concluded its seventh consecutive night of military strikes on Iran
CENTCOM said in a statement the latest strikes targeted “surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities.”
Fighter jets, drones and warships were utilized in the attacks, CENTCOM said
6:08 PM / July 17, 2026
Several U.S. service members injured in Iranian attacks on Jordanian bases this week
Iran attacked at least two Jordanian bases this week, resulting in several American service members being injured in the attack after their facility was struck, multiple U.S. officials told CBS News, speaking under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
No fatalities have been reported among the Americans or the Jordanians at this time. The severity of those injured is not clear.
U.S. warplanes often use Jordanian military installations
5:53 PM / July 17, 2026
Tehran blamed for strike that killed several Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Drone and rocket strikes killed nine members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Friday, the exiled party said, blaming the attack on Iran
In Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan, rebels shot down several drones, the group said, and Agence France-Presse journalists heard loud explosions in the city
The Kurdish government also blamed the attacks on Tehran
Idriss Kohlwazi from the exiled Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan told AFP the strikes killed nine members of their party at their camp near the city of Sulaimaniyah
Qatar’s interior ministry said in a statement that it “strongly condemns the Iranian attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan region, considering it a blatant violation of the sovereignty” of Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan.
During the war, the Kurdistan region, which hosts U.S. troops and foreign oil companies as well as exiled Iranian Kurdish rebels, has been a target for attacks carried out by Iran and pro-Iran Iraqi armed groups
Even after a ceasefire was announced in April, Iran continued to strike Kurdish opposition groups, which Tehran accuses of serving both Western and Israeli interests
But Friday’s attack marked the biggest escalation, with these groups having mostly evacuated their bases and camps since the war
In early March, as the war was unfolding, President Trump said it would be “wonderful” if Iranian Kurds based in Iraq joined the war against the Tehran regime.
“I think it’s wonderful that they would want to do that. I’d be all for it,” Mr. Trump told Reuters at the time.
3:56 PM / July 17, 2026
U.S. begins 7th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, CENTCOM says
The U.S. military’s Central Command said it has begun a seventh consecutive night of attacks on Iran
“The strikes are designed to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities at the Commander in Chief’s direction,” CENTCOM said on X
CENTCOM also said Friday afternoon that it has redirected four commercial ships since President Trump ordered a blockade on Iranian ports to restart this week, up from three redirected ships a day earlier. One additional ship was disabled by firing a missile at its smokestack, and one was boarded Thursday “to ensure full compliance,” it said
2:30 PM / July 17, 2026
Oil prices continue to rise amid renewed fighting
Brent crude, the international standard for oil prices, crossed $88 a barrel on Friday afternoon, up about $4 from the closing price on Thursday
The price was the highest it has been in a month. Oil prices fell dramatically in the days after Iran and the U.S. signed a memorandum of understanding in mid-June. The cost for Brent crude fell to $71 a barrel on July 1, but has steadily climbed again as the MOU fell apart and the U.S. restarted strikes in Iran.
“As you know, the price of oil right now is approximately $80 a barrel, maybe a little less. Before I came out here, that’s what it was at,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. “Gas prices are down approximately 60 cents a gallon off the peak of this conflict, and the president was honest with the American people from the beginning. There may be temporary disruptions in the oil market, but what we haven’t seen is what all of the naysayers said, that there would be massive increases in the price of oil.”
Prices are down significantly from the recent high on May 5 of $114 a barrel
1:31 PM / July 17, 2026
Strait of Hormuz transits drop to lowest level in 3 weeks, monitoring outlet says
The number of ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz dropped to their lowest level in three weeks as violence between the U.S. and Iran ramped up again
Only eight ships passed through the strait on Thursday, according to data from maritime tracking firm Kpler
Seven of the eight vessels used the Iranian route through the strait as opposed to the U.S.-supported route along the Omani coast — a sign of concern they will be targeted by Iranian missiles or drones if they don’t follow Iran’s orders.
There were 15 ships to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, but one — the M/T Belma — came under fire from Iran, another sign ships either shouldn’t cross at all or take the northern, Iranian route.
The outlet also noted there were no shadow fleet crossings of the strait. Shadow fleet ships conceal their cargo and where they are coming from or going to, often using old vessels susceptible to problems
1:07 PM / July 17, 2026
U.N. chief condemns attacks on civilian sites in Iran-U.S. war
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said Friday that attacks on civilian infrastructure are “unacceptable,” after Iran accused the United States of targeting bridges and transport hubs
“The secretary-general remains deeply concerned by the continuing military escalation between Iran and the United States of America,” spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters
“He’s particularly concerned about attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and across the region. Such attacks are unacceptable,” he added.
The United States has not confirmed Iran’s allegations that it targeted civilian sites, though President Trump has threatened to target them
12:23 PM / July 17, 2026
Iranian drone attack wounded several personnel, Kuwaiti army says
Iranian drone strikes wounded several Kuwaiti military personnel on Friday, according to the country’s army
In a post on X, the Kuwaiti army said the casualties were sustained when Iranian drones targeted “several facilities and camps” on Friday morning
The post didn’t give a number of wounded, but showed the country’s chief of staff visiting four different people in hospital beds
Kuwait’s foreign affairs ministry condemned the Iranian strikes on the country Friday, as well as those on Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan, in a post on X
11:55 AM / July 17, 2026
U.S. military says it destroyed Iranian port surveillance tower on Gulf of Oman
The U.S. military destroyed an Iranian port surveillance tower in a Thursday strike, saying it had been used by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard for years
The Chah Bahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower sat to the east of the Strait of Hormuz on Iran’s south coast
It was “used for decades by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to track and target commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” U.S. Central Command wrote on X
“The destruction of the tower directly degrades IRGC’s ability to coordinate attacks on innocent civilian crew members,” CENTCOM added
On July 16, U.S. forces successfully destroyed the Chah Bahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower, part of a maritime surveillance network along Iran’s Gulf of Oman coastline used for decades by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to track and target commercial… pic.twitter.com/CgBNvgOFf9
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 17, 2026
11:19 AM / July 17, 2026
U.S. military denies Iran killed American troops in Syria
The U.S. military has dismissed claims by Iran that they killed American troops on a base in southern Syria
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Friday that it has struck Syria’s Al-Tanf military base, which the U.S. military says its troops vacated in February.
The IRGC said the base was home to a U.S. special operations command center, and as well as destroying a radar system and several helicopters, they claimed to have sent “large numbers of criminal American forces to their deaths.”
In a post on X Friday, U.S. Central Command said the claim was false: “No U.S. troops in the region have recently been killed or captured.”
10:26 AM / July 17, 2026
Iran urges citizens to reduce electricity usage after U.S. strikes on energy infrastructure
Iran’s energy ministry has called on citizens to reduce electricity use after the power grid came under strain following the U.S. strikes on energy infrastructure in the south
The ministry in a statement urged people to switch off air conditioners in peak hours “to help ensure a stable electricity supply in the southern provinces, which are currently facing extreme heat and attacks on electricity supply facilities.”
Kuwait also called on people to ration electricity consumption after reporting an Iranian attack on a power and water plant
9:40 AM / July 17, 2026
Iranian commander says “targeted strikes … will continue”
Iran will continue with “effective and targeted strikes” against the U.S. until calm is restored, the commander of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard’s Aerospace Force said Friday
“Every inch of territory is equally important,” Brig. Gen. Seyyed Majid Mousavi said Friday. “Our effective and targeted strikes against the enemy, launched from across Iran, will continue until security and calm are restored along the southern coastline and in the Strait of Hormuz.”
9:07 AM / July 17, 2026
Syria denies Iran’s claim to have bombed a military base used by U.S. forces
A Syrian militaryilitary base in the country’s southeast, after a claim from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to have hit the facility
Iran’s paramilitary IRGC claimed earlier that it had “carried out a surprise attack” on a U.S. special forces base in al-Tanf, southeast Syria, destroying helicopters and causing casualties in response to U.S. strikes
“We deny any Iranian bombardment targeting the Al-Tanf area,” the
The U.S. military said its forces withdrew from the base earlier this year, after a longtime deployment as part of a U.S.-led anti-terrorism coalition
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8:25 AM / July 17, 2026
Iran says 38 people killed and 400 wounded in U.S. strikes over the past month
At least 38 people have been killed and 400 wounded in U.S. strikes since June 22, Iran’s health ministry said Friday.
“Among the casualties are 22 injured women, three women killed, nine injured minors under the age of 18, and one child killed,” Hossein Karmanpour, head of the ministry’s information center, said Friday. “A total of 47 people remain hospitalized.”
The U.S. has carried out six consecutive nights of strikes on Iran this week, targeting “dozens of Iranian military targets such as coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure, and maritime capabilities,” according to the U.S. military
The latest U.S. strikes killed eight and wounded 20, the Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported.
7:55 AM / July 17, 2026
Stocks slide, oil prices rise
Oil prices were up again Friday, with international benchmark Brent crude powering above $85 a barrel, as the United States and Iran traded fresh attacks
“Developments in the Middle East are getting worse by the hour,” noted Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote bank.
Asian and European stock markets took their cue from Wall Street, where sharp falls in Nvidia and Amazon helped drag down the Nasdaq by more than 1 percent Thursday
There were steep losses also in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney, though Bangkok, Manila and Mumbai rose
Europe’s main stock markets were all in the red, though London held up reasonably well as the U.K. prepared for its new prime minister, Andy Burnham
Shares in British energy giants Shell and BP climbed thanks to rising oil prices
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7:23 AM / July 17, 2026
U.S. strike severely wounds 1-year-old child in Iran, Iranian news agency says
Shrapnel from a U.S. strike on southern Iran severely wounded a 1-year-old child and killed their mother, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported Friday
Fars said the woman died in hospital after sustaining severe wounds in a U.S. strike on a telecommunications tower in Bandar Abbas, a southern port city on the Strait of Hormuz
The child was in intensive care after reportedly losing a hand and sustaining serious chest wounds
The U.S. has carried out repeated strikes across Iran this week, including attacks on infrastructure in and around Bandar Abbas. Central Command said earlier Friday that U.S. forces had concluded a sixth consecutive night of strikes, targeting “dozens of Iranian military targets such as coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure, and maritime capabilities.”
6:22 AM / July 17, 2026
Iran claims series of strikes on U.S. military sites across Middle East
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed a new series of strikes targeting U.S. military facilities across the Middle East on Friday, though there was no immediate confirmation from U.S. officials on any actual impacts
The IRGC claimed it “carried out a surprise attack” on a U.S. special forces base in al-Tanf, Syria, destroying helicopters and causing casualties, and that it struck an American base in Kuwait with surface-to-surface missiles, causing a “massive fire” that “engulfed the base.”
The powerful paramilitary force also claimed to have destroyed U.S. radar facilities on Oman’s Salamah Rocks, in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as targeting U.S. logistical support centers in Kuwait with drones and a U.S. army base in Bahrain
In another statement, the IRGC said it had destroyed several U.S. “refuelling aircraft and fighter jets” in Jordan and caused “serious damage to many more.”
The U.S. military did not immediately comment on the IRGC’s latest claims, which are often exaggerated.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said on Friday that Iranian strikes had hit power and water desalination stations
In Qatar, a child was wounded by shrapnel after an Iranian weapon was intercepted, the country’s interior ministry said Friday
6:22 AM / July 17, 2026
U.S. completes its 6th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, CENTCOM says
The U.S. completed another round of strikes on Iran early Friday morning local time, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
This marked the sixth straight night of U.S. strikes on Iran since a fragile ceasefire between the two countries fell apart last week
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Friday’s strikes were conducted by fighter jets, aerial drones and warships that targeted “dozens of Iranian military targets such as coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure, and maritime capabilities,” CENTCOM said
More than 50,000 U.S. military personnel are currently deployed across the Middle East, CENTCOM added.
6:22 AM / July 17, 2026
U.S. strikes hit airport, bridges and railway station in Iran, state media says
Deadly U.S. strikes early Friday morning local time hit an airport, a railway station and two bridges in Iran, killing three people, Iranian state media reported
A U.S. strike on two bridges in the Hormozgan province killed three people and wounded nine, state TV wrote on Telegram, updating an earlier toll
“Three explosions were heard around the airport and at least one American enemy projectile hit Iranshahr airport,” in the southeast, state television agency IRIB said on Telegram
“A few minutes ago, the Bandar Abbas Railway Junction Station was targeted by the American enemy. According to this report, two Iranians were injured in the attack,” the Mehr news agency said on Telegram
Another U.S. attack wounded one person in the western port city of Bushehr, Iranian state media posted on Telegram
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6:22 AM / July 17, 2026
Marines board commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman
U.S. Marines boarded a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman Thursday, U.S. Central Command reported
CENTCOM saidon X that it boarded the M/T Wen Yao “to ensure full compliance” with the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports that President Trump reinstituted earlier this week as fighting resumed between the two countries
According to CENTCOM, since the blockade began on Tuesday, the U.S. has redirected three commercial vessels that tried to dodge it. It has also disabled one oil tanker, the Curacao-flagged M/T Belma.
“The Strait of Hormuz and the surrounding waters remain free and open, except for vessels attempting to violate America’s steel wall blockade,” CENTCOM said
6:22 AM / July 17, 2026
White House still talking with Iran, doesn’t answer if talks are at standstill
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt would not answer whether President Trump believes the talks with Iran are at a standstill, or even dead, though she did say the administration is still holding peace talks
“Iran very much continues to talk to the United States of America and express that they want to make a deal with us because they are suffering devastating blows on behalf of our United States military.”
Leavitt emphasized the strikes that have occurred every day this week are a direct result of Iran breaking the agreement signed in mid-June
“The reason for the recent strikes over the course of the last several days is because Iran violated the memorandum of understanding that we struck with them,” Leavitt said. “Specifically, in the memorandum of understanding that they signed, they were not to fire on commercial vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz and unfortunately they have made the tragic decision, for them, to do that.”
“President Trump is not going to sit by and allow these acts of terrorism to take place in the strait without ensuring Iran pays consequences for that. And that’s what we are witnessing now.”
