Explosions and reported missile impacts were heard across southern and southeastern Iran, including around Konarak, Chabahar, Dashtiari and Bandar Abbas, while reports concerning Qeshm and Larak remained disputed by Iranian state media.
US President Donald Trump formally notified Congress that hostilities had resumed in Iran, saying American forces carried out “defensive strikes against targets within Iran” on July 7.
Iran’s joint military command said it would not allow the United States to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz and warned of a forceful response to any disruption of commercial shipping.
US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States would reinstate a blockade targeting Iranian ships and customers while keeping the Strait of Hormuz open to vessels from all other countries.
The British government announced plans to outlaw Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps under new state-threat powers on Monday, citing activity linked to threats to life and intimidation in the United Kingdom, Sky News reported.
Warning sirens sounded across Bahrain, prompting the Interior Ministry to urge residents to remain calm and seek shelter immediately.
At the same time, Iranian media cited unconfirmed reports claiming that a missile had directly struck the US Fifth Fleet area in Juffair and that sirens sounded there minutes later.
The US Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the US Consulate General in Dubai have canceled all consular appointments from July 13 to 15, citing the regional security situation.
The embassy said it remains on ordered departure status, with non-emergency US government personnel relocated outside the UAE.
Only limited consular assistance is currently available to U.S. citizens, while routine visa services remain suspended.
US President Donald Trump backed a proposed Saudi military operation against the Houthis during a phone call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday, Axios reported, citing a US official.
US President Donald Trump told Fox News on Monday that US negotiators believed they had reached a long-term peace deal with Iran following an 11-hour meeting on July 12, but Iranian leaders later introduced new demands.
“What nobody knows, we had a deal. It was a done deal, and then they broke it. They always break it. We’ve had 10 deals with these people, and so we’re just going to hit them very hard,” Trump said in the phone interview.
A video published by Haalvsh on Telegram appears to show heavy explosions following a US strike on Konarak in southeast Iran early hours of Tuesday July 13.
Haalvsh reported that the town’s air base was also targeted.
The UAE Defence Ministry says two Emirati tankers were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles in the southern Strait of Hormuz.
It gave no immediate details on damage, casualties or the vessels’ condition.
Saberin News, a Telegram channel linked to Iranian security institutions, published a video claiming to show a missile attack launched from Bahrain toward southern Iran.
The office of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected reports alleging that Israel’s Mossad had recruited him for a regime-change plan and that he had later been placed under house arrest.
In a statement, the office said The New York Times’ “Hollywood-style claims” did not merit a denial and described the newspaper as “known for publishing fake news and fabricating lies.”
It also accused the newspaper of being willing to publish fabricated articles and reports in exchange for payment.
The statement said Ahmadinejad remained active and was continuing his daily work.
Iranian state-linked outlet YJC says explosions have been heard in Bandar Abbas and on Kish Island in southern Iran.
It reported two explosions on Kish, but gave no immediate details on their cause, targets or possible damage.
US Central Command says it began a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran at 4:45 p.m. ET on Monday, acting at President Donald Trump’s direction.
CENTCOM said the attacks would continue to “impose a heavy cost” on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to target civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.