BREAKING: Tehran Announces Strikes on Military Sites in Gulf States and Jordan, US Military Announces Strikes on Nearly 140 Military Targets in Iran

Published July 12, 2026, 00:02 GMT

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the destruction of the command and control center and MQ-9 drone hangars at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan, and the targeting of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a US military radar in Kuwait and Bahrain, and a logistics support center in Oman, after the US military launched airstrikes on a number of coastal bases and communication towers on Iran's southern coast.

Iran's official news agency IRNA reported that the Iranian army announced in a statement that in response to 'the ongoing American criminal aggression in the southern regions of the country,' the Iranian army hours earlier targeted a Patriot system, an ammunition depot, and a radar site belonging to the US military in Kuwait, using its destructive drones.

According to the same statement, in another wave of drone attacks, the Iranian army targeted the communications system and radar site of the US military in Bahrain.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced that its air forces destroyed logistics support centers and refueling platforms for US aircraft carriers at the port of Duqm in Oman.

The Iranian army warned: 'The American-Zionist enemy will bear the consequences of these moves and destabilization of security in the region, and if these attacks are repeated, our response will be more severe.'

Bahrain's Interior Ministry reported sounding alarms in the country, the UAE Interior Ministry announced that air defenses were dealing with a missile threat, stressing the need to stay in a safe place and follow warnings and updates on official websites, and Qatar's Defense Ministry reported repelling a missile attack.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Sunday a new round of strikes against Iran, after Revolutionary Guard forces attacked the container ship 'GFS Galaxy' flying the Cypriot flag.

In a later statement, CENTCOM announced the completion of the third round of strikes against Iran, stating that US forces targeted about 140 Iranian military targets with precision munitions launched by land- and sea-based fighter aircraft, drones, and warships.

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The targets included Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition depots, communication networks, and coastal surveillance sites.

CENTCOM said this new wave, the third in a week, came after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a blatant attack on the MV GFS Galaxy, a container ship flying the Cypriot flag while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM added that the strikes were carried out on the orders of President Donald Trump.

The statement explained that one of the ship's civilian crew members remains missing, and the ship is unable to continue its journey due to a fire on board and severe damage to the engine room.

The statement added that the United States is inflicting 'heavy losses' on Iran by continuing to undermine its ability to attack civilian sailors and commercial ships transiting the strait freely.

The statement said that Washington gave Tehran 'another chance' to prove its commitment to the memorandum of understanding after holding it accountable for previous attacks on commercial ships, 'but it failed again.'

This came after the navy of Iran's Revolutionary Guard early Sunday announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz until further notice, after firing a warning shot at a ship it said attempted to cross via an unauthorized route, according to state media.

The Revolutionary Guard said in a statement that in recent hours, 'at the instigation of foreign parties,' several ships attempted to sail in an unauthorized path, 'ignoring our warnings and reminders to correct their course and adhere to the approved path.'

Iran's official news agency IRNA quoted the statement as saying that warning shots were fired at a ship that endangered maritime security by disrupting its systems, and it was stopped.

Following this incident, 'and due to the emergence of this feeling of insecurity as a result of illegal foreign interference,' Tehran decided to close the Strait of Hormuz 'until further notice and until the end of US interventions in this region,' and the statement stressed that no ships would be allowed to pass.

The statement warned that if this step is met with new 'aggression' using this incident 'which it caused itself,' then Tehran will respond forcefully and will target the enemy's new bases in the region.

It added that responsibility for the consequences of this intervention lies with the 'American-Zionist enemy' and the countries that allowed their territories to be a base for the 'enemy.'

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposted CENTCOM's tweet on X, commenting: 'Iran will pay the price for its wrong choice.'

Meanwhile, the UK Maritime Trade Operations reported on Sunday that the crew of a container ship abandoned it and moved to a lifeboat, after military authorities reported damage to its stern 9 nautical miles east of Oman, causing a fire on board.

Axios and Politico had reported that Washington gave Tehran a deadline ending Saturday to cease fire on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz and officially acknowledge that the waterway is open.

Iran insists that the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States last month gives it control over navigation in this vital waterway, which the US denies.

At the same time, Iranian media reported hearing explosions in the south of the country in Bandar Abbas and in Sirik, and another in Chabahar, while Iran's Mehr News Agency reported hearing explosions on Qeshm Island.

The deputy security director of Khuzestan governor's office reported that the cities of Hendijan, Mahshahr, and Abadan were targeted by shells, without details on the exact location of the bombing and possible damage and casualties.

Iran had announced that it would not abide by agreements with the United States 'as long as the latter continues its violations' of the agreement aimed at ending the war in the Middle East.

Iran's state television quoted the country's UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, as saying that Tehran would no longer consider itself bound by its commitments under the memorandum of understanding mediated by Islamabad with Washington, if the latter continues to violate its obligations under the same agreement.

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