Al Jazeera

By Enes Abuomer, Adam Hancock and Rached El-Moctar

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims it has launched a “heavy” ballistic missile attack on Prince Hassan airbase and a US Marine base in Jordan in response to earlier US strikes that killed civilians.

    Supreme Leader Mojatba Khamenei says Iran’s armed forces have “unforgettable lessons” in store for Washington, in his first message since the US and Tehran restarted attacks.

    Kuwait says its air defences are actively responding to drone attacks, while Bahrain says that its air defence systems have successfully intercepted and destroyed incoming Iranian drones.

    US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces completed a wave of strikes against Iranian targets on September 1 after what it said were attempted attacks by Iran against commercial shipping and American service members.

    Iranian state media reported multiple explosions across southern locations, including Asaluyeh, Jiroft, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Konarak, Chabahar, Jask, Sirik, and Lavan.

    The Iranian Red Crescent reported that the attack in Sirik hit a home during a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and injuring more than 50.

    Iranian officials described the strike as an attack on civilians, while the US says its latest strikes targeted air-defence sites, radar systems, maritime assets and mine-laying capabilities in response to attempted Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

    Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly retaliated with attacks on US military sites across the Middle East. Bahrain and Kuwait issued alerts over possible attacks, while Jordan said it intercepted 10 of 13 missiles fired into its airspace, with the other three falling in remote areas.

    As mediators push to revive US-Iran negotiations, civilians in Iran are once again caught in the crossfire.

Senior IRGC official tells Arab states to expel US forces or face strikes

    IRGC political deputy General Yadollah Javani has addressed Arab countries, demanding they either expel US forces or face a crushing military response.

    “It is better to expel the Americans from your countries and take back the bases,” Javani said in a statement published by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

    He warned that Iran’s military has proven that it will retaliate decisively from any staging point used for attacks against Iran, specifically naming Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan.

Bahrain issues third ‘potential threat’ alert in six hours

    Bahrain’s Interior Ministry has issued a third alert over a “potential threat” in the past six hours, again urging residents to remain calm and move to the nearest safe location.

    In a post on X, the ministry also called on the public to follow updates through official channels for their safety.

Iran’s retaliation shows readiness for war escalation

    Iran struck back at US bases despite an explicit threat from Trump because Tehran has concluded that Washington is not serious about diplomacy, says Mohammad Eslami, a research fellow in Middle East and North Africa studies at the University of Tehran.

    Trump warned that if Iran retaliated for the latest US strikes, it would be hit again “at a much harder and higher level”. Iran then attacked US positions in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait.

    “The Iranians think that the Americans are not believing in any kind of diplomatic settlements,” Eslami told Al Jazeera from Tehran, adding that Iran now expects a second round of full-scale confrontation with the US and Israel.

    He said the earlier phase of the war had shown the limits of American and Israeli power, and that “if they want to again start a kind of full-scale war, it is up to them”. Iran would respond in a much stronger way.

    The attacks on US positions in Jordan are so Iranian forces “can be prepared for attacking Israel in the event of a full-scale war”, he said.

    On the strike that hit a wedding in Kuhestak, Eslami said US forces were “committing war crimes” in Iran as they had in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that it was “time to stop them and punish them”.

Shipping traffic in Strait of Hormuz remains below 10-day average, data shows

    Just four vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, well below the 10-day average of about 13, according to preliminary tracking data from ship tracker Kpler, cited by Reuters.

    The four vessels that transited were one very large crude carrier, one Panamax tanker, one Kamsarmax carrier and one intermediate tanker, according to the preliminary data.

    The figures could change as some ships typically switch off transponders during the voyage, Reuters said.

Israel launches 2 air strikes in southern Lebanon

    Our correspondents on the ground report that the Israeli military has launched two air strikes on the outskirts of Kfar Reman and Arab Salim in southern Lebanon.

Trump likely to keep US strikes on Iran limited due to operational constraints

    The latest US strikes on Iran will likely remain limited because Washington faces operational constraints and few military targets left to hit, says Harlan Ullman, chairman of the Killowen Group and a retired US senior naval officer who served in the Gulf.

    “My guess is that the [Trump] administration is trying to keep this very, very limited, doesn’t really want to escalate,” he told Al Jazeera, adding that “the only strategy it has is one of economic strangulation”.

    Speaking from Washington, DC, he said the question is “whether Iran can hold out longer, or whether political pressure here is going to force Trump to seek some kind of negotiation”.

    To escalate beyond the current targets, the US would have to attack civilian infrastructure, which could be seen as a war crime, he said.

    Ullman also pointed to senior military officials warning the administration that the war was damaging the readiness of US forces elsewhere.

    He said the aircraft carriers Abraham Lincoln and Gerald R Ford face months in shipyards after long deployments without maintenance, meaning Iran has “taken two US nuclear aircraft carriers out of action” without attacking them.

Seven killed in missile attack on Iran’s Khuzestan

    Seven people have been killed in a US missile attacks on three locations in Iran’s Khuzestan province, the province’s deputy governor for security affairs said, according to Irna news agency.

    Eight others were injured in the strikes, it added.

Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over Middle East conflict

    The South American nation has announced that is has severed diplomatic relations with Iran over the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

    “The Government of Peru strongly condemns Iran’s incitement of violence and the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East,” the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

    “Likewise, the Government of Peru observes with deep concern the severe restrictions imposed by the Iranian regime, as well as the disruption of international trade through the Strait of Hormuz since March 2026,” the statement added.

    The foreign ministry said its decision had been communicated to Iran via a diplomatic note to Tehran’s embassy in Ecuador.

    The two countries have had diplomatic relations since November 1973.

USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand after lengthy Middle East deployment

    After more than 200 consecutive days at sea, the US Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln has arrived in Thailand, where it will dock for five days, Reuters reports.

    The vessel has been plagued by reports of deteriorating conditions on board and concerns over the mental health of some sailors and marines after such a long stint at sea.

    Typically, naval deployments are for between six and nine months, but during times of conflict, that can be extended.

    The arrival of thousands of military personnel has raised hopes of an economic boost in the nearby ‌resort city of Pattaya, which also has a longstanding reputation as a sex tourism destination.

    Police will deploy additional patrols around Pattaya’s main beachfront and nightlife district, following raids over the weekend that led to 40 to 50 people being detained for suspected prostitution, officials said, according to the Reuters report.

Israeli military intercepts ‘suspicious aerial target’ in northern Israel

    The Israeli military has provided an update on the reason for warning sirens being sounded in northern Israel a short while ago.

    “Interceptors were launched toward a suspicious aerial target that likely crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” the Israeli military said.

    They added that the results of the interception are under review and no injuries have been reported.

Trump warns Iran of total destruction following US strikes

By Kimberly Halkett

Reporting from Washington, DC, US

    The US president was asked if he is weighing whether to use a nuclear weapon against Iran, and on Monday in the Oval Office, he reacted quite angrily to that question, calling it a stupid question and denying that he is considering that.

    Yet, what we see in his Truth Social post, the US president is not only justifying the latest attacks by the United States, but he’s also threatening Iran with existential attack, and even destruction.

    He says in this post that “If the failed nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level”.

    And he goes on to say that “Waiting in the wings when it’s over, there will be very little left of the Islamic Republic of Iran”.

    And so, the US president is insinuating that if Iran continues to escalate, it faces complete devastation, and even decimation.

Houthis declare solidarity with Iran and warn against hosting US forces

    The Houthi-run Foreign Ministry in Sanaa has issued a statement of solidarity with Tehran over the US strikes across Iran.

    In a statement carried by the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency, the ministry said that US attacks would not weaken Iran’s resolve, and that Tehran’s response was a legitimate right under international law.

    The ministry accused the US of pushing the region towards tension and said Washington bore responsibility for the consequences, along with those supporting it.

    It warned countries hosting US forces that they would face “repercussions”, adding that regimes turning their territories into US platforms for aggression “must pay the price”.

US missile attacks target areas near Ahvaz and Aghajari in southwestern Iran

    Two locations near the cities of Ahvaz and Aghajari in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province were targeted in missile attacks, the province’s deputy governor for security affairs said, according to the state broadcaster IRIB.

US energy secretary says 17 million barrels of oil transited Hormuz on Monday

    US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright says 17 million barrels of oil transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, adding that it was the highest level of crude flow through the waterway since the Iran war disrupted shipping, Reuters reports.

    The figure contrasts with preliminary ship-tracking data from Kpler, which showed only five commodity vessels transiting the strait on Monday, with no liquid tankers recorded. Vessels travelling with their transponders switched off would not appear in the data.

    Wright has previously said that significantly more oil was moving through Hormuz than vessel-tracking companies were recording.

Sirens sound in northern Israel due to ‘hostile aircraft’

    The Israeli military says sirens warning of a hostile aircraft have sounded in the area of Kfar Yuval in northern Israel.

    “The details are under review,” it added.

Trump says US has ‘almost total control’ of Hormuz Strait

    Trump says he is not trying to force Iran back to the negotiating table, dismissing reports that Washington is seeking a new agreement with Tehran.

    “I like our position now much better, with almost total control of the Hormuz Strait, and their economy totally collapsing,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

    He added that Iran was “playing out the inevitable” and asked: “When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight ”

Bahrain issues another alert over potential threat

    Bahrain’s Interior Ministry issues an alert for the second time over a potential threat, urging citizens and residents to remain calm and move to the nearest safe location.

    In a post on X, the ministry also called on the public to follow updates through official channels to protect public safety.

Oil prices jump following latest US-Iran attacks

    Oil prices rise nearly 1 percent in early trade, extending the previous session’s surge, as concerns over supply disruption intensify after the US and Iran exchange overnight strikes, dimming hopes for a quick easing of tensions in the Middle East.

    Brent crude futures rise 87 cents, or 0.92 percent, to $95.52 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climb 80 cents, or 0.89 percent, to $91.02. Both contracts soared more than $4 in the previous session, marking Brent’s largest gain since July 24 and WTI’s largest since July 23.

Iran says attacks on US forces to continue ‘until they regret their crimes’

    Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, says Iranian forces have launched missile and drone attacks on US bases in the region in response to strikes on military and civilian sites in southern Iran.

    In a speech carried by state broadcaster IRIB, Zolfaghari claimed the attacks caused heavy damage to infrastructure, facilities, weapons and equipment, and that a “significant number” of US commanders and soldiers were killed or wounded.

    “These offensive operations against the Americans will continue until they regret their crimes,” he said.