Jordan's army says shot down 5 Iranian missiles
Jordan's military said Thursday that its air defences shot down five Iranian missiles targeting its territory, adding the attack caused no casualties.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards later confirmed launching an attack on Jordan's Al Azraq air base, saying they targeted US aircraft there.
The military's official spokesperson said "air defences engaged five missiles launched from Iran targeting the Kingdom's territory early this morning, Thursday. The missiles were detected, intercepted, and shot down according to established defense plans," the military's statement said.
US launches wave of strikes on Iran in response to Tehran missile attack in Jordan
The US military completed a "heavy wave of strikes" against Iran on Thursday in retaliation against Tehran targeting American bases in Jordan, as fighting intensified in the Middle East war after a nearly week-long pause.
US President Donald Trump had vowed to hit Iran "hard" after Tehran launched missiles at Jordan, its first regional strike in days. the broadcaster's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they attacked Azraq base in Jordan, state media reports
Iran's Guards say three members killed in US attack
Revolutionary Guards said that three of its members were killed in an attack by the United States on the northwestern province of Zanjan.
"In the brutal attack carried out by the terrorist regime of the criminal United States on 30 July 2026, three brave and devoted members of the Ansar al-Mahdi IRGC in Zanjan province... attained martyrdom," the Guards' provincial branch said in a statement, according to Tasnim news agency.
Operations still ongoing at Egypt's Damietta port despite drone attack, port authority says
The authority overseeing the Egyptian port of Damietta said that its operations were ongoing despite a fire breaking out there the day before that authorities blamed on a drone attack.
"The Damietta Port Authority confirms the continued full operational efficiency of the port, with all terminals and berths experiencing regular vessel arrivals and departures, along with ongoing loading, unloading, and cargo handling of all types," the Damietta Port Authority said in a statement.
Pakistan says US-Iran negotiations 'ongoing'
Mediator Pakistan confirmed that negotiations between the United States and Iran were "ongoing" despite the renewed fighting across the Middle East.
"Negotiations between parties are ongoing, particularly on (the) Strait of Hormuz and to de-escalate," Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi told reporters in Islamabad.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards promise to ‘punish the aggressor today’ after deadly overnight US attacks
Drone sparked fire at Egyptian port Wednesday, Cairo says
A drone caused a fire on two ships at Damietta port on Wednesday, initial investigations showed, Egypt's cabinet said on Thursday.
No party has claimed responsibility, and authorities are continuing their investigations and taking necessary measures to protect Egypt's interests and national security, the cabinet added.
Iranian strike hits Chinese firm's building, killing a worker, Kuwait’s defence ministry alleges
An Iranian attack hit a building belonging to a Chinese company in northern Kuwait, killing a worker and inflicting significant damage, the Kuwaiti defence ministry spokesperson said in a post on X.
Shell's profit more than doubles to $9.8 billion as US-Israeli war on Iran boosts oil and gas prices
British oil and gas multinational Shell's adjusted earnings, its measure of net profit, more than doubled from last year to $9.84 billion in the second quarter, helped by higher energy prices and increased market volatility caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Higher oil and gas prices, stronger LNG and oil trading and improved chemicals margins helped support the British major's earnings, offsetting lower sales volumes caused by disruptions to its Qatar operations.
Analysts had expected net profit of $8.92 billion, according to a company-provided consensus, compared with $4.26 billion a year earlier.
Shell has benefited from the market disruptions and volatility caused by the conflict in the Middle East, creating more opportunities for the large trading businesses operated by companies such as Shell, BP and TotalEnergies.
Mediator Pakistan says its doing its 'utmost' to bring US and Iran back to the table
Mediator Pakistan said it was doing its "utmost" to bring Iran and the United States back to talks under a memorandum of understanding aimed at halting their war, to which Islamabad is a signatory.
"We are doing our utmost to bring all parties back to the Islamabad MoU," foreign ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi told reporters. He added that Pakistan was encouraging the countries to "fully adhere to their commitments to hold technical talks" under the agreement.
US military says it hit dozens of Iran's Revolutionary Guard targets
The US military said it struck dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets in Iran, including military command centres and drone facilities, in a two-hour operation launched after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at US forces in the Middle East.
The operation began at 0000 GMT and ended at 02:00 GMT on Thursday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
"The strikes aimed to further diminish threats posed by Iran and its proxies to American forces, commercial shipping and neighbouring Gulf countries," CENTCOM said in a statement.
Iran's state media reported that three people were killed in US strikes on Qeshm island, including a two-year-old child.
US strike kills three in Qeshm, Iranian media reports
A US attack killed three people, including a two-year-old child, on Iran's Qeshm island, the Fars news agency reported after the US military said it wrapped up a heavy wave of strikes.
"A US attack on a residential home in the Chah Tangu neighbourhood of Qeshm killed three members of a family: the father, the mother, and their 2-year-old child," Fars reported, citing the Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences.
The news agency added that two other children were wounded.
Iran's Guards say two tankers turned back in Hormuz strait after major fire 'broke out' on one
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that two oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz with US support turned back after one of them caught fire.
"Last night, two oil tankers, encouraged by American aircraft, attempted to leave through the unsafe southern route of the Strait of Hormuz," the Guards said in a statement.
"After a major fire broke out on one of them, both vessels quickly turned back."
Jordan's air defences shoot down 5 missiles launched from Iran, state-run news agency says
Jordan’s air defences shot down five missiles launched from Iran, the spokesman for the country’s armed forces said, according to Jordan’s state-run Petra news agency.
The news agency said no casualties were reported.
Yesterday's key developments:
- US-Saudi strikes on Iraq killed at least 20 members of the Hashed al-Shaabi, an armed Iraqi alliance that includes pro-Iran groups, the alliance said.
- Iraq vowed to defend its sovereignty and to prevent its territory from being used against neighbouring countries following the deadly US-Saudi strikes.
- The US on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on entities it accused of being linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and of extorting commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
- US President Donald Trump said the United States would hit Iran very hard after an attack on the US military in Jordan.
(the broadcaster with AFP, AP and Reuters)
