Iran conflict expands as Senate again rejects effort to limit Trump's war powers

Iran said U.S. strikes killed three of its soldiers Thursday as the latest round of attacks threatened to engulf more countries in the region. Jordan said it intercepted Iranian missiles for a second consecutive day, while Kuwait said a strike there killed one person.

The Senate on Thursday again narrowly rejected an effort to limit President Trump's Iran war powers. The resolution, brought by New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, lost 49-50. Three Republicans voted in favor of it.

Drone strikes at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta sparked fires on two natural gas vessels Wednesday, in what appeared to be the first time Egypt has been targeted. The origin of the strike remains unknown, but Iran's Houthi allies have targeted ships in the nearby Red Sea. About two-thirds of U.S.

adults say the war with Iran has not been worthwhile, according to a poll conducted by The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That includes the vast majority of Democrats and independents, as well as about 37% of Republicans. Malicious cyber activity affected technology at more than 30 community water systems across Minnesota this week, forcing some utilities to switch to manual operations as state and federal authorities dig into who is behind the attack, CBS News has learned.

Investigators are probing to determine whether the activity is the work of Iranian hackers, according to U.S. officials and sources familiar with the incident. Sources cautioned that since they had not definitively attributed the attack, their assessment could change as additional technical evidence is collected.

They are also probing whether the actor could have attempted to appear Iran-based as a way of stirring the pot amid the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran. Minnesota and the federal government have not publicly attributed the activity to a particular actor.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz/#post-update-87f2f4da link copied Iran's military said Friday it launched drone strikes targeting U.S. military facilities in Kuwait. The army said in a statement that it targeted "fighter aircraft shelters, satellite communications systems and equipment storage facilities at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait".

There was no immediate comment from the U.S. Central Command. The Iranian army said the strikes came "in response to the recent aggression by the terrorist U.S.

military against our country and its brutal attack on a residential home on Qeshm Island." Local media reported on Thursday that three members of a family were killed in U.S. strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz waterway that is crucial for oil and gas trade. The trade route normally carries around 20 percent of global oil shipments and has been effectively closed by Iran since the outbreak of the war on Feb.

28. The US has carried out repeated strikes on Iran's southern coastal provinces as it seeks to weaken Tehran's control over the waterway. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz/#post-update-2366e535 link copied President Trump said Thursday evening that the militant group Hamas, an Iran-backed proxy , and his international "Board of Peace," have agreed on the next steps in a peace deal that includes Hamas' disarmament in the Gaza Strip.

In a Truth Social post, the president called it a "HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza," and a "monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY." The exact timetable for disarmament isn't clear. Hamas communicated through mediators that it agreed to the final text of the plan, including decommissioning their weapons, U.S. and Board of Peace officials told reporters Thursday.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz/#post-update-2329283d link copied The U.S. military's Central Command said Thursday it has redirected 24 commercial vessels since restarting a blockade on Iranian ports earlier this month, up from 20 vessels a day earlier. Since President Trump reinstated the blockade, U.S.

forces have boarded two ships accused of violating it and have fired at two other ships to disable them, CENTCOM said. The U.S. has publicly insisted the Strait of Hormuz is still open to commercial traffic, but transits through the waterway remain extremely low as Iran threatens to strike ships.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz/#post-update-72b0e049 link copied The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Mahan Air, Iran's biggest airline, in its latest round of financial punishments against the country. "Although Mahan Air presents itself as a civilian carrier, it has long played a central role in enabling the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), providing travel services for IRGC‑Qods Force personnel, facilitating military training, and supporting Iran's procurement and transport of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems and weapons," the Treasury said in a statement Thursday.

The sanctions also target several, mostly Chinese-based, companies who do business with Mahan Air, including Shanghai Wings, which the U.S. said has "coordinated the transport of electronics from China to Iran." Tang Xin, the company's managing director, has also been sanctioned. The U.S.

has announced several rounds of sanctions targeting Iran — at least 12 since the war began on Feb. 28. The last round was announced just yesterday and targeted the Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and Hormuz Safe Marine Services Authority, two entities involved in coordinating transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz/#post-update-157c7175 link copied A vote in the Senate to limit President Trump's war powers has failed again, likely the last one before the recess begins Aug. 10. The resolution, brought by New York Sen.

Kirsten Gillibrand, lost 49-50. Three Republicans voted in favor of limiting Mr. Trump's power to continue the war — Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Rand Paul — while one Democrat voted against it, John Fetterman.

Republican Mitch McConnell, who remains in a rehabilitation facility, is the one senator who did not vote. The resolution, if passed, would've "direct[ed] the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress." The vote came exactly one week after the last Democratic effort failed . https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz/#post-update-b5e3fd3c link copied The NBA will not be holding any preseason games in Abu Dhabi due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, according to sources.

There have been games at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, as part of its Global Games initiative every year since 2022. The defending champion New York Knicks played two games against the Philadelphia 76ers in October 2025. Historically, two teams have played a pair of games each year.

The NBA does still plan to hold future games in Abu Dhabi, the sources said. In January, the NBA announced a continuation of its relationship with Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism. At the time, the league said teams participating in the fall edition of the games would be named at a later date.

The league also announced the NBA Global Academy would move to Abu Dhabi in the future. The academy provides both education and basketball development for elite high school-age players around the world. Abu Dhabi is among the locations targeted by Iran as retribution for Israeli and American attacks beginning Feb.

28. Attacks in the UAE have decreased in recent months, but the country has intercepted hundreds of missile and drone attacks. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz/#post-update-a0916889 link copied...