Iran said U.S. strikes killed 3 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.
Drone strikes at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta sparked fires on two natural gas vessels Wednesday, in what appears 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 the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That includes the vast majority of Democrats and independents, as well as about 37% of Republicans. 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 The U.S. military rejected several claims by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Thursday, including the assertion three U.S.
F-35 stealth fighters were destroyed in a missile attack. Iran had claimed the attack earlier Thursday, saying the Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in Jordan was targeted and several F-35s were hit. "No U.S.
aircraft were destroyed or damaged in recent attempted Iranian attacks," U.S. Central Command said on X. "All missiles and drones were intercepted or failed to reach targeted areas." The U.S.
also denied an alleged Iranian claim that an oil tanker, M/T Nora, had been able to elude the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM highlighted that more than 20 ships have now been redirected by the reinstated blockade on commercial vessels entering or exiting Iranian ports.
U.S. Central Command also countered Iran's claims that it is dangerous for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, saying, "The immediate dangers posed to commercial vessels and their civilian crews are the IRGC's verbal threats and attempted attacks." Several ships have come under fire from Iran in the strait, however, as recently as Wednesday. Three oil tankers were targeted, the IRGC said, after four days of there being no strikes.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz/#post-update-0b5ffd58 link copied Iran's army claimed on Thursday to have received help from Jordanians with "information from inside U.S. bases on their soil," according to state broadcaster IRIB. In a post on X , IRIB wrote, "Iranian armed forces thanked the people of Jordan for providing useful information from inside U.S.
bases on their soil, saying their sincere cooperation and the outspoken stance of Jordanian elites have tightened the space on the enemy and left it under pressure." In recent weeks, Iran has targeted Jordan repeatedly. The kingdom is home to several U.S. bases, though it doesn't officially admit it.
Earlier in July, three U.S. soldiers were killed in an Iranian attack on Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz/#post-update-641987f0 link copied Vice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a "cordial and productive conversation" on Wednesday, a U.S.
official told CBS News. On a podcast earlier this month, Vance said some figures in the Israeli government were "manipulating and trying to change American public opinion to keep the war going on indefinitely." Speaking to ABC News on Wednesday, Netanyahu denied the charge, saying: "I had a very good conversation with the vice president this morning, and I think we straightened that out, because we're not. That's not our policy." A U.S.
official told CBS News that Vance and Netanyahu "had a cordial and productive conversation about Middle East issues that are important to both countries. They agreed to continue pursuing opportunities for Israel and the United States to cooperate in areas of mutual interest and shared goals." U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios the conversation was "frank" and "direct." https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz/#post-update-c2058af1 link copied London's marine insurers have expanded the zone in the Red Sea it considers high-risk in light of Houthi attacks on ships, according to a July 29 bulletin.
The advisory comes from the influential Joint War Committee, which is made up of members from the Lloyd's Market association and other major British maritime insurers. As of Wednesday, the group's high-risk area includes more of the northern Red Sea. On July 20, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen...
