U.S. says it thwarted Iranian missile attack on troops in Middle East

U.S. Central Command said Tuesday night that it thwarted an "attempted surprise attack" by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, which it said launched multiple ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in the Middle East.

CENTCOM said all the missiles were "successfully intercepted." U.S. and Saudi Arabian military forces conducted joint strikes Tuesday targeting what U.S. Central Command called "Iran-aligned terrorists" operating in Iraq.

The U.S. said the strikes were in retaliation for more than 30 aerial drone attacks that were conducted over the past 72 hours at the direction of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met President Trump at the White House Tuesday for the first time since the U.S.

and Israel launched their war with Iran . Israel has not taken part in the latest round of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, which flared earlier this month but has been paused amid diplomacy aimed at a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

At least 10 members of an Iran-backed paramilitary alliance in Iraq were killed in U.S.-Saudi strikes on their bases in the country, two alliance sources told French news agency AFP. The strikes hit positions belonging to the Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), "across several provinces, with the deadliest attack in Nineveh province, where at least 10 members were killed," an official said, adding that the toll will likely rise. Injuries were reported in other provinces, he added.

Another official confirmed the initial toll. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-talks-oman/#post-update-10bbe259 link copied Jordan's military said the country's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday. In a statement, the military said the missiles had been "intercepted and destroyed." It did not mention any casualties.

Earlier, the U.S. military said it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi Arabia's forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias have used to launch attacks in recent days, shattering a brief pause in fighting. All Iranian missiles launched against American forces in the Middle East were intercepted, U.S.

Central Command said. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-talks-oman/#post-update-461d44ea link copied The Iranian Revolutionary Guards struck and halted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, which is linked to the Revolutionary Guards. "Three violating oil tankers, which ignored our warnings and continued sailing an unsafe and illegal route, were struck and brought to a halt," the Tasnim News agency reported.

It was not immediately clear if the tankers sustained any significant damage, or if there were any injuries to crewmembers from the attacks. Earlier Tuesday, the Yemen-based Houthi militant group, which is an Iranian proxy, said it fired several ballistic missiles at a Saudi-flagged tanker in the Red Sea. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-talks-oman/#post-update-ff7b17b7 link copied U.S.

and Saudi Arabian military forces conducted joint strikes on "Iran-aligned terrorists" in Iraq Tuesday in retaliation for Iranian drone attacks in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday night. U.S.

and Saudi fighter jets "struck multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites across eastern Iraq," according to a statement from CENTCOM. CENTCOM said the strikes were in response to more than 30 aerial drone attacks that occurred over the past 72 hours that were conducted at the direction of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Earlier Tuesday, CENTCOM said Iran had launched a surprise ballistic missile attack on U.S.

forces in the Middle East. CENTCOM said that all of Iran's missiles were intercepted. Per CENTCOM, between February and April of this year, there were more than 600 attempted attacks on U.S.

citizens and facilities by Iran-aligned terrorist militias in Iraq. "The IRGC and its terrorist proxies must cease these attacks to avoid further U.S. military response," CENTCOM said.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-talks-oman/#post-update-10b8a19f link copied Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in the Middle East in what U.S. Central Command described as an "attempted surprise attack." CENTCOM said the missiles were launched at 5:45 p.m.

ET Tuesday by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. They were all "successfully intercepted," according to CENTCOM. "U.S.

forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness," CENTCOM said in its statement. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-talks-oman/#post-update-4dd1865c link copied Ukraine and Iran's foreign ministers spoke by phone on Tuesday, Kyiv said, adding it wants to avoid an "escalation" after a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on his X account that he had a "frank conversation" with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi.

"Diplomacy is about direct conversation, even when it's difficult. I stressed that our goal is to avoid unnecessary escalation," Sybiha wrote. Iran on Monday warned of "unforeseen consequences" after the attack last week that killed one sailor and wounded several others.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said Kyiv had carried out long-range strikes in the Caspian Sea against vessels carrying military cargo involving Iran. Sybiha said he reiterated to Araghchi that "all of Ukraine's actions are aimed solely at defending our country from Russian aggression and never intended to target civilian vessels or people." https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-talks-oman/#post-update-d5651965 link copied The reinstated U.S. blockade on Iranian ports has now stopped 18 ships from exiting or entering Iranian ports, according to U.S.

Central Command . Eighteen ships is an increase by one vessel from yesterday. The number of ships boarded (two) and disabled (two) remained the same.

Central Command said more than 20 U.S. warships are taking part in the blockade, which President Trump described as a "steel wall" last week. Transits in the Strait of Hormuz are down sharply after the ceasefire fell apart and Iran targeted several vessels earlier this month.

Only 29 verified crossings were recorded from July 24 to 26, according to data company Kpler. About 100 vessels would transit the strait on a daily basis before the war. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-talks-oman/#post-update-89a60206 link copied The White House meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "extremely positive," according to a senior Israeli source who accompanied Netanyahu in the meeting.

"It was an extremely positive meeting," the source said. "The Prime Minister and President held an excellent and comprehensive discussion on the key issues of the day, first and foremost Iran. The leaders reaffirmed their ironclad commitment to ensuring that Iran never has nuclear weapons." The meeting held the potential to be tense, emphasized by Mr.

Trump's comments to Fox News just before the meeting. He pushed back on a reporter's question about Netanyahu wanting to discuss Pickaxe Mountain, a supposed Iranian nuclear facility, saying, "I don't need Bibi to tell me that." "Bibi's telling me that because he wants me to stay involved," Mr. Trump told Fox News.

"I said, 'Why didn't you just tell it to me, why did you have to announce it to the world?'" "I know ‌exactly what's ‌going on at ⁠Pickaxe. It's not a big problem," Mr. Trump added.

The meeting lasted for a little over an hour. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-talks-oman/#post-update-cb1d0e7a link copied Iran has rejected a proposal by Oman to allow...