West Asia war LIVE: U.S. military launches new strikes on Iran

Published 30 July 2026 · world

The United States military launched “powerful” strikes on Iran on Thursday (July 30, 2026), in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks targeting U.S. bases in Jordan as

The United States military launched “powerful” strikes on Iran on Thursday (July 30, 2026), in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks targeting U.S. bases in Jordan as the war in West Asia reignited and again drew in the Islamic republic’s proxies.

“The strikes are a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attacks on U.S. forces”, U.S. Central Command said. Despite several days of relative calm, both sides carried out military strikes in the last 24 hours that once again risk a return to all-out war — and further expansion in the region — while little is clear about what strategy, if any, American or Iranian officials have for a path forward.

Iran’s state television, meanwhile, reported a U.S. strike in the Piranshahr border area, after the Fars news agency reported a missile hit an uninhabited area,

causing no casualties. Earlier, Jordan’s army said it had intercepted five Iranian missiles, with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards saying they had targeted U.S. bases there.

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