IRAN WAR: Gulf states report more attacks after U.S. troops killed in Jordan

Here's the latest on the Iran war on Sunday

Published Jul 19, 2026  •  Last updated 3 minutes ago  •  3 minute read

This screen grab made on July 19, 2026, from handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on July 18, 2026 shows U.S. forces launching what the military says are precision strikes targeting Iranian military capabilities for the eighth consecutive night. Photo by Photo by U.S. Central Command /AFP via Getty Images

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The U.S. and Iran continued trading airstrikes on Sunday after the U.S. military said it launched a new round of attacks to “swiftly punish” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard for hitting a base in Jordan, killing two U.S. soldiers.

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Iran responded by targeting two U.S. bases in Kuwait, while Jordan and Bahrain — also American allies — said they intercepted Iranian attacks on Sunday.

In the past week, both the U.S. and Iran have ramped up airstrikes against each other, targeting what they said were key infrastructure as the 60-day ceasefire signed between both sides collapsed less than a month after it began.

Here’s the latest on the Iran war on Sunday:

Iran says 4 ships intercepted in Strait of Hormuz

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it intercepted four ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz that had ignored Iranian warnings and acted in “support of American” forces, according to a statement published by the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.

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“Two of them had an accident and stopped in place, and the other two refused to continue the route,” the statement said, per ABC News.

Sirens sound in Bahrain

Bahrain sounded air raid sirens early Sunday as it dealt with more attacks it said were launched by Iran.

The Bahrain Defence Force said in a post in Arabic on social media that its forces “confronted, intercepted, and destroyed a number of treacherous Iranian aerial attacks” early Sunday.

Kuwait’s army reports Iranian attacks

Early Sunday, Kuwait’s army said it was “confronting hostile missile and drone attacks,” following what it called “Iranian aggression.”

In a statement posted on X, it said any explosions that may be heard are the result of its air defence system intercepting hostile targets.

Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said one of its power and water desalination plants was hit for the second time in two days, leading to a fire breaking out in a number of the plant’s facilities, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.

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Jordan says more missiles shot down

Early Sunday, the U.S. embassy in Jordan said its international airport and sea port at the Red Sea city of Aqaba had been evacuated due to a “specific and credible threat.”

According to AFP, Jordan’s state-run Al-Mamlaka channel reported that sirens sounded “in different parts of the kingdom.”

Jordan’s army said it shot down three Iranian missiles with no reported casualties, state TV reported.

U.S. military announces new airstrikes late Saturday

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said late Saturday its forces completed an eighth consecutive night of strikes, “successfully hit Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities.”

It added in the post on X that “American military assets also targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces that launched attacks against U.S. service members in Jordan on July 17.”

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A previous post on X by CENTCOM said the strikes, which began Saturday at 6 p.m. ET, were also “designed to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.”

On Saturday, the U.S. military said two U.S. soldiers were killed, and another is missing on Friday as they “defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, CENTCOM previously said.

It said other service members

Four American service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals. They have since been discharged. Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have returned to duty.

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