Live: US military carrying out fresh strikes against Iran after Trump says peace deal is ‘over’
· France 2408/07/2026 - 00:16
- US launches strikes on Iran after attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz
- Iran vows ‘crushing response’ after accusing US of aggression
- US says it struck more than 80 targets in latest Iran attacks
- Trump says interim accord with Iran to end war is 'over'
- Trump says US 'will probably hit Iran again tonight'
- US military confirms it's carrying out fresh strikes against Iran
08/07/2026 - 22:18
US military confirms it's carrying out fresh strikes against Iran
The US military is launching fresh strikes on Iran, the US Central Command said, hours after US President Donald Trump said that an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was "over".
It said the strikes were aimed at degrading Iran's ability to "threaten freedom of navigation" in the Strait of Hormuz.
"The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway," US Central Command wrote in a post on X.
08/07/2026 - 22:15
Explosion heard near Konarak and Chabahar
08/07/2026 - 22:15
US military is carrying out air strikes against Iran, Axios reports
The US military is carrying out fresh air strikes on Iran, Axios reported, citing a US official.
US President Donald Trump had earlier declared that an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was "over".
08/07/2026 - 22:14
Iran's Mehr reports that air defences are countering 'hostile targets' near Bandar Abbas
08/07/2026 - 22:14
Reports of explosions heard in Iran's Sirik and Bandar Abbas, Mizan News Agency reports
08/07/2026 - 21:19
Iraq agrees to US demands to halt dollar flows to Iran-backed militias, WSJ reports
Iraq has agreed to new controls aimed at preventing US dollars from flowing to Iran and its militia allies in exchange for the Trump administration lifting a four-month suspension in shipments of American currency to Baghdad, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing US and Iraqi officials.
08/07/2026 - 19:59
UN maritime head urges halt to Hormuz transit to protect seafarers
The head of the International Maritime Organization said Wednesday the 6,000 seafarers still stranded in the Gulf must not be put in unnecessary danger by crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid fresh US-Iran attacks.
US President Donald Trump earlier Wednesday said the US-Iran ceasefire was over, though he left the door open to more talks, after fighting sparked by Iranian attacks on ships in the vital strait.
Tehran's military has struck at least three ships in recent days, prompting extensive US strikes against Iranian targets Tuesday followed by retaliatory attacks from Iran on Gulf countries.
08/07/2026 - 18:45
Turkey stayed out of US-Israeli war on Iran 'at my request', Trump claims
08/07/2026 - 18:42
Trump says he doesn't think Iran war will start again
US President Donald Trump said he did not think a full-fledged conflict with Iran would erupt in the wake of military strikes from both sides.
"I don't think it's going to start again. I think it's going to go very quickly. They hit a couple of ships, and so we hit them much harder," Trump told reporters in Ankara after a NATO summit.
08/07/2026 - 18:39
'I'm not sure I want to make a deal with Iran's leaders,' Trump says at close of NATO summit
08/07/2026 - 18:04
Eight members of Iran's military killed in US attacks on southern Iran, state media reports
Eight members of the Iranian military were killed in US attacks on southern parts of Iran early on Wednesday, state media reported.
The victims belonged to the air force and navy and died due to strikes in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, it added.
08/07/2026 - 17:53
No US injuries or major damage from latest Iran attacks, US official says
The latest attacks launched by Iran did not result in any American casualties or cause major damage to facilities, a US military official said.
"All missiles and drones fired by Iran were intercepted or failed to cause major damage," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
08/07/2026 - 17:23
🔄 Replay: Trump meets with Syria's al-Sharaa, says Damascus 'could help' against Hezbollah
US President Donald Trump met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the NATO summit in Ankara and said Damascus "could help" in confronting Hezbollah in Lebanon, while cautioning that "we'll find out."
Trump raised the idea at the G7 summit last month, saying he thought Syria would do a better job than Israel. Days later, he again criticised Israel’s handling of the situation and said he was “close to giving it to Syria.”
Al-Sharaa has previously said he has no interest in taking on that role.
Al-Sharaa thanked Trump for “the historic decision to lift the sanctions,” saying “the entire Syrian people thank President Trump.”
08/07/2026 - 16:42
Trump says he thinks Israel will withdraw troops from southern Lebanon
US President Donald Trump told reporters at a NATO summit in Ankara that he thought Israel would withdraw troops from southern Lebanon, adding that he felt Israel wanted to take that step.
08/07/2026 - 16:38
Iran will close Strait of Hormuz if attacked again, state TV reports
Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz if it comes under any fresh attacks, Iran's state TV reported, citing an informed source.
08/07/2026 - 16:04
Lebanon to participate in Rome talks only if Israel withdraws from 2 'pilot' zones
Lebanon demands Israel's withdrawal from two "pilot zones" in the south before participating in the next round of direct talks in Rome next week, a diplomatic source said.
The source, requesting anonymity, said "Lebanon is stipulating Israel's withdrawal from two pilot zones in order to participate in the round of negotiations" that Italy and Israel said would take place in Rome on July 15 and 16, following a framework agreement signed last month.
08/07/2026 - 15:43
Trump again threatens US may strike Iran's civilian infrastructure
US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure and to seize Kharg Island, with its oil infrastructure.
Trump made the threats after announcing that the US was preparing for a second night of strikes against Iran after Iranian attacks on American military sites in the Gulf.
If the US has to, Trump said, it will take out Iran’s electric plants and desalinization plants. He said Tuesday’s strikes included attacks on Kharg Island but not its oil facilities.
“Maybe we’ll take over Kharg Island. We may take over Kharg Island. There’s not a thing they could do about it,” Trump said.
08/07/2026 - 15:34
📉 Wall St opens lower after Trump says Iran deal 'over'
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower after US President Donald Trump said an interim deal aimed at ending the war with Iran was "over," sending oil prices higher and triggering a global risk-off move.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 166.7 points, or 0.31%, at the open to 52,758.47. The S&P 500 fell 27.3 points, or 0.36%, at the open to 7,476.54, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 114.0 points, or 0.44%, to 25,704.66 at the opening bell.
08/07/2026 - 15:15
Macron says Iranian strikes violated interim accord with US
Frrench President Emmanuel Macron said that he believed Iranian strikes on US bases in the Gulf violated the interim accord and Iran had been mistaken to carry them out, but that he understood that meetings as part of the 60-day ceasefire between Iran and the United States would continue.
Yesterday's key developments:
• The United States reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil, warning Tehran would face consequences over attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
• The body of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei arrived in Iraq ahead of funeral processions through the holy Shia cities of Najaf and Karbala, where millions of mourners are expected to pay their respects at some of Islam's most revered shrines.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he and US President Donald Trump remain aligned on the key issues surrounding Iran, insisting the two leaders "see eye to eye" on how to deal with Tehran.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)