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Key developments
• Hourslong strikes: The US military said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in a second night of strikes. Iranian state media said its forces were responding.
• Strait of Hormuz: A US military spokesperson said the new strikes come after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at another commercial vessel in the waterway, where Washington and Tehran have been making contradictory claims about the status of marine traffic. The channel is key to Tehran’s leverage in negotiations.
• Gulf nations under fire: Tehran claimed it conducted a fresh wave of strikes toward US bases in the region. Sirens were activated in Bahrain while the military in Kuwait said it was dealing with “hostile aerial targets,” and Jordan’s military intercepted four missiles from within its airspace.
• Oil prices climb: Brent crude and US crude prices were up over 3% on Sunday following the weekend of attacks.
Jordan's military intercepts four missiles from Iran: state media
Jordan’s military intercepted four missiles from within its airspace, according to Jordan News Agency.
“Four missiles that entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territories have been intercepted and drowned,” the agency reported Monday morning local time, citing the country’s armed forces.
CNN’s Dalia Abdelwahab contributed to this report.
Gulf nations wake up to fresh attacks after second night of US strikes on Iran
The United States launched an hourslong wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday night.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in its latest strikes.
As sunrise approached over the Gulf, Iran responded to the attack by targeting regional US bases, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said.
Here’s the latest:
- US renews Iran strikes: Forces launched strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET Sunday “to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said, adding the order was given by US President Donald Trump.
- One killed: Explosions were reported in the south of Iran. A security guard was killed and four others were wounded after a projectile hit a water pumping station in Mahshahr County, southwestern Iran, state media IRNA reported citing an Iranian official.
- Iran responds: Following the hourslong strike, Iran attacked US military bases with drones and missiles, the IRGC said. Sirens were activated in Bahrain, the country’s interior ministry said. And in Kuwait, the military said it was dealing with aerial threats.
- Oil prices rise: Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 3.92% to $78.99 a barrel Sunday. US crude climbed 3.44% to $73.87 a barrel.
CNN’s Eyad Kourdi, Lex Harvey, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Yasha Saebi and Zachary Cohen contributed to this report.
Kuwait says dealing with "hostile aerial targets"
Kuwait’s military said it is currently dealing with “hostile aerial targets” within its airspace.
“The General Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces announces that any explosion sounds that may be heard are the result of the Air Defense systems intercepting hostile attacks,” the country’s armed forces said in a statement shared on X Monday morning.
It urged residents to follow instructions issued by official authorities.
Earlier in the morning, Iranian media reported strikes targeting US infrastructure at military bases in Kuwait. It is not known whether the two incidents are related.
CNN’s Dalia Abdelwahab contributed to this report.
Iran says its forces targeted US military infrastructure in Kuwait
Iranian strikes targeted US infrastructure at military bases in Kuwait and caused damage, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it “completely destroyed fuel storage tanks and Patriot air defense systems at the US base in Ali Al Salem,” the outlet reported early Monday morning local time.
Ali Al Salem hosts US troops, according to Central Command, which has responsibility for the region.
The IRGC said it also struck the Ahmad Al Jaber Air Base, some 30 miles away, damaging an FPS radar system.
Kuwait’s Armed Forces is yet to confirm any of the attacks. CNN has reached out to Central Command for comment.
Yasha Saebi contributed to this report.
IRGC says it struck US base in Bahrain, Fars reports
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck US military facilities in Bahrain, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The IRGC said in response to US attacks, its Air Force struck helicopter maintenance and repair facilities, a hangar housing a P-8 Poseidon aircraft, and the military’s drone command and control center at the US Air Base in Sheikh Isa, Bahrain, Fars reported.
“The retaliatory operations will continue,” the IRGC said.
Bahrain’s interior ministry said sirens were sounding and warned residents to take shelter.
There have been no immediate reports of damage.
CNN has reached out to US Central Command for comment.
Yasha Saebi contributed reporting.
US forces complete fresh wave of strikes in Iran, hit "dozens" of targets: CENTCOM
The US has completed its latest wave of strikes against Iran, “hitting dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions,” US Central Command said on X Sunday evening.
It said CENTCOM forces struck Iranian air defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats using US fighter planes, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones, and one-way attack sea drones for the first time.
Iranian state media reported strikes in a number of central and southern provinces, killing at least one person and wounding several others.
The announcement from CENTCOM comes one day after the US said it struck about 140 Iranian military sites in an overnight aerial assault.
The strikes were launched to “degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international shipping flowing through the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said Sunday.
In an apparent retaliation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it has launched a wave of strikes toward US bases.
Sirens sound in Bahrain, residents urged to shelter
Residents in Bahrain have been urged to take shelter for a second consecutive day as sirens ring out in the country, its interior ministry said.
“Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” it said on X, early Monday local time.
Iran launches new wave of strikes toward US bases, IRGC says
Iran has launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks toward US bases, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Telegram.
The announcement comes after the US launched new hourslong strikes targeting central and southern Iran.
One killed and four wounded after strike on water pumping station in Iran: state media
A security guard was killed and four others were wounded after a projectile hit a water pumping station in Mahshahr County, in southwestern Iran’s Khuzestan, Valiollah Hayati, Khuzestan’s deputy governor, said, according to state media IRNA.
Explosions were also heard in the cities of Khorramshahr and Hoveyzeh, both in Khuzestan province, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said.
Earlier, Hayati said the US had struck several locations near the city of Ahvaz, semi-official news agency Mehr reported.
The US has been conducting strikes on Iran since around 5 p.m. ET Sunday. A US official told CNN the strikes were still ongoing more than three hours later, around 8:30 p.m.
US strikes are ongoing after more than three hours, US official says
US strikes against Iran are ongoing, more than three hours after they began, according to a US official, a relatively long time compared with recent strikes.
US Central Command said earlier that forces began launching strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET Sunday “to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”
Central Command said President Donald Trump “directed the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable.”
Iranian official says US struck Ahvaz in Iran’s south
The US struck near a large city in Iran’s southern Khuzestan province, a provincial official told semi-official news agency Mehr.
Valiollah Hayati, Khuzestan’s deputy governor for security and law enforcement affairs, told Mehr that the “American enemy” targeted two locations near Ahvaz, a city known for its petroleum industry.
Authorities are still assessing damage from the strikes, Mehr reported.
Later, the deputy governor told Mehr that an additional US strike had occurred north of Ahvaz in Andimeshk county.
Oil prices rise over 3% after US-Iran strikes
Oil prices climbed Sunday after a weekend of strikes between the United States and Iran.
Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 3.92% to $78.99 a barrel, and US crude climbed 3.44% to $73.87 a barrel.
But the increase is “pretty tame,” Bob McNally, founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group, told CNN. Brent crude oil prices have trended lower since reaching $115 a barrel in April.
McNally said oil prices have fallen because of President Donald Trump’s reassurance that he wants the Strait of Hormuz open to avoid “a real economic and financial catastrophe.”
Iran has warned vessels against using alternative routes, such as traveling along the Omani coastline. The Omani “southern route” remains open, according to a naval advisory board.
With the uptick in oil prices, gas prices may soon be on the rise. An average gallon of gas in the US costs about $3.87, according to data from AAA — a 30% increase from when the war began in late February.
Gas prices had reached an average of $4.56 on Memorial Day, a busy weekend for drivers. McNally said the drop since the holiday is due to crude oil having “really unwound most of its war gains. That’s partly due to the president’s messaging and balancing on that.”
Meanwhile, Dow Jones futures and S&P futures slipped 0.2%, while Nasdaq futures dropped 0.3%
Tehran condemns US attacks, warns neighboring countries against aiding it
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned US military attacks on Iran over the previous 24 hours, accusing Washington of violating international law and warning neighboring countries not to assist any military action against the country.
The ministry’s remarks came before the US Central Command announced fresh strikes against Iran.
“Only 25 days after the signing of the agreement to end the war, the United States has openly violated nearly all parts of that agreement. By attacking Iran’s transportation infrastructure, fishing vessels, cargo barges, and meteorological facilities and buildings, the US has committed some of the most heinous acts of war crimes,” the ministry said in a statement.
It further alleged that the US military had used the territory and facilities of countries along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf to carry out attacks on Iran, and warned that any source of attacks against Iran would be considered a legitimate target for what it called “defensive strikes” by Iranian armed forces.
The ministry called on the United Nations and the Security Council to hold “the aggressor parties and those who aided and facilitated them accountable.”
Multiple explosions reported in Iran as US says it is conducting more strikes
Iranian official media reported a series of explosions late Sunday in several locations across Hormozgan province in southern Iran.
Explosions were reported in Jask, Qeshm, Bandar Abbas and Sirik in the province, where officials said no civilian casualties or damage to infrastructure were reported.
“Following the latest US attacks on several locations in the province, no civilian casualties or damage to residential or commercial infrastructure has been reported so far,” Hormozgan Governorate Public Relations Office said, according to the state broadcaster IRIB.
“According to initial reports, tonight’s attack targeted the telecommunications tower” in Sirik county, IRIB said in a separate report, adding that it was “the same location that was also hit during previous attacks.”
These reports come as the US said it has launched more strikes against Iran.
US launches another round of strikes on Iran at Trump's direction
The US has launched more strikes against Iran, according to the Pentagon.
“At 5 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching more strikes against Iran to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” US Central Command wrote in a post on X.
Central Command said President Donald Trump “directed the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable.”
Within the past hour, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps once again fired at commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Capt. Tim Hawkins, a CENTCOM spokesperson. US aircraft have successfully shot down an Iranian cruise missile and a one-way attack drone so far, he said.
It's midnight in Tehran. Here's what to know after a weekend of escalation
The US unleashed a major round of strikes on Iran overnight Saturday into Sunday, and Iranian state media has reported further attacks over the past few hours.
The US said it struck about 140 Iranian military sites in the overnight aerial assault. After those strikes, Gulf allies of the US reported droves of Iranian fire, including in Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The latest reported attacks: Iranian state media said military facilities on Qeshm Island and in the cities of Bandar Abbas and Hajiabad came under attack Sunday afternoon and evening local time. The reports did not identify who launched the attacks, referring only to “enemy” strikes. CNN has asked the US military for comment.
- Taking stock in the Gulf: More details are emerging from the Gulf nations where Tehran said it had targeted US military installations. US Central Command said no American service members were hurt. Kuwait said drone attacks damaged border posts and an offshore oil drilling rig. Qatar reported at least three injuries, including a child, from drone interceptions. Jordan said missiles had landed in the country but that no casualties were reported and damage was limited, while the UAE detected threats but said no missiles reached the country.
- Strait of Hormuz: Washington and Tehran are once again making contradictory claims about the status of the key waterway, with President Donald Trump insisting in an interview with CNN that the strait remains open, while Iran claims to have clamped down on marine traffic. Tracking data shows traffic was reduced to a trickle Sundayday as a familiar stalemate plays out.
- Call for de-escalation: Key mediator Pakistan expressed concern Sunday over the recent escalations, urging “all sides to exercise restraint” and uphold the commitments made as part of the memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran last month.
CNN’s Aida Karimi, Billy Stockwell, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Tim Lister, Julia Benbrook and Sophia Saifi contributed to this report.
Iranian media reports attacks on multiple sites in southern Iran
Multiple locations in Hormozgan province in southern Iran, including Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas and Hajiabad, have come under attack on Sunday, Iranian official media said.
The reports did not identify who launched the attacks, referring only to an “enemy” attack. CNN has approached US Central Command for comment. The reported attacks come amid ongoing hostilities between Iran and the US.
Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), citing the governor of Qeshm, said 10 to 11 “enemy projectiles” had struck Qeshm Island from Sunday afternoon onward. Hossein Amir Teymouri said all of the sites hit were military targets and that there were no casualties on the island, according to IRNA.
IRNA later reported more sites belonging to Iran’s military facilities in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and Hajiabad had come under attack.
In a separate update, IRNA said a maintenance technician working for Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran was killed while on duty on Farur Island in Bandar Lengeh county in Hormozgan province , and two of his colleagues were injured.
Hormozgan is located in the far south of Iran, along the strategic coastlines of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
Kuwait says drone attacks hit border posts, oil rig as Iran claims Gulf strikes
Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense said Sunday that three land border posts in the north of the country were damaged in what it described as a “hostile, criminal attack,” while an offshore drilling rig belonging to the Kuwait Oil Company was also struck by a hostile drone.
According to a statement issued by the ministry’s official spokesperson, Staff Colonel Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan, the attacks caused material damage. One worker was injured in the drone strike on the offshore drilling rig, located in Kuwaiti territorial waters, and is receiving the necessary medical care.
The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army said the armed forces remain on full readiness and are taking “all necessary measures and precautions to maintain the security of the country and the safety of its territories.”
The incidents came after Iran said it had launched attacks on several US military sites across the Gulf early Sunday, according to Iranian state media, following the latest round of US strikes.
Earlier Sunday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Kuwait was among several Gulf countries it attacked as it launched loitering drones targeting US military assets, including a Patriot air defense system.
CNN has been unable to independently verify Iran’s claims of attacks on US military sites and has reached out to US Central Command for comment.
Key mediator Pakistan calls on "all sides" to de-escalate
Pakistan expressed concern today over the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East after the United States and Iran traded another round of tit-for-tat strikes amid a breakdown in diplomacy.
The country — which has played a key role in mediating peace talks between Washington and Tehran in recent months — is “following with deep concern the recent incidents that are further escalating the regional tensions,” Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Pakistan urged “all sides to exercise restraint, take immediate steps towards de-escalation,” and uphold the commitments made as part of the memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran last month, the ministry said.
