Summary

  1. Iranian media reports fresh strikes in several locationspublished at 12:12 BST

    Iranian media has reported fresh strikes in several locations in the past hour.

    State-run IRNA cites Iran's deputy governor for security affairs in the Isfahan province as saying an attack on a military base in the city of Nain killed one person and injured seven.

    Two people have reportedly been killed and three injured in Abadan, in the country's southwest, according to the deputy governor of the Khuzestan province.

    The US has not confirmed the reports. The country's military has said it targeted dozens of Iranian military installations in a wave of strikes overnight.

  2. Jet fuel supply is stable despite volatile situation, EU sayspublished at 11:54 BST

    A plane is being refuelled on a runway during a sunny dayImage source, Getty Images

    Fewer ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz - a key supply route for imports into Europe - had raised fears of jet fuel shortages.

    In a statement released today following a meeting on Friday, the European Union's energy task force has quelled those concerns.

    The task force says the supply of jet fuel "remains overall stable so far" despite the "volatile" situation in the Middle East.

    It also says there is "no immediate security of supply concern" over oil and gas this winter.

    Gas prices are still above pre-conflict levels, although "volatility has remained relatively low and prices are significantly lower than levels seen in the 2022 energy crisis," it adds.

  3. Strait is a high-risk zone, Iran embassy in UK sayspublished at 11:42 BST

    Iran has established a temporary safe maritime corridor "free of technical and military barriers" in compliance with the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, the country's embassy in the UK has said.

    In a post on X, the embassy claims the Strait of Hormuz has turned into a "high-risk zone" for maritime traffic due to US military aggression.

    It also accuses the US of pushing vessels toward a "dangerous southern parallel route", referring to the Joint Maritime Information Center advising ships to take a route through Omani waters in the south of the strait.

    The route is described by the embassy as being "unsafe, unreliable, and prone to accidents".

    Map of the Strait of Hormuz showing two sets of alternative shipping routes. Red arrows mark shipping lanes designated by Iran, running through the northern part of the strait near the Iranian coast. Blue arrows mark routes suggested by Oman, the UN and allies, running farther south around the coast of Oman. Iran is labelled to the north and Oman to the south. An inset map shows the strait’s location between the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
  4. Attacks on ships reported in Strait of Hormuz in recent dayspublished at 11:16 BST

    The US says the latest round of strikes are in response to Iran hitting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

    The UK's Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported incidents in the vital waterway in recent days:

    • 5 July: A cargo vessel reports being attacked by "unknown armed assailants" off the coast of Yemen
    • 6 July: A tanker is hit by an "unknown projectile" off the coast of Oman, causing a fire on board. No casualties are reported
    • 7 July: A tanker is struck by an "unidentified projectile" in a nearby area. It suffers structural damage but there are no casualties. Another tanker in the same place is struck by an unknown "Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle" and suffers minor structural damage
    • 12 July: A container ship off the coast of Oman is damaged, causing a fire to break out on board. The crew abandon ship and are rescued by local authorities

    Our colleagues at BBC Verify have been monitoring the movement of ships in the strait - no commercial vessels have crossed the strait since Sunday evening.

    Three small boats on the water, image is black and white. Image has a small white box around the boats and the word classified is at the top of the image in green.Image source, US CENTRAL COMMAND
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    The US military says its strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on vessels in the strait. Centcom shared this image of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats before they were struck by the US

  5. UK, France and Germany condemn 'reckless attacks' on ships - joint statementpublished at 10:47 BST

    The UK, France and Germany have condemned Iran's "reckless attacks" on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and in Bahrain, Oman and Jordan.

    In a joint statement, external issued last night, before the latest round of overnight attacks, the E3 group called for the "swift and full" resumption of shipping in the strait.

    The US military said it carried out a wave of strikes in response to Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the vital waterway. Iran said it retaliated with strikes on US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.

  6. 'Absolutely untrue': Iran disputes Trump's 'no nuclear' dealpublished at 10:31 BST

    Donald Trump walks in a navy suit with a gold tie. A pair of USA flags can be seen behind him.Image source, EPA/Shutterstock

    On Sunday, President Donald Trump told NBC Iran had agreed to a deal with the US during talks over the weekend.

    He said: "They agreed to a deal yesterday, a perfect deal for us. No nuclear, no this, no that, no nothing. They gave up everything."

    On Monday, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman called Trump's comments "absolutely untrue".

    Esmail Baghaei says no topic other than the Strait of Hormuz was discussed during a meeting between the two countries in Oman on Saturday.

    Mediators are continuing their efforts in negotiations between the US and Iran, he adds.

  7. 'We will not hesitate in our self-defence' - Iran foreign ministry spokesmanpublished at 10:05 BST

    Esmail Baghaei speaks while wearing a dark suit.Image source, Reuters

    Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says the US-Iran deal has "entered a crisis".

    Iranian state media quotes Esmail Baghaei as saying Iran's "defensive strikes" are solely against bases and facilities used by the US to attack the country.

    "We will not hesitate in our self-defence," he adds, saying Iran cannot allow the US to use transit in the Strait of Hormuz to harm the country's sovereignty and security.

    Baghaei says negotiations on Saturday were solely focused on the vital waterway, adding that Iran's goal was to ensure the safe passage of ships. But, he says, US pressure on Oman has hindered efforts.

    As a reminder, ship-tracking data shows no vessels have transited the strait since yesterday evening.

    On the memorandum of understanding - a 14-point deal signed on 17 June - Baghaei says Iran will not execute its commitments if the US fails to honour the agreement.

  8. UN chief warns of 'catastrophic consequences'published at 09:29 BST

    Antonio Guterres in a suit with a red tie. He is standing behind a pair of microphones.Image source, Reuters

    The UN secretary-general said on Sunday he was "deeply concerned" by the renewed military confrontations in the Gulf region, urging all parties to exercise "maximum constraint".

    In the statement, made before a further set of US strikes overnight on Sunday, Antonio Guterres warned that a return to full-scale hostilities would have "catastrophic consequences".

    He also called for the restoration of "full freedom of navigation" in the Strait of Hormuz.

    The secretary-general's comments were criticised by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, who said on Sunday that Iran's strikes on US bases in the region were a "legitimate and lawful exercise of its inherent right to self-defence under international law".

    He also called on Guterres to urge the countries in the region to stop allowing the US to use their territories "as launchpads for aggression against Iran".

  9. BBC Verify

    No ships tracked through Strait of Hormuzpublished at 09:08 BST

    By Shruti Menon

    No commercial vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz while broadcasting their location since yesterday evening, according to ship-tracking website MarineTraffic. Other ships may have crossed with their transmitters off.

    On Sunday, the Iranian government’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) said transit through the waterway "is not currently possible" due to "illegal movements of the United States military forces in the region".

    Eight commercial vessels including tankers, bulk carriers and cargo vessels, crossed the strait on Sunday - down from 21 on Saturday and 14 on Friday, according to preliminary data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler.

    Of the eight that crossed yesterday, two broadcast their positions during the transit and both had crossed before the PGSA made its announcement.

    The other six crossings recorded by Kpler were dark, meaning they did not broadcast their position while they were crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

    Our colleagues at BBC Verify will continue to monitor vessels crossing the strait throughout the day.

  10. A state of controlled escalation in the Strait of Hormuzpublished at 09:02 BST

    Barbara Plett Usher
    Reporting from Jerusalem

    Two large ships pictured in the Strait of Hormuz on 12 July.Image source, Getty Images

    The battle over control of the Strait of Hormuz has stalled movement towards ending the wider conflict.

    Iran pledged to open the strait, according to the terms of its interim deal with Washington, but it has been firing on commercial vessels it says are using an unauthorised route.

    The US military says its latest round of strikes has continued to degrade Iran’s ability to attack international shipping. And it insists that traffic is still able to flow through the strait.

    The Trump administration needs that to happen to bring oil prices down ahead of midterm elections in November.

    Attempts by mediators to resolve the dispute at the weekend failed – and it’s clear how important control of the strait is to Iran: more important than dozens of atomic bombs, senior Iranian officials have said.

    It’s believed neither side wants to return to all-out war, but analysts say they are in a state of controlled escalation.

    In our next post, we'll bring you an update on the tracking of ship movement in the strait.

  11. Major European markets open flat, shrugging off latest strikespublished at 08:50 BST

    Mitch Labiak
    Live business reporter

    European stock investors appeared to shrug off the latest news about military attacks between the US and Iran as the major markets all opened flat.

    The FTSE 100 index of the largest firms listed in London, as well as its French and German equivalents, the Cac 40 and the Dax, were all flat in early trading, not moving since Friday's close.

    US markets will open at 09:30 in New York (14:30 BST), but current bets on the future price of shares in that market suggest the S&P 500 index could be down by about half a per cent when share trading begins.

    Meanwhile, oil prices jumped at the start of trading as Brent crude - the global benchmark wholesale oil price - surged almost 5% early on Monday to over $79 (£59) a barrel.

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  12. The era of one-sided deals is over, Iranian negotiator said on Sundaypublished at 08:32 BST

    Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrives in Switzerland for technical talks on the US-Iran ceasefire on 20 JuneImage source, Reuters
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    Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrives in Switzerland for technical talks on the US-Iran ceasefire on 20 June

    Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf - who has been the country's chief negotiator with the US - said on Sunday the era of "one-sided deals is over".

    He added in a post on X: "We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking."

    Iran's foreign ministry also accused the US of causing "the return of insecurity" in the Strait of Hormuz.

    Meanwhile, in a brief phone interview on Sunday, US President Donald Trump said to Reuters: "We're beating them up," referring to Iran.

  13. Latest strikes come days after Trump called Iran's leaders 'scum'published at 08:14 BST

    From hopes of peace, to regular attacks - here's a recap on how we got here:

    • 17 June - US and Iran sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU), supposedly putting an end to the conflict - and beginning a further 60 days of negotiations
    • 26 June - The US launches fresh strikes on Iran after Donald Trump accuses the country of a "foolish violation" of its truce, following an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz
    • 7 July - The US launches approximately 80 more strikes at Iran in response to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran targets US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait
    • 8 July - Trump declares the ceasefire with Iran "over", calling the country's leadership as "scum" and "cuckoo" - see our clip below
    • 11 July - US officials demand that Iran publicly state the Strait of Hormuz is open
    • 12 July - The US launches its latest wave of attacks on Iran following further attacks in the strait, with Iran retaliating through several strikes at US bases in the region
  14. Iran attacks Oman, state media reportspublished at 07:36 BST
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    Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has attacked radar systems in Oman as part of its retaliatory strikes against the US, Iranian state media reports.

    It follows earlier statements in which they said they had attacked sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.

    The attacks came in retaliation to overnight attacks made by the US on dozens of Iranian military installations.

    A regional map highlighting Iran in white with its name in red. Surrounding countries are labeled in grey, neighbouring Iraq to the west and other Middle Eastern countries including Syria, Jordan, Israel, Gaza and Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and Oman. Bodies of water such as the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman are marked in blue.
  15. Oil prices rise to $79 after latest attackspublished at 07:26 BST

    Mitch Labiak
    Live business reporter

    Oil prices jumped at the start of trading, following news Iran had hit commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, with the US then carrying out more attacks on Iran.

    One fifth of the world's oil and gas usually flows through the key waterway south of Iran which the country had effectively closed in response to the start of the US-Israel war with Iran at the end of February.

    Brent crude, the global benchmark wholesale oil price, surged almost 5% early on Monday to over $79 a barrel.

    Despite the rise, prices remain far below the near $120 a barrel peak reached during the height of the war.

    Before the conflict began, oil was trading at around $70 a barrel.

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  16. Iran says it hit several US bases in regionpublished at 07:16 BST

    Following overnight strikes by the US, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it attacked several bases linked to the US in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.

    Via Iranian state media, the group says it struck two US-linked air bases in Kuwait, as well as army infrastructure and a drone command centre in Bahrain, and the Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan.

    Bahrain's interior ministry has issued several warnings over the last four hours, urging citizens to head to safe locations.

    The Jordanian military shot down four Iranian missiles that entered its airspace on Monday, a Jordanian source tells the AFP news agency.

    Meanwhile the Kuwaiti military says it "intercepted hostile aerial targets" within the country's airspace.

  17. Iran 'does not control Strait of Hormuz', insists US militarypublished at 06:46 BST

    Screengrab from US military video showing a black and white video from a drone/aircraft camera showing the target of an air strike before it is hitImage source, Centcom

    In its first update, posted on Sunday evening, US Central Command (Centcom) said its strikes aimed to degrade Iran’s ability to "attack civilian mariners and commercial ships" in the Strait of Hormuz, after a series of attacks in the waterway.

    In a separate post, published at 03:30 BST, Centcom said it had "completed" its attacks.

    It said it had struck air defence-systems, coastal radar sites, naval vessels and missile and drone sites.

    "The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade. Iran does not control it," said Centcom.

    "US forces are postured and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available to commercial shipping despite Iran’s continued unwarranted aggression."

    The US said its attacks involved "fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones, and one-way attack sea drones for the first time".

  18. US and Iran continue attacks after Trump declared ceasefire 'over'published at 06:41 BST

    Smoke and explosions from a US gun or cannonImage source, Centcom
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    The US military released footage of its overnight attacks on Iran

    The US military has carried out a wave of strikes on Iran overnight - targeting dozens of Iranian military installations, including air-defence systems, coastal radar facilities, and missile and drone sites.

    Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it retaliated with strikes on US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.

    The US says the attacks are a response to Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz - Iran says the waterway is closed until further notice, while the US insists it is open.

    In a statement detailing Sunday night's strikes, Centcom said US forces are "postured and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available to commercial shipping".

    In June, both sides agreed a ceasefire as part of a "memorandum of understanding" - but last week, Donald Trump said the ceasefire was "over", while calling Iran's leadership "scum".

    We'll have all the latest news from Iran, Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain on this page - while bringing you analysis from our teams across the world.