Iran-US war latest: Tehran hits back after Trump strikes Iranian tankers and wedding party

US Central Command releases video showing wave of strikes on Iranian military targetsIran has vowed to respond with “crushing and devastating blows” after US strikes killed five people attending a wedding party in Iran.Iranian state media reported explosions across southern coastal areas, including Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island. Tehran also said US strikes hit civilian sites in Hormozgan province and a civilian airport in Kerman province.One of the strikes hit a home in Kuhestak where a wedding ceremony was taking place, killing five people, including a child, and wounding at least 68 others, according to Hormozgan provincial officials.The US military also struck two Iranian government tankers, Axios reported, marking the first time Tehran’s tankers were hit.Iran responded by launching ballistic missiles towards Jordan, with its military saying it had targeted a US base near the Gulf of Aqaba.The US military said it was aware of reports of civilian casualties but stressed that it “never targets civilians”.Centcom said it concluded its latest barrage against Iranian military targets on Tuesday night. The fresh strikes came after Donald Trump said he wants “total control of the Hormuz Strait, and their economy totally collapsing”. Car hits pro-government gathering in Iran, killing fourA car ​struck a gathering of supporters of Iran's government and armed forces in the northeastern city of ⁠Mashhad overnight, killing four people and injuring more than 10, several Iranian media reported on Wednesday.A car travelling ⁠at high ​speed ⁠first collided with another vehicle, lost control and then veered ⁠into the crowd after hitting safety ​barriers ⁠and traffic ‌signs, Noor News reported, citing Mohsen Mousa-Abadi, head of Razavi Khorasan Province's traffic ‌police.Initial checks showed ‌the driver, who was arrested, was not in a normal state, Mousa-Abadi said, ⁠without giving details on his condition.There was no immediate indication of a political motive, and authorities described the incident as a traffic accident.The evening gathering was one ‌of a series of recurring events ​attended by supporters of ‌the Islamic ⁠Republic and its armed forces since ⁠the war with the United States ‌began in ​late February, according ‌to Mehr news ​agency.Shweta Sharma2 September 2026 06:38Iran says it is striking US assets across Gulf regionIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had launched attacks against US assets in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Erbil in Iraq, as Tehran retaliated for fresh US strikes on Iran.It was after Bahrain’s defence force said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks targeting the kingdom. Shweta Sharma2 September 2026 06:26Bahrain says it intercepted Iranian aerial attacksBahrain’s defence force said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks targeting the kingdom.It came as Tehran was retaliating against US strikes across the region. Shweta Sharma2 September 2026 06:17Oil prices rise for second day after US-Iran strikesBrent crude futures rose 1.3 per cent to $95.91 a barrel on Wednesday, marking further gains for a second day after fresh US strikes on Iran pushed oil prices higher.The latest exchange of strikes has raised concerns over further disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Oil prices rose to a five-week high on Tuesday after the strikes began."The threat of further disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz has ​brought about renewed anxiety over inflation, driving a selloff in stocks across most major markets and a rout in global ​bond markets," Westpac analysts wrote.The yield on the US 10-year Treasury bond hit an intraday high of 4.8122 per cent, its highest level in almost three years, while the yield on the 5-year Japanese government bond rose to 2.295 per cent, its highest level on record. Shweta Sharma2 September 2026 06:13The chaos inside Hegseth’s defense department as Trump ‘concerned’ by scale of purgeNo official reason has been offered for Driscoll’s departure following 18 months in the role but it comes after CNN and Reuters said he had been butting heads with Hegseth for several months.According to sources cited by The Atlantic, Driscoll recently “brought up concerns with the administration surrounding Army transformation and readiness and Hegseth’s blocking those efforts specifically by firing the generals who were responsible”. His mission was seemingly unsuccessful.Nevertheless, US President Donald Trump was said to be “surprised and concerned” about the number of the cuts to the department and the seniority of those who have left, The Atlantic reports. Read on...Joe Sommerlad2 September 2026 05:5818 commodity vessels transit through Bab el-Mandeb StraitAt least 18 commodity vessels transited through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday, ‌another major maritime chokepoint in the Middle ​East, with seven vessels entering and ‌11 exiting.This compares with ⁠an average of around 24 ships ⁠going through Bab el-Mandeb over the past 10 days.Among the ‌vessels travelling ​through the strait were ‌two Aframax tankers and one ​Suezmax tanker. The United States said it had launched a series of air strikes against ‌Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian ‌retaliation, in the most serious escalation of the conflict between the two countries in weeks.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⁠said in a statement the US attacks would "tighten the lock" on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that carried about one-fifth of global oil consumption before the conflict.Shweta Sharma2 September 2026 05:30ICYMI: Trump shares AI video of Kharg Island being 'blown to smithereens'Trump shares AI video of Kharg Island being 'blown to smithereens'Rachel Dobkin2 September 2026 05:04 US military struck two Iranian tankers for the first time, report saysThe US military struck two Iranian government tankers during Tuesday’s attacks on Iran, Axios reported.A US official said the strikes were carried out under a new “tanker for tanker” policy approved by president Donald Trump in response to Iranian attacks on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.According to the report, the tankers were anchored off Iran’s coast, north of the US naval blockade line.The missiles hit the engine rooms of the vessels.US officials said around 100 targets were struck on Tuesday, including defence sites, radar systems and anti-ship cruise missile launchers.It was the first time the US military had targeted Iranian tankers in retaliation for Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Shweta Sharma2 September 2026 04:49Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data showsFour ​commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, down from 10 a day earlier and below the 10-day average of ⁠around 13, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday.The four vessels that transited were one very large crude carrier, one Panamax tanker, one Kamsarmax carrier and one intermediate ⁠tanker, initial data ​from shiptracker ⁠Kpler showed at 0200 GMT.Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31 (Reuters)Of the four vessels, one was entering the strait ⁠and three were leaving.The figures could change as ​some ⁠ships typically switch off transponders ‌during the voyage. Shweta Sharma2 September 2026 04:21Seven killed in missile strikes on Iran’s Khuzestan Seven people have been killed in US missile strikes on three locations in Iran’s Khuzestan province, the province’s deputy governor for security affairs said, according to the IRNA news agency.Eight others were wounded in the strikes, IRNA reported.People gather at the site in the aftermath of a reported attack in Kuhistik, Sirik, Iran (Reuters)Shweta Sharma2 September 2026 04:09