Middle East live: US air strikes on Iran's Qeshm island kill three people

Live Issued on: 30/07/2026 - 07:52Modified: 30/07/2026 - 08:01 Smoke rises following explosion at an unknown location, during what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 29, 2026. © US Central Command via Reuters A US attack killed three people, including a two-year-old child, on Iran's Qeshm island, the Fars news agency reported on Thursday after the US military said it wrapped up a heavy wave of strikes. The US military said the strikes were retaliation for Iranian attacks targeting US military bases in Jordan. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates. Yesterday's key developments: US-Saudi strikes on Iraq killed at least 20 members of the Hashed al-Shaabi, an armed Iraqi alliance that includes pro-Iran groups, the alliance said. Iraq vowed to defend its sovereignty and to prevent its territory from being used against neighbouring countries following the deadly US-Saudi strikes. The US on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on entities it accused of being linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and of extorting commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. US President ​Donald Trump said ​the United States would hit ​Iran ‌very ⁠hard after an attack ‌on the US military ⁠in Jordan. (FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters) Keywords for this article