US launches ‘heavy wave’ of new strikes on Iran

Iranian media report that a couple and their two-year-old child were killed in the latest US attacks on Qeshm island. The United States has launched a “heavy wave” of attacks against Iran after a five-night pause in strikes, following Iranian missile attacks on US forces a day earlier. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had “successfully completed a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” as of 10pm ET on Wednesday (02:00 GMT on Thursday). It said the attacks were in response to Iranian strikes on US forces stationed at a US base in Jordan a day earlier.

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Scoop News DeskUs · Published Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 3:56 AM UTCUpdated Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM UTC

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CENTCOM claimed to have hit dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets, according to a statement posted on X, including “military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defence sites, and maritime capabilities”. 1 dead — in the latest US The semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that power outages occurred in Ahvaz as a result of the strikes.

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