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Iran live updates: US struck site near Iraq-Iran border crossing, US official says

CENTCOM launched a 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran on Wednesday.

Last Updated: July 24, 2026, 5:28 PM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.

11:01 AM EDT

Iran continues to fire projectiles at Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain

Iran continued to fire projectiles toward Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain on Friday, with the countries confirming aerial attacks, military officials said.

Kuwait's armed forces said it is dealing with "hostile drones" from Iran.

In Jordan, air defense shot down seven missiles and six drones coming from Iran Friday, the armed forces said in a statement.

Bahrain's military said it "intercepted and destroyed several treacherous Iranian aerial attacks" on Friday.

-ABC News' Ayat Al-Taway and Ghazi Balkiz

5:15 AM EDT

Iran retaliating against US assets in the region

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Friday morning that it had launched another wave of drone attacks against U.S. assets in Kuwait, after the U.S. carried out strikes against Iran for a 13th consecutive night.

The IRGC claimed that it had targeted and destroyed an Amazon data center in Bahrain, according to Iranian state media.

Meanwhile, sirens sounded in Bahrain on Friday morning, according to the country's Ministry of Interior, and a journalist with the Associated Press reported hearing at least seven blasts in the city of Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, and afterwards observing at least four plumes of black smoke rising into the sky from areas near or inside a base hosting U.S. forces.

ABC News could not independently confirm the AP report.

-ABC News' Morgan Winsor

Jul 23, 2026, 9:42 PM EDT

US strikes on 13th straight night conclude

U.S. strikes on Iran for the 13th straight night concluded at 9 p.m. ET, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

"CENTCOM targeted Iranian military command centers, drone storage facilities, communication networks, coastal surveillance sites, and maritime capabilities to further diminish the threat Iran poses to civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM said.

Jul 23, 2026, 9:42 PM EDT

State Department considering relaunching Middle East task force: Officials

The State Department is actively considering relaunching a 24/7 task force to help Americans stranded in the Middle East due to rapid escalation, two U.S. officials tell ABC News.

The task force would be similar to the one formed in the opening weeks of the conflict, when the department rushed to respond to requests from thousands of Americans suddenly stranded in the Middle East.

This comes as more airlines are cancelling planned flights and expressing to the department that they may extend suspensions. The State Department does not appear to be doing anything to dissuade carriers from taking these steps, but rather, it seems to be acknowledging the risk and focusing its attention on dealing with the potential fallout.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

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