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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.

12:00 PM EDT

Iran has shown it will not 'succumb to US bullying,' Araghchi says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters that, "Iran has shown that it will not succumb to U.S. bullying and will not respond to the language of force, pressure, or threats in any way."

"We are neither afraid of threats nor will we succumb to pressure and will not tolerate the language of threats. We have a principled policy and we will continue to do so. Protecting the Iranian people and protecting Iran's interests in the Strait of Hormuz are among our principles and we will follow them," Araghchi said at the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Kyrgyzstan.

On negotiations, Araghchi said there was no issue with mediators, but that the problem lies with the United States' approach.

11:25 AM EDT

Netanyahu to travel to Washington, meet Trump Tuesday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will head to Washington, D.C., on Monday, at President Donald Trump's invitation, according to Netanyahu's office.

Netanyahu will meet with Trump at the White House on Tuesday and attend Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, Netanyahu's office said.

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

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