17 U.S. service members have been killed since the war in Iran began.
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 relatively limited strikes despite the signing of the memorandum and amid the continuation of peace talks, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.
At least one child was injured by shrapnel in Qatar during interception operations on Friday local time, according to the Qatar Interior Ministry.
The ministry said in an X post that the child is receiving "necessary medical care."
-ABC News' William Gretsky
CENTCOM announced Thursday night that they completed another wave of strikes against Iranian military targets.
U.S. forces launched a series of "precision munition" strikes from fighter jets, drones and warships for the sixth night in a row, CENTCOM said in an X post.
-ABC News' Alex Ederson
The Kuwait Army issued alerts Friday morning local time for "hostile missile and drone attacks."
"The General Staff of the Army notes that if explosion sounds are heard, they are the result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks," the Kuwait Army said.
Alerts were also issued in Bahrain.
"We urge citizens and residents to remain calm, head to the nearest safe location, and follow updates through official channels," Bahrain Interior Ministry said in a statement.
-ABC News' William Gretsky
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Iran still wants to talk when pressed about the current state of talks on Thursday.
"Iran very much continues to talk to the United States of America and expressed that they want to make a deal with us because they are suffering devastating blows on behalf of our United States military," Leavitt said.
Leavitt confirmed that thousands of U.S. servicemembers are positioned in the region to continue enforcing the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports and ships.
“More than 10,000 U.S. sailors, Marines, and airmen, along with two aircraft carriers and more than 20 warships and dozens of aircraft, are executing the blockade mission as we speak,” she said.
“US CENTCOM has redirected two compliant commercial vessels and disabled one non-compliant vessel. So, look, the strait is open for ships that are not traveling to and from Iranian ports,” she said.
