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.
Fighter jets based in United Kingdom and Germany sent to Middle East
A U.S. official told ABC News that U.S. fighter jets stationed in the United Kingdom and Germany are being sent to the Middle East.
They include F-16’s stationed in Germany and F-35 fighters stationed in the U.K., according to the official.
Air & Space Forces Magazine was first to report the deployment of additional fighters to the Middle East.
There are currently 50,000 U.S. troops in the Middle East.
-ABC News' Luis Martinez
Jul 19, 2026, 7:34 PM EDT
US forces strike Iran for 9th consecutive night
United States forces conducted another wave of attacks against Iran Sunday evening, marking the ninth consecutive night of strikes, according to U.S. Central Command.
"The strikes will continue degrading Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM said.
Strikes targeted "Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks," in an effort to weaken Iran's ability to control the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM said.
Jul 19, 2026, 5:07 PM EDT
US service member killed, another wounded, CENTCOM says
A U.S. service member was killed and another wounded Saturday during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) called "a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone" in northern Iraq.
"After a thorough search, U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location earlier today. An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing," CENTCOM said.
-ABC News' Steven Beynon
Jul 19, 2026, 12:03 PM EDT
Jordan's army says 3 Iranian missiles fell in several locations
Jordan’s army said in a statement posted online Sunday that three missiles launched from Iran fell in several locations in the country.
This screen grab taken from video footage released on July 16, 2026, by Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)'s Sepah News website shows a missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain.
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Jordan’s state news agency says three missiles were intercepted by air defense systems and a fourth missile landed in a remote area in southern Jordan.
The IDF also released a statement saying they "identified the launch of missiles from Iran toward the city of Aqaba in Jordan, adjacent to Israel."
Interceptors were launched toward missile debris to prevent threats to Israeli territory and as a result, interceptor fragments fell near Eilat, the IDF said.
No damage or injuries were reported in that attack, according to the IDF.