US strikes on Iran draw regional fallout as toll rises, Hormuz shipping disrupted

The National (UAE)—Regional fallout is intensifying after the US strikes on Iran, with Jordan intercepting Iranian missiles fired at its own territory and Iran's IRGC claiming its retaliatory strike on a US base there destroyed several F-35 fighter jets. Iran says the two-hour strike wave, which hit dozens of targets including the Qeshm and Abadan oil islands, killed several civilians, including at least one toddler — prompting Saudi Arabia's defense minister to privately urge Trump toward de-escalation. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been disrupted, with tankers turning back and fires breaking out on gas vessels in an Egyptian port. The strikes, the first after a nearly week-long lull, retaliate for an earlier attack that killed American troops at the same Jordan base.

• The National (UAE) — strikes specifically targeted IRGC-linked facilities, officials say
• The National (UAE) — IRGC claims 3 F-35s destroyed, 3 damaged at Al Azraq base … 2 US-escorted tankers turned back after a fire
• The Hill — US and Saudi Arabia also struck allied militias inside Iraq
• Daily Mail — US launches fresh round of powerful strikes on Iran in revenge for thwarted attack as Trump considers new '
• HuffPost — World — US-Saudi strikes on Iraqi militias killed 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers … drone strikes also hit gas vessels at Egypt's Damietta port
• HuffPost — US News — The U.S. Says It Thwarted An Iranian Missile Attack That Ended A Brief Pause In Fighting
• New York Post — World — US military launches airstrikes on Iran after foiled missile attack on US forces
• NPR — Iran says a residential building was hit … Jordan shot down 5 incoming missiles
• CBS News — US — same Jordan base where 3 US troops were killed weeks earlier
• Guardian — cited as the reason the Bank of England held UK rates steady at 3.75%
• Haaretz — analysis links the strikes to ongoing Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping
• Dawn — Iran says 3 died in the Qeshm strike, among them a toddler
• The Straits Times — US military says latest strikes on Iran last two hours, hitting dozens of targets
• MS NOW — U.S. launches retaliatory strikes on Iran after ‘surprise attack’
• The Independent (UK) — Jordan reports no casualties from its own missile interceptions
• RealClearPolitics — The New Old Middle East
• The Globe and Mail — Iran strikes Kuwait and Jordan hours after U.S. attack
• France 24 — US military launches 'powerful' retaliatory strikes on Iran
• Deutsche Welle — Trump had vowed beforehand to hit Iran 'very hard'
• Axios — U.S. launches fresh airstrikes in Iran
• Guardian — tanker Al Areesh became first vessel to exit Hormuz since July 11
• Reuters — US military says latest strikes on Iran last two hours, hitting dozens of targets
• NBC News — US launches heavy strikes on Iran after surprise attack on American forces
• CBS News — Latest news on Iran war as U.S. launches barrage of strikes following surprise attack
• BBC — US launches heavy strikes on Iran following attack on American troops