US-Iran war news Highlights: Iran vows more strikes until US halts attacks on Strait of Hormuz infrastructure

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US Central Command wrote on X: "CENTCOM launched a round of strikes against Iran at 3 p.m. ET today for the seventh consecutive night. The strikes are designed to continue degrading Iranian military capabilities at the Commander in Chief's direction."

China and Pakistan urged Washington and Tehran to end hostilities and return to negotiations.

The appeal came after the foreign ministers of both countries met in Shanghai, where they called for diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation.

A Syrian military source denied reports that Iran had attacked the Al-Tanf military base near Syria’s borders with Jordan and Iraq.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had earlier claimed responsibility for targeting the facility in retaliation for US strikes, but Syrian officials rejected the claim. (AFP)

A drone and rocket attack killed nine members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, according to the exiled group.

The party blamed Iran for the attack, though Tehran did not immediately confirm responsibility.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and across the region, calling them “unacceptable”.

The UN chief urged all sides to avoid further escalation and protect civilian populations amid growing fears of a wider regional conflict.

Oil prices surged around 3% on Friday as the US and Iran intensified military strikes across the Gulf.

Brent crude rose $2.49 (2.96%) to $86.72 per barrel.

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained $2.48 (3.14%) to $81.43 per barrel.

The rally was driven by growing concerns over disruptions to global oil supplies.

Markets are worried about restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said retaliatory operations would continue until the United States halted military action against Iran's southern coastal infrastructure and facilities around the Strait of Hormuz.

Aerospace Force commander Majid Mousavi said "effective and targeted strikes" against US assets would continue, while Iran's Energy Ministry urged citizens to reduce electricity consumption and switch off air conditioners during peak hours after power infrastructure was reportedly damaged in US attacks.

Iran launched attacks on American military assets across several Gulf countries.

In Qatar, the Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US radar systems and military aircraft. Doha said its air defences intercepted incoming missiles.

In Kuwait, authorities reported an Iranian strike on a power and water plant, damaging several electricity generation units. The Kuwaiti military also said several personnel were injured after Iranian drones targeted military bases and camps.

Iran also claimed to have struck two US radar sites in Oman, while state media reported attacks targeting US helicopters and aircraft stationed at an airbase in Bahrain. Bahraini authorities urged residents to seek shelter during the attacks.

An Israeli strike on a funeral gathering in central Gaza on Friday killed at least seven people and wounded 22 others, according to local health officials.

The strike hit mourners attending a funeral in the Nuseirat refugee camp, according to the Awda Hospital, which confirmed the casualties. The funeral was being held for a Palestinian who had been killed in an earlier Israeli strike on Friday.

U.S. Central Command said in a post on X:

"On July 16, U.S. forces successfully destroyed the Chah Bahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower, part of a maritime surveillance network along Iran’s Gulf of Oman coastline used for decades by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to track and target commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

The destruction of the tower directly degrades IRGC’s ability to coordinate attacks on innocent civilian crew members. Furthermore, the strike protects freedom of navigation in regional waters for all vessels, except for ships attempting to violate the ongoing U.S. naval blockade against Iran."

Iran's Health Ministry said US strikes since June 22 have killed at least 38 people and injured more than 400.

State news agency IRNA reported that the latest overnight attacks alone killed eight people and wounded 20 others.

Iran's Energy Ministry appealed to citizens to reduce electricity consumption after US strikes reportedly damaged energy infrastructure in the country's south.

The ministry urged people to switch off air conditioners during peak hours to help stabilize electricity supplies in southern provinces experiencing extreme heat and infrastructure damage.

A chemical tanker was boarded by an armed group off the coast of Yemen on Friday while it was transiting in the Gulf of Aden, the British military said.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO,) said military authorities had reported that the vessel was boarded by “unauthorized personnel” south of al-Mukalla province in Yemen.

Ambrey, a British maritime security firm, said Somali pirate are believed to have boarded the tanker, which does not have an armed security team on board.

Iran's Energy Ministry on Friday urged residents to cut electricity consumption after the national power grid came under pressure following US strikes on energy infrastructure in the country's south. The ministry asked people to switch off air conditioners during peak hours to help maintain a stable power supply in the affected southern provinces, which are grappling with extreme heat and damage to electricity facilities.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it targeted the US Al Udeid air base in Qatar, state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.

More airlines are restoring flights to parts of the Middle East after the conflict that followed US and Israeli strikes on Iran, but some carriers have kept suspensions in place, Reuters report.

One of Kuwait's power generation and water desalination stations was hit in an Iranian attack, causing damage to facilities, a fire and the disruption of a large number of electricity generation units, Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said on Friday.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement to state media claiming to have "targeted American fighter jets and tankers stationed in Jordan", Reuters report citing state TV

Iranian state media reported Friday that overnight US strikes on infrastructure in southern and western Iran killed eight people and wounded 20 others.

A tanker was struck by a projectile off the coast of Oman, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said on Friday, as Iran and the United States exchanged fire over control of the Strait of Hormuz.