US-Iran war Highlights: Pakistan, Iran explore path towards new talks with US – Report

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Iran's military said on Friday that it carried out attacks targeting US military assets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait in retaliation for Washington's latest strikes on the Islamic Republic, according to an AFP report.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards, meanwhile, said they had targeted a data centre in Bahrain belonging to Amazon, according to state media, though neither the US tech giant nor Bahrain have commented on the claim.

There was also no confirmation from the US of any targeting of its facilities or personnel.

The European Union has agreed to a US request to delay broadcasting its Copernicus satellite images over the Gulf by 24 hours, according to a decision published in its official journal.

The agreement comes as the United States has resumed its attacks on Iran since July 7, throwing the region back into chaos as Tehran and Washington battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

The US and Iran exchanged limited strikes as the latest round of hostilities passed the two-week mark, after Trump warned of a potential “massive attack” to try and force through a peace deal.

Pakistan is exploring a path towards a resumption of stalled US-Iran talks over ending their nearly five-month-old war, three Pakistani sources said, following a push initiated by China.

Exploratory discussions took place during a visit by Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni to Islamabad this week — his second within the last 10 days, Reuters said, citing sources.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it “opposes all forms of unilateral tariffs” in response to the new 12.5% tariffs, reiterating a longstanding statement by Beijing.

“Tariff wars and trade wars do not serve any parties’ interests,” ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular news conference.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Monday and will meet with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, according to a statement from Netanyahu's office.

The United States on Friday announced further sanctions against nine firms and four individuals associated with sanctioned Iranian financier Babak Zanjani for their efforts to evade U.S. sanctions.

The European Union has imposed new restrictive measures on Iranian judges over alleged human rights violations, EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Friday, adding that a leading figure of a cyber group who she said enabled the regime's repression of information has also been sanctioned.

"As Tehran intensifies its domestic crackdown, the EU will continue to hold those responsible to account," Kallas said in a statement on social media platform X.

Trump’s latest set of tariff hikes drew objections Friday from America’s trading partners including China and Japan, with Australia’s trade minister slamming them as “completely unjustified.”

The administration announced extra tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies late Thursday, saying the countries had failed to adequately enforce a ban on goods made with forced labour.

Gold prices dropped by ₹2,000 to ₹1.47 lakh per 10 grams in Delhi on Friday due to profit-taking by traders.

The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity depreciated by ₹2,000 to ₹1,47,200 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes), marking its second straight day of losses. Gold traded at ₹1,49,200 per 10 grams on Thursday, according to local traders.

US missiles struck targets across Iran, reaching as far as its Caspian coast, on Friday after Trump vowed "major military punishment" for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen for extending the Middle East war to a second major shipping chokepoint, the mouth of the Red Sea.

Brent crude retreated after hitting $100 a barrel in the previous session on concern over widening risks to Middle East supplies, as US President Donald Trump’s revived trade tariffs posed economic headwinds.

UN rights chief Volker Turk has urged countries involved in the US-Iran war to help evacuate and repatriate some 6,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

Britain said its armed forces were ready to protect the country from any attack after Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) issued a warning not to allow U.S. bombers to fly from UK bases.

In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC said the US had flown bombing missions against Iran from Fairford in southwest England, adding that any base used to launch such attacks would be a legitimate target.

US President Donald Trump said he’s considering a “massive attack” on Iran to push the nation to negotiate a peace deal, raising the prospect of even higher energy prices that have already rattled economies.

Trump told Axios in an interview that he was “close to making a decision” on attacks that would be “bigger than ever before.” Iran isn’t ready to make a deal and “they haven’t received enough pain yet,” Trump was reported as saying.

Recent US military strikes on Iran have killed at least 55 people and wounded 645 others, a spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Health told Iranian media.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned civilians in the Middle East on Friday to stay away from US forces, state media reported.

"We warn the general public in countries where American soldiers are stationed to immediately stay out of a radius of 500 metres from the places where American soldiers are hiding, in order to be safe," the Guards said in a statement carried by state TV.

The US House called on President Donald Trump to halt the war on Iran for the second time as a handful of Republicans crossed their own leadership to support the measure.

A series of explosions sounded near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran.