U.S. Strikes Hit Iran After Ceasefire Ends, Missile Interceptions Reported

U.S. airstrikes over the previous two days killed at least 14 people and wounded 78 others across Iran, according to Iran's Health Ministry. Strikes hit the perimeter of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the Choghaddak military base, a fishing pier in Bushehr Province, and an airport in Iranshahr where a firefighter died.

At least nine armed forces members were killed in Wednesday strikes, with three additional deaths reported in Khuzestan province on Thursday. Iran's Revolutionary Guard naval forces stated that U.S. interference in shipping routes would draw a forceful response.

Iran launched missiles at U.S. allies on Thursday, with Jordan's Armed Forces intercepting eight projectiles aimed at its territory. Debris fell without causing casualties or damage. The U.S. Embassy in Amman issued a shelter-in-place warning for the capital shortly before the interceptions.

Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week prompted the latest U.S. strikes. Only three fuel tankers transited the strait on Thursday, two of them under U.S. sanctions. Qatar suspended plans to boost production at the Ras Laffan LNG complex after an Iranian attack on one of its tankers.

Iranian strikes in March had already cut the facility's capacity by 17 percent.

The funeral procession for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Thursday in Mashhad, where his coffin arrived by plane from Iraq. Crowds lined Imam Reza Street as the coffin was carried toward the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza. Major General Abdolrahim Abdollahi vowed retribution against those responsible for killing Khamenei.

President Trump said on Wednesday that the 60-day ceasefire reached in mid-June was over and that Iran wants to make a deal badly. He threatened much worse strikes if Iran attacks ships again. Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. would respond militarily if Iran shoots at vessels.