Iran Strikes
- RoutineIL18:42UTC15:42EST11:42
US Strikes Kill Civilians on Qeshm Island as Iran Claims Retaliatory Hits on US Bases (Jul 30, 1542 UTC, 1842 Israel) (Evening Edition)
US strikes across southern Iran killed a family of three on Qeshm Island, while Iran claimed retaliatory missile strikes destroyed three F-35s at a Jordanian airbase and hit a US base in Kuwait. Hezbollah reported Israeli artillery and drone activity in southern Lebanon, and the IDF struck Hamas weapons depots in Gaza. Israel and Hamas are reportedly nearing a Phase II agreement involving Hamas disarmament.
- FlashIL08:57UTC05:57EST01:57
US Launches Heavy Wave of Strikes on Southern Iran After IRGC Ballistic Missile Attack on Jordan Base (Jul 30, 0557 UTC, 0857 Israel) (Morning Edition)
The US launched a two-hour wave of strikes across southern Iran, targeting IRGC assets in Bushehr, Qeshm, Abadan, Kish, and Ahvaz, in retaliation for an IRGC ballistic missile attack on a US airbase in Jordan. Casualties are reported on Qeshm Island. Hezbollah conducted a drone strike on an IDF vehicle in southern Lebanon, the first since the late-June ceasefire framework. In Gaza, Israeli airstrikes killed at least three Palestinians, including a child, amid a collapsing health system. Prime Minister Netanyahu met with President Trump at the White House, with Trump signaling both a willingness to strike Iran hard and openness to a deal.