Iran-US war latest: Tehran strikes US bases in Jordan after Trump hits Larak Island in first attack in weeks

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck east of Tehran at 7.19am this morning, Iran International reported, citing the Tehran Emergency Organization.

The earthquake was felt in Pardis, Bumehen and Lavasan, according to the report.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has urged Muslim nations, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against their “real enemy”, warning that divisions among Muslims serve the interests of their adversaries.

The statement was published on Khamenei’s Telegram account to mark Islamic Unity Week, which commemorates the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.

Advocating mutual defence and joint cooperation across various fields, it warned that anyone creating division among Muslims, “knowingly or unknowingly,” ultimately assists the enemies of Islam.

US president Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated video and claimed that his forces have blown Iran’s Kharg Island to smithereens.

Iran’s foreign ministry this morning said Tehran struck US military bases in the Gulf as an act of self-defence after the US attacked Larak Island.

The ministry said Iranian forces carried out “defensive and deterrent strikes” against US bases involved in or supporting the attack. Iran said it struck US bases in Jordan and the UAE.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to exercise its inherent right to legitimate defense and will respond decisively to every military aggression by the enemy,” it said.

Iran was not seeking war ⁠but would respond decisively to any aggression, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said.

“We will never remain silent in the face ​of any ⁠aggression and will respond decisively to the aggressors,” state media quoted him as saying this morning ahead of a visit to Kyrgyzstan.

It was not clear if he was speaking before or after Donald Trump’s post on Kharg Island.

A ​supertanker caught fire and was brought to a complete halt ⁠after being struck by two naval mines in the southern Strait ⁠of ​Hormuz, Iran ⁠state TV reported this morning.

The ‌Guards said the tanker had been ‌attempting to pass through ‌the waterway illegally. It did not identify ⁠the vessel or provide information about its crew.

The Guards warned that other ships violating its security rules would ‌face the same ​fate and ‌said compliance ⁠with its regulations for ⁠passage through the Strait ‌of ​Hormuz was mandatory.

Iran’s army said ⁠it attacked the United Arab Emirates’ Al Minhad Air Base with drones this morning, ​Iranian state ⁠TV reported, citing a statement ⁠from the army.

The army said ​the ⁠attack targeted ‌locations where US forces and helicopters were stationed ‌at the base.

It said ‌the attack was in response to the ⁠killing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Iranian civilians on Larak Island.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ⁠shot down a US MQ-9 ⁠drone ​over ⁠the ⁠Strait of ​Hormuz ⁠with ‌air defence missiles, causing ‌it to ‌crash into ⁠Gulf waters, the Mehr news agency reported this morning.

Oil prices were trading more than two per cent ‌higher this morning after the US attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz and drew retaliation from Tehran, as conflict in the Middle East extended into its sixth month.

Brent crude futures climbed $2.51, or 2.85 per cent, to $90.61 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $85.53, up $2.13, or 2.55 per cent.

US forces struck two launchers ​on Iran’s Larak Island in the Hormuz Strait yesterday, the first known American strikes ⁠on the Gulf nation since late July.