Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Monday, July 13, here. See earlier developments below.
What to know about the Iran war
- U.S. forces on Sunday conducted another round of strikes on Iran, following another strike Saturday in retaliation for an Iranian attack on a Cyprus-flagged container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said.
- An Iranian delegation traveled to Oman earlier Saturday to continue negotiations via mediators, despite a dramatic exchange of fire with the U.S. that derailed the truce agreed to under the mid-June memorandum of understanding signed by President Trump and his Iranian counterpart. The U.S. and Iran on Sunday exchanged claims about if traffic was currently flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- President Trump on Friday threatened to "decimate and destroy" Iran if the regime made an attempt on his life, adding that "1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran" should it carry out an assassination attempt. In a statement Saturday, Iran's supreme leader vowed revenge for his father's death.
