US-Iran war LIVE: A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026.US-Iran war LIVE: The US military said on Wednesday it had launched a fresh round of strikes on Iran to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remained open to maritime traffic. Meanwhile, Kuwait's military said on Thursday that its air defence systems had intercepted "hostile missile and drone attacks". Iran also launched attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait on Wednesday in response to an earlier wave of US airstrikes on its territory. Hours later, the US carried out fresh strikes after President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz showed that the fragile ceasefire had effectively come to an end.The latest escalation heightened concerns that the conflict in West Asia could flare up again. It came just a day after the US military struck several military installations and port facilities following Iran's attacks on multiple merchant ships off the coast of Oman. ...Read MoreThe latest escalation heightened concerns that the conflict in West Asia could flare up again. It came just a day after the US military struck several military installations and port facilities following Iran's attacks on multiple merchant ships off the coast of Oman. Follow all the updates here:Jul 9, 2026, 06:56:54 ISTUS-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait's air defences were intercepting "hostile missile and drone attacks", its military said on Thursday."The General Staff of the Army notes that any explosions heard are a result of air defense systems intercepting hostile attacks," the Kuwait military said in a post on X, without specifying their origin.Jul 9, 2026, 06:37:28 ISTUS-Iran war LIVE: The US military said on Wednesday it had launched a fresh round of strikes on Iran to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remained open to maritime traffic.The operation came just hours after Trump declared that the interim agreement aimed at ending the war was "over."The latest US strikes were launched in response to Tuesday's attack on three cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes shook several cities along Iran's southern coastline and caused power outages in some areas."US Central Command forces have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM, the US military's West Asia command, wrote on X.