LIVECENTCOM says all Iranian missiles targeting US forces in the Middle East were interceptedLast updated: July 29, 2026 | 07:36Gulf News ReportDonald TrumpIsraelIranAmericaPalestineUS-Israel-Iran warX / CENTCOMA brief lull in hostilities between the United States and Iran has ended, with fresh military action raising fears of renewed escalation across the Middle East. The U.S. military said it intercepted an Iranian missile barrage targeting a U.S. base in Jordan before working with Saudi forces to strike sites in Iraq used by Iran-backed militias to launch recent attacks. The exchange comes after several days of relative calm following weeks of conflict centered on the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The renewed clashes come just a day after US President Donald Trump described negotiations with Iran as "very friendly" and as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington for talks with Trump at the White House. Follow our live blog for the latest developments:Highlights07:33 AM, 29 July 2026Iraq's PMF says US, Saudi strikes escalate tensionsIraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said several of its official headquarters across the country were struck in what it described as attacks by US and Saudi forces early Wednesday.In a statement, the PMF said the strikes killed and wounded a number of its members and caused damage to several buildings and other property. It condemned the attacks as a "highly dangerous escalation" and a violation of Iraq's sovereignty, saying they targeted the country's official security institutions.The group added that Iraqi authorities were monitoring the situation and that efforts to determine the full extent of casualties and damage were still under way.06:49 AM, 29 July 2026Iran Guards say halted 3 oil tankers in HormuzIran's Revolutionary Guards said they struck and halted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported Wednesday, despite a lull in fighting between the Washington and Tehran.The Guards' navy said "three violating oil tankers, which ignored our warnings and continued sailing an unsafe and illegal route, were struck and brought to a halt", the Tasnim News agency reported.06:03 AM, 29 July 2026Saudi Arabia conducts strikes on Iran-backed Militias in Iraq after drone attacks on oil facilities