{"id":783206,"date":"2026-07-25T05:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/783206\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T05:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:46:14","slug":"july-24-2026-escalation-in-iran-war-nears-2-week-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/783206\/","title":{"rendered":"July 24, 2026 \u2014 Escalation in Iran war nears 2-week mark"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Two waves of sirens rang through Bahrain on Friday, just as Iran claimed responsibility for targeted strikes on US assets in several Arab countries<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n The Bahraini Ministry of Interior called on residents to \u201cremain calm\u201d after alarms were activated at 12:47 a.m. ET and again at 3:47 a.m. ET, in posts on X<\/a>, before the defense ministry said forces<\/a> \u201cintercepted and destroyed\u201d Iranian airstrikes.\n <\/p>\n

\n Further north, the Jordanian military downed seven missiles and six drones from Iran on Friday, according to Jordan\u2019s Armed Forces.\n <\/p>\n

\n In Kuwait, air defenses were \u201cintercepting hostile targets\u201d from Iran, the Kuwaiti army said<\/a> at Friday evening local time.\n <\/p>\n

\n Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted \u201cthree ammunition and equipment storage\u201d facilities at Kuwait\u2019s Al-Adairi Base, according to the semi-official agency Tasnim. The IRGC also targeted the control tower of the US Navy\u2019s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, Tasnim said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Earlier on Friday, Tehran aimed drones at Bahrain\u2019s Sheikh Isa Air Base and Jordan\u2019s Al-Azraq Air Base, according to Iran\u2019s Press TV.\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN cannot independently verify the claims<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n Tehran has intensified attacks on US-allied nations in the region after Washington unleashed a fresh assault on Iran in mid-July. Several of those countries under Iranian fire, including Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, house US military bases.\n <\/p>\n

\n At least four US service members have been killed in the most recent wave of Iranian attacks over the past week, according to the Pentagon. Three of those were killed in Jordan, and one was killed in a controlled Iranian drone detonation in Iraq.\n <\/p>\n

\n Iran\u2019s latest salvo has also prompted travel restrictions and stark warnings from foreign consulates. Just on Thursday, the UK Foreign Office issued travel<\/a> guidance<\/a> advising against \u201call but essential travel\u201d for Kuwait and Bahrain.\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN\u2019s Aleena Fayaz, Lex Harvey, Kareem El Damanhoury and Eyad Kourdi contributed reporting.\n <\/p>\n

\n This post has been updated with the latest information.\n <\/p>\n