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in the Strait of Hormuz<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Iran&#8217;s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps said Friday that it had hit two tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz under an &#8220;aerial escort&#8221; of the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC said the &#8220;non-compliant oil tankers \u2026 were struck and stopped, while four other oil tankers quickly changed course and returned to their previous locations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military&#8217;s Central Command <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2082903734863245651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Thursday<\/a> it had redirected 24 commercial vessels since restarting a blockade on Iranian ports earlier this month, up from 20 vessels a day earlier.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--d9b69c4f-d764-4aa1-9f31-c6972b473f64\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-d9b69c4f\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-31T07:18:58-0400\"><br \/>\n              23m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Iran receives bodies of Revolutionary Guards killed in U.S.-Saudi strikes in Iraq<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Iranian state media said Friday that the bodies of five members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">killed in joint U.S.-Saudi strikes in Iraq earlier\u00a0 this week<\/a><\/span> had been returned.<\/p>\n<p>The United States and Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday they had struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq in response to recent attacks on the Gulf kingdom.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/31\/d12fb420-21ff-4c9f-a279-d192e95fab03\/thumbnail\/620x413\/91dad18e3dae36f605d944941da0dbaa\/gettyimages-2287657615.jpg#\" alt=\"Funeral in Najaf for Hashd al-Shaabi and Revolutionary Guards members \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/31\/d12fb420-21ff-4c9f-a279-d192e95fab03\/thumbnail\/620x413\/91dad18e3dae36f605d944941da0dbaa\/gettyimages-2287657615.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/31\/d12fb420-21ff-4c9f-a279-d192e95fab03\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/2099b1f6a9989cf95f47581d58f260f7\/gettyimages-2287657615.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A funeral ceremony is held at the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, on July 30, 2026, for members of Iraq&#8217;s Popular Mobilization Forces and Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who were killed in U.S.-Saudi airstrikes across Iraq earlier this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Karar Essa\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The strikes targeted positions belonging to the Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi armed coalition that includes several powerful pro-Iran groups, killing at least 20 militants, including the five Iranians.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC&#8217;s Quds Force oversees Iran&#8217;s operations abroad, and Guard members killed outside Iran are often affiliated with the unit.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2020, the U.S. killed the Quds Force&#8217;s commander, Qasem Soleimani, in an airstrike in Baghdad, along with Hashed al-Shaabi&#8217;s deputy leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>AFP<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--b82c94d6-4032-4835-8a24-270f6e078b25\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-b82c94d6\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-31T07:18:58-0400\"><br \/>\n              23m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Iran military says it targeted U.S. base in Kuwait with drones<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Iran&#8217;s military said Friday it launched drone strikes targeting U.S. military facilities in Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>It said in a statement that it targeted &#8220;fighter aircraft shelters, satellite communications systems and equipment storage facilities at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate comment from U.S. Central Command, but Kuwait&#8217;s defense ministry said that it had &#8220;detected hostile drones inside Kuwaiti airspace since dawn today&#8221; and &#8220;successfully <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KuwaitArmyGHQ\/status\/2083139390683926858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intercepted and destroyed them<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their statement said Iran had &#8220;targeted a number of vital and military facilities,&#8221; without specifying where, and said that &#8220;falling debris&#8221; from the intercepted drones had caused some &#8220;material damage&#8221; but no casualties.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian army said the strikes came &#8220;in response to the recent aggression by the terrorist U.S. military against our country and its brutal attack on a residential home on Qeshm Island.&#8221; Local media reported on Thursday that <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/us-iran-war-trump-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">three members of a family were killed<\/a><\/span> in U.S. strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The strait, which\u00a0 normally carries around 20% of global oil shipments, has been effectively closed by Iran since the start of the war on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has carried out repeated strikes on Iran&#8217;s southern coastal provinces as it seeks to weaken Tehran&#8217;s control over the waterway.<\/p>\n<p><em>CBS\/AFP<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--e9f1007d-96ae-468f-ba20-24fd829a9c49\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-e9f1007d\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-31T07:18:58-0400\"><br \/>\n              23m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Hamas agrees to next phase of Gaza deal, Trump says<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>President Trump said Thursday evening that the militant group Hamas, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-backed-groups-iraq-militias-middle-east\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Iran-backed proxy<\/a>, has reached an agreement with his international &#8220;Board of Peace&#8221; 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