Live Updates: Iran reports no new strikes by U.S. for first time in 2 weeks

What to know about the Iran war today:

- After 13th consecutive nights of strikes by the U.S., there were no new reports of bombings on Iran overnight Saturday.
- The U.S. military said Friday it disabled a commercial ship that attempted to evade the blockade on Iranian ports.
- Iran claimed new drone strikes Friday against U.S. military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, as explosions were heard near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq and video showed dramatic drone interceptions.

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43m ago -- Yemen's Houthis announce strikes on Aramco oil facilities in Saudi Arabia

The Houthis, an Iran-backed paramilitary group in Yemen, announced strikes on Saudi oil company Aramco's facilities in Jizan and Yanbu on Saturday.

The Houthis fired "dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones," which successfully hit their targets, according to spokesperson Yahya Saree. The strikes or whether they were successful could not be independently verified.

The group also confirmed the military blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the southern exit point of the Red Sea, remains in effect. The Houthis struck two Saudi-flagged commercial tankers in the Red Sea earlier this week, but had not struck any ships since then, bringing some calm to the region.

"We will not hesitate to expand our operations and escalate our actions based on developments in the coming hours and days, within the equation of a blockade for a blockade and an escalation for an escalation," Saree said in a statement.

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7:57 AM -- Ukraine targets vessel carrying military shipments to Iran, Zelenskyy says

The two major ongoing wars crossed paths on Saturday when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced his country had struck a ship carrying arms for Iran.

"We also achieved very strong results with long-range strikes in the Caspian Sea — including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran, as well as a warship," Zelenskyy said on X.

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6:08 AM -- Iran reports no strikes overnight for the first time in almost 2 weeks

Iran reported no strikes overnight into Saturday, an apparent break from nearly two weeks of consecutive nights of U.S. attacks, but tensions remain high in the region.

Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour posted on X, saying that "Iran had a peaceful night," without any attacks reported. The U.S. Central Command didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. However, unlike the previous 13 nights, it did not announce new strikes.

Sirens sounded multiple times early Saturday in Saudi Arabia's Yanbu and Jizan provinces, which house crucial oil facilities on the Red Sea, according to the Saudi Civil Defense. It said the sirens were because of a "potential danger" that was later lifted, without providing further details. Bahrain also sounded missile alerts early Saturday, but no casualties have been reported.

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6:37 PM / July 24, 2026 -- U.S. forces disable ship allegedly heading toward Iran

The U.S. military disabled a ship that was allegedly sailing toward Iran, in violation of a blockade of Iranian ports reinstated by President Trump last week, U.S. Central Command said.

"We disabled the tanker after the crew attempted to run the blockade at least four times prior. The crew was repeatedly warned, didn't comply, and U.S. forces on scene disabled the ship after firing into its engine room. The ship is no longer transiting to Iran," Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a CENTCOM spokesperson, told CBS News.

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2:57 PM / July 24, 2026 -- Crossings continue to fall in Strait of Hormuz, but rise in Bab el-Mandeb, data shows

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a trickle on Thursday, but the number of commercial vessels passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait increased, according to data from intelligence firm Kpler.

Only six ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after 15 passed through a day earlier, according to the data. Five used the northern route designated by Iran, as opposed to the U.S.-sanctioned route to the south, Kpler said.

Traffic was better in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is the southern exit to the Red Sea that passes by Yemen. The Iran-backed Houthi militia based in Yemen targeted two Saudi-flagged ships in the strait late Wednesday into Thursday after threatening to shut down traffic.

Forty-nine vessels traveled through the Bab el-Mandeb on Thursday, according to Kpler, just below the number of ships that previously traveled through the waterway on an average day. Only 29 transited the strait on Tuesday after the Houthis threatened to target ships, Kpler said.

"Several ships that had previously reversed course in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea completed their crossings, while others remain on hold following earlier U turns," Kpler said on X. "The data points to a cautious but selective return to transit activity as operators continue to assess security conditions."

On Friday, the Houthis said they were only targeting Saudi vessels.

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2:05 PM / July 24, 2026 -- Oil prices fall back under $100 following sharp rise

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