Iran live updates: Trump says US will respond to Iran's attack on American forces

Mon, August 31, 2026 at 10:07 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the primary flashpoint.

Latest Developments

Aug 31, 9:42 AMTrump says US will respond to Iran's attack on American forces: 'We're going to hit them hard'

Aug 31, 6:06 AMOil prices jump after renewed US-Iran exchanges

Oil prices jumped on Monday morning following U.S. attacks on Iranian rocket launcher positions on Larak Island on Sunday and subsequent Iranian retaliation.U.S. oil was trading at $86.26, up 3.44%, on Monday morning, while global oil was up 3.4% trading at $91.10.The average price for a gallon of regular was $4.01, down 4 cents from last week's average, according to GasBuddy.-ABC News' Victor Ordonez

Aug 31, 4:40 AMSome missiles not intercepted in Jordan attack, sources say

Two Jordanian security sources told ABC News on Monday that some missiles targeting Jordan were not successfully intercepted, but that there were no casualties.The sources did not specify where the missiles hit.-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz

Aug 31, 3:37 AMUAE air force 'responds' to drone approaching from Iran

The United Arab Emirates' Defense Ministry said on Monday that the nation's air force "responded to a UAV detected over the country's territorial waters, approaching from Iran."The ministry also issued a statement denying Iranian media reports that the Al Minhad Air Base, located to the south of Dubai, was targeted by missiles.

Aug 31, 3:17 AMIranian forces 'will not hesitate,' Foreign Ministry says after latest exchange

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Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday that Tehran's forces targeted U.S. bases in Jordan in response to Sunday's American strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps units on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.The bases targeted in Jordan, the ministry said in a statement published by the semi-official Mehr News Agency, had been used to launch and support attacks on Iran.The ministry added that Iran's armed forces "will not hesitate to exercise the inherent right of self-defense."-ABC News' Joe Simonetti

Aug 31, 2:46 AMTehran will give 'decisive response' to aggression, Pezeshkian says

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told reporters early on Monday that Tehran is "not looking for war, but we will give a decisive response to the aggressors," following U.S. strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces in the Strait of Hormuz area.Before leaving Tehran for a visit to Kyrgyzstan, Pezeshkian said Iran "will never sit still in the face of any aggression," as quoted by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency."Instability and unrest in the region are not in the interest of any country and will challenge everyone," Pezeshkian added.

-/Iranian Presidential Office/AFP - PHOTO: A handout photo made available by the Iranian presidential office shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attending a press conference in the capital Tehran, on Aug. 8, 2026.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Aug 31, 2:07 AMCENTCOM says targeted Iranian forces posed 'imminent threat'

U.S. Central Command posted to X late on Sunday describing its strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz area as "limited, precise action" against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps "minelaying forces posing an imminent threat.""Iran created the threat and the U.S. military eliminated it to protect civilian mariners, commercial shipping, and the free flow of global commerce," CENTCOM wrote.-ABC News' Cindy Smith

Aug 30, 8:50 PM8 missiles intercepted in Jordanian airspace: State media

Jordanian air defense systems intercepted eight missiles in its airspace early Monday morning, the country's state media reported.

Aug 30, 4:21 PMUS forces strike 2 Iranian rocket launch sites

United States forces on Sunday struck two Iranian rocket launch sites on Larak Island, according to a U.S. official.

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