Trump says truce ‘over’ as Iran reports US attack near nuclear plant – Middle East crisis live

The Guardian-July9th2026

Lucy Campbell (now); Taz Ali, Tom Ambrose and Jonathan Yerushalmy (earlier)

Iranian media reports US attack near nuclear power plant in Bushehr

We have some updates on the earlier reported explosions in the Bushehr province in southern Iran.

The semi-official Mehr news agency in Iran reported attacks in several locations “including military and civilian areas”. It added that attacks were reported near the nuclear power plant in Bushehr city and at a fishing port in the city of Asaluyeh.

Ehsan Jahanian, a local official in Bushehr, was quoted as saying there were no reports of casualties.

Mehr reported:

Jahanian stressed that further information regarding the extent of these attacks and the scale of any potential damage will be released through official channels, following a compilation of reports from the relevant authorities.”

There has been no immediate comment from the US.

Thousands of mourners surround the convoy carrying the coffins of Iran’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family for the final funeral procession before he is buried at the Shrine of Imam Reza, Iran’s most revered place of worship, in his hometown of Mashhad, northeast Iran, on Thursday.

Crowds brave sweltering heat for Ali Khamenei’s funeral procession in his hometown of Mashhad. — Crowds brave sweltering heat for Ali Khamenei’s funeral procession in Mashhad. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

Mourners react next to the coffin of Khamenei, who was killed on 28 February in US-Israeli airstrikes that launched the war. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

A truck carrying the coffins of Ali Khamenei and members of his family moves during the final stage of funeral ceremonies in Mashhad. Photograph: Hasan Salavati/AP

Iran’s ⁠foreign minister Abbas Araghchi held ⁠separate ⁠phone calls with his ⁠Omani and Turkish counterparts on Thursday ⁠and discussed ‌latest ‌developments in the region, ‌particularly in the strait of Hormuz, the ‌Iranian foreign ministry said.

The parties stressed the need to use ⁠diplomatic channels to prevent escalation, a ministry statement said.

Wall Street and oil prices are holding steadier on Thursday in the wait to see what will come next after Donald Trump declared the truce in his war against Iran “over” and the two sides exchanged tit-for-tat strikes.

The S+P 500 rose 0.2%, even though the United States launched new airstrikes against Iran, which responded by targeting US allies in the region. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 71 points, or 0.1%, as of 10:15am ET, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% higher.

In the oil market, prices edged lower following their jumps from the day before. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, fell 0.7% to $77.45. That’s down from $78.02 the day before but still above its $71.80 price at the end of last week.

There is concern that a return to full-blown war will block oil tankers from the strait of Hormuz and prevent the delivery of crude from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide. That could worsen inflation, which economists expected would ease with oil prices, and in turn force the US Federal Reserve and other central banks to raise interest rates.

Higher rates can keep a lid on inflation, but they also slow the economy and hurt prices for all kinds of investments.

But Trump also said on Wednesday that the latest back-and-forth fighting would not result in “long-term” military action, raising uncertainty about just what will happen.

The swings for oil prices have halted what had been a steady decline in US gasoline prices, and the cost for a gallon climbed a nickel overnight, according to motor club AAA. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.85 on Thursday, up 68 cents from a year earlier.