Tehran launches more strikes after explosions reported in southern Iran
Summary
Iranian state media says Iran has launched new strikes this afternoon, with Jordan saying it shot down eight missiles
It comes as Iranian state media accuses the US of striking near a nuclear power plant. The US has not commented
Meanwhile, huge crowds gather in Mashhad for the burial of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Overnight, the US said it hit 90 targets in Iran - while Tehran says it targeted American bases in Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain
The Iranian health ministry says 14 people were killed over the past two nights. BBC Verify has examined damaged cause by US strikes on an Iranian port control tower and a railway bridge
Tensions have reignited after attacks on commercial ships off Iran's coast
US Democrats furious after Trump strikes Iran again
Bernd Debusmann Jr
White House reporterRenewed US military strikes on Iran have largely been met by silence from members of the Republicans Party, with public comments few and far between.
On the other side of the political spectrum, however, Democrats have reacted with fury, with many calling on the White House to seek congressional authorisation for renewed hostilities.
Last month, the Republican-controlled US Senate approved a measure demanding that Trump halt the war or seek congressional approval - a largely symbolic gesture that was nonetheless seen as a rare rebuke of Trump by lawmakers who have largely fallen behind the president since his return to the White House.
“Congress voted against more war against Iran," Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine was quoted as saying on Wednesday. "The US should not be launching new strikes without congressional approval and restarting a war that has raised gas prices, killed Americans and hurt the economy."
Another Democrat, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, was quoted as describing the new strikes as "ballooning foreign policy malpractice".
"The negotiations are a 'waste of time' because Trump's negotiators change by the day," he said, quoting Trump. "So do his goals and demands. It's all gross incompetence that is costing American taxpayers and consumers billions."
Khamenei burial marks the end of six days of public mourning
Lyse Doucet
Chief international correspondentReutersThis marks the end of six days of public mourning in five cities, in Iran and neighbouring Iraq – funeral ceremonies replete with religious and political symbolism.
On this final day, huge crowds again filled the main streets, this time leading to the golden domed Shrine of Iman Reza in Mashhad, Iran’s holiest city and the birthplace of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The most loyal, the most religious waved Iranian flags and photographs, and placards calling for revenge.
Other Iranians, who always opposed his authoritarian rule, stayed away.
And still not seen is the Ayatollah’s son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was severely injured in the US-Israeli attacks which killed his father.
No US bases in Middle East safe from heavy fire, IRGC warns
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned the US against carrying out further attacks in the Middle East following reports of a strike on a US-linked air base in Jordan.
The IRGC is quoted in Iranian media as saying that if the US "repeats its aggression, no other US bases in the region will be safe from our heavy fire".
The statement adds: "If anyone attacks you, then attack him in the same way that he attacks you."
US-linked air base in Jordan hit by 10 missiles in Iranian attack - reports
An air base in Jordan has been hit by 10 missiles in an attack by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to state media.
State-run outlet IRIB, and other Iranian media, cite IRGC as saying the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq - which is linked to the United States - has been "destroyed".
Jordan has not confirmed the attack.
Earlier, a spokesperson for Jordan's government said sirens sounded after Iranian missiles were launched at the country this afternoon.
The spokesperson said the missiles had been intercepted and the armed forces are on high alert.
We'll bring you more from the IRGC statement shortly.
How have ships been getting through the Strait of Hormuz?
By Thomas Copeland and Libby Rogers
Iran has been trying to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz and has demanded that ships take a government-approved route close to its Gulf coast.
Since a deal to end the war with the US was signed on 17 June, Iran has been blamed for five strikes on ships using a different route through the strait, recommended by the American military, using Omani waters.
New data from the maritime intelligence firm Kpler shows that no ships used the Omani route yesterday - falling from just three ships the day before.
Of the 23 ships that moved through the strait yesterday, Kpler’s data shows at least 12 used Iran’s northern route instead.
Verified footage shows damage to railway bridge in northern Iran
TasnimBy Shayan Sardarizadeh
Videos and images published by Iranian media showing damage to a railway bridge in the northern city of Aqqala have been verified.
Two videos filmed overnight show damage to Agh Tekkeh Khan railway bridge in Iran’s Golestan province, nearly 40km (25 miles) east of the Caspian Sea.
Photos published by Iranian media this morning show a hole and a crater on the bridge, with visible damage to the railway track and debris scattered around.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says the bridge was targeted by a US cruise missile, but there had been no casualties.
Thousands walk alongside Khamenei's coffin before burial
ReutersAs strikes are reported in Iran and Jordan, the final funeral procession of the former Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has been making its way through the streets of Mashhad in north-eastern Iran.
There have already been six days of funeral events ahead of the burial, including a procession on a 10km (6-mile) route that passed through the capital Tehran's landmark Enghelab Square on Monday.
Thousands of flags and signs - some showing pictures Khamenei and others calling for US President Donald Trump to be killed - have also been on display.
ReutersReutersMourners gather in Mashhad on the day of the burial of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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