Live Updates: Iran targets U.S. bases in Jordan and Iraq as raging war depletes U.S. interceptor stockpiles - CBS News

What the report says

CBS News reported in live updates Saturday that the 21-week war involving Iran and the U.S. showed a temporary pause in direct U.S. bombing of Iran, with no new overnight strikes reported after 13 straight nights. Iran’s Health Ministry spokesperson described the night as calm, and U.S. Central Command had not announced additional attacks. The U.S. military said Friday it had disabled a commercial vessel that tried to avoid a blockade on Iranian ports.

At the same time, CBS reported that Iran claimed drone attacks on U.S. military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, while explosions were heard near a base in northern Iraq that hosts U.S. forces. The report also said missile alerts sounded in Bahrain, and Saudi authorities activated sirens in Yanbu and Jizan because of a potential danger that was later lifted. No casualties were reported in those alerts in the supplied text.

The regional spillover widened around key shipping routes. Citing AFP, CBS said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed they stopped four ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after warning shots, saying the vessels changed course. In Yemen, the Iran-backed Houthis said they struck Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu with missiles and drones; CBS noted the claimed success of those attacks could not be independently verified. Pakistan’s foreign minister also spoke with Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister about diplomacy and regional stability.

The developments matter because they connect U.S.-Iran fighting with threats to Gulf bases, oil infrastructure and maritime chokepoints including Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb. CBS also carried Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s call for dialogue over Yemen, while Tehran denied responsibility for that conflict’s escalation.