US-Iran war updates: Tehran-Mashhad railway suspended, 14 killed in Ahvaz

Published July 9th, 2026 - 05:57 GMT
US-Iran war
This handout photograph provided by the media office of the Imam Abbas Shrine shows mourners carrying the coffins of relatives of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who were killed alongside him, at the Imam Abbas Shrine in Karbala on July 8, 2026, ahead of a funeral procession. Photo by - / IMAM ABBAS SHRINE / AFP

ALBAWABA - Iran's Ministry of Health reported that at least 14 people have been killed and 78 injured in the American airstrikes across the country on Wednesday-Thursday night. 

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on X that it hit 90 positions in Iran, targeting air defense systems, missile and drone storage sites, and other assets.

In response, Iran's military announced it struck "key infrastructure and facilities" at U.S. bases in Arifjan and Ali Al Salem in Kuwait, and Juffair and Sheikh Isa in Bahrain.

Additionally, Iran's state TV revealed that as a result of American attacks on the country, the train service between Tehran and Mashhad has been suspended.

This comes hours before slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei was due to be buried.

Tension resumed between the U.S. and Iran following accusations by Washington that Tehran attacked cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz and carried out airstrikes across Iran. In response, Tehran launched drone and missile attacks on American targets in the Gulf.