2026 Iran War: 2026-09-05 — Live Updates

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Jordan says it intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles over northern airspace

Jordan's military said air defenses engaged 13 ballistic missiles that entered the kingdom's airspace, destroying 10 while three fell in remote areas away from population centers, with no casualties reported. A senior US official cited by Israel's Channel 12 said Washington had no indication at this stage that American bases in Jordan had been fired on, after Arab media reported interceptions over Jordan.

Jordan says it intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles over northern airspace

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Trump says US may strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain very soon

US President Donald Trump told reporters the American military may soon go after Pickaxe Mountain, repeating a threat first made in mid-July. The site near the damaged Natanz enrichment complex is described as housing two deeply buried facilities. Iran and the United States have resumed mutual strikes in the past week after an earlier lull.

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Iran air defence chief says the threat is not over and Tehran is ready

Brigadier-General Alireza Elhami, Iran's air defence commander, said the threat is not over and that Iran is ready for any kind of confrontation now or in the future. The remarks came as Al Jazeera tracked renewed US threats against Pickaxe Mountain and ongoing exchanges around the Strait of Hormuz.

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Axios: Trump administration drafting postwar Middle East strategy

A source familiar with the process told Axios the White House is preparing a postwar Middle East strategy that may take several more weeks. Officials said early work spans political and agency levels and centers on a US-backed regional alliance to contain Iran, next steps on Gaza and Israel-Syria/Lebanon tracks, and possible Saudi-Israel normalization under an expanded Abraham Accords framework.

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