HEADLINES IN BRIEF

• Railway line from Tehran hit by US as Khamenei's coffin lands in Mashhad READ MORE BELOW

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• Iran says 14 killed in two days of US attacks

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• Explosions heard near Iran's nuclear power plant in Bushehr

US says it's hit 90 targets in Iran

Since a new wave of tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran erupted on Tuesday (July 7) the US has hit approximately 90 Iranian military targets, according to officials in Washington.

The latest strikes have targeted air defense systems, missile and drone storage sites, and other assets. 

In a statement posted on social media, US Central Command said the US had "completed an additional round of strikes against Iran, July 8, to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping and innocent civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz." 

The statement laid out how the "United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway."

At a NATO summit on Wednesday, US president Donald Trump said he believes the ceasefire between the United States and Iran is effectively over, dismissing further negotiations as a waste of time and calling the country's leaders "liars" and "scum".

Tehran-Mashhad railway line hit by US as Khamenei's coffin arrives in northern city

The train service between Tehran and Mashhad has been suspended hours before Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei is due to be buried in the holy city.

A plane carrying the body of the supreme leader landed in Mashhad on Thursday. The northern city will be Khamenei's final resting place after a week-long funeral, but many mourners' plans to attend the burial will reportedly be disrupted due to US strikes on the Tehran-Mashhad train line. 

According to state media, the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said a repair team had been dispatched after "a criminal attack by the US-Israeli enemy".

Iran's Revolutionary Guard accused the US of attempting to "overshadow" Khamenei's funeral after two bridges leading towards Mashhad were also hit.

The burial ceremony is still expected to go ahead. The slain Supreme Leader will be buried in the Iran's holiest shrine. 

Iran targets US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar

Iran's military says it targeted sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in retaliation to US strikes.

According to Iran's state media, the military said "in continuation of the attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran's army on US bases in the region" it had targeted a Patriot missile interceptor system in Kuwait, an early warning system in Qatar and fuel tanks in Bahrain using "a large number of various types of army kamikaze drones".

Earlier, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said they had struck "key infrastructure facilities" in US military bases inArifjan and Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, as well as Juffair and Sheikh Isa in Bahrain. 

Qatar has also received alert warnings of an elevated threat for the first time since the ceasefire began in April. Qatar has played a key role in mediating negotiations between the US and Iran in recent weeks.