Iran war takes terrifying turn as missiles bombard NUCLEAR plant and flights are thrown into chaos

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 13:14, 9 July 2026 | Updated: 13:27, 9 July 2026 Donald Trump's war has escalated after Tehran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at war-weary US allies in the Middle East, while US strikes bombarded an Iranian nuclear plant. A day after Trump declared the ceasefire 'over' and struck more than 90 regime targets, Kuwait and Bahrain faced fresh Iranian attacks on Thursday morning Jordan, a US ally, said five Iranian ballistic missiles were fired from northwestern Iran toward an air base in the country, delaying flights across the region. All were intercepted, the government says. Iranian officials claimed that US military strikes sent shrapnel and projectiles slamming into the perimeter of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran. Trump declared at a NATO summit in Turkey that the ceasefire with Iran was 'over' US Central Command releases footage of strikes on Iranian military positions