Iran war takes terrifying turn as missiles bombard NUCLEAR plant and flights are thrown into chaos | 9 July 2026 | President Donald Trump’s war has escalated after Tehran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at war-weary U.S. allies in the Middle East, while American strikes bombarded an Iranian nuclear plant. A day after the President declared the ceasefire “over” and struck more than 170 government targets, Kuwait and Bahrain faced fresh Iranian attacks on Thursday morning. Jordan, a U.S. ally, said five Iranian ballistic missiles were fired from northwestern Iran toward an air base in the country, delaying flights across the region. Iranian officials claimed that U.S. military strikes sent shrapnel and projectiles slamming into the perimeter of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran. U.S. strikes on Iran over the last 48 hours have targeted Iran’s military assets near the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway responsible for one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.