The outskirts of Abadan, a major oil-refining hub in southwestern Iran, were targeted in a U.S. missile attack on Sunday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, while the Iranian army claimed that its air defense units had downed a U.S. MQ-9 drone in western Iran on the same day.
Abadan, located in Khuzestan province, is home to Iran's oldest oil refinery and bordering Iraq. The city had been targeted by U.S. strikes earlier in the week, as military confrontation between the United States and the Islamic republic have escalated sharply.
No casualties were reported in Sunday's attack, the Tasnim report said, citing Khuzestan's deputy governor for security affairs Valiollah Hayati.
According to a report by Iran's official news agency IRNA on Sunday, the air defense units of the Iranian army had shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone and intercepted an American cruise missile in Iran's west.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X that its military personnel on Sunday found unidentified remains at the site of an Iranian attack in Jordan, where the attack killed two U.S. service members and left another missing two days earlier.
An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing, CENTCOM's post said.
Separately, CENTCOM also confirmed that one American service member died on Saturday in northern Iraq while handling unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian attack drone, and a second service member sustained minor injuries and remains under medical care.
The U.S. military has launched several waves of strikes against Iran's military and infrastructure targets for more than a week, claiming that the attacks are in response to the Iranian armed forces' targeting of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and aimed at "degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping".
Iran has responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting U.S. military bases and facilities in the region.
US strikes Iranian oil hub, Tehran claims downing US drone
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that his country is engaged in a "full-scale war" with the United States, stressing the importance of maintaining economic stability during wartime.
"Today's war is not a war of merely missiles. The enemy has come to the conclusion that it cannot force the Iranian nation to surrender with military strikes," Pezeshkian said at a meeting of the High Council of the Judiciary in Tehran, according to a statement published on the website of his office.
He said that the "enemy" has waged a "hybrid war" against Iran, describing the economy and the people's livelihood as the most important areas of confrontation with the "enemy," and highlighting the necessity to maintain economic stability and protect social assets as two priorities of "the system of governance during wartime."
Pezeshkian added that his government "fully protected" Iran's national rights and interests in negotiations with the United States, including in the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on June 18.
Iran has received proposals from mediators, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, amid continued tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and the United States.
Baghaei made the remarks at a weekly press conference in Tehran without giving details, when asked whether he could confirm reports about new proposals by Qatar for the revival of U.S.-Iran negotiations and a 10-day ceasefire.
Baghaei stressed that Iran's diplomatic apparatus remains active alongside its military responses to U.S. attacks, while condemning recent U.S. strikes against civilian infrastructure, including bridges and medical centers, as violating "people's rights to life, security and human dignity."
On the peace memorandum of understanding signed with Washington on June 18, he said the agreement's "text is completely clear," and Washington has no pretext to breach its promises under it.
He said Tehran adhered to a "commitment for commitment" principle until Washington repeatedly violated its commitments, prompting Tehran to cease its own obligations.
On the Strait of Hormuz, he affirmed Iran's resolve to exercise its sovereignty over the waterway and prevent any "misuse" against its interests.
The United States has launched multiple strikes on Iran's southern provinces over the past week, saying they were aimed at "degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping."
Iran has responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting U.S. military bases and facilities in regional countries, including Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan.
The escalation comes as the two sides, under their MoU, were scheduled to hold negotiations within a 60-day period to reach a final agreement.
Iranian president says his country in "full-scale war" with U.S.
