Live updates: US reports its first military deaths since March after a week of renewed fighting with Iran - CNN

The US is continuing to bombard Iran, as Tehran maintains its attacks on American allies in the Persian Gulf. Last night saw the seventh consecutive round of overnight US strikes on Iran this week.

Here’s a look at how the conflict has escalated over the past seven days:

Early Sunday local time, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) closed the Strait of Hormuz after firing a warning shot at a vessel it said was attempting to use an unauthorized route to cross the waterway. The US military launched multiple rounds of strikes on Iran in response. Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan all reported incoming attacks as Iran retaliated.

In the early hours of Monday morning, the US carried out another round of strikes on Iran, including on two locations near Ahvaz, a city known for its petroleum industry, as well as a water pumping station in southwestern Iran’s Khuzestan, state media reported. The IRGC launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks toward US bases in the region, including in Bahrain and Kuwait.

Early Tuesday, the US military said it struck targets across Iran for five hours, damaging a power plant on Iran’s Kish Island, according to Iranian state media. Iran launched waves of strikes towards Bahrain, while Jordan’s state news agency said the country shot down four missiles fired from Iran. Four Kuwaiti service members were wounded by an Iranian attack on a Kuwaiti naval vessel, the country’s Defense Ministry said. The IRGC also said it “struck and disabled” two tankers in Strait of Hormuz. That night, the US struck Iran ahead of reimplementing its blockade of the country’s ports

On Wednesday, the US carried out multiple rounds of strikes on Iran, killing at least seven Iranian military personnel, according to Iran’s army. A hospital in southwestern Iran was temporarily evacuated after a projectile from a US strike landed nearby, state-run media reported. Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain responded to Iranian attacks.

Early Thursday local time, an explosion was heard in Tehran, as state media reported attacks across Iran. Jordan and Kuwait ’s armies said that they intercepted Iranian strikes. That evening, the US launched more strikes, with attacks reported across Iran.

In the early hours of yesterday, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Qatar reported more Iranian attacks. Kuwait said Iran hit a power generation and water desalination plant. The US struck Iran again, with Iranian state media reporting that several bridges in the south of the country and a maritime control tower were hit. Iran claimed it targeted US forces in Syria, though both US military and Syrian officials disputed this.

The US carried out a seventh night of overnight strikes from yesterday into today, targeting coastal areas near the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, as well as transport infrastructure further inland, according to Iranian state media. The attacks damaged a desalination plant in the south of the country, leaving 20 villages without water, according to the deputy governor of Hormozgan province. Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia reported raising alarms or fending off Iranian attacks, as Kuwait said another power and water desalination plant was hit.

CNN’s Dalia Abdelwahab, Aleena Fayaz, Laura Sharman, Eyad Kourdi, Xiaoqian Lin, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Kareem El Damanhoury, Ross Adkin, Lex Harvey, Yasha Saebi, Max Saltman, Clay Voytek, Aida Karimi, Hira Humayun, Kathleen Magramo, Davis Winkie, Zachary Cohen, Kit Maher, Billy Stockwell, Mitchell McCluskey, Hanna Park, Ibrahim Dahman, Sana Noor Haq, Sophie Tanno, Mostafa Salem, Isaac Yee, Jessie Yeung, Adam Pourahmadi and Tim Lister contributed to this reporting.