TEHRAN (Tasnim) – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal and urged the US government to enforce an arrest warrant against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) if he enters the US.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Army announced a new wave of retaliatory drone attacks against US military facilities in Kuwait and Jordan, saying the operations targeted ammunition depots, logistics infrastructure, and accommodation buildings in response to repeated US attacks on Iranian territory.
Fresh Iranian attacks on US targets in the region The Iranian army said that it carried out a new wave of drone attacks targeting US military facilities at al-Azraq US base in Jordan and Sheikh Isa US base in Bahrain. According to state broadcaster IRIB, the operation was launched early on Wednesday. In Jordan, Iranian forces reportedly struck "housing and welfare facilities" and "equipment storage sites used by the US military".
US military completes 11th night of strikes as attacks overshadow diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage interim ceasefire deal Houthis threaten attacks on shipping tankers if they use Saudi ports on Red Sea What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s underground nuclear facility? Welcome to our live coverage of the latest developments in the US-Iran war, and its regional and global ramifications. The US military completed its 11th night of strikes on Iran, including on aircraft hangars and drone storage sites, as the renewed conflict continues to undermine diplomatic efforts to salvage an interim ceasefire deal.
Iranians describe how daily life is becoming ever harder as conflict continues and human rights crisis worsens As US airstrikes hit port and inland cities in Iran, and Tehran strikes at the US’s Middle East allies, the escalating conflict has left many Iranians fearing that, amid war and a worsening human rights crisis, they remain trapped in a cycle of violence and repression with no way out. Bandar Abbas, on the strait of Hormuz and the headquarters of the Iranian navy, has been hit by strikes every night since the latest escalation began nearly two weeks ago. Soroush*, a writer based in the city who secretly publishes a newsletter documenting human rights violations in Iran, described a “new normal” for its residents.
Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, The US Central Comand said it unleashed new strikes against Iran for the 11th consecutive night, targeting military operations centres and logistics infrastructure, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars and drone storage facilities. Iran's top joint military command threatened it would target the interests of the US and its allies if Washington targeted Iranian nuclear sites, Iran's state media reported. Here are the latest developments: In Iran's Hormozgan, state media reported that recent US attacks damaged some of the province's communication routes, electricity grid and water supply facilities.
New posts 07:36 Iran Says It Carried Out Drone Attack on US Base In Kuwait The Iranian Army announced in a statement on July 22 that it had carried out an attack on a US base in Kuwait.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The secretary general of Hezbollah said the Lebanese resistance movement will continue supporting Hamas in confrontation with the Zionist regime.
Washington DC [US], July 22 (ANI): US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday (local time) estimated that the cost of the ongoing US conflict with Iran has reached USD 37. 5 billion so far, including certain operations and maintenance expenses projected through the end of the current fiscal year.
Blasts in Iran's Bushehr province, US attacks in Hormozgan damage infrastructure The deputy political and security governor of Bushehr said that three explosions occurred in the Iranian province. Elsewhere in Hormozgan, recent US attacks reportedly damaged some of the province's communication routes, electricity grid, and water supply facilities, according to state media.
Abbas Araghchi says he has kept on the move since being pulled from rubble after strike on first day of war Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has described how he was pulled from the rubble of a leadership compound after the US-Israeli airstrike that killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war, and has survived since by constantly moving around the capital, Tehran, by car. In an interview with the Iranian journalist Javad Mogouyi, Araghchi confirmed Israel and the US had accurate intelligence on the location of Khamenei and other officials, enabling them to target Iran’s senior leadership. Continue reading...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters warned that Iran considers any US attack on the country’s nuclear facilities as an expansion of war.
Mamdani calls Netanyahu a 'war criminal', urges US enforce ICC arrest warrant New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "war criminal", urging the US government to enforce the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him if he enters the country. "Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people," Mamdani said in a video message posted on X. He accused Netanyahu of the killing of over 73,000 people in the besieged enclave amongst other crimes, such as the targeting of hospitals, denying medical care for Palestinians and the blocking of food and humanitarian aid.
US soldier missing in Jordan likely killed in Iranian attack A 28-year-old missing US soldier is believed to be the third troop member killed during an Iranian strike last week on Muwaffaq Salti airbase in Jordan, the US Defense Department said. The status of the soldier has been changed from missing to "Duty Status–Whereabouts Unknown, believed deceased".
Iran attacks US targets in Kuwait Iran targeted US military facilities situated in Camp Doha base in Kuwait with drone attacks, Tehran's state media reported.
Washington DC [US], July 22 (ANI): The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday (local time) said that it had completed its 11th consecutive night of strikes against Iran, targeting military operations centres, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities and military logistics infrastructure.
The US president's threat to target a key Iranian nuclear site came ahead of the 11th consecutive night of attacks.
Iranian control of Hormus Strait Rubio sets 'dangerous precedent', Rubio warns US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz would set a "dangerous precedent" with repercussions beyond the Middle East. "If we create a precedent in the Middle East where a nation-state can decide to control an international waterway, charge a toll, and blow up your ships if you don't pay, we have created a very dangerous precedent that will repeat itself in other parts of the world, including this region," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Southeast Asian foreign ministers.
The hearing was disrupted by protests and a shouting match as Hegseth testified at a pivotal time in the war.
Little is known about the complex near the Natanz nuclear facility, but it is estimated it is buried almost 100 metres inside a mountain With the conflict between the US and Iran facing its most sustained outbreak of violence since a ceasefire was agreed in April, Donald Trump has returned to threatening Iranian nuclear sites. The current run of US strikes is aimed at forcing Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz, but in comments on Tuesday, the president said that his administration remained committed to stopping Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, and reiterated threats against a site linked to the country’s nuclear programme. Continue reading...
