Reports of more explosions in Iran's Bandar Abbas Iran's IRNA news agency has reported that explosions were heard again in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas on Monday amid a renewed round of US strikes on the country.
Iranian army says it targeted US missile systems at Kuwaiti base Iran's army said on Monday that it targeted US missile systems located at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait with ground-to-ground missiles. In a statement carried by IRIB, the army said the attack was part of the 18th phase of its “Thunder” operation and was launched in response to US strikes on Iran.
Second explosion reported in Iran’s Bandar Lengeh Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that a second explosion has been heard in Bandar Lengeh, a port city on the Persian Gulf in the Hormozgan province of Iran.
UKMTO says tanker reports being struck in Strait of Hormuz UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Monday that it received multiple reports that a tanker has been struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. The incident reportedly occured eight nautical miles northeast of Oman's Limah.
Wes Streeting appointed to UK defence minister New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed former health secretary Wes Streeting to be the UK's defence minister. Wes Streeting enabled the US tech firm with links to Israel's genocide in Palestine, Palantir, to have access to NHS patient data and refused to disclose details of the contracts. Former foreign secretary Yvette Cooper, who defended the government decision to proscribe direct action group Palestine Action, will replace Streeting as health secretary.
Kuwaiti army says air defences intercepting Iranian strikes Kuwait's state TV has reported that sirens are sounding in Kuwait on Monday, following earlier Iranian strikes on the country. The Kuwaiti military said that its air defences are currently intercepting Iranian missiles and drones.
Lebanese president to meet Trump as 'pilot zones' experiment begins Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is about to break a nearly two-decade streak in which no Lebanese head of state has been inside the White House. The former head of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is set to meet US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, nearly a month after a trilateral framework was signed by the US, Israel, and Lebanon towards ending a war that has cost more than 4,000 Lebanese lives. The framework's first phase went into effect Monday, with the Trump administration announcing that "pilot zone operations began in the villages of Froun, Srifa, and Zawtar Al-Gharbiya...
Explosions heard in Iran's Isfahan Iran's Mehr news agency reported on Monday that explosions have been heard in the Iranian city of Isfahan, located in the centre of the country.
Lebanese president to meet Trump as 'pilot zones' experiment begins Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Mon, 07/20/2026 - 20:17 The move is the first practical test for the US-negotiated military coordination group for Lebanon Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on 19 July 2026 (Lebanese president's office handout) Off Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is about to break a nearly two-decade streak in which no Lebanese head of state has been inside the White House. The former head of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is set to meet US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, nearly a month after a trilateral framework was signed by the US, Israel, and Lebanon towards ending a war that has cost more than 4,000 Lebanese lives. The framework's first phase went into effect Monday, with the Trump administration announcing that "pilot zone operations began in the villages of Froun, Srifa, and Zawtar Al-Gharbiya...
Multiple explosions heard in Iran's Chabahar and Konarak Iranian media has reported that multiple explosions were heard in the southern Iranian cities of Chabahar and Konarak.
Reports of explosions on Iran's Qeshm Island Iran's Fars news agency has reported on Monday a series of explosions on Qashm Island.
Israeli forces detain five Palestinians, including two children, in occupied West Bank Israeli forces on Monday evening detained five Palestinians, including two children, during a raid on the village of Kisan, east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to a report from Wafa news agency. Head of Kisan village council, Bakr Rashaydeh, told Wafa news that Israeli forces raided the village and searched several Palestinian homes before detaining five residents, including two children aged 15 and 16.
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it will respond to Houthi's threats to ships with force The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Monday that it will respond to Houthis' threats to ships with "force" after the Yemeni group declared a naval blockade on the kingdom. The coalition said in a statement that it has begun to implement safety measures for its ships passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. In a statement from Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry, the country also condemned the Houthis' naval blockade and called its accusations that Saudi Arabia is "besieging" the Yemeni people "baseless".
US Centcom says it has launched new round of strikes on Iran The US military announced on Monday that it has began a new round of strikes against Iran. "The strikes are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," US Central Command (Centcom) wrote in a post to X. Today at 4 p.
Explosions reported in Bandar Abbas Iran’s state TV reported explosions in the city of Bandar Abbas on Monday. Mehr news agency added that air defence systems are being activated near the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
Opinion: Arab recognition of Israel rewards its relentless land theft One of the most intimidating aspects of modern US relations with the Arab and Muslim world is Washington's insistence that all Arab and Muslim-majority countries normalise relations with the state of Israel as a reward for its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. These demands have intensified since the US and Israel launched their war of aggression against Iran in February. Washington's long-standing push for Saudi normalisation continues unabated, as does its pressure on Qatar , Iraq , Libya , Tunisia , Syria , and Indonesia, among others, to follow suit.
Israeli military says it has began to withdraw from occupied southern Lebanon towns The Israeli military have announced the beginning of operational pilot zones to hand back towns occupied by Israel in southern Lebanon on Monday. The army said the operation will be carried out in cooperation with the US military and the Lebanese armed forces, adding that they will respond forcefully to any violation of the agreement. However, the mayor of the southern Lebanese town of Froun told Al Jazeera on Monday that Israeli forces are yet to withdraw from the town, contradicting the narrative from the Israeli and Lebanese armies.
IRGC says US missile intercepted over Kerman, explosions heard near Sirik A US cruise missile has been intercepted over Rudbar-e-Jonubi, in Iran’s central Kerman province, according to a statement from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, carried by Fars news agency. Fars news also reported several explosions near Sirik in the country’s eastern Hormozgan province, without giving an exact location or cause.
Jordan's armed forces said that they intercepted three Iranian missiles Jordan's armed forces reported on Monday that it has intercepted three missiles launched from Iran, in a statement carried by Jordanian state TV. The military added that no injuries or material damage were sustained.
Arab recognition of Israel rewards its relentless land theft Submitted by Joseph Massad on Mon, 07/20/2026 - 16:13 Successive normalisation agreements have accepted Israel's changing territorial claims, allowing each new conquest and annexation to become the basis for the next Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler and Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh sign a framework agreement in Washington, DC, 26 June 2026 (Saul Loeb/AFP) Off One of the most intimidating aspects of modern US relations with the Arab and Muslim world is Washington's insistence that all Arab and Muslim-majority countries normalise relations with the state of Israel as a reward for its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. These demands have intensified since the US and Israel launched their war of aggression against Iran in February. Washington's long-standing push for Saudi normalisation continues unabated, as does its pressure on Qatar , Iraq , Libya , Tunisia , Syria , and Indonesia, among others, to follow suit.
