Iran's military claims it destroyed the US drone The Iranian army said its navy air defence systems shot down a US LUCAS drone. Iran's IRNA news agency shared a photograph of a damaged drone. Middle East Eye could not independently verify the claims.
Jordan shoots down three Iranian missiles Jordanian Armed Forces shot down three Iranian missiles targeting the kingdom, while a fourth fell in a remote area, the state news agency reported. There were no casualties or material damage, the agency said, citing a military official.
Iran accuses US of violating international law after strike on nuclear plant Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 07/19/2026 - 13:05 Energy watchdog says Darkhovin nuclear plant symbolises Iranian nation's dignity and self-reliance Handout video released by US Central Command shows the resumption of strikes on Iran (US Central Command/Screengrab) Off Iran’s nuclear energy watchdog condemned the United States for bombing the construction site of the Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant. In a statement, the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said the US had targeted a symbol of the Iranian nation’s dignity and its efforts to achieve self-reliance. “The terrorist and criminal US regime, whose nature is nothing but bullying and lawlessness, carried out an aggressive and barbaric act in violation of international law,” the organisation said in a statement.
Video: US strikes damage Iran's civilian infrastructure Iranian media broadcast footage of the damage to bridges and other civilian infrastructure in the country's south following over a week of consecutive US strikes. As tensions between the two escalate over control of the Strait of Hormuz, strikes have increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure, with the US bombing Iran's bridges and Iran retaliating with a strike on a water desalination plant in Kuwait. Iranian media broadcast footage of the damage to bridges and other civilian infrastructure in the country's south following over a week of consecutive US strikes.
Iran executes two men over killing of police officers Iran has executed two men convicted of killing four police officers during anti-government unrest in the central city of Isfahan in January, according to the judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency. Mizan identified the men as Erfan Esfandiyari and Golmohammad Mohammadi, saying their death sentences were carried out after court proceedings. They were convicted of attacking the officers, tying them to a road sign, assaulting them with stones, dousing them with petrol and setting them on fire.
ICC’s Khan probe ‘reduced to political referendum’, Palestinian rights groups warn Submitted by Sondos Asem on Sun, 07/19/2026 - 11:10 Largest coalition of Palestinian human rights organisations say Karim Khan disciplinary process has 'failed all parties' and is 'corroding' court's independence ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan visits the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, which was hit by Russian shelling, on 8 July 2024 (ICC/AFP) Off Nine leading Palestinian human rights organisations have warned that the disciplinary process against suspended International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been marked by a denial of due process and "politicisation" that is "corroding" the court's independence, days before member states vote on his removal. In a joint statement published on Friday, the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), whose members include Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Addameer, said it took "no position on either the validity of the claims or the defence" against Khan, but warned that flaws in the process "breaches basic human rights guarantees" and represented "a grave departure from the rule of law". "This dangerously opens the Court to political overreach," the statement said.
Iran nuclear agency condemns US strike on Darkhovin nuclear power plant site: Mehr The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran condemned a U. S. attack on the site of the nuclear power plant under contruction in Darkhovin, saying the strike violated international law, Mehr news agency reported on Sunday without saying when the strike occurred.
Morocco has no gas. So how did it sell the world a $25bn gas pipeline? Submitted by Abed Charef on Sun, 06/28/2026 - 16:14 For all the fanfare, Morocco's Atlantic megaproject is longer, costlier and less viable than Algeria's rival pipeline, which is already under construction A man walks along a beach near storage facilities belonging to Morocco’s National Electrolysis and Petrochemical Company at the Mohammedia oil port on the Atlantic coast, near Casablanca, on 3 April 2026 (AFP) On Morocco has pulled off a remarkable media coup with its African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) project, formerly known as the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, intended to supply Europe with gas after crossing a dozen West African and Sahelian countries.
Kuwait said power and water desalination plant attacked for second time in two days Kuwait said a power generation and water desalination plant was attacked for the second time in two days. Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said teams were working to extinguish the blaze.
Jordan said no evacuation of Aqaba airport or seaport after US warning Jordan denied reports that Aqaba airport and seaport had been evacuated after the US embassy warned Americans of a “credible threat”. Jordanian government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani told the Petra news agency that “relevant authorities have not issued any evacuation orders at the Aqaba airport or seaport”. Momani said authorities had not recorded any potential threats to Aqaba over the previous several hours.
US completes eighth night of strikes as Iran retaliates across Gulf Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 07/19/2026 - 10:08 Latest round of strikes appears 'less intense' as US attempts to isolate southern Iran A bridge damaged in a US strike on the road linking Rudan and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on 18 July 2026 (Amir Hossein Khorgooei/Isna/AFP) Off The United States completed an eighth consecutive night of attacks against Iran on Sunday, targeting military buildings and civilian infrastructure across the country's south. The latest round appeared "less intense" than those carried out over the previous three nights, according to reporting by Al Jazeera. US Central Command (Centcom) said US forces "successfully hit Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites".
Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ about Iran leaving nuclear agreement US President Donald Trump said he “couldn’t care less” after Iran announced it would no longer abide by the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last month. Speaking in a brief phone interview with US cable network NewsNation, Trump reiterated that the US’s main objective remains “never allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon”. Washington and Tehran signed the MoU in mid-June in an effort to end the war launched by the US and Israel in February.
Bahrain activates warning sirens as Iran launches missiles towards Gulf Bahrain has activated warning sirens across the country as Iran continues to launch missiles and drones towards Gulf states. The Interior Ministry urged citizens and residents to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place. “The siren has been sounded.
Aragchi says ‘personal remarks’ should not affect Iran-Iraq relations Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told his Iraqi counterpart that the "valuable" relationship between Tehran and Baghdad should not be affected by "certain personal and unofficial remarks", according to Iran's state news agency IRNA. During a phone call, Araghchi and Iraqi foreign minister Fuad Hussein discussed regional developments in the wake of US military attacks on Iran and Washington's “repeated violations” of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, the report said. Araghchi described relations between Iran and Iraq as "deep-rooted and strategic", founded on historical, cultural and religious ties as well as shared interests.
Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, US struck Iran for the eighth consecutive time overnight, with the US Centcom claiming that IRGC forces who had launched a deadly attack on its service members in Jordan were targeted during the strikes. Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said the repeated breaches of agreements with Iran show that the US president’s signature is “worthless and invalid”. US president Donald Trump described the deaths of two US service members in Iranian attacks in Jordan “a very sad thing”, while US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said their "sacrifice only stiffens our resolve”.
Lebanese president hopes to generate pressure on Israel during US trip Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will make his first trip to the White House this week to present a plan to US president Donald Trump on how to disarm Hezbollah and secure Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. Aoun is the first Lebanese head of state in nearly 20 years to visit the White House, where he will meet Trump face-to-face for the first time. Tuesday's meeting comes at a crucial moment for Lebanon: Israeli troops are occupying a swathe of the country's south, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese remain displaced following Israeli strikes and Hezbollah has firmly rejected the government's direct talks with Israel -- and efforts by the state to strip it of its arms.
Israeli military closes area around Gaza ahead of settler march, report says Israeli military has declared the entire Gaza periphery region a closed military zone, ahead of a march planned by a right-wing group that seeks to reestablish Israeli settlements inside the territory, Israeli media reported. The March of Thousands, organised by the Nahala settler group, was expected to start from the Yad Mordechai area at 5 pm local time, the Times of Israel reported. The organisers had the goal of “returning home after 21 years,” a reference to the removal of Israeli settlements inside Gaza.
Emergency services on alert in Iran's earthquake-hit Khuzestan Iranian authorities have put emergency services on alert in Khuzestan province, which was hit by a magnitude 5 earthquake this morning. Khuzestan governor, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mowlaizadeh, said he has issued the “necessary instructions for the full mobilisation of rescue and operational forces”, Al Jazeera reported. Mowlaizadeh said no casualties or significant financial damage had yet been reported in the region, and official teams were assessing the situation.
Palestinians bid farewell to teenage footballer shot during settler raid Palestinians have bid farewell to a 17-year-old footballer, Fadi Al-Naasan, who died on Saturday of bullet wounds sustained during an Israeli settler attack on the village of Al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank a week ago. Al-Naasan was shot in the thigh with live ammunition on 11 July when Israeli forces and settlers attacked the home of Mohammed Hamed Abu Aliya in Al-Mughayyir, according to media reports. The farewell of the 17-year-old youth, Fadi Hamdallah Al-Naasan, from the village of Al-Mughayyir, who succumbed to wounds sustained from occupation forces’ gunfire while confronting a settler attack several days ago.
Iranian commander warns of 'devastating response' to aggression A top Iranian military commander, Major-General Ali Abdullahi, warned that “any aggression or barbarism will be met with a decisive and devastating response” from the country’s armed forces, Al Jazeera reported. Abdullahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, pledged to strengthen unity between the armed forces, the Iranian public and officials and pledged to “impose heavier costs” on the US than in the previous wars. “The enemy, following successive defeats in the military conflict, has taken comfort in creating division and discord between the people and their leaders,” Abdullahi said in a statement, according to Al Jazeera.
