Renewed attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz unsettled energy markets on Wednesday and prompted calls from the UN maritime agency, IMO, for “maximum restraint and de-escalation”.
Washington, DC [US], July 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed recent American military actions against Iran, following an announcement by the US military that Tehran had targeted three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing peace talks. In a post on his platform, Truth Social, Trump shared a screenshot of an X post that read, 'I voted for this.
Washington revoked a two-month sanctions waiver and renewed strikes against the Islamic Republic after reported tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz Oil prices have surged as tensions between the US and Iran flared again, raising fresh concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East after Washington reinstated pressure on Tehran and resumed military strikes.
Tehran [Iran], July 8 (ANI): Iran has claimed that it launched drone and missile strikes against US-linked military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for US strikes on the country's southern provinces, according to Iran's state-affiliated Fars News Agency.
Explosions and flames were seen in Iran after the US military launched strikes on targets around the strait of Hormuz in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels near Oman. US officials said that the strikes hit more than 80 targets, including air defence systems, command and control networks, anti-ship missile capabilities and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats. The US also revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Tehran to export oil.
We have the latest on renewed strikes in the Middle East.
UN maritime head says 6,000 seafarers 'remain stranded' in Gulf Arsenio Domingue, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization called for "maximum restraint and de-escalation". "I condemn the attacks over the past two days against several ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz," he said in a statement after US President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over. "These reckless attacks have again placed innocent seafarers in grave danger.
CAIRO, 8th July, 2026 (WAM) -- The Arab Republic of Egypt has strongly condemned the repeated Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, describing them as a blatant violation of the two countries' sovereignty and a serious threat to the security and stability of the Gulf region.
Report: Trump's Board of Peace plans pilot Gaza 'humanitarian zone' Tens of thousands of vetted Palestinian civilians will be accommodated in the planned zone in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, AFP reported, citing an official. The zone could act as a "starting point" for the Palestinian technocratic committee meant to assume the day-to-day governance of Gaza's transitional phase out of war under Trump's 20-point plan. The zone would be secured by multinational troops from the International Stabilization Force (ISF), a fledgling body that operates under the Board of Peace.
RIYADH, 8th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has strongly condemned and denounced the Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait, saying they reflect Iran's continued approach of undermining regional and international efforts to promote security, peace and resolve the crisis.
Explosions heard in Bahrain as Iran says any site enabling US attack is 'legitimate target' Several explosions rang out across Bahrain, an AFP correspondent said, after authorities sounded air raid sirens to warn of an attack. "Loud" blasts were heard in the north of the island state, the correspondent said, in the first incident since Bahrain reported intercepting Iranian drones and missiles on June 28. Iran's military, meanwhile, warned that any site enabling the United States to attack the country would be considered a "legitimate target".
The US president said there is no point in talks after resuming strikes in response to "unwarranted aggression" in the Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump has declared the fragile ceasefire with Iran "over" after the US military conducted a series of strikes on the Islamic Republic over alleg
The US president said there is no point in talks after resuming strikes in response to unwarranted aggression in the Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump has declared the fragile ceasefire with Iran "over" after the US military conducted a series of strikes on the Islamic Republic over alleged attacks on three tankers that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned fresh US military aggression and repeated violations of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, warning that key provisions of the MoU have been undermined and that responsibility for the consequences of escalating tensions rests with the US.
Senior US commanders reportedly rushed to approve strike lists despite system alerts that their information was outdated Senior US military commanders ignored warnings that intelligence on targets in Iran was outdated as they rushed to compile strike lists at the start of the war, CNN reports.
Israel kills Gaza elder tasked with broadcasting Egypt-Argentina game Submitted by Ayse Betul on Wed, 07/08/2026 - 08:42 The strike came just hours before Mohamed Fawaz al-Wahidi's team was scheduled to host a public screening of the World Cup match in Gaza City Wahidi was attending a neighbourhood reconciliation meeting just before the Israeli strike hit the vehicle he was in (X) Off An Israeli strike on Tuesday killed Mohamed Fawaz al-Wahidi, the public relations director for the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza. The attack, which targeted a civilian vehicle in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, killed two others alongside Wahidi, including a child, and left several people wounded, according to reports by the Palestinian Information Center and Arabi Post. It came just hours before a World Cup match between Egypt and Argentina, which Wahidi's committee had been planning to screen publicly in Gaza City.
'No obligation to provide': Israel accused of withholding water from Jordan Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 07/07/2026 - 16:47 Despite a peace treaty between the two states that requires Israel to provide the Jordanians with water, officials have not signed a renewal agreement A view of the reservoir of the Mujib Dam, the main water supply to Amman, in the Madaba governorate, about 100km north of the Jordanian capital (AFP) Off Israel has refused to renew its water agreement with Jordan in violation of the peace treaty between the two countries, Israel's public broadcaster, Kan 11 reported on Monday. According to the report, Israel has not yet signed on the renewal of the extended water supply agreement with Jordan, with pressure building on the Hashemite Kingdom due to its dependency on Israeli water. "The issue of water is very important to us, and it is also part of the peace agreement," a Jordanian official told Kan 11, indicating his country may respond to the Israeli delay.
New posts 15:32 Khamenei Website Shows Ruins Where Supreme Leader Died In Air Strike The official website of Ali Khamenei has published images of the compound where the former supreme leader was killed in a US-Israeli strike on February 28.
New posts 16:36 Trump Says US Might Take Kharg Island The US president said the US military attacked Kharg Island on July 7 and could take over the key oil hub. Kharg Island is the main loading and export point for Iranian oil, and its military facilities were targeted by the US in March. "We attacked Kharg Island last night....
New posts 23:58 Trump Warns Tehran 'It Will Get Worse' If Iran Launches Further Strikes In Gulf Region US President Donald Trump has warned Iran that it will face further strikes if it launches any further attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. "This is in retribution for yesterdays bombing of ships by Iran. If it happens again, it will get much worse!
