Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (local time) held a series of meetings with prominent US lawmakers, AIPAC leaders and members of the Evangelical community at Blair House in Washington, during his visit to the United States.
Iranian security agents allegedly cut away skin bearing tattoos of Reza Shah and an imperial crown before killing a 21-year-old protester before later shooting him dead, according to sources close to his family.
Israeli air attacks kill six Palestinians in Gaza overnight At least six Palestinians have been killed and 25 others wounded in Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip overnight, medical sources told Al Jazeera. The latest casualties add to the mounting toll from Israel’s continuing bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory.
US President Donald Trump's most likely response to the conflict with Iran will be to intensify air strikes against a broader range of targets rather than withdraw or launch a ground invasion, former senior Pentagon official David Des Roches told Iran International TV.
Why the New York Times story on Mossad recruiting Ahmadinejad doesn't add up Submitted by Marco Carnelos on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 20:44 A toxic figure reviled across the West, the former Iranian president is among the least plausible candidates for an Israeli regime-change plot Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks in Tehran on 2 June 2024 (Atta Kenare/AFP) On The New York Times published an extraordinary investigation this month, asserting that Israel ’s Mossad spent years cultivating former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset, with the aim of installing him as leader of a post-Islamic-Republic Iran. The report, authored by a team of veteran investigative journalists, describes secret meetings in Budapest, encounters with then-Mossad chief David Barnea, covert payments, and a dramatic wartime extraction of Ahmadinejad from his bombed Tehran compound on 28 February. From this moment, the story becomes confused.
Egypt says drone attack sparked fire on American LNG ships Egypt has attributed a fire that damaged two vessels at the Mediterranean port of Damietta to a drone attack, marking its first official account of Wednesday’s incident. The Egyptian cabinet said preliminary findings showed that a drone caused the July 29 blaze. No group has taken responsibility.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a warning to countries supporting aggressors against Iran, saying they will receive a harsh response unless they correct their behavior.
KUWAIT, 30th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Kuwait's Ministry of Defence said an Iranian attack targeted a building belonging to a Chinese company in the north of the country on Thursday, killing one worker and causing extensive material damage to the facility.
U. S. Central Command announced early Thursday local time that it had launched new strikes on Iran in response to Iranian forces that were targeting U.
Ahmed al-Doush has been in jail in Saudi Arabia since 2024, apparently over a handful of social media posts dating back several years.
Israeli drones target southern Lebanese town in Tyre Lebanese state media is reporting that Israeli drones attacked the Mashaa al-Mansouri area, located in Tyre. The casualties and damage as a result of the assault has yet to be reported.
The overnight barrage has also hit arms production and storage facilities, according to the Defense Ministry Russian forces carried out long-range strikes across Ukraine overnight, targeting airfields, defense industry facilities, telecommunications infrastructure and logistics hubs, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
Watch: Search operations for victims of US strike in Qeshm, where three were found killed Footage released on Thursday by Iranian state TV IRIB showed rescue teams clearing rubble in search of victims in the Chah-Tango neighbourhood of Qeshm Island following a US strike. The attack struck a residential house, killing three family members, including a father, mother and their two year-old child. The two surviving members, aged 7 and 9, were transferred to a medical centre for further treatment.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 1. 7 million pilgrims have crossed Iran’s borders to travel to Iraq for the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage, the country's Border Police chief said, highlighting the massive turnout for one of the world's largest religious gatherings.
Israeli shelling reported in Syria's Quneitra Israeli forces reportedly attacked Syria's southern countryside of Quneitra with artillery shelling, state media reported According to SANA, three artillery shells were fired towards the vicinity of Tel al-Ahmar al-Sharqi, with no casualties reported.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, US attacks on Iran escalated overnight, following president Donald Trump's remarks on Wednesday that Washington would hit Iran "very hard". Several cities, especially in the south of the country, were targeted during a two hour-long wave of attacks. Here are the latest developments: A US strike on a residential house in Qeshm, located in Iran's Hormozgan, killed three members of a family and injured two others, aged 7 and 9.
IRGC says countries backing US will face a 'harsh response' The latest statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that countries who aid the US will be met with consequences. "Countries involved in aiding the aggressor will receive a harsh response if they do not correct their behaviour," the statement read. The IRGC also doubled down on Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz, saying: "The Strait of Hormuz is our land, and the IRGC Navy sailors have full control over it, and a stranger who has come from thousands of kilometres away will not be allowed to interfere.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US launched missile strikes on several cities in southern Iran early Thursday, killing three members of a family in Qeshm Island and targeting areas in Bushehr, Fars and Khuzestan provinces, according to Iranian officials.
AMMAN, 30th July, 2026 (WAM) -- The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) announced that air defence systems successfully intercepted and shot down five incoming Iranian missiles targeting the Kingdom's territory early Thursday.
New posts 07:50 US Military Completes "Heavy Wave" Of Strikes Against Iran US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on July 30 that its forces had completed "a heavy wave" of strikes against Iran in what it described as a response to Tehran's attempted missile attacks on US forces.
