US defence secretary says deaths of US service members ‘stiffens our resolve‘ US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has reacted to the Iran's killing of two US service members in Jordan yesterday. “Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve,” said Hegseth in a post on X.
Israeli military kills one Palestinian in Gaza Israeli artillery killed a Palestinian woman and wounded several other people after shelling a group in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, Al Jazeera reported, citing a source in the ambulance and emergency service. The incident was separate from an earlier attack in Zeitoun, in which four Palestinians were killed and another was critically wounded. Sources at Gaza hospitals said Israeli raids across several areas of the Gaza Strip had killed 24 Palestinians since yesterday.
Lebanese soldier killed as army vehicle hits explosive in south Lebanon A Lebanese soldier was killed and an officer and another soldier were wounded when a suspicious object exploded in an army vehicle in the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri, the Lebanese army said on Saturday. The Israeli military said on Saturday the vehicle had driven over an explosive device in the Al-Mansouri area, claiming that the vehicle had entered the so-called as the “security zone.
UKMTO says vessel seized in Gulf of Aden now in Somali waters A vessel seized yesterday while passing through the Gulf of Aden off Yemen’s coast has now “been manoeuvred into Somalian territorial water,” the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. The organisation said that it is now classifying the incident as a hijacking.
UKMTO reports tanker incident involving military forces east of Oman's Duqm A merchant vessel and military forces have been involved in an incident about 100 nautical miles east of Duqm, Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). "Reports indicate that the tanker was subject to interaction as part of ongoing military activity in the region," UKMTO said in a note on Friday, without giving further details.
Two US service members in Jordan killed in Iranian attack, US says Two US military personnel in Jordan were killed on Friday by Iranian missiles and drones, the US Central Command said in a statement on Saturday.
Qatar condemns Iran's latest attacks on Gulf countries 'in strongest terms' Qatar condemned "in the strongest terms" Iran's latest attacks targeting Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait. In a statement posted on X, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the targeting of electricity and water desalination plants in Kuwait "crosses all red lines". Statement | Qatar Strongly Condemns Iran's Repeated Attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait Doha | July 18, 2026 The State of Qatar condemns in the strongest terms the renewed attacks launched by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the territories of the Hashemite Kingdom of… pic.
Iran says renewed US strikes killed at least 50 people At least 50 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded in Iran in the latest US strikes, the Iranian government said on Saturday.
Israeli strike kills six people in Gaza An Israeli air strike killed six people in an apartment building on Jamal Abdel Nasser Street, west of Gaza City, Al Jazeera reported.
Qatar condemns Iranian attacks on Gulf countries Qatar condemned Iran’s attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, calling them a “flagrant violation” of their sovereignty. Doha said the attacks marked a “dangerous escalation” and constituted a “blatant breach of international law, the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of good neighbourliness”.
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reports damage and injuries from Iranian attacks Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said one of its oil facilities was hit on Saturday by "repeated Iranian attacks". The corporation said the attacks led to significant material damage and some injuries.
Bahrain sounds air raid warning for sixth time Bahrain has set off air raid sirents for the sixth time in the last few hours. A Bahraini Interior Ministry spokesperson called on its citizens and residents to "remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.
US attacks kill 50 people since July 6: Iran Health Ministry Iran's health ministry said US attacks since July 6 has killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 500 others.
Jordan shoots down four drones, says no casualties reported Jordan’s armed forces said they intercepted and shot down four drones that entered the country’s airspace over the past 24 hours. In a statement, the military said no casualties or material damage were reported.
US strikes leave 10,000 Iranians without water as Kuwait desalination plant burns Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 07/18/2026 - 09:31 Officials said facilities were destroyed as Iran warned countries hosting US forces to prepare for retaliation Precision strikes target Iranian military sites in a handout video released on 17 July 2026 (US Centcom/AFP) Off The escalating conflict between the United States and Iran is taking a growing toll on civilian infrastructure, with Iranian officials saying overnight US strikes destroyed a desalination facility supplying drinking water to about 10,000 people. Hamzeh Pour, chief executive of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company, said US strikes hit desalination pumps and electrical infrastructure in Bunji village, in Jask, cutting off water supplies to 20 villages. "The supply of drinking water to 20 villages with a population of approximately 10,000 people has been completely disrupted," Pour was quoted by Iran's Tasnim News Agency as saying.
The truth is Burnham’s mea culpa on Gaza was nothing but a change in tone Submitted by Barry Malone on Thu, 07/16/2026 - 15:09 Britain’s anointed prime minister's Gaza apology contained nothing of substance for the victims of genocide – or anyone else Children react as Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a tent at a camp sheltering displaced people, in Gaza City on 7 July, 2026 (Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters) On On the surface, it certainly seemed a very big deal. Andy Burnham, Britain ’s prime minister-in-waiting, had apologised for Gaza. "Labour’s initial response to the treatment of Gaza caused huge hurt.
US strikes on Iran’s Hormozgan province kill eight people: Tasnim Local Iranian media are reporting that a US attack on Iran’s southern Hormozgan province over the past two nights killed “about seven to eight people”, all of them civilians, according to Ahmad Moradi, a representative for the province, speaking to Iran’s Tasnim news agency. Tasnim reported that one strike targeted a bridge in the province, hitting two family cars and killing six people. The agency also said the Tappeh Allaho Akbar neighbourhood in Bandar Abbas was struck, killing a woman and leaving a one-year-old child with an amputated limb.
IRGC claims missile and drone attack on US base in Jordan Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched a “devastating and simultaneous missile and drone attack” targeting fighter jet shelters and a large aircraft parking area at the US base in Al-Azraq, Jordan. The IRGC claimed the attack “completely destroyed” at least two US fighter jets and caused significant damage to several others. The claims have not been independently verified.
Iranian official says US strikes disrupt water supply to 20 villages Drinking water supply to 20 villages with a population of nearly 10,000 has been disrupted after US strikes damaged water desalination pumps in the coastal Bunji village, in Iran’s Jask county, according to Abdolhamid Hamzehpour, the CEO of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company. Iran’s Tasnim agency quoted Hamzehpour as referring to the US strikes as “a series of crimes and terrorist attacks”. He said a pumping station for extracting water from the sea and a power transformer at the Bunji desalination plant were “completely destroyed”.
Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, US struck Iran for the seventh consecutive time overnight, with US Centcom claiming that US forces attacked Iranian surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage facilities and maritime assets. A top Iranian military official warned that if the US continues bombing Iran over the coming days, Tehran will launch “full-scale offensive operations” and “Iran will no longer limit itself to retaliatory responses”. Iran launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks on US military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.
