Kuwait's chief of staff meets in Saudi Arabia with defence coalition for Bab el-Mandeb strait Kuwait's chief of staff, General Khaled Al-Shuraian, met in Saudi Arabia with a "maritime defence coalition" to preserve freedom of navigation in Bab el-Mandeb strait, Kuwait's state news agency reported on Thursday.
ABU DHABI, 30th July, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the renewed hostile attacks by Iran targeting the State of Kuwait and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with missiles.
Iran holds funeral for pilot killed during March mission Funeral ceremonies have begun in Iran for air force pilot Majid Kazemi, who was killed during a combat mission in March. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei paid tribute to the second brigadier general after authorities recovered and identified his remains. Kazemi was one of four crew members aboard two Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Su-24 bombers taking part in an attack on 2 March 2026.
Hossein Kanani Moghaddam has linked a strike on an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea to deals and meetings in Washington Ukraine's deadly attack on an Iranian cargo ship named Anna in the Caspian Sea was Vladimir Zenensky's "gift" to Israel and the US, the former senior commander of Iran's Islam
Support for Israeli-US war on Iran falls as most Americans call it pointless Public backing in the United States for the war on Iran has continued to weaken, a new poll has found. About two-thirds of US adults said the conflict which Israeli pushed the country in had no purpose and was not worth pursuing, the survey by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed. The findings also indicated declining support for President Donald Trump’s decision to wage war, with few respondents favouring a prolonged conflict.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Cyprus to prevent any misuse of foreign military bases on its territory for acts of aggression against Iran, saying such actions would amount to participation in aggression under international law.
Tehran [Iran], July 30 (ANI): Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that two oil tankers attempting to leave an 'unsafe route' south of the Strait of Hormuz turned back after a fire broke out on one of the vessels, according to Iran's state broadcaster IRIB.
IRGC says it downed hostile drone over southwestern Iran Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it intercepted and destroyed a hostile drone over the southwestern port city of Bandar Imam Khomeini early on Thursday. The IRGC’s local division detected the unmanned aircraft inside the city’s airspace before shooting it down, the Tasnim news agency reported. Parts of the drone fell onto a residential property following the interception, but authorities reported no deaths.
WASHINGTON, July 30 (Xinhua) -- U. S. forces on Wednesday night conducted fresh strikes against Iran as the conflict widened across the region.
The humanitarian toll is mounting as fighting continues in the Middle East beyond strikes and counterstrikes between the US and Iran, the UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Thursday, with civilians increasingly at risk and essential infrastructure disrupted in several countries across the region.
IRGC says US missile attack killed three personnel Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says a US missile attack killed three of its personnel on 30 July. The IRGC’s Ansar al-Mahdi branch in Zanjan province identified those killed as Mahmoud Mollajabari, Mohammadreza Cheraghi and Jamal Amiri, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The branch said the three died while “defending Iran’s borders and people”.
The drone reportedly hit a US-owned regasification vessel and a Greek-owned tanker at Damietta port on Wednesday.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The IRGC Aerospace Force destroyed three American F-35 fighter jets and killed US military personnel in a retaliatory missile strike on Al Azraq Air Base in Jordan, describing the attack as a response to deadly US strikes that killed members of a family on Iran’s Qeshm Island.
IRGC says missiles destroyed three US F-35 jets at Jordan base Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it fired several ballistic missiles at Jordan’s al-Azraq airbase, which hosts US F-35 fighter jets. The IRGC said the attack targeted a runway and maintenance hangar in response to a US strike on Iran’s Qeshm Island that killed two parents and their child, the Fars news agency reported. It said the missiles completely destroyed three F-35 aircraft and inflicted “heavy damage” on three others.
London insurers expand Red Sea high-risk zone after Houthi attacks London’s marine insurance market has expanded the section of the Red Sea it classifies as high risk following renewed Houthi attacks on commercial vessels. The Joint War Committee moved the northern boundary of its designated risk zone further up the Red Sea in guidance issued on 29 July. The committee comprises underwriters from Lloyd’s syndicates and representatives of London insurance companies.
Iranian press review: Iran relies on speedboats to keep Strait of Hormuz closed Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 07/30/2026 - 09:54 Meanwhile, former IRGC navy chief calls for an end to the war with the US, students accuse Iranian embassy of working with Belarusian security services Iranian seamen piloting a speedboat near a Chinese Navy type 903A ship at sea during a 2024 naval exercise between Iran, Russia, and China in the Gulf of Oman (Iranian Army office/AFP) Off Speedboats described as key deterrent in Gulf As renewed attacks between Iran and the US expand into Iraq and Yemen, the Hamshahri daily, which has close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has dedicated its front page to a report on the force's speedboats in the Gulf. On Wednesday, the daily described the boats as the "winning card in the Persian Gulf" and said they are one of the main elements of Iran's deterrence against an expansion of US attacks. "The fleet has become one of the most complex challenges facing American forces in the Persian Gulf over the past two decades by relying on the 'swarm attack' tactic.
US awards Lockheed Martin $58. 6bn Patriot missile contract The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58. 6bn to expand production of Patriot interceptor missiles, the Reuters news agency reported.
Influential Iraqi Shia leader blames Iraqi militias for deaths in US-Saudi strikes Influential Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has blamed armed groups and Baghdad’s failure to establish state control over weapons for fighters killed in joint US-Saudi air strikes. Writing on X, al-Sadr accused militia leaders of pursuing personal interests while exposing their fighters and Iraqi security personnel to deadly attacks. “The militias’ reckless actions and the failure to restrict weapons to the state have been, and continue to be, the cause of the unjust martyrdom of our fighters,” he said.
Bond yields are also higher on concerns about inflation.
War on Iran: Rescuers search for survivors on Qeshm Island after US kills toddler and parents Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/30/2026 - 09:28 A mother, father and child died in the attack, as US forces launched a wave of attacks on Iran following Tehran's targeting of a Jordanian-American base Iranians sift through the rubble to look for survivors after US attacks on the island of Qeshm on 30 July (Screengrab) Off Footage released by Iranian state broadcaster IRIB on Thursday showed rescue teams clearing rubble as they searched for victims in the Chah-Tango neighbourhood of Qeshm Island, in Hormozgan province, following a US strike. The attack hit a civilian home, killing three members of the same family: a father, a mother and their two-year-old child. Two surviving family members, aged seven and nine, were taken to a medical centre for further treatment, according to Iranian officials.
