Washington, DC [US], July 26 (ANI): US President Donald Trump directed the US military to withhold new strikes against Iran on Friday, breaking a 13-day streak of daily air operations. As reported by Axios, Trump's order to hold fire came several hours after an Omani delegation arrived in Tehran for negotiations focused on reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian army claims nearly all US infrastructure in Iraq's Erbil base 'destroyed' Iran's army spokesperson, Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, has said that a "large portion" of US bases targeted by Iran were no longer operational, singling out the US base in Erbil, Iraq, where he claimed "nearly all US infrastructure has been destroyed", IRNA reported. Akraminia also warned that Iran was ready to continue military operations "just as we did before" if the war continued, saying the campaign would persist until "the Americans realise that they cannot impose their will on the Iranian nation through aggression", according to IRNA.
Tehran [Iran], July 26 (ANI): The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday strongly condemned a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, warning Kyiv of potential retaliatory consequences and asserting that Tehran will 'not hesitate to defend its national interests and security' under international law.
Official says Trump's preference ' is diplomacy' as US pauses Iran strikes The US military has said that its naval blockade against Iran "remains in full effect" but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes. Asked about the pause, a senior official in President Donald Trump's administration said Trump "has always been clear that his preference is diplomacy, but he has shown Iran what will happen if they fail to come to the table in a serious way. ” There were also no reports on Saturday of attacks from Iran on neighbouring countries, like those that have been taking place daily in response to the US attacks.
WASHINGTON D. C. : Lockheed Martin and RTX raised their 2026 financial forecasts on July 23, citing sustained demand for weapons and defense systems as the Pentagon moves to replenish stockpiles depleted by conflicts in Ukraine and Iran.
Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 26 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday launched a scathing indictment against Russia during his evening address, accusing Moscow of providing satellite intelligence to Iran to facilitate strikes on US military outposts and Gulf state facilities, while also revealing that Moscow is preparing to receive 30,000 North Korean troops to bolster its forces.
Ukraine is moving more directly into the Iran war, offering to share intelligence about Russian assistance to Tehran while striking vessels that Kyiv says form part of the military supply network connecting Iran and Moscow.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - If Israel goes back to war against Iran we will put the regime into a disaster, a spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warned.
Earlier in the day, Kiev claimed to have struck military cargo shipments involving Iran in the Caspian Sea At least one sailor was killed and another injured in a Ukrainian strike on a cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said, denouncing the attack as an act of aggression and warning of potential retaliation.
Earlier in the day, Kiev claimed to have struck "military cargo shipments involving Iran" in the Caspian Sea At least one sailor was killed and another injured in a Ukrainian strike on a cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said, denouncing the attack as an act of aggres
Tehran said at least one sailor was killed in a strike in the Caspian Sea Iran has condemned a Ukrainian strike on a cargo ship in the Caspian Sea that killed one sailor and injured another.
Tehran said at least one sailor was killed in a strike in the Caspian Sea Iran has condemned a Ukrainian strike on a cargo ship in the Caspian Sea that killed one sailor and injured another.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said that the US has lost over 200 person after Washington violated the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Iran and the US in Islamabad.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Iran’s retaliatory strikes targeting US bases and assets in the region have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy over the past two weeks.
Washington, DC [US], July 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump switched from a newly inducted Boeing 747-8, gifted by Qatar, to the legacy Air Force One prior to departing Turkey earlier this month following intelligence inputs regarding a 'credible threat' from Iranian proxy forces targeting him, media reports said.
Tehran [Iran], July 25 (ANI): Naval forces of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted four commercial ships in the southern Strait of Hormuz over 24 hours, aiming to force the vessels to halt and alter course.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran destroyed 11 American fighter jets and helicopters on the ground in two weeks this month, the spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said.
Washington, DC [US], July 25 (ANI): In a significant escalation of the regional conflict, Bahrain and Kuwait secretly executed airstrikes against targets inside Iran earlier this month, marking their inaugural direct military action targeting Tehran, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Friday, citing individuals familiar with the matter.
'We want to see blood': Israeli political leadership and settler groups call for revenge against Palestinians Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Sat, 07/25/2026 - 14:37 Rights groups and Palestinian officials report homes burned, civilians injured and arrests following deadly clashes near Nablus Palestinians walk through smoke from a fire near the village of Tell, west of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, after a reported settler attack, 18 July 2026 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off Israeli political leaders and settler organisations have called for "revenge" against Palestinians, saying they "want to see blood" and "erase the village of Tell". Israel's finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, on Friday called for the destruction of the villages of Tell, Iraq Burin and Beit Furik, stating that these communities "should look exactly like the refugee camps in Nablus and Tulkarm", referring to the large-scale destruction the Israeli military has inflicted there. "The population there needs to be evacuated," Smotrich added, calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strip the area from the Palestinian Authority's responsibility.
