The Secret Service urged President Trump to fly out of Turkey on the old Air Force One this month after what officials judged to be a credible Iranian threat, according to multiple people briefed on the matter.
Centcom says tanker trying to evade Iran port blockade 'disabled' The US military has said it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports. "We disabled the tanker after the crew attempted to run the blockade at least four times prior," Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, spokesman for US Central Command (Centcom), told AFP. "The crew was repeatedly warned, didn't comply, and US forces on scene disabled the ship after firing into its engine room," he said.
No amount of Western weapons can overcome Moscows massive advantage in air power, the international relations expert has said Russia is guaranteed to win the Ukraine conflict, and no amount of Western weaponry - including Patriot air defense systems sought by Kiev - can change that, international relations scholar John Mearsheimer has said.
Washington, DC [US], July 25 (ANI): The United States and the United Kingdom are planning a high-level meeting in London next week to form an international coalition to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Axios.
The US president was reportedly warned about a threat from "Iranian proxy forces" US President Donald Trump abruptly switched planes after leaving a NATO summit in Trkiye this month following reports of a supposed Iranian plot to kill him, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familia
The US president was reportedly warned about a threat from Iranian proxy forces US President Donald Trump abruptly switched planes after leaving a NATO summit in Türkiye this month following reports of a supposed Iranian plot to kill him, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Houthis say Saudi attack on Hodeidah will lead to 'escalation for escalation' The Houthi Foreign Ministry has blamed Saudi Arabia for an attack on facilities belonging to the Telecommunications Corporation in the city of Hodeidah, saying it will lead to “escalation for escalation”, according to Al Jazeera. “Instead of complying with the legitimate and just demand to lift the blockade on Yemen, the Saudi regime committed a major folly that will cost it dearly,” the ministry statement said in a statement reported by Al Masirah TV. The ministry also said that another Saudi attack, targeting Kamaran Island, “resulted in the injury of a woman”.
Settlers fire at Palestinian vehicles in Bethlehem village Israeli settlers stormed the village of Abu Njeim, southeast of Bethlehem, late Friday night and opened fire at passing Palestinian vehicles, Wafa reported. Citing a local source, Wafa reported that the settlers gathered near the residential housing area, blocked the main road, detained a Palestinian vehicle, and vandalized it before leaving. The village of Tell, southwest of Nablus, meanwhile, bid farewell to the four Palestinian men who were shot dead while confronting a raid by Israeli settler and military forces on their community, according to Drop Site.
US military disable tanker trying to breach blockade of Iranian ports, official says The US military fired on a tanker that was trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports, a US official said on Friday, disabling the vessel. American forces disabled the M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman on Friday after the ship attempted to run the blockade, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
President flew to Ankara onboard Qatari-gifted jet, without advanced defenses, and flew home on old Air Force One Donald Trump switched aircraft before departing Turkey earlier this month after US officials determined there was a credible threat from Iranian proxy forces targeting him and Air Force One, according to a new report from the New York Times . The threat surfaced while the US president was attending the Nato summit. He had arrived in Ankara onboard the new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8, an aircraft that Trump acknowledged does not have the same advanced defensive systems as the older Air Force One.
Yemeni rebels say two injured in Saudi strikes Yemeni Houthi media on Saturday said two people were injured by Saudi air strikes - a worker in the city of Hodeida and a woman on Kamaran island. "A worker at the telecommunications building was injured in the Saudi aggression on the city of Hodeida," al-Masirah television said.
President Trump has said he would expand the war if the Iran-backed Houthi militants launched additional attacks.
US President Donald Trump said Washington was in talks with Iran and had not yet decided whether to launch major new strikes, even as fighting spread across the region and reports emerged that Bahrain and Kuwait had directly attacked Iranian military sites for the first time.
Houthi media says Saudi struck Hodeida telecom facilities and Kamaran island We earlier reported that several strikes targeted Yemen's Hodeidah port. Al-Masirah TV reports that Saudi strikes hit telecom facilities in Yemen's rebel-held city of Hodeida as well as Kamaran island on Friday. "A Saudi aggression comprising a series of air strikes hit facilities belonging to the telecommunications authority," according to the group's media, adding that the strikes also targeted Kamaran Island.
Buried in the new defence budget, a plan to merge the US and Israeli militaries Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 17:48 As much of the world draws a line in the sand with Israel over the genocide in Gaza, Washington nears unchecked collaboration A relative carries the body of Palestinian child Ameera al-Masri, who was killed along with her parents and all three of her siblings in an Israeli air strike on their apartment in Gaza City, on 21 July 2026 (Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters) Off When the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1. 5 trillion budget for the Department of War this week, the bill included a controversial provision that would permanently integrate US and Israeli military tech advancements in a way that would - as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it - turn Israel from a foreign aid recipient to a full-scale partner. Future presidents would not be able to simply withdraw from such a project.
Several strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah port, eyewitnesses say Several strikes targeted Yemen's Hodeidah port on Friday, eyewitnesses who live in the city said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
President Donald Trump’s increasingly explicit threats of a wider Iran war have fueled anxiety and speculation inside the country, as analysts and social media users debate whether the conflict is approaching a more destructive and unpredictable phase.
Kuwait and Bahrain launch air strikes on Iran: Report Bahrain and Kuwait sent warplanes to attack Iran in retaliation for strikes on their countries, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The two Gulf states targeted drone and missile-storage depots, with the UAE providing them with intelligence and “defensive air cover” for the operations, the report said. Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia conducted strikes on Iran in the early days of the war.
Elderly Palestinian suffers shrapnel injuries in Israeli forces’ shooting The Palestine Red Crescent Society says its medics were treating a 74-year-old man who suffered shrapnel wounds to the head when Israeli forces opened fire on a car near the village of Surra in the occupied West Bank.
Kuwait and Bahrain launch air strikes on Iran: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 19:45 Gulf states recently pummelled by Iran have used fighter jets to bomb military assets with support from the UAE President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, left, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa view a military equipment exhibit during the UAE and Bahrain joint military exercise titled 'Rabdan-Shuwaiman', in Manama, on 22 November 2025 (UAE Presidential Court/AFP/Handout) Off Bahrain and Kuwait sent warplanes to attack Iran in retaliation for strikes on their countries, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The two Gulf states targeted drone and missile-storage depots, with the UAE providing them with intelligence and “defensive air cover” for the operations, the report said. Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia conducted strikes on Iran in the early days of the war.
