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July 26, 2026 12:43 PM

Israel kills senior Hamas-led police official in Gaza, medics say

An Israeli airstrike on Saturday killed the head of the Hamas-led police force in the northern Gaza Strip, Brigadier-General Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, the Hamas-run interior ministry and medics said. Maqadma, one of at least five Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, was also known as the governor of the northern Gaza Strip. He was killed in the Sheikh Radwan area north of Gaza City, medics said. The Israeli military said he was also part of Hamas' military wing. Israel has kille...

July 25, 2026 1:17 PM

Trump says he trusts Russia and China’s leaders not to enable Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he trusted China and Russia not to help Iran in the conflict with the U.S., but warned that if they did get involved "it would be very bad for them." "President Xi, at our recent meeting in Beijing, China, told me that he would not, under any circumstances, give or sell Weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran — And that statement included Chinese Companies," he wrote on Truth Social. Trump said Putin had also told him that he would not sell wea...

July 25, 2026 10:17 AM

Trump says Israeli PM Netanyahu will visit US next week

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the U.S. next week. Trump's comments came in his speech at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Friday, while he was falsely casting U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer as Palestinian. "I am going to send him (Schumer) a beautiful Palestinian outfit tomorrow, so he can greet Bibi Netanyahu when he comes to town next week," Trump said. "He turned Palestinian," Trump said of Schumer, who is J...

July 25, 2026 10:14 AM

US missiles hit Iran as path towards de-escalation uncertain

U.S. missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed "major military punishment" for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen, though he once again left open the door to a diplomatic deal with Iran. Two weeks after the collapse of an interim truce meant to end the war, Iranian armed forces responded by firing at U.S. bases in neighbouring Arab countries and warning that they could strike non-military buildings there used by U.S. personnel. Trump has threatened in re...

July 20, 2026 9:48 PM

US attacks deepen hardship, not dissent, in Iran’s restive south

Opposition to Iran's clerical rulers has long simmered in the country's impoverished south. But after bearing the brunt of U.S. strikes this month, many residents are directing their anger at President Donald Trump and an air campaign they say has upended their lives. Southern Iran, which borders the Strait of Hormuz, has been a major target of U.S. attacks on ports, energy facilities and transport infrastructure. Washington says the strikes are aimed at curbing Iran's ability to threaten shipp...

July 19, 2026 5:50 PM

US renews strikes on Iran after two military personnel killed by Iranian attack

The U.S. said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing following an Iranian attack. The U.S. and Iran have intensified attacks since an interim ceasefire deal signed a month ago fell apart last week, raising the possibility of a return to all-out war. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the latest airstrikes began at 6 p.m. ET (2200 GMT) on Saturday, at ...

July 16, 2026 8:25 AM

US launches multiple strikes on Iran, which retaliates against US targets in region

The U.S. launched two waves of attacks on Iran's coastal defenses and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of its ports, while Iran struck back by targeting U.S. military sites in neighboring countries in what it called an "existential war" with America. The latest escalation comes days after a fragile truce collapsed, raising the specter of a return to full-scale war, with Iran once again threatening to shut off more regional energy exports. Hostilities have intensi...

July 14, 2026 2:50 PM

India lodges strong protest with Iran after Hormuz attack kills Indian seafarer

India on Tuesday lodged a strong protest with Iran after an attack on two UAE-flagged commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz claimed the life of an Indian seafarer and left several others injured. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned Iranian Deputy Chief of Mission Mohammad Javad Hosseini and conveyed New Delhi's strong objection over the attacks. In an official statement, the MEA said it was "deeply concerned" over the attacks on MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, which were carrying...

July 13, 2026 9:07 AM

US Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran After Attack on Commercial Shipping in Strait of Hormuz

The United States launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran after Iranian forces fired at commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, further straining a fragile ceasefire between the two countries. “At 5 p.m. ET today, US Central Command forces began launching more strikes against Iran to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said. “The Commander in Chief has directed the strikes to hold Ira...

July 12, 2026 1:38 PM

US strikes Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz closed, Gulf states hit

The U.S. military launched fresh strikes on Iran after it struck a container ship on Sunday, while Tehran said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and escalated attacks on U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf. A series of attacks between the U.S. and Iran over the past several days led President Donald Trump to declare the end of a ceasefire meant to halt the fighting that the U.S. and Israel began on February 28, though Trump has left the door open to continued negotiations. Iran sa...