Trump says Republicans should add Iran to Russian bill
July 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Republicans should add Iran to the Russian sanctions bill. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru)
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Israel to receive more US refuelling planes as Iran attacks intensify, Israeli officials say
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, July 19 (Reuters) - Israel is preparing to receive more U.S. refuelling aircraft, an Israeli military official said on Sunday, as attacks launched by the United States and Iran have escalated over the past week. The U.S. and Iran have intensified
Iran missile towards Jordan’s Aqaba intercepted
Israeli and Jordanian forces intercepted an Iranian missile aimed at the Jordanian city of Aqaba on Sunday, the Israeli military said, after Amman denied the city’s airport and seaport were evacuated over a threat.When asked by AFP about reports of explosions near the Israeli
Iran’s IRGC says two ships involved in ‘accident’ after defying Hormuz warnings: Report
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that two ships were involved in an “accident” after attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz via an “unsafe route,” while two other vessels abandoned that route, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.For
Iran weaponizes the Middle East's water supply to gain leverage over the U.S.
For Tehran, the Strait of Hormuz is an existential red line – and if Trump strikes Iran's energy infrastructure, the Gulf's water supply could be next
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
US and Iranian strikes extended into Sunday, with Washington saying it was punishing Tehran for the deaths of two US servicemen in Jordan and Gulf states announcing responses to Iranian attacks. Earlier on Sunday, Iran's army said it had targeted two US bases in Kuwait with
Iran announces execution of two anti-govt. protestors
Iran’s judiciary announced that two men were hanged on Sunday over charges relating to anti-government protests that peaked in January, having begun a month earlier over economic grievances.The two men, Erfan Esfandiari and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi, were found guilty of “tying
Palestinians say Israeli settlers torch mosque, factory
Israeli settlers set fire overnight to a mosque in a village in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said Sunday, as an AFP journalist saw the structure's entrance scorched and Hebrew graffiti sprayed on its walls. More than two dozen settlers, some masked, attacked
Drone strike wounds eight Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq: Exiled group
A drone strike in Iraq’s Kurdistan region wounded eight Iranian Kurdish rebels on Sunday, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Iran.During the Middle East war, the northern Kurdistan region, which hosts US troops and foreign oil companies as well as exiled
Pressured by Azerbaijan, Israel removed recognition of Armenian genocide from Knesset's agenda
Haaretz has learned that Israeli officials assured Azerbaijani counterparts the issue would be removed from the Knesset's agenda. An Israeli source estimated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked the vote after a senior political adviser to Azerbaijan's president
Iranian missiles fired at Jordan shot down by U.S., IDF intercepts shrapnel above Eilat
Jordan earlier denied a U.S. Embassy statement that Aqaba's airport and seaport were evacuated over a 'credible threat,' saying no threats had been detected. A U.S. cargo plane diverted to Amman. Kuwait and Bahrain said earlier they had intercepted Iranian drones
Jordan authorities deny evacuation of Aqaba airport, seaport after US embassy alert
There was no decision to evacuate Aqaba’s seaport or airport after the US embassy issued a security alert earlier on Sunday, Jordan’s Minister of Government Communication and Government Spokesperson Mohammad al-Momani told Al Arabiya.Al-Momani added that both facilities were
Israel approves use of crocodiles for prison security
Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman has reclassified crocodiles from wild animals to “captive-bred wildlife,” a move that clears the way for the reptiles to be used for security purposes, including to deter prison escapes.Far-right National Security Minister
US launches strikes to 'punish' Iran after troops killed
The United States carried out airstrikes on Sunday to "punish" Iran after the first US military deaths since open hostilities rekindled the Middle East war. The US military said it carried out an eighth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, with targets including units
Ontario premier slams Trump’s criticism of Canada’s efforts to stop wildfires
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said US criticism of Canadian efforts to stop the “terrible scenario” of spreading forest fires in his province and choking smoke across a broad swath of the United States was “absolutely unacceptable.”“We’re trying to get through this,” Ford said on
Kuwait, Bahrain respond to Iran attacks
Kuwait’s military said on Sunday it was responding to aerial salvos fired by Iran a day after the Gulf state faced barrages from the Islamic Republic that struck a power plant and oil facility.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the
Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump at White House, hoping to generate pressure on Israel
By Maya Gebeily and Tom Perry BEIRUT, July 19 (Reuters) - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will make his first trip to the White House this week to present a plan to U.S. President Donald Trump on how to disarm Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and secure Israel's withdrawal
Trump mourns US service members killed in Iran attack, but says mission is critical
US President Donald Trump on Saturday praised the sacrifices of two US service members that were killed in action since hostilities with Iran renewed, saying in an interview that the mission remained critical.Trump told The New York Post that the sacrifice was made to prevent
Russia pounds Kyiv in major ballistic missile attack
Russia battered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.A series of powerful explosions thundered across the darkened city in
Rubio calls for Cuba to release 700 political prisoners
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday urged Cuba to immediately release more than 700 political prisoners, as a prominent Cuban dissident artist arrived in Miami after five years in prison.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the
Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 5,119
The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes last month has risen to 5,119, according to an official tally released Saturday.That was an increase of 50 deaths since Friday and comes 24 days since the June 24 disaster when back-to-back earthquakes struck, most severely
US Marshals arrest social media stars Andrew and Tristan Tate, UK seeks extradition
The US Marshals Service arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate on Saturday as Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said it would seek extradition of the kickboxers-turned-social media stars on fresh charges of rape, bodily harm and human trafficking.The CPS said it would bring more
US launches strikes to ‘punish’ Iran after troops killed
The United States said airstrikes on Sunday aimed to “punish” Iran over the first US military deaths since renewed hostilities with the Islamic Republic.Iran rapidly announced its own retaliation, saying it attacked Kuwait in response to more than a week of intensifying attacks
Even as ground invasion looms, U.S. and Iran want wild-card Israel out of the fight
After several weeks of gradual escalation, there are growing signs that the war between the United States and Iran may intensify and expand. While both parties wish to exclude Israel, the Israeli government had yet to give the public any explanation, just like the June 2025 war
In a Lebanon museum, 'keys without homes' evoke destruction in south
Tears streamed down south Lebanon resident Fatima Hajj Ali's face as she stared at a host of keys hanging like windchimes from the ceiling of a Beirut museum -- each one symbolising a home, like her own, destroyed by Israel. The exhibition "Hkeeli ya Jnoub", or "Tell me, O
U.S. renews eighth consecutive night of strikes on Iran after two American soldiers killed
Iran's Mehr news agency said the U.S. carried out an attack near Sirik in southern Iran, adding that no casualties or damage to infrastructure have been reported, as intensifying attacks raise the possibility of a return to all-out war
US renews strikes on Iran after two military personnel were killed by Iranian attack
By Enas Alashray, Hatem Maher and Michael Martina WASHINGTON/CAIRO, July 19 (Reuters) - The United States launched new strikes against Iran, Central Command said, after it earlier announced that two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing
US renews strikes on Iran after two military personnel killed by Iranian attack
By Nayera Abdallah and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, July 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcingthat two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan, while U.S. allies in the region reported more
Israel seizes the last open land in an Arab Israeli city – and offers pollution in return
Around 2,500 trucks would enter and exit the city of Taibeh every day, agricultural land would be seized and dangerous particles would pollute the air
International oil firms halt production in Iraq’s Kurdistan amid US-Iran escalation
The move follows the deaths of two US service members in an Iranian attack on Jordan.
Two US service members in Jordan killed in Iranian attack, US says
July 18 (Reuters) - Two U.S. military personnel in Jordan were killed on Friday as they defended against an attack by Iranian missiles and drones, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Saturday. (Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Chris Reese)
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).For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Reports
Iran's Supreme Leader says US breaches show Trump's signature is 'worthless'
July 18 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement on Saturday that repeated U.S. breaches of a memorandum of understanding signed by the presidents of Iran and the United States had shown that President Donald Trump's signature was "utterly
NY mayor says still mulling Netanyahu arrest during UN meet
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is in talks over whether to try to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an upcoming UN summit, he said in an interview published Saturday -- prompting a sharp rebuke from Netanyahu's camp. "I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu
Why some view the World Cup Final as a proxy for the Israel-Palestine conflict
Online supporters have cast Sunday's football match as a symbolic contest, reflecting the countries' sharply different foreign policies and fueling antisemitic conspiracy theories
Iran’s leader Mojtaba Khamenei says US breaches show Trump’s signature is ‘worthless’
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement on Saturday that repeated US breaches of a memorandum of understanding signed by the presidents of Iran and the United States had shown that President Donald Trump’s signature was “utterly worthless and devoid
Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah fighters after drone spotted in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military said it struck a Hezbollah cell near Tebnit in southern Lebanon on Saturday after soldiers identified a Hezbollah drone in the area.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The air force located
Saudi Arabia condemns continued Iranian attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan
Saudi Arabia on Saturday strongly condemned Iranian attacks against Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).The Kingdom reiterated its complete rejection Iran’s attacks on civilian infrastructure and vital facilities, including a power and water
Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iran strikes; Ayatollah Khamenei: Trump's signature is 'worthless'
The supreme leader's message came after Iran's deputy foreign minister said the country was suspending the implementation of its commitments under the interim deal ■ Earlier, Iran expanded its attacks across the Gulf, striking Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan after a seventh
