US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East. The attacks potentially open a new front in the Middle East war.
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US judge to weigh New York Times subpoenas over Trump plane reporting
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's Justice Department will ask a Manhattan federal judge on Thursday to uphold its subpoena issued to New York Times' journalists who reported on security concerns about the president flying on a Qatari-donated
Heavy rain and flooding kills 82 across India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
July 23 (Reuters) - At least 82 people have died after heavy rains across northeastern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan this week, authorities said, as flooding caused widespread damage to farmland, infrastructure and public facilities. • At least 10 people have died in floods
Israeli far-right minister leads hundreds to Al-Aqsa on Jewish mourning day
Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led hundreds of Israeli Jews into Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Thursday, breaching the site's decades-old status quo as he marked a Jewish day of mourning. AFP footage showed Ben Gvir and hundreds of fellow
Iran vows to continue strikes in Mideast war
Iran vowed on Thursday to keep striking the region so long as it remains under attack, as the Middle East war spread to new fronts with Tehran's Houthi allies attacking Saudi shipping in the Red Sea. On the sidelines of a Southeast Asian summit in Manila, US Secretary of State
Oil tops $100 for first time since May after Houthi tanker strikes, Trump threats
The Iran-backed rebels said they had targeted two Saudi tankers, the Encelia and the Layla.
Oil approaches $100 after Houthis strike Saudi tankers in Red Sea
The Iran-backed rebels said they had targeted two Saudi tankers, the Encelia and the Layla.
Rubio says US committed to helping end Ukraine war after meeting Lavrov
MANILA, July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubiosaid on Thursday that the United States remains prepared to play a "constructive role" in helping bring an end to the war in Ukraine, following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of
Israel's Ben-Gvir visits flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
JERUSALEM, July 23 (Reuters) - Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Thursday, praising Jewish visitors he said had prayed at the site in breach of arrangements that allow only Muslim prayer there. His
Shipowners halt vessel calls for farm exports at Ukraine's Black Sea ports, minister says
July 23 (Reuters) - Shipowners have temporarily suspended vessel arrivals at Ukraine's Black Sea ports for agricultural exports after a recent surge in Russian attacks on ports and merchant shipping, the country's agriculture minister said. Ukraine has lost about a third of its
In Gaza's tent camps, a cigarette lighter becomes a lifeline
By Haseeb Alwazir and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, July 23 (Reuters) - In the sprawling tent camps of southern Gaza, a disposable cigarette lighter has become an unlikely luxury item, as essential to daily survival as food, water and fuel. For displaced mother-of-four Nisreen
Israelis fear Saudi nuclear deal could ignite Mideast arms race
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, July 23 (Reuters) - A deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia allowing the kingdom to build nuclear reactors using American technology and to enrich uranium has fuelled fears in Israel of the start of an arms race in the Middle East. The
Houthis say they attacked two Saudi tankers; Saudi Arabia says one ablaze in Red Sea
By Enas Alashray and Yomna Ehab CAIRO, July 23 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in a military operation, the group said on Thursday, and a Saudi news agency later confirmed one of the two vessels was ablaze after an assault while sailing
Greece to buy €3.5 billion air defence system from Israel, sources say
ATHENS, July 223(Reuters) - Greece's security council, KYSEA, is expected to give its final approval on Thursday for the purchase of a multi-layer air defence system from Israel, worth up to €3.5 billion ($4 billion), and several types of drones, two sources told Reuters. KYSEA
Greece to buy $4 billion air defence system from Israel
ATHENS, July 23 (Reuters) - Greece has approved the purchase of a multi-layer air defence system worth up to €3.5 billion ($4 billion) from Israel, several types of drones and Embraer's C-390 military transport aircraft, its defence minister said on Thursday. The country's
ASEAN to call for open straits as US-Iran war casts shadow
Foreign ministers from fuel-stressed Southeast Asia will call for freedom of navigation in international straits when they wrap a week of meetings largely overshadowed by the US-Iran war, according to a draft communique seen by AFP. The draft statement expected to emerge from
U.S. and Iran exchange fire for 12th night in a row; Houthis target Saudi tankers
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it attacked American forces in Kuwait as Washington carried out its 12th night of strikes on Iran. Meanwhile, Houthi militants claimed attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, escalating threats to global shipping routes
Trump vows to punish Iran for Houthi attacks in Red Sea; oil surges over $100
By Elwely Elwelly, Ahmed Elimam and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump promised on Thursday "major military punishment" for Iran and its Houthi allies, after the Yemeni fighters struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, extending the
Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers, threatening new chokepoint in Iran war
By Yomna Ehab and Enas Alashray CAIRO, July 23 (Reuters) - Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside the near closure
Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening new chokepoint in Iran war
By Yomna Ehab and Enas Alashray CAIRO, July 23 (Reuters) - The Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside Iran's near-closure
US military completes 12th straight night of strikes on Iran
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Wednesday it completed its latest round of strikes on Iran at President Donald Trump's direction, for a 12th successive night of American attacks. Here are details and quotes: • "U.S. forces struck
Trump wants a Lebanon triumph. Israel is losing its seat at the table
The informal axis between Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia may erode Iran's influence in the region. Trump sees it as an opportunity for a diplomatic achievement, but its success depends on the Lebanese government's ability to disarm Hezbollah and rebuild the south
Top diplomats gather for security forum in Southeast Asia
By Mikhail Flores MANILA, July 23 (Reuters) - Top diplomats from Asia, Europe and North America gathered on Thursday for the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila, where ministers were expected to issue calls for a peaceful settlement after renewed and intensifying
Southeast Asia hosts security gathering amid Middle East turmoil
By Mikhail Flores and Michael Martina MANILA, July 23 (Reuters) - Top diplomats from Asia, Europe and North America met on Thursday for the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum, where ministers were expected to call for a peaceful settlement of renewed and intensifying
Rubio reassures Asian allies they're not being abandoned as top diplomats meet
By Michael Martina and Mikhail Flores MANILA, July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reassured Asian allies that a U.S. pursuit of positive ties with Beijing did not mean they were being abandoned, as top diplomats joined a regional security gathering on
US announces civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
The United States and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced a landmark deal that would establish a civilian nuclear programme in the kingdom, but which critics fear could pave the way to enrichment and an atomic arms race. "It would be a mistake to allow Saudi Arabia the
Iran's drone strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
U.S. intelligence analysts are examining whether Russia supplied targeting data or advanced drone technology for Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, four sources said
US says it reaches nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia
By Timothy Gardner July 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have reached a landmark agreement on civil nuclear power, the U.S. Energy Department said on Wednesday, a deal that allows the kingdom to build nuclear reactors using American technology and to enrich uranium. A
US reaches nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia
By Timothy Gardner July 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Saudi Arabia reached an agreement on civil nuclear power, letting the kingdom enrich uranium and build nuclear reactors using U.S. technology, without requiring the snap UN inspections that Washington has previously demanded
U.S. says it reached 'historic' nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia
Congress now has 90 session days to object before the pact takes effect; the pact omits the IAEA Additional Protocol for intrusive snap inspections and allows Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium and reprocess nuclear waste
US, Saudi Arabia sign landmark nuclear power agreement
The multibillion-dollar agreement will now undergo congressional review, with expected provisions on uranium enrichment likely to draw scrutiny from some lawmakers.
Why New York's Mamdani cannot have Israel's Netanyahu arrested
(In paragraph 11, corrects first name of Harvard Law School professor to Alex, not Alexander) By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this week that he had determined he lacked the legal authority to have Israeli Prime Minister
Explainer-Why New York's Mamdani cannot have Israel's Netanyahu arrested
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this week that he had determined he lacked the legal authority to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested for alleged war crimes should he visit the largest U.S. city, after earlier
Trump gifts Saudi Arabia a nuclear deal and Turkey F-35 jets, as a sidelined Netanyahu is left to watch
Against the backdrop of an anticipated agreement between Washington and Riyadh, Netanyahu still hopes to sway the U.S. into returning to a joint military campaign in Iran, but must understand Trump will no longer give Israel gifts the size of Obama's $38 billion 2016 security
In south Lebanon, residents return to IDF withdrawal pilot areas and find villages destroyed
'They've been talking about this pilot for several weeks,' one resident said, adding that if an IDF withdrawal from 'three villages takes so long, what will happen with the dozens of destroyed villages? No one knows when we will return to them, if at all'
Exclusive-Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
By Jonathan Landay, Gram Slattery and Timour Azhari WASHINGTON/RIYADH, July 22 (Reuters) - Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted U.S. intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone
Trump pays respects to four U.S. service members killed in Iran strikes
The soldiers killed were identified as Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii, Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, and Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina. The soldier who disappeared after the Jordan attacks is Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York
Turkey to begin surveys for planned northern Cyprus gas pipeline
The planned 63-mile link is intended to supply gas for electricity generation but has drawn condemnation from the Republic of Cyprus amid rising rivalries in the eastern Mediterranean.
Saudi nuclear deal delivers strategic economic prizes as Trump boosts Gulf allies
A landmark US-Saudi civilian nuclear cooperation agreement is poised to deliver billion-dollar contracts and many question marks as the Trump administration seeks to anchor Riyadh in America's commercial orbit.
Treasury's Bessent welcomes Pakistan's reforms, push to return to capital markets
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Pakistan's finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Tuesday and welcomed the country's progress in implementing economic reforms and laying the groundwork for a return to international
Philippine, Chinese foreign ministers trade protests over South China Sea encounter
MANILA/BEIJING, July 22 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the Philippines and China met in Manila on Wednesday and both made "strong" protests over an encounter between the two countries' vessels this week in contested South China Sea waters.
Why US-Saudi nuclear deal could encounter hurdles in Congress
The agreement is likely to face questions in Congress over whether its nonproliferation safeguards are sufficient, as well as over Riyadh’s stated interest in acquiring nuclear weapons if Iran does, concerns over its human rights record and its ties with China.
How US bid prevailed over China, France, Russia in Saudi nuclear deal
The Trump administration has made American nuclear technology a major priority with an $80 billion investment in the sector, including nearly $18 billion in loans to Westinghouse Electric Company to develop its AP1000 reactor lines.
Trump vows tit-for-tat strikes on Iran power plants
President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to bomb Iranian civil infrastructure every time Tehran fires at ships in Strait of Hormuz, as he attended the return of four more US service members killed in the war. Trump has vowed to avenge the deaths of all US troops "many times over"
Lebanon, Israel to hold next talks in Italy on August 4, Lebanese official says
BEIRUT, July 22 (Reuters) - Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold their next round of U.S.-brokered talks on August 4 in Italy, a Lebanese official told Reuters on Wednesday, as the two countries begin implementing a plan for Israeli withdrawals and Lebanese army deployments