Trump orders airstrikes against Iran for 10th straight night — after vowing to avenge deaths of US soldiers
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Newest first · UTC+11:00US State Department report accuses Cuba of helping Iran expand influence in Americas | The National
Iran is one of Cuba's main strategic partners, and the communist island provides Tehran with an important platform to expand its influence in the west, according to a report released by the State Department on Monday.
· Thomas Watkins
Live: ASX to follow Wall Street lower, oil prices higher after Houthis threaten Saudi blockade
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· David Chau
NASA Warns Scientists Understating Worst-Case Solar-Storm Scenario
As if the growing risk of a global economic disaster springing from the US-Israeli war on Iran weren't enough to worry about, researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center are warning that miscalculations and false assumptions may have resulted in an enormous underestimation of the worst-case effects of a solar …
· Tyler Durden
Explosions heard in Iran's Isfahan
Iran's Mehr news agency reported on Monday that explosions have been heard in the Iranian city of Isfahan, located in the centre of the country.
· Middleeasteye
Australia news LIVE: Barnaby Joyce barks at dog; Liberal senator scrutinised for One Nation praise; Israel seeks to water down Labor draft policy
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· Max Maddison
Australia news LIVE: Barnaby Joyce barks at dog; Liberal senator scrutinised after One Nation praise; Israel seeks to water down criticism of Labor draft policy
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Mamdani’s baseless Netanyahu arrest order: Letters to the Editor — July 21, 2026
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US launches fresh strikes on Iran, as Trump warns of retaliation for death of soldiers
The US military says it has begun a new round of strikes against Iran to "further degrade" its capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
· Bbcnews
Trump says Benjamin Netanyahu ‘will not be arrested’ if he visits the US
Israeli prime minister is subject of an arrest warrant issued by international criminal court over alleged war crimes in Gaza
· Maya Yang
Trump rejects Mamdani threat to arrest Israel’s Netanyahu for war crimes
United States President Donald Trump has dismissed a threat from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to arrest Israel’s Prime Minister for war crimes should he visit the city.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US CENTCOM begins tenth night of strikes on Iran, explosions heard in country's south
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in an X/Twitter post that a new round of strikes designed to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz" began on Monday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Multiple explosions heard in Iran's Chabahar and Konarak
Iranian media has reported that multiple explosions were heard in the southern Iranian cities of Chabahar and Konarak.
· Middleeasteye
Yemen's Houthis declare Saudi maritime blockade, threatening new front in US-Iran war
Yemen's Houthi rebels announced a maritime embargo of Saudi Arabia overnight, stepping up the US-Iran war as the rebels threatened the top oil exporter's ability to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
· Sbsaustralia
US missile stockpile likely unable to handle prolonged war as Iran adapts to defenses: experts
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· Ronny Reyes
Reports of explosions on Iran's Qeshm Island
Iran's Fars news agency has reported on Monday a series of explosions on Qashm Island.
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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it will respond to Houthi's threats to ships with force
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Monday that it will respond to Houthis' threats to ships with "force" after the Yemeni group declared a naval blockade on the kingdom.
· Middleeasteye
Explosions reported in Bandar Abbas
Iran’s state TV reported explosions in the city of Bandar Abbas on Monday.
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How Israel’s Government Controls America’s Government
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Opinion: Arab recognition of Israel rewards its relentless land theft
One of the most intimidating aspects of modern US relations with the Arab and Muslim world is Washington's insistence that all Arab and Muslim-majority countries normalise relations with the state of Israel as a reward for its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.
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US gas prices back up to an average of $4 a gallon again as the US and Iran launch attacks
NEW YORK — U.S. gas prices jumped back to $4 a gallon on average Monday, as Washington's latest fighting with Iran renews strain on the flow of fuel worldwide.
· Associated Press
Israeli military says it has began to withdraw from occupied southern Lebanon towns
The Israeli military have announced the beginning of operational pilot zones to hand back towns occupied by Israel in southern Lebanon on Monday.
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IRGC says US missile intercepted over Kerman, explosions heard near Sirik
A US cruise missile has been intercepted over Rudbar-e-Jonubi, in Iran’s central Kerman province, according to a statement from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, carried by Fars news agency.
· Middleeasteye
Hundreds of haredim protest outside military prison following draft dodger arrest
Hundreds of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) demonstrators protested outside Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid on Monday over the arrest of a draft dodger, N12 News reported.
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Iran-backed Houthis declare blockade of Red Sea oil route, threatening new front war
Dubai/Riyadh: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they would impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, opening a potential new front against the US in its war with Iran and raising the threat to global energy supplies and trade beyond the Gulf.
· Nayera Abdallah, Eman Abouhassira, Timour Azhari
Saudi oil loadings drop by 36% as Houthi threats disrupt Bab Al Mandeb passage | The National
Crude loadings through the Bab Al Mandeb strait plunged 36 per cent in two weeks, Kpler data shows, as Yemen’s Houthis revive shipping threats after imposing a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia.
· Jennifer Gnana
What does Khalil al-Hayya’s election win mean for Gaza?
Khalil al-Hayya has been elected as the new head of Hamas, ending nearly two years of the movement being without a leader.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
NYC pol pushes probe into whether Mamdani broke the law by threatening Netanyahu arrest
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· Carl Campanile, Hannah Fierick
Firebombed synagogue community to address royal commission
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How will Khalil al-Hayya's past shape Hamas' future? - analysis
In September 2025, Khalil Al Hayya was in Doha, Qatar, when an Israeli airstrike was carried out. “Senior Hamas official Hayya, targeted with others in an Israeli operation in Doha on Tuesday,” The National in the UAE noted at the time.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Jordan's armed forces said that they intercepted three Iranian missiles
Jordan's armed forces reported on Monday that it has intercepted three missiles launched from Iran, in a statement carried by Jordanian state TV.
· Middleeasteye
Israel’s Ambassador to U.N. Lashes Out at Mamdani Over Netanyahu Arrest Threats
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday fired back at New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, who has said he is looking into whether he can arrest the Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, when he visits the U.N. headquarters in September.
· Ephrat Livni
Arab recognition of Israel rewards its relentless land theft
One of the most intimidating aspects of modern US relations with the Arab and Muslim world is Washington's insistence that all Arab and Muslim-majority countries normalise relations with the state of Israel as a reward for its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.
· Middleeasteye
US greenlights Saudi nuclear enrichment without safeguards: Report
The Trump administration has greenlit Saudi Arabia's nuclear enrichment project, but with no safeguards in place to prevent the development of a bomb, CNN reported on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
Trump vows Iran will ‘pay’ for killing US soldiers
US President Donald Trump says Iran will “pay” for killing United States soldiers after multiple service members were killed in action over the weekend.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Turkey’s new role: How Erdogan is supporting Hamas, challenging Israel - opinion
“I hope you enjoyed Turkey and its breathtaking scenery. Unfortunately, I’m not sure you’ll be able to come back here in a few years.”
· YARON BUSKILA
How America can actually win the war against Iran - opinion
The regime in Tehran fears its own people more than it fears American bombs. That single fact has been the key to Iranian strategy since this war began, and it should be the key to American strategy for ending it.
· PESACH WOLICKI
Pro-Palestine protesters urge new UK PM Burnham to take tougher stance on Israel
Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand new Prime Minister Andy Burnham take a harsher stance on Israel.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Israel kills two in strike on Gaza hospital, one killed in targeting of electric bike
At least two Palestinians were killed and 16 others, mostly children, were wounded in an Israeli attack targeting al-Yaman al-Saeed hospital in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, Wafa news reported, citing local sources.
· Middleeasteye
Yemen's Houthis declare blockade on Saudi Arabia, raising Red Sea tensions
Yemen’s Houthis announced a maritime embargo of Saudi Arabia on Monday, escalating tensions with Riyadh in the Red Sea at a time when it is serving as a linchpin for global energy markets.
· Middleeasteye
Yemen's Houthis declare blockade on Saudi Arabia, raising Red Sea tensions
Yemen’s Houthis announced a maritime embargo of Saudi Arabia on Monday, escalating tensions with Riyadh in the Red Sea at a time when it is serving as a linchpin for global energy markets.
· Middleeasteye
Yoaz Hendel attacks Ben Gvir: 'Otzma Yehudit has become Jewish weakness'
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has failed to restore governance and is contributing to the growth of “Arab autonomy” in the Negev and Galilee, while the next government must exclude ultra-Orthodox and Arab parties, Reservists Party chairman Cmdr. (res.) Yoaz Hendel said in an interview with 103FM on Thur…
· 103FM
Yemen's Houthis announce 'maritime embargo' on Saudi Arabia
The Houthis said the embargo was a response to a Saudi blockade of ports and airports in Yemen
· Bbcnews
Trump vows Netanyahu ‘will not be arrested’ as prez shoots down Mamdani threat to apprehend Israeli PM
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· Ryan King
Suspected Iranian strikes have targeted U.S. military in at least four countries.
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· Sanjana Varghese
Enraged Trump warns Iran each US soldier killed will be avenged ‘many times over!’
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· Emily Goodin
Trump: Netanyahu will not be arrested while in US
Trump said in a social media post on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America”.
· Middleeasteye
Netanyahu will not be arrested while visiting US, Trump says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested if he visits the US, US President Donald Trump insisted in a post on Truth Social on Monday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trump says Netanyahu won't be arrested in New York, pushing back on Mamdani
President Donald Trump said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "will not be arrested" when he visits New York in September, pushing back on a suggestion by Mayor Zohran Mamdani that such an arrest could happen.
· Dan Mangan