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Newest first · UTC+11:00Saudi Arabia's dilemma as it tries to stay out of US-Iran warThe kingdom faces a choice of whether to keep hitting back as a deterrent or to try to de-escalate the situation.13 hrs agoWorld
Saudi Arabia is facing a difficult dilemma. Ever since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on 28 February, the Saudis have largely tried to stay out of it.
· Frank Gardner
Saudi Arabia's dilemma as it tries to stay out of US-Iran war
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince has embarked the country on a course known as Vision 2030
· Bbcnews
US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady despite Warsh’s inflation vow
The decision drew dissents from three policymakers on the 12-member panel, as Trump’s Iran war continues to push up prices
· Reuters
US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady despite Warsh’s inflation vow
The decision drew dissents from three policymakers on the 12-member panel, as Trump’s Iran war continues to push up prices
· Reuters
Trump and Netanyahu explored all Iran options including attack, Israeli official says
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explored all paths to curb Iran's nuclear project in their meeting this week, including diplomacy, economic pressure and military force, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday.
· Middleeasteye
Fed holds key interest rate steady for 5th straight time
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for the fifth consecutive time amid continuing concerns over the economic impact of renewed fighting in the Iran war and U.S. President Donald Trump's calls to lower borrowing costs.
· Song Sang-ho
US Fed holds interest rates steady despite inflation threat | The National
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting on Wednesday despite rising inflation pressures from the Iran war.
· Kyle Fitzgerald
US Fed holds interest rates steady in split decision | The National
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a split decision on Wednesday, as renewed tensions in the Iran war add to fresh inflationary pressures.
· Kyle Fitzgerald
Israeli strikes kill two Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli drone strikes killed two Palestinians in Gaza City and Khan Younis on Wednesday evening, Wafa news agency reported, citing medical sources.
· Middleeasteye
Iraq says it's not an arena to 'settle scores' after US and Saudi strikes | The National
Iraqi leaders on Wednesday warned their country should not be used as an arena to “settle scores”, after US and Saudi strikes on militants prompted threats of retaliation.
· Sinan Mahmoud
Japan's ispace bets on H3 rocket instead of SpaceX's Falcon 9 for moon landing
The mission will be ispace's first to use a Japan-made launch vehicle. © Kyodo
· Staff Writer
Iran pushes back against US as regional attacks heat up
War on Iran: Phase II: Day 18
· Maziar Motamedi
ITIM organization asks High Court to bar draft evaders from Rabbinate exam benefits
The ITIM organization petitioned the High Court of Justice against the Chief Rabbinate on Wednesday, demanding that it update its registration policy for rabbinical certification exams so that men who have not regularized their military status cannot use years of yeshiva study completed during that period to qualify.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Fuel prices soar on back of Iran war, leaving Yemeni labourers with no work
Taiz, Yemen – Fuad Mohammed has been working as a construction labourer for more than 25 years. The 46-year-old has seen things get progressively worse in Yemen’s construction industry since the war in the country started more than a decade ago, and then further deteriorate after the US-Israel war on Iran began in l…
· Nasser Al-Sakkaf
IDF denies IDF chief apologized to CENTCOM head after Katz said USAF struck Iran from Israeli bases
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir was forced to apologize for Defense Minister Israel Katz's remarks revealing that US planes were taking off from Israeli bases to attack Iran, Saudi outlet Al-Arabiya reported on Wednesday.
· TOBIAS HOLCMAN
Polish defense minister dismisses claims Russia could attack
There is no indication that Russia is planning to attack Poland militarily, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has stated.
· RT
New video, audio revealed from shooting of Eric Bieniemy’s wife: ‘The son still has the weapon’
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· Matt Ehalt
The national security threat, paid in blood (courtesy of the man with no name)
WE are taught to fear danger from outside: Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea, a flag on a reef, war on the news. It is real, but it comes second. It is rarely destroyed from outside; it rots from within, killed by its own protectors.
· Paul Chua
Zelenskyy hails productive talks with Trump
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed a “good meeting” with US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, saying they discussed licenses to produce Patriot air-defense interceptors and ways to revive negotiations with Russia.
· Agence France-Presse
Hunt for bomb-threat makers in Central Luzon intensified
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· Frederick Silverio
Teodoro nixes further sale of military lands
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· Franco Jose C. Baroña
Trump says US to deliver ‘beating’ to Iran after bases again targeted
United States President Donald Trump has pledged a major escalation against Iran after the latest Iranian attacks on US military sites in the Middle East.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Nearly half of Americans want Benjamin Netanyahu arrested
Some 49% of Americans think that the US should arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes, according to a recent poll. After three years of war in the Middle East, Israel’s once-solid support in the US has cratered.
· RT
US-Saudi strikes in Iraq have pushed the region into ‘uncharted territory’, analysts warn
Riyadh’s decision to join US in strikes on Iran-backed militia further complicates widening and ‘unpredictable’ war
· Peterbeaumont
Ukraine's FM Claims Attack On Iranian Ship In Caspian Sea Was 'Unintentional'
The week started with a bizarre incident in the Caspian Sea involving an Iranian commercial vessel and the Iranian military, an episode which threatened to expand the war by merging two conflict theatres.
· Tyler Durden
US-Saudi strikes on Iran-backed groups put Iraq in a tough position
Damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Farid Abdulwahed)
· Abby Sewell
Iran war paralyses neighbouring Iraq's crucial Umm Qasr port
Operations at Iraq’s primary deep-water port of Umm Qasr have come to a standstill, disrupting one of the country’s main trade gateways.
· AfricaNews
WTI Holds Spike After Big Crude Draw, SPR Drain Continues As Cushing Stocks Stuck At 'Tank Bottoms'
Oil prices are jumping higher after the U.S. military intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at American forces in Jordan.
· Tyler Durden
Iraq vows to defend sovereignty, prevent threats to neighbours
Iraq vowed on Wednesday to defend its sovereignty and to prevent its territory from being used against neighbouring countries following deadly US-Saudi strikes on the country.
· Middleeasteye
Trump vows to retaliate 'hard' against Iran in expletive-laden warning
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
· Matthew Doran
Defence promises to be a central issue for Carrick and Manchester United
The manager has concerns over his group of five central defenders withstanding the demands of a long campaign
· Jamiejackson
Israel Strikes Mosque in Gaza City
The Israeli military bombed a mosque in Gaza, accusing the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Wednesday of using it to store weapons.
· Adam Rasgon
UN human rights office warns of worsening settler violence in West Bank as attacks keep increasing
The UN human rights office on Wednesday warned of worsening violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and urged international action against the killing of Palestinians as well as the creation of settlements, which it said had reached an all-time high.
· REUTERS
IDF detains three settler activists who breached Syrian border
The IDF detained three Israeli activists from the "HaBashan Pioneers" settler movement after they breached the Syrian border in the Mount Hermon area on Tuesday, the military announced on Wednesday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Is there a credibility gap at the heart of the UN Charter? | The National
Article 39 of the UN Charter is the hinge on which the collective security system turns. Before the Security Council can authorise sanctions, force or any coercive measure, it must determine that a situation constitutes a “threat to the peace, breach of the peace or act of aggression”.
· Mudhafar Al-Jbori
India seeks new anti-AI deepfake law to counter ‘weapons of mass distortion’
Fake videos targeting a top military officer and rising online fraud cases have raised fears of deepfakes sowing ‘panic and confusion’
· Biman Mukherji
India seeks new anti-AI deepfake law to counter ‘weapons of mass distortion’
Fake videos targeting a top military officer and rising online fraud cases have raised fears of deepfakes sowing ‘panic and confusion’
· Biman Mukherji
Lebanese forces come up against legal restrictions in protecting pilot zones from Hezbollah
Lebanese Forces are struggling against legal restrictions that prevent them from searching private properties in pilot zones, areas that the military is expected to ensure remain free of Hezbollah as part of a US-brokered agreement between Beirut and Jerusalem, according to Lebanese media reports.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Kenyan security officers killed in suspected Al-Shabaab border ambush
Five Kenyan security officers are reported dead after their patrol vehicle hit a suspected roadside bomb during an operation near the country's border with Somalia.
· AfricaNews
Equatorial Guinea man warns of Russian recruitment trap
Daniel Angel Masie Nchama had no idea what he was getting into when Russian recruiters sent the him from Equatorial Guinea into battle in war-ravaged Ukraine.
· AfricaNews
Can the US fend off China’s subsea drones? Its coastguard looks for answers
As China expands its fleet, the US Coast Guard is scrambling for tech to plug a gap in the nation’s maritime defences
· Gabriel Dominguez
Can the US fend off China’s subsea drones? Its coastguard looks for answers
As China expands its fleet, the US Coast Guard is scrambling for tech to plug a gap in the nation’s maritime defences
· Gabriel Dominguez
An Israeli group eyeing southern Syria for settlement
The Israeli military was about to launch a nighttime strike on a group of men in southern Syria when the soldiers noticed the long curls dangling from the temples of their targets.
· AfricaNews
US-Saudi joint strikes on Iran-backed militias are a milestone in cooperation - analysis
US Central Command said overnight that US and Saudi forces had struck Iran-backed terrorists in Iraq. The Iranian-backed militias in Iraq had been targeting Saudi Arabia over the last several days from July 26 to July 28.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Why Iran and its militias have made Jordan a frontline in broader MIdeast conflict - analysis
One of the new developments in the recent conflict with Iran has been that Iran and its militias have increasingly targeted the Kingdom of Jordan. This has included ballistic missile attacks and also drone threats to the country. Americans have been killed in these attacks.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
IDF reservist in classified unit indicted with charges of spying for Iran
A man serving in a classified unit in the IDF was indicted about two weeks ago on suspicion of spying for Iran, the court permitted for publication on Wednesday.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Gaza strikes, a gymnastic backbend and yurt culture: photos of the day – Wednesday
View image in fullscreenLanton, FranceFirefighters battle a blaze outside Lanton during wildfires in south-west FrancePhotograph: Emma Da Silva/APShareView image in fullscreenSaumos, FranceA deer walks through a smouldering forest amid wildfires Photograph: Baz Ratner/APShareView image in fullscreenLe Temple, France…
Trump says US will ‘beat the f—ing s—‘ out of Iran after surprise missile attack
President Trump vowed Wednesday to “beat the f—king s—t out of” Iran in response to a surprise missile attack by the Islamic Republic targeting US troops stationed in Jordan.
· Ryan King, Emily Goodin
Trump Vows To Hit Iran 'Hard' As Rare Joint US-Saudi Strikes Pound Iraq, Killing 20 Militants
The few days of calm that persisted over last weekend since Friday are already a thing of the past, as tit-for-tat serious attacks between the US and Iran return, and now involving the Saudis and proxy militants in Iraq.
· Tyler Durden