US again attacks Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island, official says US forces have attacked an Iranian oil tanker docked near Iran’s Kharg Island for the second time in two days, Fars news agency reported, citing an Iranian official. “The empty, Belma N. I.
UN chief condemns attacks on civilian sites UN chief Antonio Guterres said Friday that attacks on civilian infrastructure are "unacceptable," after Iran accused the United States of targeting bridges and transport hubs. "The Secretary General remains deeply concerned by the continuing military escalation between Iran and the United States of America," spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters. "He's particularly concerned about attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and across the region.
Kuwait seeking expanded defence agreement with Pakistan: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/17/2026 - 17:32 Kuwait is home to around 14,000 US troops, but has emerged as particularly vulnerable to attacks from Iran and its Iraqi partners Kuwait's new emir, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, salutes as he is sworn in as the country's 17th ruler at the Kuwaiti parliament, on 20 December 2023 in Kuwait City (Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP) Off Kuwait is negotiating an expanded defence agreement with Pakistan in exchange for energy cooperation and investment with the South Asian country, according to a Reuters report. A Pakistani official told Reuters that Kuwait wanted Islamabad to deploy "thousands of Pakistani troops on the ground, fighter jets, drones, an air defence system, and other defence-related facilities”. The talks, while at an early stage, underscore how the regional security landscape is being upended by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
IRGC Navy says ‘zero hour’ approaching for operation against US naval units The IRGC Navy Command said on Friday that the movements and military equipment of US forces are “under the surveillance” of Iran’s naval units. “The Americans are drawing closer by the moment to the zero hour of an operation by Iran’s Armed Forces against CENTCOM naval units in the region’s waters,” the command said in a statement carried by Iranian state television.
US military says it destroyed Iranian port surveillance tower The US military said on Friday that it had destroyed the Chabahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower in Iran on Thursday. US Central Command said in a post on X that the tower was part of a maritime surveillance network along Iran's Gulf of Oman coastline used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to track and target commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
No US troops in the region recently killed or captured, Centcom says The US military has denied Iran’s claims of killing US soldiers in Syria after Tehran said it had killed US troops near the Syria-Jordan border. "Claim: Iranian forces claim they attacked al-Tanf Garrison in Syria and captured or killed American troops in the process," Centcom said in a post on X, saying that it is false. "Fact: No U.
US denies military casualties in Iranian attack on command centre in Syria The US Central Command rejected the Iranian claim that the IRGC "attacked al-Tanf Garrison in Syria and captured or killed American troops in the process," according to a post on X. "FALSE. No U.
Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government condemns Iranian attacks The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq condemned "the unjustified attacks launched by the Islamic Republic of Iran on the Kurdistan Region" in a statement on X, and called on Iran to cease the escalation. "The continuation of these attacks constitutes a grave threat to regional peace and security and risks further destabilizing the entire region," the KRG added in an earlier statement on X.
Iran to continue attacks until "calm returns to Strait of Hormuz" The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, Seyed Majid Mousavi, announced that Iran will continue attacks "until calm returns to the southern coastline and the Strait of Hormuz”, according to Al Jazeera's reports of Iranian state media. The statement comes as the IRGC has claimed responsibility for attacks on US military targets in Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, and Syria, Al Jazeera reports. Meanwhile, the US has continued its ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and has completed six consecutive nights of attacks in Iran, including on civilian infrastructure.
IRGC says it hit US special operations unit in Syria as bombs fall on Iran for sixth night Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/17/2026 - 11:40 Syrian military source says Tehran carried out attack near al-Tanf but not on base itself, as renewed US-Iran escalation enters second week A missile is launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, according to video published by IRGC on 16 July 2026 (Sepahnews. com/AFP) Off Iran 's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched an attack on a US special operations command centre at al-Tanf in Syria on Friday, as the US bombed Iran for a sixth consecutive night. According to a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency, the IRGC said the attack was in retaliation for the killing of Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr.
UK investigating incident on ship near Oman The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) is investigating an incident on a merchant vessel east of Duqm in Oman, according to Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera reported that the tanker faced military interactions due to rising military activity in the region.
Israeli forces kill three people in strikes on Gaza Israeli forces killed one person and injured several others during a strike on barracks housing displaced people near Nuseirat, Wafa news agency reported. Israeli forces also killed one person during a strike on a residential apartment in Gaza City, and another during a strike near a school in Beit Lahia, according to the same report.
US Central Command: Over 50,000 American military personnel operating in Middle East Over 50,o00 US military officers are operating in the Middle East, according to a statement from the US Central Command (Centcom). The statement recapped the US' sixth consecutive night of attacks on Iran, stating the American military "launched precision munitions that hit dozens of Iranian military targets such as coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure, and maritime capabilities. " According to another statement released by Centcom on X, the US military has redirected three commercial ships, disabled one, and boarded one as part of its blockade of Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli forces continue drone strikes in Southern Lebanon Israeli forces struck the Al-Mansouri area in Tyre district, Southern Lebanon earlier on Friday morning, according to Lebanese National News Agency (NNA). The Israeli military also conducted an overnight operation that trapped residents of Haris, in Southern Lebanon, NNA reported. As of yesterday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported that 4324 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon since 2 March.
Israeli forces and settlers storm Palestinian villages in occupied West Bank Israeli forces stormed the village of Kafr Malik near Ramallah, occupied Palestine, firing gas bombs according to Wafa news agency. The Israeli military also stormed the village of Silwad and detained and interrogated several young men, based on the same report. Wafa also reported the Israeli military's use of gas bombs near the Palestine Medical Complex and Qaddura camp in Ramallah, leading to suffocation injuries.
Iran says it struck US jets in Jordan Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that it targeted US jets in Jordan, according to Iranian state media as reported by Al Jazeera. This comes after an Iranian attack on a US command center in Syria's Al-Tanf district.
Vessel hit 19 nautical miles away from Oman, maritime body says A tanker was hit by an unknown projectile on Thursday while sailing about 19 nautical miles east of Oman's Khasab, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency reported on Friday. According to UKMTO, the crew were safe and no environmental impact was reported.
US attack killed at least 38 since late June, Iran's health ministry says Iran's health ministry said that at least 38 people were killed and more than 400 wounded in the country since the US resumed attacks on 22 June. The ministry;s spokesman, Hossein Kermanpourm indicated that among those killed is one child and three women. Meanwhile, 22 women and nine children were wounded.
US coalition shoots down drones over Iraq's Erbil: Kurdish counterterrorism forces The US-led coalition shot down several drones on Friday over Erbil, in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, Kurdish counterterrorism forces said. "Coalition forces downed eight explosive-laden drones over Erbil between 04:19 and 05:25 am (0119 and 0225 GMT)", the forces indicated, adding that there was no damage or casualties reported.
Child wounded during 'interception operations': Qatar’s Ministry of Interior One child has been injured as a result of falling shrapnel from "interception operations", according to Qatar’s Ministry of Interior. The ministry indicated that the child is "currently receiving the necessary medical care". The statement comes after the country's defence ministry said that it was intercepting a number of aerial attacks, after several reports of blasts heard in the capital of Doha.
