Dena Karari, dual US-Iranian citizen, ‘now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition’, president posts on Truth Social Donald Trump said Wednesday Iran had agreed to release an American citizen who was “wrongfully detained” since December 2024. “She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition,” Trump wrote on social media , without naming the woman. “The United States of America appreciates this gesture of Goodwill by Iran!
Trump says US 'appreciates' Iran for releasing American citizen Donald Trump said that the US "appreciates" Iran after it allowed an American who was "wrongfully detained" in 2024 to leave the country. "Iran has allowed an American Citizen, who was wrongfully detained in December of 2024 under the 'presidency' of Sleepy Joe Biden, to leave the Country," the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform. "She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition," Trump added.
Washington DC [US], July 16 (ANI): US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday (local time) said that the American forces disabled an empty oil tanker travelling towards an Iranian port after the vessel allegedly ignored multiple warnings while attempting to violate a naval blockade imposed on the Islamic Republic.
Blasts heard in Iran's Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Qeshm Island Two explosions were reported east of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, according to state media. Meanwhile, a unit of a fish powder factory on Qeshm Island was damaged in the latest US attacks. No casualties were reported.
Kuwait says it is intercepting Iranian attacks, Bahrain sounds off air raid sirens The Kuwaiti army said it was "engaging hostile drone attacks following the nefarious Iranian aggression". Elsewhere, Bahrain activates sirens in the country, urging citizens and residents to "remain calm and head to the nearest safe place".
The blocs envoys have reportedly decided to freeze the oil price cap for a week until they convene again The EU ambassadors have failed to reach a consensus on the 21st round of sanctions against Russia following three days of talks, multiple news outlets, including Reuters, Euractiv and Politico, reported on Wednesday.
US: Democrats stall crucial defence budget in protest against Trump policies Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 07/15/2026 - 21:07 While different lawmakers had different motivations, the president's approach to Iran and Israel is proving increasingly unpopular A view of the US Capitol dome in Washington, DC on 13 July 2026 (Al Drago/Reuters) Off In rare pushback against a must-pass annual defence budget bill, Democrats in the US Senate on Tuesday collectively voted not to advance the legislation, largely in protest the Trump administration's approaches to Iran and Israel. The bill includes a $1. 1 trillion request for the Pentagon, $41b for the Department of Energy's nuclear arms management, and $11b for other defence-related issues.
Facing intense divisions within Iran, Gen. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf both struck a defiant tone and argued that diplomacy could defend Iran’s interests.
Washington DC [US], July 16 (ANI): The US forces on Wednesday (local time) launched a second wave of strikes against Iran, targeting the military capabilities of the Islamic Republic that it said were being used to threaten vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington DC [US], July 15 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday announced a fresh slew of sanctions against Iran after accusing Tehran of attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Pennsylvania [US], July 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that he does not like setting deadlines when asked whether he had given Iran any ultimatum before ordering the bombing of its bridges, while warning that Tehran 'better behave' amid a renewed exchange of fire
In his first on-air conversation with the popular podcaster since 2024, the vice president cautiously defended the Iran war while also hinting at skepticism about it.
Trump says Iran 'wants to settle' as he boasts of new strikes US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran "wants to settle", adding that he would decide whether or not to take that step. "We'll have Iran defeated soon. They'll be defeated very soon," Trump said in remarks Fighting has flared between the two sides despite an agreement to extend their spring ceasefire and conduct peace talks.
US launches new wave of strikes on Iran, as blasts heard near Erbil consulate The US launched a new wave of strikes on Iran on Wednesday evening, as blasts were reported near the US consulate in Erbil, in Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdistan region. The US targeted "Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels freely transiting through the Strait of Hormuz," Centcom said on X. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said they targeted the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, where the military said it had intercepted attacks against civilian targets, while Jordan's armed forces said they had downed three missiles from the Islamic republic.
Britain's decision to create a new legal framework targeting Iran's Revolutionary Guards was driven less by political pressure than by the scale of alleged Iranian activity on British soil, according to Jonathan Hall, the UK government's independent reviewer of terrorism laws.
KUWAIT, 15th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Kuwait's Armed Forces successfully detected and intercepted four cruise missiles and 21 hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that violated national airspace since dawn on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence announced.
'Textbook infringement': Palestine advocacy groups sue for immediate halt to Trump's ICC sanctions Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 07/15/2026 - 18:41 The executive order not only sanctioned the court's judges but also threatened anyone liaising with it US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands behind President Donald Trump as he speaks to the media at the end of his participation in the Nato leaders summit in Ankara, Turkey, on 8 July 2026 (Yves Herman/Reuters) Off Advocates for Palestinian rights in the US filed a lawsuit in a New York City federal court on Wednesday, seeking an injunction to stop the Trump administration's enforcement of sanctions against groups or individuals liaising with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn), founded by the late Middle East Eye columnist Jamal Khashoggi, as well as the Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (Taag), said they felt compelled to immediately go to court after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote in an opinion piece earlier this week that the US is willing to dismantle the ICC "brick by brick". In the early weeks of his presidency, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14203 , granting US officials the power to impose sanctions on foreigners for supporting the ICC's investigations into US and Israeli nationals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
