Iran’s Cyberattackers Tracked Phones of U.S. Military Personnel in the Mideast, Data Suggests
Researchers say Iran’s cyberwarfare capabilities have grown more advanced and aggressive during the war with the United States and Israel.
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Kuwait says fire sparked by Iranian attacks under control
Kuwait says fire sparked by Iranian attacks under control Kuwait’s fire force said on Tuesday that a blaze at one site has been brought under control after it was targeted in Iranian attacks, according to Kuwait’s state news agency. No injuries have been reported as of yet.
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Trump says strikes on Iran will continue ‘until I say enough’
Trump says strikes on Iran will continue ‘until I say enough’ Trump said that attacks on Iran will continue until he decides that they are enough, and that he will “save energy targets in Iran for last”. “Iran has some fight left but they don’t have much” he claimed in an interview delivered to Fox News on Tuesday. “We will knock out their power plants… we will knock out all their bridges until they get to the negotiating table,” he added.
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US resumes naval blockade on Iranian ports after "additional round of strikes" on Tehran
Washington DC [US], July 15 (ANI): The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday (local time) said that it has resumed the naval blockade targeting vessels travelling to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas, hours after announcing an 'additional round of strikes' against the Islamic Republic amid the escalating tensions in West Asia.
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Iranian army says attacks on US bases in region will continue until ‘final victory’
Iranian army says attacks on US bases in region will continue until ‘final victory’ Iran’s army said on Tuesday that it had carried out drone strikes on US facilities at Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in al-Azraq, in a statement carried by IRIB. The army said that the attack would be the seventh round of its operations on US bases in the region, adding that this would continue for as long as it takes to reach a “final victory”.
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Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration officials and pro-Israel groups for 'conspiracy'
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration officials and pro-Israel groups for 'conspiracy' Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has filed a lawsuit against senior Trump administration officials, the Heritage Foundation, Betar, and Canary Mission, seeking damages for unlawful conspiracy, he said in a press conference on Tuesday. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Khalil's lawyers from Beldock Levine & Hoffman announced the lawsuit, alleging that these groups “sought to terrorize and make an example of” him and other non-citizen Palestinian rights activists "in an effort to intimidate and weaken the growing movement for Palestinian solidarity”. The lawsuit was brought under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, according to CCR.
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Senate Democrats block defence bill over Iran war, Israel military integration
Senate Democrats block defence bill over Iran war, Israel military integration Senate Democrats have voted to block the debate on annual defence policy, objecting to Trump’s war on Iran as well as provisions that would more closely integrate the US and Israeli militaries. The Senate voted 50-46 against the opening debate on the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), with lawmakers almost entirely divided along party lines.
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Iran’s Former Leader Denies Times Report
The Times reported that Israel had planned to reinstall Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader after the war.
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Air defences activated around Bushehr nuclear power plant, clashes heard in Gulf waters
Air defences activated around Bushehr nuclear power plant, clashes heard in Gulf waters Iran’s Mehr news agency said that its air defences around the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran have been activated. The agency also reported that explosions sounded in the maritime area of eastern Hormozgan and Sirik, which it says appear linked to an exchange of fire and clashes in the waters of the Gulf between the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz. Another explosion has been also been heard in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, according to the Tasnim news agency.
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Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration officials and pro-Israel groups for 'conspiracy'
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration officials and pro-Israel groups for 'conspiracy' Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 07/14/2026 - 22:20 The suit also targets Canary Mission, Betar US and the Heritage Foundation think tank Mahmoud Khalil, accompanied by his wife Noor Abdalla, raises his hands as he arrives for a press conference outside the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City, on 22 June (Kena Betancur/AFP) Off Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has filed a lawsuit against senior Trump administration officials, the Heritage Foundation, Betar, and Canary Mission, seeking damages for unlawful conspiracy, he said in a press conference on Tuesday. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Khalil's lawyers from Beldock Levine & Hoffman announced the lawsuit, alleging that these groups “sought to terrorize and make an example of” him and other non-citizen Palestinian rights activists "in an effort to intimidate and weaken the growing movement for Palestinian solidarity”. The lawsuit was brought under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, according to CCR.
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'The Middle East is coming together': Trump hosts handpicked Iraqi leader in Washington
'The Middle East is coming together': Trump hosts handpicked Iraqi leader in Washington Two months to the day since he was appointed prime minister of Iraq, Ali al-Zaidi, a political novice, found himself in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, basking in the praise of the US president who put him there. "I've watched what was happening in Iraq with the elections, and I put a very strong endorsement out because I was very unhappy with the man that was supposed to win the election. And this great gentleman, I think he's going to end up being a great leader," Trump told reporters gathered in the room.
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New explosions sound in Iran’s Chabahar, Bampur
New explosions sound in Iran’s Chabahar, Bampur Several more explosions have been heard in Bampur and Chabahar in southern Iran, Fars news agency is reporting, without giving an exact location. No casualties or damage have been reported.
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U.S. military resumes naval blockade of Iranian ports
WASHINGTON, 15th July, 2026 (WAM) -- The U. S. military on Tuesday announced the resumption of the blockade of Iranian ports.
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'The Middle East is coming together': Trump hosts handpicked Iraqi leader in Washington
'The Middle East is coming together': Trump hosts handpicked Iraqi leader in Washington Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 07/14/2026 - 16:41 The meeting is largely an opportunity for the US president to lay out his agenda for Baghdad US President Donald Trump shouts to reporters as he greets Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on 14 July 2026 (Evan Vucci/Reuters) Off Two months to the day since he was appointed prime minister of Iraq, Ali al-Zaidi, a political novice, found himself in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, basking in the praise of the US president who put him there. "I've watched what was happening in Iraq with the elections, and I put a very strong endorsement out because I was very unhappy with the man that was supposed to win the election. And this great gentleman, I think he's going to end up being a great leader," Trump told reporters gathered in the room.
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Watch: The clash between US and Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz
The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.
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No casualties reported in Bandar Abbas, says governorate
No casualties reported in Bandar Abbas, says governorate Hormozgan Governorate officials have reported that there were no civilian casualties or damage to residential and commercial properties following the recent US attacks in the region on Tuesday, according to comments carried by Mehr news agency. The Hormozgan province’s capital of Bandar Abbas was targeted by US military forces alongside the cities of Sirik, the Ahvaz region and Qeshm and Kish Islands, according to Iranian media reports.
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Iran's IRGC attacks on US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait in 'Operation Nasr 2'
Tehran [Iran], July 15 (ANI): Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday (local time) said that it had targeted US military assets in Bahrain and Kuwait during the third wave of its 'Operation Nasr 2', in retaliation for US strikes on the Islamic Republic earlier in the day.
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Some Gulf states signal they aren't opposed to paying fees in Hormuz, sources say
Some Gulf states signal they aren't opposed to paying fees in Hormuz, sources say Some Arab Gulf States have suggested to the US and European countries that they are not opposed to paying a fee in the Strait of Hormuz, but reject Iranian control of the waterway, multiple US and regional officials have told Middle East Eye. The difference between the two positions is a nuanced one, officials briefed on the matter told MEE, but it is important as fighting flares between the US and Iran again. US President Donald Trump is also signalling he expects economic compensation for the US providing security in the waterway.
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Some Gulf states signal they aren't opposed to paying fees in Hormuz, sources say
Some Gulf states signal they aren't opposed to paying fees in Hormuz, sources say Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 07/14/2026 - 21:07 Gulf states are more wary of Iranian control in Hormuz than financial payments, as Trump ups his demand for investments Ships are docked along a pier at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the Sharjah emirate, along the Gulf of Oman, on 14 July 2026 (AFP) Off Some Arab Gulf States have suggested to the US and European countries that they are not opposed to paying a fee in the Strait of Hormuz, but reject Iranian control of the waterway, multiple US and regional officials have told Middle East Eye. The difference between the two positions is a nuanced one, officials briefed on the matter told MEE, but it is important as fighting flares between the US and Iran again. US President Donald Trump is also signalling he expects economic compensation for the US providing security in the waterway.
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US supports efforts by Iraq and Syria to reconstruct oil pipeline
US supports efforts by Iraq and Syria to reconstruct oil pipeline The US is supporting efforts by Iraq and Syria to reconstruct a crude oil pipeline running between the two countries, which could bypass the Strait of Hormuz, a State Department official told Reuters on Tuesday. The US expects American companies to play a role in advancing the pipeline's rehabilitation, the official added.
