ADEN, Yemen, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's internationally recognized government on Monday evening reopened the country's airspace and resumed civilian flights after a temporary closure imposed amid escalating tensions over an Iranian aircraft carrying a senior Houthi delegation.
After several days of attacks, Tehran and Washington have effectively reverted to the state of open conflict that existed before the United States and Iran agreed to a cease-fire in June.
President Donald Trump on Monday reinstated a naval blockade against Iran after notifying Congress that US military action against the Islamic Republic had resumed, amid fresh blasts in southern Iran and continued ship attacks near Hormuz.
Tehran has reported hitting multiple US bases across the Middle East in response to continued American attacks Iran has launched renewed strikes on American military facilities in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman overnight, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) saying it hit at least six bases in statements on Monday.
The US president also says Washington will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
US citizen found guilty of violating Iran sanctions An American citizen has been found guilty of violating US sanctions on Iran by a federal jury in Boston. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi was charged with conspiring to unlawfully export electronic components to Iran and was also accused by prosecutors of helping an Iranian business associate circumvent US export control laws two years ago. The Massachusetts resident had worked at Analog Devices before his arrest in December 2024.
President Trump said the United States could collect tolls or fees, despite Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying no country could do so.
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missiles The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it intercepted ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis towards the kingdom's Southern Region. Mohammad al-Bukhaiti, a political bureau member of the Houthis, has said the group will target Saudi Arabia's "vital infrastructure" in retaliation for the attack on Sanaa airport, according to local media.
Some Iranians are calling for revenge against President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for the February killing the country’s supreme leader.
IMO says Hormuz should remain free of tolls The International Maritime Organisation has called for the Strait of Hormuz to "remain free of any tolls and charges, in accordance with international law". "We have always been consistent on our stance on fees. IMO stands firmly against charging fees for passage through straits used for international navigation," an IMO spokesperson said.
Rubio says US will dismantle ICC 'brick by brick' Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 07/13/2026 - 18:59 Secretary of State issues broadside against the court that issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2024 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a trilateral meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Nato Summit in Ankara, on 7 July 2026 (Yves Herman/Pool/AFP) Off US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration is working to “dismantle the [International Criminal Court] brick by brick”, throwing down a public gauntlet to the court that issued an arrest warrant in 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The ICC’s interfering with American military and law enforcement operations isn’t just only a grave overreach of its purported authorities. It would mean the death of the US as a sovereign and independent nation,” Rubio wrote in an opinion article published by The Wall Street Journal on Monday.
Washington, DC [US], July 13 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that the United States is 'reinstating' the Iranian blockade and said that the US will charge '20 per cent' to provide security to the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic gateway.
EU ministers largely back Israeli settlement trade ban, Kallas says EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says foreign ministers largely favoured the idea of banning trade with Israeli settlements during a meeting today. The officials met in Brussels to discuss a response to increasing violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. "Everybody agrees that the situation in the West Bank is really intolerable," Kallas said at the start of the meeting.
The use of unmanned vessels to attack Iranian naval installations offers new evidence of how drones are taking over modern warfare.
Sudan court sentences RSF commander to death over West Darfur killings Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 07/13/2026 - 18:55 Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and fifteen others have been convicted of crimes against humanity and genocide Sudan's Rapid Support Forces commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, along with 15 other defendants, were sentenced to death in absentia by a state court in Port Sudan, on 12 July 2026 (Ashraf Shazly/AFP) Off On Sunday, the anti-terrorism and crimes against the state court in Port Sudan sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, and 15 other defendants to death in absentia. According to the Sudan Tribune, they were convicted for their roles in the killing of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abdullah Abakar, crimes against humanity, war crimes, prohibited warfare, and genocide in el-Geneina. Presided over by special judge Mohamed al-Amin, the ruling constitutes the first judicial conviction of the paramilitary group’s leadership since the outbreak of Sudan’s war on 15 April 2023.
Brent crude jumps as US-Iran fighting continues The price of Brent crude has jumped more than three percent while gold prices slumped further as fighting between the US and Iran continues. Brent was trading at just under $78 a barrel at midday after Trump announced the resumption of the blockade on Iran. Gold prices dropped almost three percent to $4,005 per ounce at 15:00 GMT.
Iranian foreign minister says Tehran will remain 'guardian' of Hormuz Iran's foreign minister says the country has "always been the guardian of the Strait and will remain so forever". The comments came after Trump announced that the US would levy a charge on vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. "POTUS is absolutely right.
President Trump said the United States could collect tolls or fees, despite Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying no country could do so.
Washington doesn't need another invasion. Iraq is quietly being transformed into the ideal platform for pressuring Tehran Iraq may gradually be turned into a platform for the US to exert pressure on Iran.
Washington doesnt need another invasion. Iraq is quietly being transformed into the ideal platform for pressuring Tehran Iraq may gradually be turned into a platform for the US to exert pressure on Iran.
