Military and conflict reporting on Iran — strikes, escalation with Israel and the United States, proxy forces across the region, and defence developments — collected from independent English-language outlets.
Washington DC [US], August 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz 'a territory of the United States' after the war with Iran, The New York Post reported.
US has lost roughly 25 percent of its Reaper drones in Iran war: Report The US-Israeli war on Iran has depleted or destroyed more than $1. 3bn worth of the US's MQ-9 Reaper drones, roughly translating to 25 percent of the country's pre-war fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a report by The Washington Post published on Friday. The report underscores how Iran's air defences have continued to be operational despite claims by President Donald Trump and his aides that they have been obliterated.
US has lost roughly 25 percent of its Reaper drones in Iran war: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 20:44 The US has depleted critical standoff munitions and interceptors as it wages war on Iran A US military MQ-9 Reaper drone approaches for landing at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on 29 December 2025 (Miguel J Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP) Off The US-Israeli war on Iran has depleted or destroyed more than $1. 3bn worth of the US's MQ-9 Reaper drones, roughly translating to 25 percent of the country's pre-war fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a report by The Washington Post published on Friday. The report underscores how Iran's air defences have continued to be operational despite claims by President Donald Trump and his aides that they have been obliterated.
Houthis say they targeted Aramco in Saudi Arabia's Najran with drone Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Friday that they had targeted an oil facility belonging to Saudi Arabia's state petroleum company Aramco with a drone, the group's Saba press agency reported. A military source quoted by the agency said the group had attacked a site in Najran, in southwest Saudi Arabia, "by means of a drone, and the operation achieved its objective".
Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran and said the ship would soon rotate out. Asked by reporters whether family members were worried about the situation on the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, Trump said: "No, they're not. " Trump also rejected that the ship - now in its ninth month at sea - had been deployed for too long.
Hezbollah accuses Lebanon’s government of targeting ‘resistance’ instead of Israel: Report Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem accused the Lebanese authorities of "targeting the resistance instead of targeting the enemy" and failing to "abide by agreements", Al Jazeera reported. “The southern town of Mansouri is supposed to be liberated … not occupied … yet residents can’t return … what have the Lebanese authorities done? ” Qassem told the network.
Washington, DC [US], August 14 (ANI): The United States lost a minimum of 45 MQ-9 Reaper surveillance and attack drones during its conflict with Iran, representing nearly one-fourth of its operational fleet and potentially incurring a financial loss exceeding USD 1. 3 billion for taxpayers, according to a report by The Washington Post, citing US officials.
Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report The US is set to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with the USS George Washington in the Middle East after reports of deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier enforcing a blockade of Iran . The Lincoln has been deployed in the Middle East for more than 250 days without a port call. At least one sailor jumped overboard the vessel, and another had to be restrained from doing so, according to media reports.
Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 17:02 The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier will be replaced by the USS George Washington amid deteriorating conditions This handout picture, released by the US Navy on 17 May 2019, shows Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and Wasp-class amphibious assault Ship USS Kearsarge conducting joint operations in the US (Brian Wilbur/Navy Office of Information/AFP) Off The US is set to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with the USS George Washington in the Middle East after reports of deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier enforcing a blockade of Iran . The Lincoln has been deployed in the Middle East for more than 250 days without a port call. At least one sailor jumped overboard the vessel, and another had to be restrained from doing so, according to media reports.
With a deadline to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz only days away, parts of Iran’s media are increasingly treating any easing of tensions not as a return to normality but as a brief window to replenish essential supplies before the confrontation potentially resumes.
‘De facto annexation’: Israel to shift civilian enforcement in West Bank from army to police Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 14:39 It comes as settler violence continues to rise and Israeli officials call for greater civilian control in the occupied Palestinian territory An Israeli soldier stands in front of a Palestinian house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on 14 August 2026 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off Israel is preparing to replace the army in the West Bank with civilian police forces, in a move seen as further advancing the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory. Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that he had instructed the military to draft a plan to transfer enforcement powers for civilian matters in the occupied West Bank from the army to the police. Under the plan, the police would “establish an appropriate force to handle and address civilian matters”, while the military would focus solely on “Palestinian terrorism” and protecting borders and communities, according to Katz’s office.
Video: Israel Katz inaugurates illegal new settlement in Jenin Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz inaugurated an illegal new settlement in Jenin on Thursday, shortly after Israeli soldiers demolished Palestinian shops and properties on the same day pic. twitter.
Iraq says daily oil exports at highest level since start of war Iraq's average daily oil exports since the beginning of August are the highest since the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States, which has choked off the Strait of Hormuz, the oil ministry said Friday. Iraqi Oil Minister Bassem Mohammed Khudair told a press conference that "exports since the beginning of the month have reached a rate of two million barrels" per day, for a total of around 26 million barrels, saying it was the first time that daily rate had been achieved since the crisis began.
Portsmouth [UK], August 14 (ANI): A commercial tanker was hit by an uncrewed aerial vehicle while conducting an outbound transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) stated in a warning notice issued Friday. Citing reports from military authorities regarding the August 13 incident, the UK agency confirmed that the vessel sustained minor damage.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An intruding US-made MQ-9 drone was intercepted and destroyed by an advanced air defense system operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force over Iran’s Hormozgan province.
CAIRO, 14th August, 2026 (WAM) -- Mohammed Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, strongly condemned Iran's blatant targeting of two tankers belonging to UAE company ADNOC while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
CAIRO, 14th August, 2026 (WAM) -- The League of Arab States condemned Iran's targeting of two tankers belonging to the United Arab Emirates while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening, describing it as a blatant and unacceptable violation of international law and UN Security Council Resolution 2817.
Iran formalises Strait of Hormuz control as US struggles to sustain war it launched with Israel Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 11:10 Washington threatens Iran with 'economic isolation the world has never seen before' but remains unable to break Iran’s grip on Hormuz A man walks past a mural depicting late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on 24 July 2026 (AFP) Off Iran has taken another step towards formalising its control of the Strait of Hormuz, as the US threatens unprecedented sanctions while struggling to sustain the war it launched alongside Israel . An Iranian parliamentary committee has approved the principles of a strategic plan governing security and development in the strait and the Gulf. Valiullah Bayati, a spokesperson for the parliament’s internal affairs and councils committee, said on Friday that the proposals would now advance for further consideration.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A Palestinian child and two men were injured Thursday evening when Zionist occupiers attacked their vehicle with pepper spray in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli forces detained three Palestinians near Ramallah and issued demolition notices south of Tulkarm.
Palestinians in West Bank village remain under Israeli settler siege for sixth day Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 12:10 Settlers surround three homes in Qusra as Israeli forces deploy hundreds of troops, evict Palestinian families and seize homes Israeli settlers gather in front of Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on 12 August 2026 (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have remained under siege by Israeli settlers for a sixth day, despite an Israeli army operation that was supposedly launched to remove the settlers. Israeli activists attempting to deliver food to the families on Friday were stopped by Israeli forces, according to local media reports. The siege began on Sunday, when a group of settlers surrounded three homes on a hilltop in Qusra, near Nablus.
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