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Friday, July 24, 20262 entries

  1. 2:36 PM in Tehran

    IRGC tells civilians in countries hosting U.S. troops to stay 500 meters away

    OfficialMilitary & securityTehran, Iran

    Iran's Revolutionary Guards told 'the general public in countries where American soldiers are stationed to immediately stay out of a radius of 500 meters' from places where U.S. troops are, 'in order to be safe.' The warning came as Jordan, Gulf states and Iraq's Kurdistan region reported Iranian missile and drone attacks.

    Why it matters The statement treats areas around U.S. troops across host countries as target zones, which in cities such as Manama and Kuwait City sit close to civilian neighbourhoods.

    Sources: CBS News, Arab News, CBS News (2)

  2. 12:45 PM in Bishkek

    Araghchi warns countries that help U.S. attacks on Iran they will be held responsible

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsKyrgyzstan

    Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation foreign ministers' meeting in Kyrgyzstan, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said 'any participation, cooperation or assistance in committing aggression against Iran will create international responsibility for the relevant parties,' and that Iran reserves the right to take all necessary measures in self-defence.

    Why it matters Tehran was already striking U.S. facilities in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain on the argument that any base used against Iran is a legitimate target.

    Sources: CBS News, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera (2)

Thursday, July 23, 20262 entries

  1. 11:28 AM in New York

    Trump tells Axios he is weighing a 'massive attack' on Iran, 'bigger than ever before'

    OfficialMilitary & securityWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump told Axios he was considering 'a massive attack. Bigger than ever before,' that he was close to a decision and that Iran's leaders 'haven't received enough pain yet.' He said Israel would join 'in two minutes if I ask them to' but that the United States did not need anyone.

    Why it matters The threat came after 12 nights of strikes and a day after his bridge and power-plant warning, while White House officials said talks with Iran were continuing.

    Sources: Axios, CBS News

  2. 11:10 AM in New York

    House votes 214-208 to direct an end to the Iran war; Senate blocks its version 49-47

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    The House adopted Rep. Pramila Jayapal's resolution directing Trump to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran without congressional authorization, with Republicans Tom Barrett, Brian Fitzpatrick, Warren Davidson and Thomas Massie voting yes. Later on Thursday the Senate voted 49-47 against advancing a similar Democratic resolution, so the measure cannot take effect.

    Why it matters The votes measure eroding support in Congress for the war but leave the administration's operations legally unchanged.

    Sources: Reuters via Investing, Reuters via Investing (2), CBS News, Al Jazeera

Wednesday, July 22, 20262 entries

  1. 5:28 PM in New York

    U.S. and Saudi Arabia sign a civil nuclear deal that could allow enrichment on Saudi soil

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement and a safeguards agreement, the Energy Department said. U.S. companies would run nuclear power in Saudi Arabia, and uranium enrichment on Saudi soil could follow, controlled by a contracted company and only after a lengthy study.

    Why it matters It was signed in the middle of a war the U.S. says is about stopping Iran's enrichment; the next day Trump said the deal was subject to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords.

    Sources: CBS News, CBS News (2), CBS News (3)

  2. 9:04 AM in New York

    Trump vows to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for every ship attack

    OfficialMilitary & securityWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump wrote on Truth Social that from now on, any Iranian missile, rocket or drone attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz would bring U.S. strikes to 'bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT,' including in or near Tehran. A military source quoted by Tasnim replied that Iran would strike infrastructure and bridges across the region, including energy facilities in which the U.S. has interests; CENTCOM began a 12th straight night of strikes that evening.

    Why it matters The threat names civilian infrastructure as targets; asked two days later whether destroying power plants and bridges would be a war crime, Trump declined to say.

    Sources: Associated Press, Reuters via Investing, Al Jazeera, CBS News, CBS News (2), Al Jazeera (2), CBS News (3)

Tuesday, July 21, 20263 entries

  1. 7:20 PM in New York

    Pentagon says soldier missing after Jordan base strike is believed dead; U.S. toll 18

    OfficialBackgroundThe Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States

    The Defense Department said Army Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, missing since Iran's July 17 missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, is believed to have been killed. She is the third soldier believed killed in that attack; counting a soldier who died in Iraq while disposing of an Iranian drone, 18 U.S. service members are believed to have died in the war.

    Why it matters Trump attended the dignified transfer at Dover the next day, and the Pentagon's casualty site then listed 18 dead and at least 482 wounded in the war.

    Sources: Associated Press, CBS News, Al Jazeera, CBS News (2)

  2. 4:42 PM in New York

    Hegseth puts the cost of the Iran war at $37.5 billion as he seeks extra funding

    OfficialMilitary & securityWashington, D.C., United States

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee the war with Iran has cost $37.5 billion, including expected costs such as troop pay through the end of the fiscal year, up from $29 billion in May. He and Gen. Dan Caine were defending the administration's request for supplemental war funding, and Hegseth acknowledged some Iranian missiles had survived because they are buried underground.

    Why it matters Two Democratic sources and a third person familiar with the matter told CBS the real cost is far higher because the estimate leaves out items such as rebuilding damaged U.S. bases.

    Sources: CBS News, Al Jazeera, CBS News (2)

  3. 3:55 PM in New York

    Trump lets U.S. airlines fly directly to Lebanon after meeting Aoun

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Hours after hosting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House, Trump said on Truth Social he was directing his administration to allow all U.S. airlines to fly directly to Lebanon, a service first suspended in 1985. At the meeting Trump said he would speak to Hezbollah if Aoun wanted him to, and Aoun pressed for continued U.S. support for the Lebanese army, which is meant to disarm the group.

    Why it matters The State Department's advice not to travel to Lebanon stayed in place, and the announcement did not address Hezbollah's disarmament or the pace of Israel's withdrawal from the south.

    Sources: AP, The Times of Israel, CBS News, CBS News (2), Al Jazeera

Monday, July 20, 20261 entry

  1. 3:17 PM in Aden

    Houthis declare a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, vow to close Bab el-Mandeb to its ships

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsSanaa, Yemen

    Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree declared a 'maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy' effective immediately, after the two sides traded fire the previous week, including a strike on Sanaa airport the Houthis blamed on Riyadh. A Houthi media official said the Bab el-Mandeb would be closed to Saudi ships, and Saudi Arabia condemned the move.

    Why it matters Saudi Arabia's Red Sea ports have been its main export route around the Strait of Hormuz; by the next day at least five ships, including laden Saudi crude tankers, had turned back before Bab el-Mandeb.

    Sources: Al Jazeera, CBS News, CBS News (2), Al Jazeera (2), CBS News (3)

Sunday, July 19, 20262 entries

  1. 3:22 PM in New York

    U.S. service member killed in Iraq while destroying an Iranian drone's ordnance

    OfficialBackgroundNorthern Iraq

    CENTCOM said a U.S. service member died on July 18 in northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone, and that another was wounded.

    Why it matters It raised the U.S. death toll since the war began on February 28 to 17, a day after two troops were killed in Jordan.

    Sources: Forbes, KAIT8, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  2. 2:50 PM in Jerusalem

    Israel says the U.S. is sending more refuelling aircraft as U.S.-Iran strikes escalate

    OfficialMilitary & securityIsrael

    An Israeli military official said the U.S. had decided to reinforce its fleet of aerial refuelling aircraft stationed in Israel, and another senior official said dozens more were expected; Axios had reported the move was ahead of a potential expansion of operations against Iran.

    Why it matters Israel had not joined the latest U.S. strikes, and extra tankers would extend the range and tempo of air operations if the campaign widens.

    Sources: U.S. News, Al-Monitor / Reuters

Saturday, July 18, 20265 entries

  1. 3:39 AM in Tehran, Jul 19

    Iran says U.S. hit Darkhovin nuclear plant site; IAEA sees no radiological risk

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsDarkhovin, Khuzestan Province, Iran

    Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said multiple projectiles hit the under-construction Darkhovin nuclear power plant site in Khuzestan at 3:39 a.m. local time. The IAEA said it was looking into the reports, that the site was in the very early stages of construction and held no nuclear material when last visited, and that no radiological risk was expected.

    Why it matters It was the second nuclear site reported hit in the renewed fighting after Bushehr, and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi called for restraint near all nuclear-related sites; the same day Jordan said it shot down three Iranian missiles and the IRGC said it stopped ships on an 'unsafe route'.

    Sources: ABC News, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

  2. 6:00 PM in New York

    U.S. launches eighth straight night of strikes to 'punish' IRGC over Jordan deaths

    OfficialMilitary & securitySouthern Iran

    CENTCOM said U.S. forces began new strikes at 6 p.m. ET at Trump's direction to degrade Iran's ability to threaten shipping in Hormuz and to 'swiftly punish' the IRGC forces it blamed for killing U.S. troops in Jordan; it later said coastal surveillance, air defence, maritime and missile and drone storage sites were hit. Iranian media reported explosions at Qeshm, Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Hajiabad and Shadegan.

    Why it matters The strikes were now explicitly retaliation for U.S. deaths as well as for attacks on shipping.

    Sources: Anadolu Agency, CNBC, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  3. 1:25 PM in New York

    CENTCOM says two U.S. service members were killed in Jordan and one is missing

    OfficialBackgroundJordan

    CENTCOM said two U.S. service members in Jordan were killed in action on July 17 as U.S. and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, and that another was missing in action.

    Why it matters They were the first U.S. troops killed by Iranian fire since the memorandum, and CENTCOM said that night's strikes were meant to 'swiftly punish' the IRGC forces responsible.

    Sources: CNN, Al Jazeera live blog

  4. 4:05 PM in Tehran

    Iran suspends its commitments under the deal; Khamenei calls Trump's signature 'worthless'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran had suspended its commitments and implementation of the Islamabad memorandum because the U.S. had violated and suspended all of its own, and that Iran was 'busy defending the country'. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement that repeated U.S. breaches showed the U.S. president's signature was 'worthless and invalid'.

    Why it matters It ended the deal from the Iranian side a month after it was signed; Trump said he 'couldn't care less'.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  5. 9:19 AM in Kuwait

    Iranian attacks set a second Kuwaiti power and desalination plant on fire

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsKuwait

    Kuwait's electricity ministry said a fire broke out at a power and water desalination plant after a new round of Iranian attacks, forcing it to disconnect generating units, a day after another plant was damaged. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a vital oil site was hit, injuring several people, and Kuwait Airways suspended flights at Kuwait International Airport.

    Why it matters About 90% of Kuwait's drinking water comes from desalination, so attacks on these plants put the civilian water supply at risk.

    Sources: Turkiye Today, Bloomberg, PBS News, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5)

Thursday, July 16, 20262 entries

  1. 12:01 AM in New York, Jul 17

    Full U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports return as the licence wind-down ends

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports came back into full effect on July 17, the date U.S. officials gave when Washington revoked the licence that had allowed Iranian oil sales under the memorandum.

    Why it matters The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports had already resumed on July 14, so Iran lost both the legal route and the physical route for its oil exports.

    Sources: CNBC, CNBC (2), Al Jazeera live blog

  2. 10:35 PM in Dubai

    U.S. launches a sixth straight night of strikes as Iran hits back across the region

    OfficialMilitary & securitySouthern Iran

    CENTCOM said it carried out a sixth consecutive night of strikes on Iran, with Iranian media reporting hits on a bridge at Bandar-e Khamir, where seven people were killed, and on Qeshm, Bushehr and Ahvaz. Iran's army and the IRGC claimed attacks on U.S. sites in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Jordan and on the al-Tanf base in Syria, which Syria denied.

    Why it matters Reuters reported that Iran had asked Yemen's Houthis to be ready to close the Red Sea route if the U.S. hit its power plants, raising the risk of a second chokepoint being shut.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4)

Wednesday, July 15, 20262 entries

  1. 4:59 PM in New York

    U.S. disables tanker Belma heading for Kharg Island as it enforces the renewed blockade

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsArabian Gulf, toward Kharg Island, Iran

    CENTCOM said a U.S. aircraft fired Hellfire missiles into the smokestack of the unladen, Curacao-flagged tanker Belma after it ignored warnings while sailing toward Kharg Island. An Iranian official said the tanker was hit again by two U.S. missiles two days later, and U.S. Marines released video of boarding a tanker in the Gulf of Oman.

    Why it matters It showed the blockade being enforced with force from its first full day, as the U.S. had done in June before the memorandum.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

  2. 9:00 PM in Rome

    Israel and Lebanon agree in Rome to implement two 'pilot zones' for Israeli withdrawal

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsRome, Italy

    After two days of U.S.-brokered talks in Rome, Israel and Lebanon agreed to enforce two pilot zones in southern Lebanon that Israel says are clear of Hezbollah and will hand to the Lebanese army; the U.S. said the sides agreed the structure and guidelines for a limited Israeli troop withdrawal. No timeline was set, and Israel wants a verification process.

    Why it matters It was the first agreed step under the June 26 framework, but Hezbollah rejects the talks and Israel told the Pentagon it would keep troops in its other 'security zones'.

    Sources: Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4)

Tuesday, July 14, 20262 entries

  1. 5:20 PM in New York

    U.S. sanctions 50-plus targets in Shamkhani oil shipping network, freezes $130m in crypto

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    The Treasury and State Department designated more than 50 individuals, entities and vessels in the sanctions-evasion network of Iranian shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, which Washington called a major enabler of Iran's oil exports, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said wallets tied to Iran's central bank holding over $130 million were frozen. The next day the Treasury sanctioned a network in Iran, Russia and Nigeria it said helped the IRGC procure weapons.

    Why it matters Washington was pairing the renewed blockade with sanctions aimed at the networks that move Iranian oil at sea.

    Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), U.S. Department of the Treasury (2)

  2. 10:26 PM in Tehran

    Iran's deputy foreign minister says the memorandum with the U.S. 'no longer stands'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran was under no obligation to adhere to the memorandum because the U.S. had 'not only violated' it 'but also dismantled it', and that Iran would exert full control over the Strait of Hormuz.

    Why it matters It came a week after Trump declared the deal over, as the U.S. blockade came back into force that evening.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

Monday, July 13, 20264 entries

  1. 2:41 AM in Dubai, Jul 14

    Iranian cruise missiles hit two UAE tankers near Hormuz, killing an Indian sailor

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz, Omani waters

    The UAE's defence ministry said Iranian cruise missiles targeted two of its oil tankers in Omani waters in the Strait of Hormuz, killing an Indian crew member aboard the tanker Mombasa and wounding eight people; ADNOC said two of its tankers were hit. The IRGC said it attacked two supertankers crossing with their transponders off.

    Why it matters It was the first sailor killed in the renewed fighting, and the GCC, Kuwait and Qatar condemned the attack.

    Sources: CNBC, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera live blog

  2. 10:33 AM in New York

    Trump reinstates the naval blockade of Iran and floats, then drops, a 20% Hormuz fee

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump posted that the U.S. was 'reinstating' the blockade of Iran and, as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT', would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo shipped. The U.S.-led maritime centre said enforcement on all Iranian ports and coastal areas would begin at 20:00 GMT on July 14 while neutral transit continued; the next day Trump dropped the fee in favour of 'trade and investment' deals with Gulf states.

    Why it matters The blockade lifted under the memorandum on June 18 was back in force, and the fee idea drew objections from shippers and governments before Trump abandoned it.

    Sources: NPR, CNBC, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5), Al Jazeera live blog (6)

  3. 4:50 PM in Aden

    Yemen's government bombs Sanaa airport over Iranian flight; Houthis fire missiles at Saudis

    OfficialMilitary & securitySanaa, Yemen

    Yemen's internationally recognised government said its forces struck the runway at Houthi-held Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing, and all Yemeni airports were closed. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted ballistic missiles the Houthis fired at southern Saudi Arabia, and a Houthi official threatened Saudi 'vital infrastructure'.

    Why it matters It opened a Saudi-Houthi front alongside the U.S.-Iran fighting, putting at risk the Red Sea route Saudi Arabia was using to export oil around Hormuz.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian

  4. 1:10 PM in London

    UK moves to designate the IRGC as a state threat, criminalising support for it

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsLondon, United Kingdom

    The UK said it would designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards under new proscription-like powers for state-backed threats, making it a criminal offence to support, assist or benefit from the group, with potential life sentences; the Iran-linked HAYI group, tied to attacks on Jewish targets in Britain, is also to be designated.

    Why it matters The designation uses new powers for state-backed threats rather than terrorism law, and follows the June joint statement by 24 countries on Iranian plots in Western countries.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian

Saturday, July 11, 20263 entries

  1. 3:33 AM in Tehran, Jul 12

    U.S. strikes about 140 Iranian targets in a third round over the GFS Galaxy attack

    OfficialMilitary & securitySouthern Iran

    CENTCOM said it hit about 140 military targets, including missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition storage, communications and coastal surveillance, holding Iranian forces 'accountable' for the attack on the GFS Galaxy, and that more than 300 targets had been struck over three nights that week. Iranian media reported explosions along the coast, including Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and Sirik.

    Why it matters It began a run of nightly U.S. strikes that lasted more than a week, and Iran answered with missile and drone attacks on five Gulf states and Jordan.

    Sources: The Times of Israel, Al Jazeera, CNN, Reuters Connect, AP, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian

  2. 2:00 AM in Tehran, Jul 12

    IRGC declares Hormuz closed after firing on a ship; crew of the GFS Galaxy abandon ship

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz

    The IRGC Navy said the Strait of Hormuz was closed 'until further notice' and until U.S. interference ends, saying a vessel that switched off its systems on an 'illegal route' was stopped with warning shots; Fars said a cruise missile was used. CENTCOM said the IRGC attacked the Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy, which caught fire east of Oman and could not continue, and UKMTO said its crew abandoned ship; one crew member was missing.

    Why it matters An analyst told Al Jazeera the ship appeared to be using the U.S.-guided route along Oman's coast, and CENTCOM launched a third round of strikes on Iran within hours.

    Sources: Al Jazeera, The Times of Israel, CNN, The Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4)

  3. 2:22 PM in Tehran

    Mojtaba Khamenei vows to avenge his father's killing in first message since the funeral

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    In his first message since his father's funeral, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei pledged to 'avenge [his] innocent blood', saying 'revenge is the will of our nation', and thanked the millions who attended the ceremonies.

    Why it matters It came as Iranian officials debated whether to return to talks, and a week later he called Trump's signature on the memorandum 'worthless and invalid'.

    Source: Al Jazeera live blog

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