Monday, July 20, 2026

US Says Two Military Personnel Killed in Jordan

By David Ljunggren, Enas Alashray and Hatem Maher #US, #MilitaryPersonnel, #Jordan, #Casualties, #MiddleEast WASHINGTON/CAIRO, July 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Saturday two of its personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing after an Iranian...

Islamic Republic Hits Persian Gulf States and Jordan After Seventh Night of US Strikes

#IslamicRepublic, #PersianGulfStates, #Jordan, #USStrikes, #RegionalConflict By Jana Choukeir and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, July 18 (Reuters) - Iran launched more attacks on Washington's Gulf allies and Jordan on Saturday after a seventh straight night of U.S. strikes on Iranian military...

Islamic Republic Executes Man Accused of Killing Security Agent During 2022 Protests—Mizan

DUBAI, July 18 (Reuters) - Iran has executed a man convicted of shooting to death a member of the security forces during nationwide unrest sparked by the 2022 death of a young woman in police custody, the...

US and Iran Attack Infrastructure, Raising Fears of Escalation

#US, #Iran, #Infrastructure, #MilitaryEscalation, #RegionalConflict By Jana Choukeir and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, July 17 (Reuters) - The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday, as the...

ANALYSIS-Pakistan Worries About Being Drawn Into U.S.-Iran Conflict After Houthis Attack Saudi Arabia

#Pakistan, #USIranConflict, #Houthis, #SaudiArabia, #RegionalEscalation By Rick Noack, Mubasher Bukhari and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD, July 16 (Reuters) - Attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis this week have frustrated Pakistan and threaten to draw Islamabad into the conflict, complicating...

EXCLUSIVE-Iran Tells Houthis to Close Red Sea Gateway if US Hits Power Network, Sources...

#Iran, #Houthis, #RedSea, #UnitedStates, #PowerNetwork By Parisa Hafezi, Samia Nakhoul and Jonathan Saul DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the...

What Is Pickaxe Mountain, the Iranian Nuclear-Linked Site Threatened by Trump?

#PickaxeMountain, #IranNuclearProgram, #DonaldTrump, #NuclearSite, #USIranConflictz   July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to attack a site linked to Iran's nuclear programme known as Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified facility buried deep underground near one of Tehran's main nuclear...

Trump Resumes Iran Port Blockade and Threatens Strikes on Energy Targets

By Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly, Tala Ramadan and Kanishka Singh   #Trump, #Iran, #PortBlockade, #EnergyTargets, #USIranConflict CAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and threatened to hit power plants...

ANALYSIS – After Hormuz, Iran Turns to Red Sea Gateway as New Pressure Point

By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway...

India Protests to Iran Over Killing of Seafarer in Strait of Hormuz

NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - The Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it had lodged a strong protest with Iran after summoning its deputy ambassador over the killing of an Indian seafarer in the Strait of...