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US completes ninth consecutive night of strikes

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A munition is launched from a U.S. warship at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 18, 2026. (photo credit: US CENTRAL COMMAND/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) The United States completed its ninth consecutive evening of strikes on Monday morning, US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated in a post to X/Twitter.  “CENTCOM assets targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks to further diminish Iran's ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” they said. The statement concluded that US forces were acting at the direction of the commander in chief to hold Iran accountable and remained highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready to respond. https://t.co/t51HuJ9Evw — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM)  July 20,...
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Gulf State citizens concerned, angry at Iran for attacks on neighboring countries

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Smoke rises after a drone was intercepted during early morning hours in Manama, Bahrain, July 14, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER) Residents of  Saudi Arabia , Bahrain, and Jordan criticized Iranian aggression and called on the US and Israel to act in interviews with N12 published on Sunday.  Three residents of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Jordan described the situation in their respective countries in rare interviews with Israeli media. The latest US strikes on Iran have raised tensions in neighboring countries as Iran retaliated with strikes on US bases in the region and threatened to target infrastructure in Gulf states.  “Since Iran resumed launching missiles over the past week, the situation in  Bahrain  has been extremely tense,” Bahraini author and activist Fatima Al Harbi told N12. 
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US still open to diplomatic solution with Iran if attacks in Strait of Hormuz end, Rubio says

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks from a vehicle before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 19, 2026. (photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/POOL VIA REUTERS) The United States is still open to a diplomatic solution with Iran, US Secretary of State  Marco Rubio  told reporters on Sunday night. "It has to be real," he explained. "It has to be a deal that they're willing to live by. "Look, Iran, a week ago, was supposed to put out a statement saying that the Straits of Hormuz would be open, that they would no longer attack shipping. And instead of doing that, they attacked three ships. I think that was last Friday or Saturday. So, I mean, their behavior has to change in order for ours to change." Rubio also stated that there was a "growing split" in Iran between the more militant extremists who continue to attack the US and other countries and those who are concerned with Iran's economy.
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Lebanese Army to deploy planned pilot program securing Hezbollah-free zones

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A man on a motorcycle tries to convince Lebanese army officers to let him cross as they cordon off the site of an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, June 14, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/ZOHRA BENSEMRA) A pilot program under which Lebanese Armed Forces ( LAF ) troops will enter designated areas in southern Lebanon to verify they have been cleared of Hezbollah operatives and weapons is expected to begin in the near future, two sources familiar with the matter told  The Jerusalem Post  on Monday. The development follows last week's meeting in  Rome  between the Israeli and Lebanese delegations, led by Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Mouawad, under the auspices of senior US administration officials. An Israeli official said after last week's talks that the sides had reached an agreement on the two designated pilot areas. 
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Iranian Sunni cleric killed by unknown gunmen in country's southeast, state media

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Molavi Mohammad Anvar Rigi, a Sunni Friday prayer leader in the southeastern Iranian border town of Mirjaveh, was killed on Monday by unidentified gunmen, Iran's state media reported, citing local authorities. Sistan-Baluchistan province, one of the country's poorest provinces and with a large Sunni Baluch population, has long experienced Islamist or ethnic militants fighting security forces or other figures aligned with Tehran. Officials said investigations were ongoing and urged residents to remain calm, saying the attack was aimed at undermining security and stoking sectarian divisions in the province.
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IDF has killed at least around 420 Gazan terrorists since claimed Oct. 2025 ceasefire, source c

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Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed) The IDF has killed at least around 420  Gazan terrorists  since the October 2025 ceasefire,  The Jerusalem Post  has learned. Given that Hamas reportedly has  killed dozens  or more of its own population since the ceasefire in order to retake control of all areas of the  Gaza Strip  where the Palestinian population lives and given UN estimates of around 1,000 Gazans killed, this means that at least since the ceasefire, the percentage of Gazans killed by the IDF has likely been less than 50% civilians. This is not necessarily true for the entire war.
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Hours after Iranian shrapnel lands in Israel, Zamir says IDF ready to strike back

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IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks to IDF commanders in the West Bank, July 19, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Hours after shrapnel from an Iranian ballistic missile, which had been fired at Jordan, ultimately landed in Israel just north of Eilat, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen.  Eyal Zamir  threatened the Islamic Republic with a potential harsh counterstrike if the regime gets any closer to the Jewish state. Speaking to IDF commanders in the  West Bank , he said, "next to the continuous fighting against terror in Judea and Samaria, we are closely following the developments with Iran and maintaining a high level of readiness."
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