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US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war.
Germany and France seek 'new dynamic' on defence after fighter jet failure
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
France and Germany will seek to move on from the failure of a tortured fighter jet project and bolster other joint defence plans -- including nuclear deterrence...
US, Iran exchange blows in rekindled Middle East war
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States struck Iran and Tehran attacked US allies in the Gulf on Thursday as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle Ea...
US forces board ship to ensure 'compliance' with Iran blockade
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
American forces boarded a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday as part of the renewed blockade of Iran's ports that began earlier this week, the US military sai...
US strikes in Iran hit airport, bridges and railway station
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Deadly US strikes overnight hit an airport, a railway station in the port city of Bandar Abbas and two bridges in southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, Irani...
US, Iran exchange blows in rekindled Middle East war
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States struck Iran and Tehran attacked US allies in the Gulf on Thursday as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle Ea...
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
The United States carried out fresh strikes on Iran and renewed a blockade of its ports, while Tehran targeted American allies in the Gulf and vowed the Strait ...
Iran reports fresh US strikes in return to war
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Iran reported fresh US strikes Wednesday on a port city that is home to the country's only civilian nuclear plant, as Washington reimposed a naval blockade in a...
US expands sanctions targeting Iran oil, cryptocurrency sectors
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Tuesday expanded its sanctions targeting Iran's oil sector, taking further aim at the network of petroleum shipping magnate Mohammad Hossei...
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
The United States carried out a fresh round of strikes on Iran and renewed a blockade of its ports, while Tehran targeted American allies in the Gulf and vowed ...
Ukraine's defence minister resigns as part of reshuffle
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Wednesday he was resigning as part of President Volodymyr Zelensky's cabinet reshuffle that saw the country's p...
Israel court halts law blocking ultra-Orthodox draft dodger arrests
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Israel's Supreme Court suspended on Wednesday a contentious law passed just the previous day that would have blocked the arrest of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men who...
US reports 'wave of strikes' on Iran as war returns
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
The United States launched a wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, after it reimposed a naval blockade in a return to war between the two foes.
Trump says Iran has freed a detained US citizen
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that arch foe Iran has freed an American citizen detained since December 2024 and allowed her to leave the country.
Two journalists in Niger freed after nine months in prison
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Two Nigerien journalists who have been behind bars since November 2025 on public order charges were released on Wednesday, according to their families and a jud...
US renews blockade, trades strikes with Iran over Hormuz strait
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
US forces struck Iran and reimposed a naval blockade on its ports as Tehran hit Washington's Gulf allies on Wednesday, vowing the Strait of Hormuz would stay cl...
Israel jails soldier for sending missile intercept videos to Iran agent: military
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had sentenced an active-duty soldier to five years in prison for sending videos of missile interceptions to an Iranian...
Russia accused of planning attacks on Baltic, Polish infrastructure
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Russia is planning attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic states or Poland, the presidents of Lithuania and Latvia warned on Wednesday, citing intelli...
Body of Indian sailor missing after Oman ship attack found
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
The body of an Indian sailor who went missing after his ship was attacked off the coast of Oman has been recovered, a seafarers' union official said Wednesday.
Blasts heard near US consulate in Iraq's Erbil: AFP journalists
Jul 15, 2026 (AFP)
Several explosions were heard Wednesday near the US consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, AFP journalists said.
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