Iran’s foreign minister called Washington’s stance ‘illogical, greedy, and controlling’ after rejecting a ceasefire proposal delivered by Iraq’s prime minister, as US airstrikes continued for a thirteenth consecutive night.
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Trump Threatens Iran’s Bridges as US Strikes Enter Their 12th Consecutive Night
US forces struck Iranian military targets for a 12th consecutive night as President Trump threatened to destroy bridges and power plants each time Iran attacks a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran Hits Kuwait Water Plants for Fourth Day as Gulf States Activate Defenses
Iran struck Kuwait’s desalination plants for a fourth day on July 21 as Bahrain, Jordan and Qatar activated air defenses amid the widening US-Iran exchange.
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Houthis Declare Naval Blockade of Saudi Arabia, Opening a Second Oil Chokepoint
Yemen’s Houthis declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia on July 20, threatening the Bab al-Mandeb and potentially restricting a quarter of global oil supply alongside the Hormuz closure.
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Ukraine Strikes 176 Shadow Fleet Vessels in July Drone Blitz
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed 11 more shadow fleet vessels and hit 20 Crimean energy facilities across two nights, pushing the July campaign total to 176 ships struck.
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Russia Fires 41 Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv in War’s Largest Such Barrage
Russia fired 41 ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight on July 18-19, the war’s largest such barrage, as Ukraine’s interceptor stockpiles ran critically short.
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Rubio and Wang Yi Converge on Manila for ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Week
The Philippines opens its 2026 ASEAN chairmanship ministerial week on July 18 with Marco Rubio, Wang Yi and Sergey Lavrov in attendance, as energy security and the Hormuz disruption dominate the substantive agenda.
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Iran Escalates as US Bombs Enter Their Seventh Night
US strikes entered a seventh consecutive night across southern Iran on July 17, hitting military logistics and port infrastructure as Tehran vowed to broaden its retaliatory scope.
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UK Fast-Tracks Project Nightfall Ballistic Missile for Ukraine
Britain has signed preliminary contracts for its first domestically developed ballistic missile in more than 50 years, with deliveries to Ukraine targeted for late 2027 and test launches due within a year.
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Ukraine Drones Knock Out Russia’s Last Untouched Refinery in Bashkortostan
Ukrainian drones flew 1,500 km into Russia overnight to disable both primary distillation units at Gazprom’s Salavat petrochemical complex, which processes 2.7% of Russia’s total oil refining capacity.