Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1232 EAT on Thursday 30 July 2026 US Central Command (Centcom) said it had struck “dozens” of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets after Iran launched attacks on US bases in Jordan and against vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media reported that three people, including…
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Saudi Arabia Supports US Strikes Against Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1159 EAT on Wednesday 29 July 2026 US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strikes targeted “Iran-aligned terrorists” who it accused of being directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to attack US forces and Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure. Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a state-backed paramilitary group…
Iran Launches Attacks on US Bases Across the Middle East as Trump Meets Netanyahu
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1139 EAT on Wednesday 29 July 2026 The United States military says it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched by Iran at US bases across the Middle East. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired…
Iran, Houthis Escalate Tanker Attacks Amid Ongoing US Bombing
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1256 EAT on Thursday 23 July 2026 The United States carried out a 12th consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran early Thursday, as Tehran retaliated by targeting sites across the Gulf, particularly in Kuwait and Jordan. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said an explosion set a tanker…
US Strikes Iran as Tehran Targets Kuwait and Jordan in Escalating Conflict
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 203 EAT on Thursday 16 July 2026 The US military has continued its strikes against Iran, targeting locations further north in the country and, for the first time in the latest escalation, areas near the capital, Tehran. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said early Thursday that its forces had…
US-Iran Tensions Escalate as Strait of Hormuz Dispute Deepens
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1303 EAT on Wednesday 15 July 2026 The comments, made during an interview with Fox News, came as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth consecutive day. Trump had earlier backed away from a threatened 20% fee on all cargo shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz,…
After the US-Iran Conflict, Can Peace Talks Get Back on Track?
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1524 EAT on Friday 10 July 2026 A United States official has told Al Jazeera that Washington remains committed to diplomacy with Iran despite two days of military exchanges this week, insisting that technical negotiations aimed at securing a lasting peace agreement will continue. The US and Iran…
Trump declares ceasefire ‘over’ after US and Iran exchange overnight strikes
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1215 EAT on Wednesday 8 July 2026 The US military says it has resumed strikes on Iran in response to attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The first vessel identified by the United States, Al Rekayyat, is a Qatar-owned liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker….
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