Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
The Wall Street Journal reports that Bahraini and Kuwaiti fighter jets attacked military targets inside Iran earlier in July, with air and intelligence support from the United Arab Emirates. (The Wall Street Journal) (The Jerusalem Post)
2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
Iran says it has attacked U.S. military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait, including the Isa Air Base, using Arash drones. (Euronews)
2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
Jordan's military says that they have intercepted seven missiles and six drones launched from Iran. No casualties or damage were reported. (Al-Monitor)
2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
Kuwait's army says that its air defenses confronted several attacks from Iran. (Arab News)
The Indian embassy in Tehran reports that the Mozambique-flagged LPG tanker Disha with 28 Indian nationals on the vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. All 28 crew members were reported safe. (The Hindustan Times) (India Today)
2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
The U.S. military says its forces fired into a tanker's engine room and disabled the vessel after its crew repeatedly attempted to breach the American blockade of Iranian ports and ignored warnings. (AFP via BSS)
July 2026 United States strikes against Iran
The United States strikes an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy naval academy in Ziba Kenar, Gilan province, Iran. (Arab News) (Iran International)
2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
Drones target Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, with six drones reported to be intercepted. (AP) (Kurdistan24)
The Israeli military reports that the air force has struck Hamas weapon depots, weapon manufacturing sites and tunnels in the Gaza Strip, and accuses the militant group of violating the ceasefire signed in October 2025. (The Times of Israel)
Clashes in Tell, Nablus, kill four Palestinians and two Israelis after a confrontation between settlers and locals in the town. Subsequent settler attacks in the West Bank injure at least 10 Palestinians. (Haaretz) (The New York Times)
Red Sea crisis, Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
The Houthis deny reports that they have closed the Bab-el-Mandeb and state that they are not seeking to close it, reaffirming that they have only established a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. (DW) (Middle East Eye)
Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi military sites in Hodeidah, Yemen, after a long hiatus in response to the movement's attacks on maritime shipping, while the militant group vows to retaliate. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries warehouses
A Wildberries logistic hub in Russia-occupied Crimea is hit by Ukrainian drones and catches fire. (RBC-Ukraine)
Ukrainian drones also hit Wildberries logistics hubs in Saint Petersburg and Tver, Russia. (Kyiv Independent)
Ukrainian officials say a Russian ballistic missile strike on a private training ground hosting a defence-industry event in the Kyiv Oblast killed 10 people and injured nearly 100. Prosecutors investigate possible negligence in organizing the event. (Reuters)
Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
A Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian Geran-2 drone near Padina, Buzău County, that had entered its airspace for the first time. (Euronews)
Sudanese civil war
The North Kordofan government reports that 15 civilians in the Burbur area south of El-Obeid, Sudan have been killed by a Rapid Support Forces drone strike. (Sudan Tribune)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
At least 27 people are killed, including 12 militants, in an attack on a security check post in Tank District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Hindustan Times)
Business and economy
Tariffs in the second Trump administration
2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects between Detroit, Michigan, U.S., and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, ceremonially opens, with Canadian officials marking the opening ceremony of the bridge with the absence of American officials amidst ongoing trade tensions. (Detroit Free Press) (Reuters)
Proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance
Paramount announces that they have agreed to delay its US$111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery amidst lawsuits from twelve U.S. state attorneys general. (AFP via France 24) (The Hill)