Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran's attacks on its Middle Eastern neighbors and states that the Interim Leadership Council had agreed not to attack them "unless an attack on Iran originates from those countries". The military later continues the strikes. The governments of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE report attacks targeting their territories. (AP) (TRT World) (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
The United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, is attacked with four rockets. Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani orders the security forces to pursue the perpetrators of the "terrorist act". (Al Jazeera)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iranian ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says that Iran is ready for normal talks but also rejects the current position by the United States. (TASS)
2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
Dubai International Airport suspends operations after an aerial interception near the airport during Iranian drone and missile attacks in the region. Airport operations later partially resume as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues responding to the aerial threats. (AFP via Vanguard) (AFP via The Daily Star)
The Lebanese health ministry reports that Israeli airstrikes on multiple locations in southern Lebanon killed eight people, including six in Kherbet Selem and two in Kfar Reman. (AFP via Middle East Eye)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Syniehubov says that Russia has launched a barrage of drones and missiles on residential areas in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing ten people, including two children and injuring ten, as well as damaging the city's power grids. (CTV News) (BBC News)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
At least four people are killed, including two policemen, and more than 35 others are injured, including three seriously, in two separate bombings targeting a police patrol van and a market in Wana and Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Arab News)
Internal conflict in Peru
At least 33 people are injured, including three minors and five others seriously, in a bombing at a nightclub in Trujillo, La Libertad Department, Peru. No group has yet claimed responsibility. (AP)
Nigerian bandit conflict
At least 45 bandits and three military personnel are killed in a clash between Nigerian troops and armed bandits in Dan Musa, Katsina State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Business and economy
2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announces a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining operations in response to Iranian attacks and threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via Al-Ahram)