Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
According to Mehr News Agency, Khuzestan deputy governor Valiollah Hayati says that a security guard was killed in a U.S. strike on a water pumping station in Bandar Mahshahr, Iran. (AA)
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly notifies Congress that the war has resumed, and that the announcement gives his administration another 60-day clock without congressional approval. (Politico) (The Hill)
2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that they have hit Patriot air defense systems at the Ali Al Salem Air Base and the FPS radar system at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait. (AA) (Al Jazeera)
2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
The IRGC says that they have hit the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and the Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan as part of a second wave of retaliatory strikes against the United States. (Middle East Eye)
2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the naval blockade will resume beginning tomorrow and announces a 20% fee on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (Khaleej Times) (CNN)
The U.S. military says that they have launched a new round of strikes hours at 4:45 p.m. EDT after Trump said the U.S. Navy would bring back the blockade. (The Hill)
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that Qatar and Pakistan will continue talks to prevent further escalation in the war. (Arab News PK)
The Houthi-led government accuses Saudi Arabia of an airstrike on a runway at Sanaa International Airport in Houthi-controlled Yemen, which Yemen's internationally-recognized government says was to stop an Iranian Mahan Air flight that was returning the Houthi delegation from the funeral of Ali Khamenei. (AP via The Hill)
Yemen's internationally-recognized government orders all airports closed after striking Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing. The Houthis say the aircraft landed, while the Saudi-led coalition controls airspace clearances. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
Business and economy
Red Sea crisis
Disasters and accidents
South Korea's navy recovers the body of a sailor who disappeared during a patrol near the Northern Limit Line, after South Korea requested North Korean assistance and launched a search involving ships and aircraft. (AFP via The Star)
2026 Bangkok pub fire
A fire breaks out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand, killing 27 people and wounding 63 more. (AP)
International relations
Iran–United Kingdom relations
The United Kingdom announces that it will designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, and will ban support for the militia group. (The Guardian) (NBC News)
Sudan–European Union relations
The European Union imposes sanctions against Sudan's gold trade, accusing them of financing the civil war in the country. (Mining.com) (Reuters)
Law and crime
Regime change efforts in the 2026 Iran war
The New York Times reports that former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is under house arrest after Iranian authorities reportedly uncovered a significant portion of his contacts with Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
Politics and elections
The Hungarian parliament moves to remove president Tamás Sulyok through a constitutional amendment backed by prime minister Péter Magyar's majority government. (Bloomberg via The Japan Times)
119th United States Congress
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appoints Darline Graham Nordone to finish the remainder of former U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s term. (Axios)
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