Thursday

The United States Central Command launches new strikes against Iran for an sixth consecutive night in an effort to degrade Iranian military capabilities. (Middle East Eye)

Explosions are reported in Iran's Qeshm Island, Bushehr, Ahvaz, and Bandar Abbas, including a bridge in Bandar Khamir. A truck on the bridge is reported to be targeted, killing the driver. (Turkiye Today)

Tasnim News Agency reports that American fighter jets attacked the Iranshahr Airport in the Sistan and Baluchestan province. (Ynetnews) (MTV)

2026 Iran war ceasefire

The Kuwaiti defense ministry reports that the military intercepted and destroyed 32 drones entering the country's airspace. (Arab Times Kuwait)

The Sudanese Armed Forces says that they have destroyed around 205 combat vehicles, military supply trucks, and four strategic drones belonging to the Rapid Support Forces in the past two weeks. (AA) (Sudan Tribune)

Around 1,000 Sudanese returnees in Egypt are reported by a local committee to have returned to the country. (Middle East Monitor)

The Ugandan health ministry reports that Uganda has discharged its last patient diagnosed with Ebola, triggering a 42-day countdown clock on when it can be declared free of the virus. (Reuters)

The Washington Post links the iceberg lettuce produced by Taylor Farms and supplied to Taco Bell as a source of the current cyclosporiasis outbreak in the United States, which is caused by cyclospora cayetanensis. (Reuters) (The Washington Post)

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports that the amount of hospitalizations in the state linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak has surpassed more than 100 people. (ABC News)

Protests take place in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine against president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to replace defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov with major-general Yevhenii Khmara. (BBC News) (Reuters)

Ukrainian Air Force deputy commander Pavlo Yelizarov resigns from his position in protest of Fedorov's removal as defense minister. (BBC News)