Middle East
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Jul- 2026 -18 July
Two Ex-Leaders Warn of Threat to Future Palestinian State
Two former heads of government from the Elders group of international figures founded by Nelson Mandela on Friday warned of the potential disappearance of the Palestinian territories and called for an end to what they called Israeli "impunity".
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18 July
Iran Warns of ‘Full-Scale Offensive’ if US Strikes Continue
Tehran is ready to resume "full-scale offensive operations" if US strikes against it continue for another two or three days, a senior military advisor to Iran's supreme leader warned Friday.
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17 July
Syria Centralizes Military Education With New Defense University
Syria has established a new National University for Defense Sciences, a centralized institution for higher military education.
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17 July
Israeli Startup Wants to Stop Entire Drone Swarms, Not One Drone at a Time
An Israeli startup is taking a clean-sheet approach to countering drone swarms, designing a next-gen air defense system purpose-built to defeat large-scale attacks.
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17 July
Yemen’s Houthis Threaten Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities
Yemen's Houthis warned on Thursday they will target Saudi Arabia's oil facilities and other infrastructure if conflict escalates between the two sides, days after the airport in the rebel-held capital Sanaa was struck.
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17 July
Trump ‘Open to Diplomacy’ With Iran: White House
US President Donald Trump remains open to diplomacy with Iran, the White House said Thursday, adding that Washington is still talking to Tehran despite the renewal of hostilities.
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17 July
Kuwait and Bahrain Respond to Iran Drone Strikes
Kuwait and Bahrain faced renewed aerial attacks from Iran on Thursday, their militaries said, as Tehran and Washington exchanged strikes in a battle for control of the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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16 July
Israel Tells Pentagon Chief Will Keep Troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘Security Zones’
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz told his US counterpart Pete Hegseth early Thursday that Israel is determined to keep its forces in "security zones" it has carved out inside Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.
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16 July
Iran Hangs Man Convicted for Part in January Protests
Iran hanged a man on Wednesday, the judiciary announced, after finding him guilty of taking part in anti-government protests that rocked the country over the winter.
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16 July
Drones Downed Over Iraq’s Erbil: Kurdish Forces
The US-led coalition shot down several drones on Wednesday over Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, Kurdish forces said.
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