Pentagon identifies missing soldier as believed dead after Jordan attack
Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad was identified after remains were found at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base; the military said formal examination was continuing.
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Three Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza
Local medical sources reported six members of one family among the dead, while Israel said the first attack was directed at a Hamas operative.
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Israel says Gaza City Hamas commander Adham Nasman was killed in airstrike
The Israeli military and Shin Bet said Adham Ibrahim Sha’aban Nasman, whom they accused of directing fighters during the October 7, 2023, attack, was killed in Gaza City. The account could not be independently verified.
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US Central Command says latest Iran strikes ended after 11th consecutive night
The U.S. military said it had completed another round of strikes on Iran, citing threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Saudi aid flight lands in Khartoum with food and medical supplies
The delivery by KSrelief adds a small but symbolic shipment to the humanitarian pipeline into war-affected Sudan.
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CENTCOM Says U.S. Blockade Has Redirected Seven Ships and Disabled One
U.S. Central Command says its naval blockade enforcement has stopped commercial traffic linked to Iranian ports and disrupted eight vessels in total.
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Kuwait says air defenses intercepted missiles and drones as regional attacks spread
Kuwait’s defense ministry said its forces intercepted hostile ballistic missiles and drones, while separate attacks damaged electricity facilities, according to a local report.
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Iraqi forces destroy six suspected ISIS hideouts in Kirkuk air operation
Iraq’s military says a rapid operation in the northern province of Kirkuk destroyed six suspected ISIS hideouts after field teams identified the sites in Zghitun Valley.
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Report says Iranian strikes wounded dozens of US troops in Jordan
A secondary account citing The New York Times said several helicopters were also damaged, while explaining that some casualty and operational details were withheld for tactical reasons.
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US sanctions Sudan over alleged chemical weapons use
Washington imposed financing, export and aviation restrictions after determining that Sudan's military-led government used chemical weapons in 2024, an allegation Khartoum rejects.
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Israeli military says two Islamic Jihad members killed in Gaza strikes
Israel said the separate operations targeted Taher Ahmad Salem Abd al-Wahed and Salah Subhi Salah Qatrawi, citing alleged roles in abduction and attack planning.
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Mediators Pakistan and Qatar propose a 10-day ceasefire in an effort to revive the Islamabad Memorandum signed last
A dated account of the world development, based strictly on reporting from MENA via The New Arab.
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Houthi maritime embargo declaration raises new Red Sea shipping risk
Ansar Allah announced a blockade aimed at Saudi Arabia, yet supplied reports offered no evidence that vessels had already been stopped.
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Drone strike wounds eight Iranian Kurdish rebels near Erbil
An exiled Iranian Kurdish group says a drone strike hit its camp in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, wounding eight members amid renewed regional escalation.
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Rubio keeps diplomacy open if Iran changes course on Hormuz
Marco Rubio said the United States remains open to a negotiated outcome with Iran, but only if Tehran stops attacking shipping and changes behavior in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Monitor says Syria-SDF clashes have killed 530 people
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights counted 76 civilians among the dead and said more than 200 people remained missing.
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Ten killed in reported Russian strike on cargo ship near Odesa
Ukraine's seaports authority said a Guinea-Bissau-flagged vessel carrying corn was hit and eight crew members from India and Syria were rescued.
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Rebel attack reportedly kills fifty Malian soldiers
Officials said troops leaving the northern town of Anéfis were hit by separatist and jihadist forces.
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Iron Dome used after Aegis intercepts Iranian missile aimed at Jordan
Israel’s military said it engaged fragments near the border after the primary warhead was intercepted, while Jordan reported stopping three missiles without casualties or damage.
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CENTCOM says ninth round of US strikes on Iran has ended
The US military said another round of attacks targeted military and strategic sites, as a separate report described President Donald Trump promising retaliation for American deaths.
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Kuwait reports oil facility damage as Iran strikes deepen regional spillover
AP reporting cited by PBS says a Kuwaiti oil facility was hit in the latest wave of Iranian strikes, alongside damage to a desalination plant.
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Iran says it will no longer implement the Islamabad Memorandum
Iran’s deputy foreign minister says Washington breached the deal and Tehran will stop carrying out its commitments under it.
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Iran says two tankers exploded in Hormuz; US military rejects the claim
The Revolutionary Guards said two tankers hit mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, but the US military called the allegation false.
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US strikes damage 116 radio towers in Iran’s Hormozgan province, disrupting communications
BBC reporting said communications were hit as the US carried out a seventh straight night of strikes on Iran.
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