Iran

Retired General Jack Keane, a Fox News senior strategic analyst, evaluated the Trump administration's military escalation campaign against Iran during an appearance on Fox News's 'Special Report,' according to Fox News.

According to Drop Site News, Iranian ballistic missiles struck U.S. military installations in Jordan and Iraq, with footage purportedly showing projectiles bypassing Patriot air defense systems in Jordan and satellite imagery said to confirm a direct hit on a similar system in Iraq. Journalists Sarmad...

Kiran Kaur was sentenced to three years in prison at Southampton Crown Court for assisting an offender after removing the knife her son Vickrum Digwa used to murder Henry Nowak. Digwa's false claims about Nowak triggered rioting in Southampton.

According to WION, Iran launched attacks on Saturday targeting Kuwait's critical infrastructure, including an oil facility operated by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, a power and water desalination plant, and other sites across the country. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation confirmed damage and injuries at the oil facility, with...

According to Arirang News' weekly highlights package for July 18, 2026, housing prices and real estate policy were among the biggest stories in South Korea that week.

South Korea's National Assembly faces a leadership deadlock as ruling and opposition parties clash over a prosecutorial reform bill, according to Arirang News. The dispute centers on the composition of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee and disagreements over criminal procedure law revisions. Per Arirang's reporting,...

According to Iran's state media IRNA, explosions were reported Thursday evening in the southwestern city of Ahvaz and other southern Iranian cities. A local official stated that areas near Ahvaz had come under enemy attack and that authorities were assessing damage. The incidents occur amid...

Iranian state media reported on July 17, 2026, that U.S. airstrikes struck civilian infrastructure including bridges, a train station, and an airport, according to Africanews citing Iranian state media reports.

Iranian forces conducted drone and rocket strikes on a Komala party camp near Sulaimaniyah in Iraq's Kurdistan region early on July 17, killing eight members of the exiled Iranian Kurdish opposition group and wounding others, according to Idriss Kohlwazi, a Komala party official who spoke...

The U.S. military conducted its third round of airstrikes against Iran in recent days following an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that ignited a fire, according to Associated Press reporting from Dubai on July 12, 2026. An interim deal...

US-led forces shot down drones over Erbil, Iraq, on July 17, 2026, according to WION. Iran separately claims US strikes hit radar sites in Oman, with Iranian reports putting the death toll at 38. Eight Kurdish rebels were also killed in separate strikes in Iraq,...

President Lee Jae Myung announced the designation of December 3 as 'People's Sovereignty Day' to commemorate civic resistance against South Korea's December 2024 martial law declaration, according to Arirang News. The move aims to preserve collective memory of the constitutional crisis and ensure the next...

The June 2026 consumer price index shows U.S. annual inflation declining to near the Federal Reserve's 2% target, with energy prices falling significantly due to reduced geopolitical tensions in the Iran conflict. CNBC economics reporter Alex Harring attributes the downward inflation pressure directly to the...

France 24 reports that the United States and Iran have resumed tit-for-tat military strikes, escalating tensions one month after a preliminary deal was signed to end the conflict. According to France 24, Iran conducted aerial attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, claiming to target US military...

The United States conducted military strikes targeting cruise missile storage and coastal defense systems on Greater Tunb, one of three disputed islands in the Strait of Hormuz claimed by both Iran and the United Arab Emirates. According to Al Jazeera English, Washington stated the strikes...

South Korea announced a new economic strategy aimed at achieving 3% potential growth and advancing capital market development, according to Arirang News reporting on July 16, 2026. The plan addresses structural economic challenges and includes measures to modernize Korea's financial markets, including oversight of leveraged...

US Vice President JD Vance stated that 'extraordinarily well-funded' efforts are underway to derail ongoing negotiations with Iran, characterizing the funding as originating from Israel and being channelled to influencers with connections to the Trump administration, according to Al Jazeera English.

Five days after direct strikes between the U.S. and Iran resumed, the U.S. military attacked an oil tanker on Wednesday, according to TRT World. Iran has vowed not to allow the U.S. or any foreign nation to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical...

South Korean lawmakers are exploring revisions to cultural heritage laws to balance protection of traditional artifacts with increased international export of antiques, according to Arirang News. The discussions are taking place in connection with the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and aim to expand the global...

According to Arirang News, the Bank of Korea announced its first interest rate increase in three and a half years on July 16, 2026, ending an extended period of monetary easing and signaling a renewed focus on inflation. Arirang News reports that South Korean financial...