CNN: The weekend strikes in Iran targeted Iranian radar and command and control sites and were a response to “aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters,” US Central Command said Sunday night…
Kuwait said its air defenses opened fire early Monday morning to intercept incoming drone and missile fire.
Around the same time, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it responded to an American attack without saying where, likely referring to the attack on Kuwait. In a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency, the Guard said that U.S. forces had targeted a telecommunications tower…
Oil Prices Jump as U.S. and Iran Exchange Fire
The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, rose more than 3 percent to about $94 a barrel for August delivery, the most heavily traded contract.
West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, jumped 4 percent to about $91 a barrel for July delivery, its most popular contract…
Iran says contradictory US positions, Israeli attacks on Lebanon delaying diplomacy
“Negotiations have started amid severe suspicion and mistrust, and the exchange of messages is taking place in this atmosphere,” foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, adding that the two countries had not yet reached a final conclusion.
“The other party is constantly changing its views and putting forward new or contradictory demands (…) it is natural that this situation will prolong negotiations,” he said…
Israel orders strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs as Hezbollah rockets hit northern Israel
A joint statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said that following what they called repeated violations of the ceasefire by Hezbollah and the “attacks against our cities and citizens,” they have ordered the Israeli military to attack targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs known in Arabic as Dahiyeh…
What to know as Israeli forces’ historic Lebanon incursion complicates an Iran deal
The Israeli advance presents a challenge in the emerging deal to extend the Iran war ceasefire as Tehran wants any agreement to end fighting in Lebanon, too. Qatar called it a “dangerous escalation.” Germany’s foreign minister said it was cause for serious concern, according to German press agency dpa. There was no comment by the United States…
U.S. Military Is Quietly Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command has helped around 70 commercial ships pass through the strait in the last three weeks, an official said…
They Voted for Trump. Here’s How They Feel About High Gas Prices.
“I have a lot of faith.”
Jerry Kirby, 60, of Cincinnati. Mr. Kirby, a retiree who said he had never voted before Mr. Trump arrived on the political scene, described the increase in gas prices as a “bump in the road.” He voiced support for the president’s handling of the war, and said he would vote for Mr. Trump again if he could. “Iran should have been put in their place a long time ago,” he said…
The Pentagon wants cheap killer drones. It’s turning to onetime hobbyists.
The Ukraine and Iran wars revealed the value of drones, and the U.S. has launched a contest to produce what are essentially cheap flying bombs — 300,000 of them…