Lebanon orders restriction of weapons to state in Beirut amid Israeli bombardment Beirut has long faced pressure from Israel and the US to disarm Hezbollah, the powerful Shiite force that has proved a potent military foe to Israel.

Bahrain and Kuwait secretly carried out airstrikes on Iran in July — WSJ

Arrests, denials and missing images: Gulf states’ response to Iranian strikes

Trump warns Russia, China against helping Iran Iran’s foreign minister on Friday said that he held discussions with his Russian and Chinese counterparts, without explicitly mentioning potential cooperation with Moscow and China in the war against the US.

Iran24-07-2026EU sanctions Iranian individuals over ruling on dissidents, cyber attacksThe European Union (EU) Council on Friday imposed restrictive measures on an additional six individuals over human rights violations in Iran, which include five judges of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and an Iranian hacker.

US, UK Plan International Conference to Secure Strait of Hormuz, Axios Reports