Iran nuclear agency condemns US strike on Darkhovin nuclear power plant site, Mehr reports

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran condemned a U.S. attack on the site of the nuclear power plant under contruction in Darkhovin, saying the strike violated international law, Mehr news agency reported on Sunday without saying when the strike occurred.

Construction of the plant in southwestern Iran's Khuzestan province began in 2022.

Iran's Guards say two ships involved in 'accident' after defying Hormuz warnings, Tasnim reports

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that two ships were involved in an "accident" after attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz via an "unsafe route", while two other vessels abandoned that route, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

The Guards said the four vessels had ignored Iranian warnings and acted with U.S. backing.

"Vessels that are influenced by the words of the Americans and enter unsafe routes will certainly face accidents," the Guards warned in a statement.

Iranian plane denied landing at Sanaa airport

Yemen's internationally recognised government said that it had prevented an Iranian aircraft from completing its flight to Sanaa International Airport, which is under the control of the Houthi group.

“No flights will be allowed to operate without obtaining the required authorisations from the internationally recognised government,” Transport Minister Mohsen Al-Amri said in statements. 

He said the decision was taken because the flight "did not go through the approved official channels and procedures," without providing further details.

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U.S. embassy in Jordan urges citizens 

The U.S. Embassy in Amman has advised American citizens not to travel to the airport or seaport in Aqaba after Jordanian authorities evacuated the facilities over what they described as a “specific and credible threat.”

In a statement, the embassy urged citizens to follow Jordanian security instructions and continue avoiding travel to military bases in the country.

Air raid alerts sound in Bahrain 

Air raid alerts were activated across Bahrain on Sunday as Iran continued to launch missile and drone attacks​​​​​​​ against Gulf countries amid escalating tensions with the U.S.

In a statement, the Bahraini Interior Ministry called on residents and citizens "to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place."

UAE's non-oil foreign trade rises 13.1%

The United Arab Emirates' non-oil foreign trade rose 13.1% year-on-year to 1.937 trillion UAE dirhams ($527.42 billion) in the first half of 2026, Dubai's ruler and the country's prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum said in a post on X on Sunday.

Non-oil exports reached a record 452.8 billion dirhams during the period, he said.

Iran says it downed U.S. MQ-9 drone in Ahvaz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone over the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, Iran's state-run broadcaster IRIB reported on Sunday.

There was no immediate comment from U.S. officials on the claim

Kuwait intercepts Iranian missiles and drones, army says

Kuwait's army said it was intercepting Iranian missiles and drones targeting the country, while state media reported air raid sirens sounded across parts of Kuwait.

U.S. ends eighth consecutive night of Iran strikes, CENTCOM says

The U.S. military completed its eighth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, targeting coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, U.S. Central Command said.

The operation also targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces (IRGC) that CENTCOM said were responsible for attacks on U.S. service members in Jordan on 17 July.

U.S. Central Command said in a statement that the airstrikes began at 6 p.m. ET (2200 GMT) on Saturday, at President Donald Trump's direction.

"The strikes are designed to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan last night," it said.

Iran's Mehr news agency said the U.S. carried out an attack near Sirik in southern Iran, adding that no casualties or damage to infrastructure have been reported. The Tasnim news agency said the U.S. military also targeted a location near Shadegan, close to the border with Iraq.

The Iranian army then carried out a drone attack that targeted U.S. military assets and equipment at Kuwait's Al-Adiri camp and Ali Al Salem Air Base, Iran's state TV reported early Sunday, citing a statement from the army. Both bases were targeted as part of Iran's attacks against U.S. assets and allies in the Gulf since last week.

Central Command said the two deaths occurred on Friday and that a third U.S. service member was missing in action. The announcement brought the number of U.S. service members killed since the war began to 16, while more than 420 have been wounded.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on X, "Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve."

U.S. says strikes hit Iranian military sites

U.S. Central Command said its forces struck Iranian coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites as part of the latest wave of attacks.

U.S. targets site near Shadegan, Iranian media reports

Iran's Tasnim news agency, citing a local official, reported that the U.S. military targeted a location near Shadegan. The report did not immediately provide details on casualties or damage.

U.S. renews strikes on Iran after deaths of U.S. troops

The United States launched fresh strikes on Iran on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said, after two American service members were killed in Jordan and another was reported missing following an Iranian attack.