US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could launch strikes on Iran's bridges and power plants as early as next week if Tehran refuses to return to the negotiating table.
Iran has officially withdrawn from the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the United States, citing escalating military tensions and what it described as Washington's aggressive actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has announced that all US troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by September 30, a move that would bring an end to more than two decades of American military presence in the country following the 2003 overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
Iran has executed two members of the Islamic State (IS) group convicted of waging an armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, state television reported on Tuesday (July 14).
India has lodged a protest with Iran over the attack on Indian seafarers in Hormuz. Iran’s Deputy chief of mission has been summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs. The summons comes after an Indian crew member was killed when two UAE oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz. The war in the Gulf has been escalating since July 6-7 when the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran ended.
India will work for a secure, peaceful and equitable world where the voice of the Global South is heard in equal measure, the country’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Monday (July 13, 2026).