Published 07/18/2026 09:05
Updated 07/18/2026, 20:05.
The fire broke out after an Iranian strike on the city of Mangaf in Kuwait on July 18, 2026. (User Content/AFP)
Tehran stepped up its strikes in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, where a power plant and desalination plant were particularly damaged on Saturday.
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Military escalation continues in the Middle East. After being targeted by the US, Iran said it responded by targeting civilian infrastructure in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, countries allied with Washington. On Saturday, July 18, the Gulf Cooperation Council described the attacks as “war crimes”. ““Iran’s actions constitute an extremely dangerous escalation and a serious violation of international law and the UN Charter.”This was stated by the secretary general of the organization, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. Follow our live broadcast.
- In Kuwait, a second power plant and desalination plant were damaged. The Iranian attack caused fires and shut down several manufacturing plants, a day after a similar attack on another plant also caused damage.
- Washington continues to exert military pressure. The US Middle East Command said it attacked Iran on Friday night. He states that he was trying “monitoring facilities, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons depots and maritime assets”not to mention civilian purposes. The strikes killed at least three people and injured eight others in Hormozgan province, according to local authorities.
- Attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz. On Saturday, the Revolutionary Guard announced that they have “stopped” four boats tried to cross the passage without their permission, where Tehran said two oil tankers were also hit by mines. This last point was refuted by the American military command.
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8 pm! Let’s take stock of the news this Saturday evening.
#MIDDLE EAST The US army reports the death of two of its soldiers and the disappearance of a third during Iranian strikes in Jordan. According to the US Middle East Command (Centcom), the incident occurred yesterday when US and allied forces “defended against Iranian missiles and drone attacks.”
#MIDDLE EAST Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei threatens to strike “unforgettable lessons” in the US after resuming strikes on Iran, which he says prove Donald Trump’s signature is “useless”. “Now that the American enemy is trying to provoke a war (…), he should know that the dear Iranian nation and the resistance front can teach him unforgettable lessons.”– the ayatollah said in a written address broadcast by state television.
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“Repeated violation” Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries on June 17 to silence guns “once again demonstrated to everyone that the signature of the American president is worth nothing”he condemns.
#MIDDLE EAST Iran has executed a man found guilty of killing a security officer during protests in 2022, Iranian state media Mizan reported. According to justice, the incident occurred during the protest movement that swept Iran in 2022-2023 after the death in custody of a young Iranian Kurd, Mahsa Amini, who was arrested in Tehran on suspicion of violating the dress code.
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The number of executions in the country has increased since the start of the war, triggered by the February 28 US-Israeli offensive on Iran. A large number of those executed were convicted for participating in demonstrations.
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#MIDDLE EAST Hezbollah organized a collective funeral for about forty of its fighters killed during the conflict with Israel in the village of Majdel Selm, on the outskirts of territory occupied by Israeli troops. It was not possible to bury the bodies in the village earlier due to the fighting.
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The pro-Iranian Islamist group has refrained from reporting the death toll in its ranks, but regularly organizes funerals for its fighters during quiet periods.
- #MIDDLE EAST Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi condemns: in a press release, “treacherous attacks with the greatest firmness” carried out by Iran against Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as against civilian infrastructure and installations, resulting in the injury of several civilians in Kuwait.
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Take Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, for example. “Iran’s actions constitute an extremely dangerous escalation, a serious violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, and war crimes requiring international action and prosecution.”. He argues that civil infrastructure and structures are subject to “deliberate targeting”.
#MIDDLE EAST Earlier in Kuwait, an oil facility and a power plant were damaged by Iranian strikes. A “repeated attacks on these vital installations” condemned and which marks a new escalation of the war in the Middle East.
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#MIDDLE EAST The Gulf countries qualify as “war crimes” Iranian attacks on civilian infrastructure.
- #MIDDLE EAST Iran attacked at least two Jordanian bases this week, leaving several U.S. troops injured after their facility was hit, the people said. CBS News several U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity due to lack of permission to speak publicly. Although no official statement has confirmed this, official Pentagon countarrested July 17, reports seven American soldiers killed in Iranian strikes, seven killed in accidents and 427 wounded since the start of the war.
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