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Iran says 50 killed, more than 500 injured in recent US attacks
Iran's Health Ministry says 50 people were martyred and more than 500 others injured in US attacks across the country between July 6 and July 18.
Iran's Health Ministry says 50 people were martyred and more than 500 others injured in US attacks across the country between July 6 and July 18.

The emerging strategic equation between the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait has fundamentally reshaped the balance of power in West Asia, says a Yemeni analyst.

The US attack on Chabahar has underscored the Iranian port's growing importance as a regional trade hub connecting South Asia, Central Asia, and the broader Global South.

A newly developed Iranian wind turbine uses a magnetic rotor and a 360-degree wind guidance system to harvest energy from low-speed, changing winds while allowing up to 10 units to be stacked vertically.

A Palestinian anti-settlement group says Israel is planning to construct more than 1,000 new illegal settler units in the occupied West Bank.
US strikes on a desalination plant have disrupted drinking water supply to 20 villages in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province, according to provincial authorities.
As Iran-US tensions escalate, debate is growing over the conflict's legality and regional implications.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 10:00 GMT on July 18, 2026.
Iran’s Judiciary says indictments have been issued against Reza Pahlavi and nearly 300 individuals linked to the so-called Iran International and Manoto television networks.

As the Iran-US confrontation widens, attention is turning to Yemen and its strategic waterways.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has carried out missile and drone strikes on a US military base in Jordan, destroying several American aircraft.
As Iran-US tensions escalate, concerns are growing over regional security and the risk of a wider war.

A Lebanese lawmaker says face-to-face negotiations with Israel are “meaningless” as long as the regime presses ahead with its acts of aggression against Lebanon.

In the European Parliament, EU leaders faced criticism for failing to address Gaza's reconstruction costs, with over 90% of the strip destroyed by Israel.
Israeli occupying forces destroy three schools in southern Lebanon.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it destroyed a US military radar installation at Ali Al Salem Air Base and struck a troop assembly area at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait during the 18th wave of Operation Nasr 2.

A Chinese historian and poet who attended Ayatollah Khamenei's historic funeral in Tehran says the experience offered a profound glimpse into Iran's soul, as collective grief, the civilizational resonance of Persian poetry, and the nation's resilient dignity under pressure deepened his understanding of the spiritual bond between the Iranian people and their martyred leader.

A senior Ansarullah official has threatened that the Yemeni Armed Forces will target Saudi oil infrastructure if the Riyadh regime escalates in the Arab nation.