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Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT on July 17, 2026.
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SPORTS
Iran makes history with direct promotion to 2027 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
Iran secured a historic direct promotion to the 2027 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs after defeating Saudi Arabia.
POLITICS
Iran warned about US negotiators exploiting talks for financial gain: Report
A new report says Iranian negotiators warned US Vice President JD Vance that their American counterparts, regional envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, were exploiting Tehran-Washington talks for financial gain.
SAUDI ARABIA
Yemen vows ‘direct, equivalent’ response to Saudi aggression
Yemen's Supreme Political Council has condemned the latest Saudi attack on Sana’a international airport, vowing a “direct” and “equivalent” response to the aggression.
DEFENSE
Operation Nasr: IRGC says reprisal strikes hit US aircraft in Jordan, Qatar
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said it targeted US fighter jets and aerial refueling aircraft stationed in Jordan and Qatar in new waves of retaliatory attacks.
DEFENSE
US strikes kill 38 across Iran, destroy Chabahar port control tower, bridges
Criminal attacks by the terrorist US Army targeted civilian infrastructure across several Iranian provinces overnight and into Friday.
INTERVIEWS
Americans are jeopardizing the security of Persian Gulf countries: Analyst
Leila Hatoum, editor-in-chief of MENA Uncensored, reflects on the options US President Donald Trump has in the war against Iran.
INTERVIEWS
No military option can defeat Iran: Analyst
Political analyst says the US used diplomacy as a temporary pause before returning to military pressure.
REPORTS
Israeli war minister Katz vows to build settlements in occupied Gaza
Israel Katz, the Israeli minister of military affairs, has unveiled a new outrageous plan, saying the regime has no intention to leave the Gaza Strip.
POLITICS
Pentagon delays standard intel review into Minab school massacre: Report
Months after a US strike hit an elementary school in Minab in southern Iran and martyred 168 civilians, the Pentagon has yet to complete a key intelligence review into the attack.
DEFENSE
IRGC strikes US command center in Syria, radars in Oman, depots in Kuwait
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launches a surprise attack on the United States’ Special Operations Command Center in Syria’s al-Tanf region in retaliation for a terrorist American strike on a military garrison dormitory.
DEFENSE
Strait of Hormuz effectively closed despite Trump's bluff, US report confirms
The Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed to normal shipping despite US President Donald Trump's claim that it was open to all maritime traffic.
DEFENSE
Operation Saeqeh: Iranian Army strikes US military positions in Kuwait
The twelfth phase of Iran’s Army Operation Saeqeh has been successfully completed in retaliation for recent US attacks on southern Iran.
NEWS HEADLINES
Press TV's news headlines
Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 02:00 GMT on July 17, 2026.
POLITICS
US aggressive acts against Iran constitute war crimes: Iran envoy to UN
The systematic destruction has disrupted commercial activities, maritime transportation, emergency response services, and daily livelihoods.
POLITICS
Iraq's Islamic Resistance offers $10 million bounty for Trump's assassination
The umbrella group of resistance factions said the reward money had been collected from donations by its members and supporters.
INTERVIEWS
US lawmakers back anti-Iran policy because it serves their donors: Analyst
Don Debar says US congress pursues anti-Iran policies because it is favored by the entities who put them in office.
POLITICS
Iran Army hits US helicopter, reconnaissance aircraft base in Bahrain
The Army announced on Friday that the strike was carried out using Arash explosive drones, targeting the Al-Sakhir base in Bahrain.
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