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- Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that they have hit Patriot air defense systems at the Ali Al Salem Air Base and the FPS radar system at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait. (AA) (Al Jazeera)
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
- The IRGC says that they have hit the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and the Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan as part of a second wave of retaliatory strikes against the United States. (Middle East Eye)
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
- U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the naval blockade will resume beginning tomorrow and announces a 20% fee on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (Khaleej Times) (CNN)
- The U.S. military says that they have launched a new round of strikes hours at 4:45 p.m. EDT after Trump said the U.S. Navy would bring back the blockade. (The Hill)
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
- 2026 Iran war ceasefire
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that Qatar and Pakistan will continue talks to prevent further escalation in the war. (Arab News PK)
- According to Mehr News Agency, Khuzestan deputy governor Valiollah Hayati says that a security guard was killed in a U.S. strike on a water pumping station in Bandar Mahshahr, Iran. (AA)
- U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly notifies Congress that the war has resumed, and that the announcement gives his administration another 60-day clock without congressional approval. (Politico) (The Hill)
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
- Yemeni civil war
- The Houthi-led government accuses Saudi Arabia of an airstrike on a runway at Sanaa International Airport in Houthi-controlled Yemen, which Yemen's internationally-recognized government says was to stop an Iranian Mahan Air flight that was returning the Houthi delegation from the funeral of Ali Khamenei. (AP via The Hill)
- Yemen's internationally-recognized government orders all airports closed after striking Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing. The Houthis say the aircraft landed, while the Saudi-led coalition controls airspace clearances. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
- 2026 Iran war
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
- 2026 Bangkok pub fire
- A fire breaks out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand, killing 27 people and wounding 63 more. (AP)
- South Korea's navy recovers the body of a sailor who disappeared during a patrol near the Northern Limit Line, after South Korea requested North Korean assistance and launched a search involving ships and aircraft. (AFP via The Star)
International relations
- Iran–United Kingdom relations
- The United Kingdom announces that it will designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, and will ban support for the militia group. (The Guardian) (NBC News)
- Sudan–European Union relations
- The European Union imposes sanctions against Sudan's gold trade, accusing them of financing the civil war in the country. (Mining.com) (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Regime change efforts in the 2026 Iran war
- The New York Times reports that former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is under house arrest after Iranian authorities reportedly uncovered a significant portion of his contacts with Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
Politics and elections
- 119th United States Congress
- South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appoints Darline Graham Nordone to finish the remainder of former U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s term. (Axios)
- The Hungarian parliament moves to remove president Tamás Sulyok through a constitutional amendment backed by prime minister Péter Magyar's majority government. (Bloomberg via The Japan Times)
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