Iraq PM says country will not be used as launchpad for attacks on neighbours

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi says the country will not allow its territory or airspace to be used to launch attacks against neighbouring nations, the Iraqi News Agency reports.

EU Weaponizing Operation Irini Against Legitimate Shipping - Russian MFA

The EU is using Operation Irini as a tool of intimidation, which amounts to an abuse of international legal norms, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

Russia has right to attack any ships carrying cargo for enemy — Dmitry Medvedev

Russia has the right to attack any merchant ship in neutral waters if it is transporting cargo in the interests of the enemy, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev stated.

Trump says US in ‘total control’ of Strait of Hormuz. Cargo ship in flames after Houthi attack in Bab al-Mandeb

Trump says the situation with Iran is “going fine”, claiming that US forces are in complete control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Russian Strike on Zaporozhstal Hits Ukraine’s War Economy

Russian forces’ recent strike on the Zaporozhstal steel mill means that our troops are penetrating even deeper into the enemy's rear, Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis said.

Israel authorises new settlement following West Bank land grab

Israel has issued new administrative orders to officially legalise a settler outpost near Sinjil, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Ukraine drone strike kills 13 civilians and child in central Russia

A Ukrainian drone strike on the central Russian region of Tatarstan killed at least 13 people, including a child, in one of Kyiv's most deadly single attacks of the more than four-year war.

IRGC attacks, harassment persist in Strait of Hormuz - UKMTO

The UK’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency says the threat level in the Middle East remains “severe” amid continued attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.