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• July 22, 2026

  Rubio Says Iran Not Serious About Diplomacy, Warns ASEAN On Hormuz Threat

  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that Iran's challenge to freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz threatened not only global trade but also risked setting a dangerous precedent for Asia's contested maritime routes.

• July 22, 2026

  Trump Says US Will Target Iran Again, Warns 'We're Not Done Yet'

  As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing updates and analysis.

• July 21, 2026

  Exit 'The Butcher': Zelenskyy Makes Another Shakeup To Ukraine's Military Command

  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed out Ukraine’s top general nearly a week after he sacked Mykhaylo Fedorov as defense minister, who had openly clashed with the general in a major fight over strategy in the war against Russia.

• July 21, 2026

  Trump Calls Iranian Officials 'Savages' After Latest Executions Of Protesters

  President Donald Trump condemned Iran's leadership after the execution of two protesters over the weekend, calling officials "savages" amid a widening crackdown on dissent during the war with the United States.

• July 21, 2026

  Tajikistan Distances Itself From Detained Israel- Iran Spy Suspect

  Tajikistan's interior minister said has said that a man arrested in Israel on suspicion of spying for Iran is no longer a Tajik citizen, contradicting earlier statements by Israeli authorities that described the suspect as a dual Tajik-Russian national.

• July 20, 2026

  Russian And Ukraine Exchange Overnight Strikes As Drone Attacks Target Moscow Region

  Large plumes of black smoke rose high into the skies of the Moscow region on July 20 after Ukrainian drone strikes hit an oil depot and logistics facilities, wounding 10 people as Kyiv vowed to respond to deadly Russian attacks that have left several people dead.

• July 20, 2026

  Middle East Countries On High Alert As US Continues Strikes On Iran

  Air raid sirens blared in Bahrain and other Gulf states as the struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz continued after US forces conducted a ninth day of air strikes on targets around Iran.

• July 19, 2026

  Russia Launches Major Missile, Drone Attack On Kyiv As Ukraine Hits Black Sea Tankers

  Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv since the start of its full-scale invasion overnight on July 19 killing one person and wounding 16 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Ukraine announced strikes on two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea.

• July 19, 2026

  2 US Service Members Killed, 1 Missing In Jordan As Iran Steps Up Attacks, Threats

  The US military suffered its first combat fatalities since March in the Iran war, with the Pentagon saying two service members were killed and another was missing during defensive operations in Jordan, as hostilities ramped up in the region and further endangered a fragile cease-fire.

• July 18, 2026

  New US Attacks On Roads, Bridges Reported As Iran Hits Back At Gulf States

  US strikes on Iran widened early on July 18 from the Strait of Hormuz hotspot to multiple sites throughout central and southern Iran, including through the use of fighter jets, while Iran continued to pound US Gulf allies, as a fragile cease-fire further tattered.

• July 18, 2026

  Reopening Hormuz Strait Easier Than Restoring Confidence, Naval Analyst Tallis Says

  With the US and Iran launching fresh strikes in the Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz is back under the spotlight. Naval strategist Joshua Tallis says restoring commercial confidence -- not military force alone -- will determine when shipping returns to normal.

• July 17, 2026

  US Senate Leadership Throws Weight Behind Renewed Russia Sanctions Push

  Senate Republican leadership has thrown its weight behind a renewed bipartisan push to impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia that supporters say marks the strongest congressional effort yet to increase economic pressure on Moscow over its war against Ukraine.

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