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"Together, these two agreements lay the legal foundation for a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar partnership that advances several priority economic and strategic objectives, including nuclear nonproliferation," says U.S. Energy Department. On Wednesday, July 23, 2026, the United States and Saudi Arabia announced a historic agreement that would create a civilian nuclear program in the Gulf nation. Washington insisted that the accord contain non-proliferation measures. The decision comes as the United States under President Donald Trump wages a battle with Iran that began in part over U.S. worries with Tehran's nuclear program — an issue that remains a primary source of contention during now-stalled talks between the two foes. The deals were signed by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the U.S. Energy Department said. "Together, these two agreements lay the legal foundation for a decades-long, multi-billion-dolla...

Trump claims that the United States is "not finished at all" with Iran, despite the fact that American strikes have resulted in ship attacks, roughly 100 American casualties since early July, threats from Yemeni rebels to attack other Middle Eastern waterways, and a ray of hope for diplomacy The Pickaxe Mountain region, which is close to Iran's severely damaged nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, will be targeted by the United States "pretty soon," according to President Donald Trump. Pickaxe Mountain is a well defended location with two deeply buried tunnel complexes that experts believe are inaccessible to the most potent bunker-buster weapons in the US arsenal. The location is associated with Iran's nuclear program. Early on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Iran assaulted a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to evacuate the vessel. Meanwhile, the United States launched another round of airstrikes against the Islamic Republic as they battle for co...

According to U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, certain Israeli government officials attempted to sway American public opinion against a U.S. agreement to terminate the war with Iran. Tehran threatened to strike infrastructure in the area on Thursday, July 16, 2026, if U.S. President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iranian power plants and bridges. In reaction to what they claimed was an American attack close to a children's cancer hospital in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran's Revolutionary Guards stated they launched ballistic missiles against a U.S. airbase in Jordan. A month after a preliminary agreement to halt the battle, which began in late February with huge U.S.-Israeli bombings on Iran, the longstanding rivals have resumed hostilities. In order to guarantee "compliance" with the Iran blockade, US marines board ships. As part of the resumed blockade of Iran's ports that started earlier this week, American soldiers boarded a ship in the Gulf o...

According to U.S. Central Command, "these strikes will continue to impose a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz." Even as U.S. President Donald Trump stated that a deal with Tehran was still possible, the United States launched a new round of strikes against Iran early on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, signaling a new escalation in the restart of hostilities. "We're going to strike them hard both tonight and tomorrow." On Monday, Mr. Trump told Hugh Hewitt, a conservative radio broadcaster. Fears of a potential battle caused oil prices to rise more than 9%. According to U.S. Central Command, "these strikes will continue to impose a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz." According to Fars News, Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim to have used ballistic missiles to targe...

In Bangkok's well-known Chatuchak neighborhood, a pub caught fire, leaving eight badly injured and at least 27 dead. When firefighters arrived on the scene just after midnight on Monday, they saw customers escaping through the venue's front door, which was engulfed in flames. Witnesses claim that the fire quickly spread after starting close to the bar's stage. People can be seen fleeing the bar, some of them screaming and toppling over, as flames shoot out of it in video that was uploaded on X. Such situations have happened in Thailand before. Official pledges to strengthen electrical and fire safety regulations in the wake of past mishaps are still frequently not upheld. Around 23:30 local time, a passing car apparently noticed the facility on fire, prompting firefighters to arrive at the scene just after midnight. He told the Daily News, a local news station, that in order to help two people escape, he jumped out of his car and smashed windows. Prime Minister Anutin C...

According to a U.S. official, a few strikes were carried out on paramilitary Revolutionary Guard boats and missile and air defense systems at a few places to further weaken Iran's capacity to target commercial vessels. Another series of strikes against Iran has been initiated, according to the U.S. military, "to degrade their ability to attack commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz." The military launched operations on Sunday morning in retaliation for an Iranian strike on a container ship in the vital waterway the day before, which led to the strikes that occurred in Iran overnight and early on Monday, July 13, 2026. Projectiles were shot at military targets, but no one was hurt, the governor of Qeshm Island, which is close to the strait, reported Iran's state-run IRNA news agency. Additionally, explosions were heard in the northern city of Hajiabad and the seaside city of Bandar Abbas. In an effort to significantly weaken Iran's capacity to atta...