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🇮🇷 U.S. Sea Drones Strike Iranian Naval Base in Combat First

The U.S. military used unmanned surface vessels in combat for the first time on Sunday, targeting a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Iran's Bandar Abbas Naval Base — headquarters of the Iranian navy.

CENTCOM confirmed three Saronic Corsair drones carried out the strike. The Corsair is 24 feet long, with a range exceeding 1,000 nautical miles and a 1,000-pound payload capacity. Video released by CENTCOM shows the drone boats maneuvering into the port before triggering a large explosion. The attack is part of ongoing U.S. strikes against Iranian infrastructure following the breakdown of a June ceasefire.

The Corsair has now logged two operational firsts: last month, one rescued crew members from a U.S. Army Apache helicopter Iran was accused of shooting down. U.S. forces have also deployed underwater drones to clear Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz.

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🇬🇧 UK Bans Iran's IRGC as a Terrorist Organisation

Britain has proscribed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, making it a criminal offence to belong to the group, attend its meetings, or display its logo in public.

The move, ordered by Keir Starmer and enacted by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, also bans the Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR), an Iran-linked group that has claimed attacks on Jewish properties in London, as well as proxies of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency. The IRGC was already subject to British sanctions. The bans give police and intelligence services new powers to tackle state-backed threats on UK soil.

The government cited death threats, intimidation, and antisemitic attacks on British streets as the basis for the action — marking a significant escalation in the UK's response to Iranian influence operations.

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🇮🇷 Iran Strikes Five Gulf States After U.S. Hits 140 Targets

Iran launched missiles and drones against Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Jordan on Sunday — all countries hosting U.S. forces — opening a new front across the Gulf.

The strikes followed a U.S. operation hitting a reported 140 military targets inside Iran, itself a response to an Iranian strike on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. The heaviest confirmed damage occurred in Kuwait, where a drone struck an offshore drilling platform.

The attacks directly threaten oil, gas, and shipping infrastructure critical to global energy supply.

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🇮🇱 Israeli Gunfire Kills 9-Year-Old Girl in Gaza Camp

Israeli attacks killed at least six people in Gaza on Sunday, including 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar, shot dead when Israeli gunfire struck a tent encampment on the eastern side of the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, Palestinian health officials said. The Israeli military said it was not aware of the incident.

A separate airstrike on a metal foundry in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood killed four people, with witnesses reporting three missiles hit the site.

The attacks occurred as mediators held further talks to safeguard the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, which remains under pressure.

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🕌 Syria's First Post-Assad Parliament Convenes in Damascus

Syria's transitional parliament held its inaugural session on Sunday in Damascus, 19 months after rebels led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 — a milestone in the country's political transition.

The chamber is tasked with drafting a new constitution under a five-year transitional framework. Al-Sharaa addressed lawmakers, urging them to "make this council a model of responsibility and competence" and calling parliament "a platform for truth and justice." He identified improving the economy and strengthening public services as key priorities.

Syria's new authorities dissolved Assad's rubber-stamp legislature after seizing power and adopted a temporary constitutional declaration to govern the transition period. The new parliament currently holds limited powers.

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🇮🇷 US Strikes Iran Again After Hormuz Strait Closure

The United States launched a new round of strikes on Iran after Iranian forces again closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipping.

The attacks follow a vow of revenge from Iran's new supreme leader, who pledged retaliation for his father's death in the opening hours of the conflict. The closure of the strait marks a significant escalation, threatening energy flows that transit one of the world's most strategically vital waterways.

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🇺🇸 Trump Ally Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies at 71

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) died on the evening of Saturday, July 11, following a "brief and sudden illness," his office announced. He was 71.

Graham, a retired Air Force Reserve colonel first elected to the Senate in 2002, was one of the most prominent Republican foreign policy hawks in Congress and a close ally of President Donald Trump. His death came days after a high-profile visit to Kyiv, where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday and toured a drone manufacturing facility. "Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period," his office said.

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