The International Atomic Energy Agency opens an investigation into the Darkhovin construction site in Iran, which allegedly suffered a US attack last night
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it was investigating reports of an overnight US attack on the construction site of Iran’s future Darkhovin nuclear power plant.
“The site was in the very early stages of construction and did not contain any nuclear material during the last inspection,” the agency said.
The fall of an Iranian missile in Jordan caused “no casualties or material damage”, the Jordanian national news agency said
The fall of an Iranian missile in Jordan caused “no casualties or material damage”, the Jordanian national news agency said, citing a military official.
Three Iranian missiles shot down in Jordan, Jordanian state television reports
Jordanian armed forces say they have shot down three Iranian missiles that were targeting the kingdom, state television reports.
Israeli military says Iranian missile targeting Aqaba intercepted by Israeli, Jordanian forces
Israeli and Jordanian forces intercepted an Iranian missile targeting the city of Aqaba, Jordan, the Israeli army told AFP.
Asked by AFP about reports of explosions near the Israeli city of Eilat, an army spokeswoman said Israeli and Jordanian forces had intercepted a projectile.
Israel says it detected missile fire from Iran towards Aqaba, Jordan
Israel says Iran launched missiles towards Aqaba in Jordan and warns of a possible extension of hostilities on its territory.
“Recently, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) identified the firing of missiles from Iran towards the city of Aqaba, Jordan, located close to Israeli territory,” the army said. “It is possible that, following these shots, fallout will occur on Israeli territory.”
Warning sirens have sounded in Jordan, announces one of the state televisions
Jordanian television channel Al-Mamlaka reported that “sirens sounded in different regions of the kingdom.”
An AFP correspondent confirmed hearing sirens in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
Trump says Republicans should include Iran in Russia bill
On his Truth Social network, Donald Trump says that “Republicans should include Iran in the Russia sanctions bill.”
Kuwait says water and power plant on fire
An Iranian attack on a water and electricity production plant, the second in two days, caused a fire at the site, Kuwaiti authorities said.
“Following the heinous Iranian aggression against Kuwait, a power and water desalination plant, for the second time in two days, was the target of an attack which caused a fire in some facilities,” Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said in a statement published on X, adding that firefighters were working to put out the fire.
Jordanian authorities deny evacuation of Aqaba port and airport
Jordanian authorities denied to AFP that they had evacuated the international airport and port of Aqaba on the Red Sea, as the American embassy in the country had announced moments earlier.
The airport and the port “are operating normally”, government spokesperson Mohammed Momani told AFP, also denying the report of potential threats, after the American embassy announced the evacuation by the Jordanian authorities of these two installations, citing “specific and credible threats” not detailed.
Iranian nuclear agency condemns US strike on Darkhovin nuclear power plant, reports Mehr
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran condemned a US attack on the site of the nuclear power plant under construction in Darkhovin, saying the strike violated international law, the Mehr news agency reported on Sunday without specifying when the strike took place.
Construction of the plant, located in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran, began in 2022.
Iran announces execution of two participants in January protests
Iran executed two men convicted of killing four police officers during violent riots
occurred in January in the city of Isfahan, in the center of the country, reported the Mizan news agency, close to the judiciary.
Mizan identified the men as Erfan Esfandiyari and Golmohammad Mohammadi, saying their death sentences were carried out following legal proceedings.
Iran says two ships involved in ‘accident’ in Strait of Hormuz
The Revolutionary Guards claim that two ships were involved in an “accident” after trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz via a “dangerous route”, which two other ships decided not to take, reports the semi-official Iranian agency Tasnim.
These four ships ignored Iranian warnings and benefited from American support, the Revolutionary Guards say. “Boats that are influenced by the words of the Americans and take dangerous routes will certainly suffer accidents,” they said in a statement.
Aqaba international airport and port evacuated due to ‘credible threat’
The international airport and port of Aqaba in southern Jordan were evacuated due to a “specific and credible threat”, the US Embassy said on X.
She called on American nationals not to go to these sites and to follow the security instructions of the Jordanian authorities, without giving further details.
Eight Iranian Kurdish rebels injured in drone strike blamed on Iran
An exiled Iranian Kurdish opposition group says a drone strike in Iraqi Kurdistan injured eight of its fighters.
During the night from Saturday to Sunday, “Iranian forces attacked with a drone” a camp of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) near Erbil, one of its representatives, Adib Khaldian, told AFP. “Eight of our members were injured,” he added, blaming Iran for the attack.
🎥 US bombs Iran again after two of its soldiers die
Air warning sirens triggered in Bahrain, interior ministry says
Air warning sirens were triggered in Bahrain, said the Interior Ministry and an AFP journalist.
“The sirens have been triggered. Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and go to the nearest safe place,” the Interior Ministry said in a statement, while an AFP journalist reported that sirens had sounded in the Bahraini capital, Manama.
🎥 The Middle East continues to burn
Kuwait army says it is responding to Iranian missile and drone attack
“Air defenses are currently facing hostile missile and drone attacks, following Iran’s sinful aggression,” the army said in a statement, while an AFP journalist reported that warning sirens had sounded in Kuwait City.
The US army says it targeted the units that killed two of its soldiers
During this eighth consecutive night of strikes, the United States claims to have targeted military sites as well as “the forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who launched attacks against members of the American forces in Jordan on July 17”, wrote the command of the American army for the Middle East (Centcom) in a press release.
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