All news: Monday 13 July 2026

2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that they have hit Patriot air defense systems at the Ali Al Salem Air Base and the FPS radar system at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait.

2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain

The IRGC says that they have hit the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and the Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan as part of a second wave of retaliatory strikes against the United States.

2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign

U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the naval blockade will resume beginning tomorrow and announces a 20% fee on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign

The U.S. military says that they have launched a new round of strikes after Trump said the U.S. Navy would reinstate the blockade.

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

The South Korean government reports that the Panama-flagged cargo vessel HMM Namu has completed repairs in Dubai after it was damaged in a missile attack in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4. However, the vessel is unlikely to resume commercial operations immediately amid renewed tensions in the region.

Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that Pakistan and Qatar will continue talks to prevent further escalation in the war.

Casualties of the 2026 Iran war

The United States Central Command reports that a navy pilot was killed during a helicopter crash on July 1 in the Arabian Sea, bringing the death toll of American soldiers killed in the Iran war to 14. Additionally, the total amount of wounded troops rise to above 400 including from traumatic brain injuries.

2026 Iran war

According to Mehr News Agency, Khuzestan deputy governor Valiollah Hayati says that a security guard was killed in a U.S. strike on a water pumping station in Bandar Mahshahr, Iran.

2026 Iran war

Trump reportedly notifies U.S. Congress that the war has resumed, giving his administration another 60-day clock without congressional approval.

Yemeni civil war

The Houthi-led government accuses Saudi Arabia of an airstrike on a runway at Sanaa International Airport in Houthi-controlled Yemen, which Yemen's internationally recognized government says was to stop an Iranian Mahan Air flight that was returning the Houthi delegation from the funeral of Ali Khamenei.

Yemeni civil war

Yemen's internationally-recognized government orders all airports closed after striking Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing. The Houthis say the aircraft landed, while the Saudi-led coalition controls airspace clearances.

Yemeni civil war

Yemen's Houthis say they have targeted Abha International Airport in Asir, Saudi Arabia, with ballistic missiles and drones, calling the attack retaliation for strikes on Sanaa airport that they blame on Saudi Arabia, though Yemen's internationally-recognized government claims responsibility.

Kordofan campaign

The Sudanese Army says that it has downed another Chinese-made FH-95 drone near El-Obeid in North Kordofan, making it the fourth drone downed by the army.

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency

Ravindra Ganjhu, a CPI (Maoist) top wanted leader, is confirmed to have been arrested by Jharkhand police in Latehar, India during an anti-Maoist operation.

2026 Bangkok pub fire

A fire breaks out at a pub in Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand, killing 27 people and wounding 63 more.

South Korea's navy recovers the body of a sailor who disappeared during a patrol near the Northern Limit Line, after South Korea requested North Korean assistance and launched a search involving ships and aircraft.

Iran–United Kingdom relations

The United Kingdom announces that it will designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, and will ban support for the militia group.

Sudan–European Union relations

The European Union imposes sanctions against Sudan's gold trade, accusing them of financing the civil war in the country.

119th United States Congress

South Carolina governor Henry McMaster appoints Darline Graham Nordone to temporarily fill the U.S. Senate seat of her brother, Lindsey Graham, after his death last Saturday, with the term ending in 2027.

Magyar Government

The Hungarian parliament moves to remove president Tamás Sulyok through a constitutional amendment backed by prime minister Péter Magyar's majority government.

Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez appoints U.S. envoy Félix Plasencia to a foreign relations and overseas trade post, replacing foreign minister Yván Gil, who becomes science and technology minister.

Red Sea crisis

Danish shipping company Maersk announces that they will resume services through the Red Sea for its WAF6 service.

Anti-war protests in Russia

Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin is detained over a video on his social media account featuring the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, days after he was designated a "foreign agent". He is later released from a police station and will appear in court on July 17.

Regime change efforts in the 2026 Iran war

The New York Times reports that former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is under house arrest after Iranian authorities reportedly uncovered a significant portion of his contacts with Israel. However, his office denies these reports, including reports that Israel recruited him for regime changing plans.

Astronomers announce that an erythrulose molecule was detected inside a cloud of gas and dust near the center of the Milky Way. It is the first evidence of sugar in interstellar space.

2026 Ebola epidemic

The University of Oxford begins the first human trial of its ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the ebolavirus.

2026 Ebola epidemic

The United States says that they will block citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from traveling to the country on commercial flights amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country.

2026 United States cyclosporiasis outbreak

A cyclosporiasis outbreak, caused by cyclospora cayetanensis, is reported in 31 U.S. states by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reporting 2,640 cases in the state.

Sudan's Khartoum State government reports a shortage in drinking water in neighborhoods in the state including southern Omdurman after a sharp drop is reported in the water levels on the Nile River.

Archaeology of ancient Egypt

A Ramesside period tomb that belonged to Theban mayor Paser is discovered in the Theban Necropolis in Egypt.