LiveLive Updates July 12, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 12, 2026UAE, Qatar say they intercepted Iranian missile attackThe United Arab Emirates and Qatar said Sunday they had intercepted Iranian attacks. In a statement, the Emirati Ministry of Defense said its air defenses intercepted Iranian drone and missile threats. According to the ministry, explosions heard across the country were the result of defense operations. Qatar said in a statement that its armed forces had intercepted a missile attack. 40 minutes agoCongressman calls for the arrest of IDF soldiers involved in his West Bank detention U.S. Democratic Representative Ro Khanna called on Sunday for the arrest of four Israeli soldiers who he said assisted armed Israeli settlers in detaining him during a visit to the West Bank this week. "The Israeli government is lying to cover up for 4 IDF soldiers who aided violent settlers brandishing M4 guns and threatening American lives," he said in a post on X. "I am calling for their arrest and prosecution." Khanna was responding to a report in the New York Post claiming he refused an offer from the Israeli Embassy to meet with released Israeli hostages and survivors of the October 7, 2023, attacks. "I have met with Israeli hostages and condemned the brutal, terrorist attacks of October 7. That does excuse the IDF from detaining American citizens," he said.On Saturday, an Israeli security source told Haaretz that Khanna had not coordinated his visit in advance, meaning appropriate security arrangements were not made. The source added that forces in the area were initially unaware of the incident until they were contacted by Israel's Foreign Ministry. U.S. says it launched fresh strikes on Iranian targets, blasts reported in IranU.S. Central Command said Sunday it had launched a third round of strikes against Iran following an attack on a Cyprus-flagged container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. According to CENTCOM, the attack by Iran's Revolutionary Guards caused significant damage to the M/V GFS Galaxy and ignited a fire on board. One crew member is missing, the command said.Britain's UKMTO maritime security agency reported a container ship had sustained damage to the rear of the vessel, causing an onboard fire. The vessel was nine nautical miles east of Oman, the report said. The agency later said the crew had abandoned the vessel and evacuated to a lifeboat. CENTCOM said, "The United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran's ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait."Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay.At 7:15 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching the third round of strikes this week against Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces blatantly attacked M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. A civilian crewDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a post on X that Iran had made "a poor choice," adding, "Now they pay."Iranian state media reported explosions in several areas of the country, including the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. According to later reports, the situation in Bandar Abbas and Sirik was "calm."Iran's Revolutionary ‌Guards navy ⁠said earlier ⁠Sunday it had closed the Strait ‌of Hormuz ‌until further notice after firing a warning shot at ⁠a vessel it said ‌had attempted ⁠to ‌transit along an unauthorized⁠ route, state media reported.Report: Oman submits proposal for toll-free transit through Strait of Hormuz Oman has presented a proposal for toll-free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed source.Shipping along the southern route would be able to pass freely as before the war, CNN reported. Axios reporter Barak Ravid confirmed the proposal on X, also citing an unnamed source.Along the northern route off Iran's coast, CNN said permits from Tehran would be required, though no fees would be charged there either.Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik (right) receiving Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf alongside Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Muscat in June. Credit: Omani News Agency via AFPOman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik (right) receiving Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf alongside Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Muscat in June. Credit: Omani News Agency via AFPRepresentatives from Iran and Oman had previously negotiated a regulation of shipping in the Omani capital Muscat. On the Omani side, Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi led the talks, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi representing Tehran.Oman's Foreign Ministry said the talks would continue at the technical and political levels. Oman did not provide details of the proposal. According to Ravid, Iran has not yet given its approval.The framework agreement between the United States and Iran provides that Tehran should reach an agreement with Oman, in coordination with the coastal states, on the future administration of the strait.U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly described a toll as unacceptable.RECAP: Trump says U.S. military ready to decimate all of Iran should it try to assassinate himHere are Saturday's updates:■ U.S. President Donald Trump said that "the U.S. Military is ready, willing and able... to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran" should Tehran attempt to assassinate him, and that "1,000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at" Iran.■ Iran's ⁠Supreme ‌Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei ‌said that ⁠avenging his slain predecessor and ⁠father was "the demand of the nation" and "must certainly" take place, according to a ‌written message released on ‌his Telegram account.■ A CNN analysis of satellite imagery indicated that Iran may already be rebuilding parts of its nuclear facilities damaged during the war.■ Iran told the United States that recent attacks on shipping were carried out by "an errant part" within its system, senior U.S. officials told Reuters. Washington is demanding that Tehran issue a public statement saying all shipping channels are open and that it will stop firing at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the officials said.■ Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Oman to discuss arrangements for the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.■ Araghchi accused the U.S. treasury secretary of violating the U.S.-Iran interim agreement after the Treasury Department said it had sanctioned Dubai-based Iranian financial facilitator Ali Ansari.■ Iran's Fars agency reported that no negotiations will take place until the United States retracts from its positions, citing a source.■ The grand mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, was briefly detained by Israeli police and handed a one-week ban from Al-Aqsa Mosque after he finished delivering a sermon at the mosque.■ Israeli settlers vandalized a Palestinian-owned agricultural structure in the al-Mas'udiya area, near Nablus, in the northern West Bank, Palestinian reports said.In the NewsIRGC: Gulf U.S. Bases, Vessel Hormuz Targeted After U.S. Strikes Iran OvernightNetanyahu Seeks a New EnemyQuestions for Day After NetanyahuZini Might Need a Crash Course in Civics After Meeting a Netanyahu MouthpieceFatal Jerusalem Stabbing Brings Israel's Homicide Toll to 180Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians InsideInside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA