July 18, 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 18, 2026UpdatesFive killed, including three children, in Israeli strike in Gaza City, Palestinian report saysFive people were killed, including three children, in an Israeli strike in the Nasser neighborhood of Gaza City, the Hamas-affiliated Shehab agency reported.Mourners sit inside and atop a damaged car during the funeral of three Palestinians, who were killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, Thursday. Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/ REUTERSMourners sit inside and atop a damaged car during the funeral of three Palestinians, who were killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, Thursday. Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/ REUTERSAt least 50 killed and 500 wounded in Iran since renewal of U.S. strikes, Iranian government saysAt least 50 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded in Iran in the latest U.S. strikes since the new escalation in the Gulf, the Iranian government said on Saturday.People stand near a damaged portion of a bridge in the aftermath of a strike, in Bandar Khamir, Hormozgan province, Iran, Friday. Credit: Social Media/ReutersPeople stand near a damaged portion of a bridge in the aftermath of a strike, in Bandar Khamir, Hormozgan province, Iran, Friday. Credit: Social Media/ReutersHealth Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpur wrote on X that 460 people had been discharged from hospital, while 37 remained. The government typically reports only civilian casualties. There are no official figures on military losses.The U.S. military has primarily targeted Iran's southern coastal provinces. In the south-western, oil-rich industrial province of Khuzestan, authorities recorded strikes on 95 locations over the past 10 days, the Tasnim news agency reported.Read the full articleReport: Iran suspends implementation of MoU commitments, senior official saysIran has suspended the implementation of its commitments under the interim agreement with the United States after the latter violated its own obligations, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.Iranian and Pakistani national flags are displayed along a street ahead of the arrival of Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Islamabad, Pakistan, June. Credit: Waseem Khan/ REUTERSIranian and Pakistani national flags are displayed along a street ahead of the arrival of Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Islamabad, Pakistan, June. Credit: Waseem Khan/ REUTERSAccording to Tasnim's report, Gharibabadi said the United States breached its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, signed last month in Pakistan's capital, by launching acts of aggression against Iran.The deputy foreign minister also said that the United States' military actions would demonstrably not achieve its objectives. "If they are wise, they should choose other solutions," Gharibabadi told Revolutionary Guards-linked agency.Read the full articleIran executes man accused of killing security agent during 2022 protests, Mizan agency reports‌Iran has ‌executed a ⁠man convicted of shooting ⁠to death a member of the security forces ‌during nationwide unrest ‌sparked by the 2022 death of a young woman in police custody, ⁠the judiciary's Mizan news agency ‌reported ⁠on Saturday.Iranians protest a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini's death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, September 2022. Credit: APIranians protest a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini's death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, September 2022. Credit: APRights groups ‌say authorities often rely on ⁠forced confessions obtained under torture to ‌convict protesters. Iran denies the accusation.Lebanon's President Aoun headed to Washington for White House summitLebanese President Joseph Aoun has departed for Washington to attend a "Lebanese-American summit" at the White House, the presidency said.غادر رئيس الجمهورية العماد جوزاف عون واللبنانية الاولى السيدة نعمت عون، بيروت صباح اليوم، الى واشنطن تلبية لدعوة من الرئيس الاميركي دونالد ترامب.