LIVETehran vows retaliation after accusing Kyiv of UN Charter violationLast updated: July 27, 2026 | 07:03Gulf News ReportDonald TrumpIsraelIranAmericaPalestineUS-Israel-Iran warTrump opens door to Iran talks as war fears ease and crude tumbles nearly 6%AFPIran and the United States paused attacks on Sunday, giving Gulf shipping and oil markets temporary relief from missile strikes. US President Donald Trump's envoy said the pause was allowing room for diplomacy as Washington weighs further military action.
Oil prices eased after hitting a two-month high last week, while attention turned to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming Washington visit and the possibility of renewed strikes. Iran also accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel, warning the incident “cannot go unanswered.” Follow all the latest developments here:HighlightsSHOW MORE07:00 AM, 27 July 2026Abbas urges global action over West Bank violence Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appealed to world leaders and international bodies for urgent action to halt what he described as escalating Israeli military operations and settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. In letters sent Sunday and uploaded early on Monday (July 27), Abbas urged Arab and friendly nations, the European Union, the Arab League and the UN Security Council president to intervene amid what the Palestinian Authority calls a “dangerous escalation”.06:49 AM, 27 July 2026Netanyahu says he will attend UN despite arrest threatIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he plans to attend the UN General Assembly in New York this autumn, dismissing previous threats by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to have him arrested over an International Criminal Court warrant.In an interview with US media, Netanyahu said he was "not concerned" about Mamdani's earlier comments, noting that the mayor has since acknowledged he lacks the legal authority to arrest a foreign head of government.The Israeli leader accused Mamdani of fueling divisions in the city."He's supposed to be the mayor of all New Yorkers — Jews, Christians, Muslims, everyone — but he's trying to turn one group against the other," Netanyahu said.07:00 AM, 27 July 2026Pentagon removes US troops from Iran war casualty count The Pentagon has removed four US service members killed during the recent escalation with Iran from the official war casualty count, according to an Associated Press report.The Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS), previously cited by military officials as the main record for casualties linked to the conflict, no longer includes the four deaths and dozens of injuries in its primary tally.The AP reported that the casualties have instead been moved under a separate category titled “Overseas Operations”, which lists the names of the four fallen troops along with 207 injured personnel.It remains unclear whether all the reported injuries were directly linked to the fighting between the US and Iran.07:00 AM, 27 July 2026Iran warns Ukraine ship attack ‘cannot go unanswered’Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on said Ukraine's attack on an Iranian commercial ship in the Caspian Sea "cannot go unanswered."In a post on the social media platform X, Araghchi accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of ordering "a blatant UN Charter violation done at Israel's behest to drag Europe into its war."He said he had "made clear that what the freeloader in Kyiv did CANNOT GO UNANSWERED" in phone calls with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday and Sunday respectively, Xinhua news agency reported.He made the remarks on Saturday in a phone call with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, in which the two sides discussed the latest regional developments, according to a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.Araghchi condemned the Ukrainian attack, urging the EU, UN Security Council, and international community to hold its "perpetrators" and supporters to account, according to the statement.The two sides also addressed developments in the Strait of Hormuz, stressing the need for diplomatic initiatives to manage regional tensions, it added.In a separate statement, the ministry said it summoned Ukraine's charge d'affaires in Tehran on Saturday over the attack, formally delivering a note of protest condemning the "hostile and criminal" actGet updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.07:00 AM, 27 July 2026Oil prices tumble nearly 6% on renewed hopes for deal
