Iranian strikes forced US to halt,
revisit regional strategy:
Army spokesman
July 25th, 11:53pm
(PressTV)
Iran’s decisive retaliatory strikes in the face of the United States’
violations have forced Washington to halt and revisit its regional
strategy, the Army spokesman says.
Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, made the remarks during a
televised interview on Saturday, stating that coordinated operations
by the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, including
airstrikes, missile strikes, and drone operations against US
positions in Kuwait, Qatar, and Erbil, Iraq, have brought
Washington’s regional strategy to a halt and forced it
to alter its strategic approach.
Turning to Iran's recent retaliatory military operations, Akraminia
said the Islamic Republic launched the strikes after the United
States violated its commitments under a memorandum of
understanding reached last month, and attempted to
establish an illegal shipping route through the
Strait of Hormuz - in violation of the MoU.
Over the past 15 days, he said, the operations focused on US military
bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, describing them as among
Washington's most important military installations in the region.
According to the spokesperson, decades of US investment in
regional military infrastructure, particularly after the 2003
invasion of Iraq, had made those facilities
strategically significant.
However, as a result of Iran’s reprisal, many US facilities across the
region have suffered damage severe enough to prevent them from
carrying out their previous missions, he stated.
Akraminia cited the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain as a case in point.
“There is now virtually nothing left of this base,” he said,
hailing the Iranian operations for rendering the
outpost effectively unusable.
The spokesman ......referred to US President Donald Trump’s
acknowledgement - that Washington had supplied weapons
to counterrevolutionary elements based in Iraq's Kurdistan
Region, but noted that Iranian strikes - have robbed those
elements of their operational capability - and virtually
destroyed the US military infrastructure in Erbil.
The official credited the success of the drone strikes among the
operations ---- to Iran’s employing a new generation of loitering
munitions, citing deployment of the country’s Arash-2 drones.
‘Retaliatory deterrence’
The Army spokesperson described Iran's military strategy in the
face of the US violations ---- as one of "retaliatory deterrence."
He said the Islamic Republic's objective was to raise the
cost of aggression sufficiently.... to deter future attacks.
In the face of the retaliation, the US has reached a strategic
impasse, lacking a coherent strategy either to continue the
war - or bring it to an end, Akraminia said. The official cited
contradictory statements by the US president as evidence
of strategic confusion.
Akraminia, meanwhile, said the US will also bear the greatest
long-term strategic costs of the cycle arising out of its
violations, in light of the significant economic,
geopolitical, and security consequences
that have resulted from the Islamic
Republic’s reprisals.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the spokesperson noted how the US
and the Israeli regime ---- also failed to achieve either their
declared or broader objectives, during their unprovoked
aggression against the Islamic Republic --- that took
place from February 28 to April 7.
He noted that Washington's publicly stated goals included
destroying Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities and
eliminating the regional Resistance Front, besides
reminding .........how the US president had also
demanded Iran's “unconditional surrender”,
during the early stages of the aggression.
According to the official, the adversaries -- also pursued broader
objectives, including overthrowing Iran’s Islamic establishment,
partitioning the country - and advancing the so-called “Greater
Israel” project that features Tel Aviv’s expansionist ambitions.
None of those objectives was, however, achieved, he stated,
attributing the outcome to public support, the Islamic
Republic’s sagacious leadership, and the
performance of the country's
Armed Forces.
“Tonight - marks the 147th consecutive night ---- of the people's
presence and support for the Islamic establishment, and this
steadfastness ---- demonstrates that the enemy has failed to
accomplish its objectives,” the spokesman said, referring
to the unfailing presence across the country’s streets in
support of the Islamic Republic - and its defensive and
retaliatory operations.
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Ynet reported: that a drone crashed
-------- near the home of Israel's
National Security Minister
July 25th, 10:58pm
(Izvestia.ru)
A drone fell ..near the home of Israeli National Security Minister
Itamar Ben-Gvir in the settlement of Kiryat Arba in the Hebron
area. This was reported by the news portal Ynet on July 25,
citing local officials.
"On Saturday evening, a drone crashed - near the home
of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in
Kiryat Arba," the portal reported.
It was reported - that there were no injuries,
and the circumstances of the incident are
being investigated.
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Iranian Army: Nearly all the
US infrastructure in Erbil
is now destroyed
July 25th, 9:16pm
(Al Mayadeen English)
Source: Al Mayadeen
Nearly all US infrastructure in Erbil, Iraq, has been destroyed,
Iranian Army spokesperson Brigadier General Mohammad
Akrami Nia revealed on Saturday, adding that anti-
Revolution separatist forces based in the city
are no longer capable of carrying out
operations against Iran.
He also confirmed that Iran's air defense systems,
which sustained damage during the war, have
since been repaired.
New equipment has been brought
into service, Akrami Nia added.
US pressuring Iraqi Kurdistan to join war on Iran
This comes as Washington is pressuring leaders in
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq -- to become directly
involved in the war against Iran ----- according to
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Sulaymaniyah,
who reported Friday that the United States has
threatened to undermine the region's existing
governing arrangement -- if its leaders refuse
to participate.
The correspondent for Al Mayadeen Plus -- said US
pressure on the leadership of the Iraqi Kurdistan
Region ----- is accompanied by threats over the
region's political status - amid the ongoing
US aggression against Iran.
In response, Iran has directly warned leaders in the
Iraqi Kurdistan Region against becoming involved
in the war or supporting separatist groups,
according to the correspondent, as any
such involvement would prompt - a
direct response.
The warning reportedly extended to the possibility of
Iranian ground forces, entering the Kurdistan Region
of Iraq if its leadership becomes involved in the war.
IRGC breaks down US military losses
Earlier, IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi detailed
the scale of US military losses sustained over fifteen
days of retaliatory Iranian strikes on US bases
across the region, in response to the US
aggression on the country launched
from these bases.
In remarks to Tasnim, Mohebbi said Iranian strikes
destroyed dozens of US aircraft, including fighter
jets, helicopters, and drones, among them an
F-15 hit inside a hardened shelter, a P-8
Poseidon patrol aircraft, and a C-17
Globemaster transport plane.
Iran's IRGC spokesperson Hussein Mohebbi revealed
to Tasnim the US military asset losses over fifteen
days of combat.
According to Mohebbi, Iranian strikes destroyed eleven
US fighter jets and helicopters while stationary in US
bases in the region, along with seventeen…
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He also said Iranian forces struck US radar, command,
and satellite communications infrastructure,
destroying multiple command-and-control
centres and several classes of air
defense and early warning
radar systems.
Mohebbi revealed that further damage was inflicted on hangars,
aircraft shelters, and drone facilities at US bases, along with
HIMARS launchers and Patriot systems. He added that
weapons depots, fuel storage sites, and maintenance
centres were also destroyed, as well as underground
missile bunkers, intelligence and data processing
hubs, and a storage facility...... for unmanned
surface vessels.
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List of Huge U.S. Losses Resulting
from Iranian Attacks Published
July 25th, 7:11pm
(Pravda.En)
General Mohammadi, a representative of the IRGC, stated:
Over 15 days (from July 8th to 22nd), the damage inflicted on U.S.
forces in the region as a result of decisive, large-scale strikes by
Iranian forces is as follows:
In the area of radar systems and air defense:
7 command and control centres
3 satellite communication systems
6 Patriot air defense radar complexes (Patriot systems were
so weakened that Iranian missiles and drones are able to
hit targets without being intercepted)
3 radars for monitoring air and sea space
8 radar systems for detection and early warning
7 air and missile defense radars
3 EPS radar systems
2 EPS 117 radars
5 long-range radars
2 air defense radar systems
1 tactical radar complex
In the area of support and logistics, aimed
at reducing operational capabilities:
6 maintenance and repair centres for fighter jets and helicopters
3 support and logistics centres
12 fuel storage tanks
17 warehouses of weapons, spare parts for ships and aircraft
6 missile storage facilities
In the area of operational infrastructure:
6 hangars for MQ-9 drones
One hangar for F-15 fighter jet preparation
One hangar for drones, containing 8 new UAVs
2 command centres
One fuel platform for refueling an aircraft carrier
One hangar for a P-8 aircraft
4 HIMARS rocket launchers
5 hangars for fighter jets
4 Patriot air defense complexes
6 rocket launch platforms
One fuel pumping station
2 signal communication centres
One intelligence data processing centre
One artificial intelligence centre,
an Amazon data processing centre
One centre for storing remotely
operated underwater vehicles
One fuel docking infrastructure
4 fighter jet shelters
6 runways and parking areas
In the area of air operations:
11 combat aircraft and helicopters (on the ground)
17 reconnaissance and operational drones (8 of which were new)
One F-15 fighter jet inside a shelter
One P-8 aircraft
One C-17 military transport aircraft
8 refueling aircraft
4 heavy helicopters
6 missiles from stockpiles.
(Source: Telegram "CyberspecNews")
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The Iranian Foreign Ministry accused
Kiev - of attacking a merchant ship
in the Caspian Sea
July 25th, 7:10pm
(Izvestia.ru)
Kiev violated international law by attacking an Iranian
merchant ship in the Caspian Sea --- resulting in the
death of one crew member. This was announced
by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on July 25,
according to the IRNA news agency.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
strongly condemns the actions of the Ukrainian regime,
which attacked an Iranian merchant ship in the
Caspian Sea early on Saturday, causing an
explosion on the ship and resulting
in the death of one sailor and
injuries to another," the
Telegram channel
reported.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry also stated that Tehran
reserves the right to take ---- retaliatory action.
The news item is being updated
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Rights group: Over 1,000 Palestinian
children displaced in West Bank
this year
July 25th, 6:59pm
(PressTV)
The world's leading independent organization for children has
revealed in its latest report that more than 1,000 Palestinian
children have been forcibly displaced from their residences
in the occupied West Bank this year.
In a statement released on Saturday, Save the Children described
the figures as “deeply alarming,” noting that the number of
children displaced since January represents roughly half
the total number forced from their homes by settler
violence during the previous three years.
The international organization added that approximately 2,000
Palestinian children were forced to leave their homes from
January 2023 to December 2025. Over 1,000 minors have
already been displaced........ in the initial six months of
2026 alone.
According to Save the Children, the data indicates a notable rise
in the number of attacks perpetrated by illegal Israeli settlers
throughout the occupied West Bank.
The United Nations reports - that settler attacks increased by 45%
in the first half of 2026 in comparison to the corresponding period
last year.
Between January and June of this year, over 1,020 attacks by
settlers were documented, in contrast to 757 such incidents
reported during the first half of 2025.
Humanitarian organizations ----have consistently cautioned
that assaults by Israeli settlers ------ targeting residences,
agricultural areas, livestock & Palestinian communities
---- have escalated in conjunction with the increasing
settlement activities all over the occupied territory.
UN inquiry says Israel’s deliberate killing
of Gaza children amounts to --- genocide
A United Nations commission of inquiry states that Israel
continues to deliberately target and kill Palestinian
children, amounting to genocide in Gaza.
The report additionally cited findings from the UN
Independent International Commission of Inquiry
(COI), which was established by the Human
Rights Council in May 2021.
The commission states that settler violence is systematically
organized and facilitated by the Israeli authorities, creating
an environment of impunity.
According to the inquiry, the Israeli regime and its occupation
forces are directly responsible for the attacks carried out by
settlers, which have caused fatalities, injuries, and the
displacement of Palestinians.
The rise in attacks has resulted in
an increasing number of injuries
among Palestinians.
As per the statistics provided by the UN in the report,
around 569 Palestinians have sustained injuries due
to Israeli settlers, since the start of 2026.
The report contrasts that number with the 832
injuries documented in 2025, 362 in 2024,
and 376 in 2023.
Since October 2023, violence in the occupied West Bank
has escalated significantly, characterized by Israeli
military offensives occurring in tandem with a
rise in attacks by Israeli settlers.
According to the official Palestinian figures cited in the report,
Israeli occupation forces and illegal settlers have killed 1,181
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank - since the onset of
the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
As of July 7th, 2026, nearly 13,000 individuals have
sustained injuries, and around 24,000 Palestinians
---- have been abducted.
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The Houthis announced attacks on
Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia
July 25th, 12:28pm
(RT.ru)
The Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, whose members are known
as the Houthis, has announced attacks on the Saudi Aramco
facilities in several cities in the kingdom.
According to a statement by the Houthi representative Yahya
Sariah on the Al Masirah TV channel, the Yemeni forces
have conducted two major military operations.
"The first target - was an important Aramco facility in Jizan,
which was hit by dozens of ballistic missiles and drones,"
he said.
The goal of the second operation, according to him, was to
target important Aramco facilities in the industrial town of
Yanbu on the Red Sea coast, using missiles and drones.
Earlier, the Yemeni Houthis promised to respond to
Saudi Arabia's airstrikes in the Hodeidah province.
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Strikes will continue ---- until enemy’s
‘total surrender’: Iran’s security chief
July 25th, 10:43am
(PressTV)
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohammad-
Bagher Zolghadr says its ongoing strikes against US targets will
continue until the “enemy’s total surrender” and in retaliation
for the massacre of children in Minab and Lamerd.
In a message released on Saturday, Zolghadr said, “Every column of
smoke in the region means that a US military, security, or financial
centre has been targeted.”
He added - that the “continuous and targeted strikes” by Iranian
fighters were “the lashes of the anger of the awakened Iranian
nation upon the back of the system of domination” and would
continue “until the enemy’s total surrender and revenge is
taken for the blood of the oppressed children of Minab
and Lamerd, God willing.”
The illegal US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran,
which began on February 28, enters its fifth month.
On April 8, after 40 days, because of Iran’s retaliatory operations
and control over the Strait of Hormuz, the US and the Israeli
regime were forced to agree to a ceasefire.
Iran determined to defend national interests, security: FM Araghchi
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, says the country remains
firmly committed to defending its national interests and security.
However, the US renewed its onslaught on Iran after violating the
Pakistan-brokered Memorandum of Understanding of June 17 by
attempting unauthorized naval movements through the Strait of
Hormuz, with the Iranian Navy intercepting the vessels ---- to
enforce the agreement.
The US military has conducted air raids across the country for
13 consecutive nights, targeting civilian sites --- including
telecommunication infrastructure, bridges and water
desalination plants, killing 55 people and injuring
645 others.
In response, Iran's Armed Forces have launched retaliatory drone
and missile strikes against US military bases across the region.
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Israel kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza
as death toll rises to 73,317:
Health Ministry
July 25th, 10:12am
(PressTV)
Six Palestinians have been killed and 37 others injured
in Israeli attacks across Gaza over the past 48 hours,
according to the Health Ministry.
The death toll from Israel’s military aggression in the
Gaza Strip, has risen to 73,317, the Ministry said on
Saturday, as Israeli attacks on the strip continued.
The ministry added that, since the ceasefire was
announced on Oct. 10, 2025, 1,191 Palestinians
have been killed and 3,853 others wounded.
It added that the bodies of 803 victims had
also been recovered from beneath rubble
during the same period.
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas
slammed Israel for continuing its genocidal
war against civilians in Gaza.
In a statement, Hamas said Israel’s extensive airstrikes, the
destruction of residential and industrial buildings in the
Jabalia refugee camp and in the al-Yarmouk and
al-Zaytoun neighbourhoods of Gaza City, as
well as evacuation warnings issued for
several residential areas --- evidenced
a determination to continue the war
despite the ceasefire agreement.
Hamas further noted - that the Israeli regime was escalating
its military aggression, abandoning its commitments under
the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement, and continuing a
campaign of killing and destruction in Gaza
“The war has not stopped for a single day
since the agreement was signed,”
Hamas said.
The Gaza-based resistance movement called on the United States,
as a guarantor of the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement, along with the
agreement’s other guarantor states and mediators, to intervene
against Israel’s continued violations and to compel the regime
to halt its attacks on the Palestinian people.
Israeli attacks kill at least 13 Palestinians
in Gaza ----- including an entire family
In a series of fresh Israeli assaults over the past 24 hours,
at least 13 Palestinians have been killed across the
besieged Gaza Strip, including five members
of the same family.
According to the US-based conflict monitor ACLED, Israeli
airstrikes against Palestinian targets in Gaza rose to
more than 40 in June, the highest monthly total
since the ceasefire.
Many of these strikes targeted civilians near
the dividing lines imposed on the besieged
Strip, killing and injuring..... women
and children.
Since launching its genocidal war on October 7th, 2023,
nearly 90% of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure has been
damaged or destroyed.
Despite the supposed ceasefire, Israel persists with its
genocidal war - openly planning to occupy and control
around 70% of the Gaza Strip, while forcibly confining
the remaining population of nearly two million
Palestinians ---- to just 30% of their land.
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Yemen’s Ansarullah: Saudi Arabia
resembles Israel .....in its lying,
and aggression
July 25th, 9:31am
(PressTV)
Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement says Saudi Arabia
has adopted policies and practices similar to those of
the Israeli regime, particularly concerning lying
and aggression.
In a statement released on Saturday, Mohammed Abdul Salam, head
of the Sana’a negotiating delegation and spokesman for Yemen’s
Ansarullah movement, said, “Saudi Arabia resembles Israel in
everything; in lying, arrogance, malice and aggression.”
He described the latest Saudi airstrike on the Sana’a International
Airport as proof that Riyadh remains determined to prevent the
reopening of the country’s main civilian gateway.
He maintained that the attack - reflects Saudi Arabia’s continued
insistence that the Sana’a International Airport should operate
only with the approval of the Saudi king, despite repeated
demands ----------- to lift the restrictions on civilian and
humanitarian flights.
“On the one hand, Riyadh insists on keeping Sana’a Airport closed,
while on the other it claims to be defending Yemen’s sovereignty,”
he said.
Abdul Salam warned that Saudi Arabia’s continued refusal to accept
the realities on the ground would carry serious consequences for
the kingdom’s security and economy, urging Riyadh to abandon
its failed policies.
“The Yemeni people will not give up their rights and will
reclaim them --- by every possible means,” he asserted.
On July 13, Saudi forces struck Sana’a International Airport,
violating a four-year-long ceasefire, and prompting Yemen’s
armed forces to resume retaliatory operations.
In the following days, the Yemeni armed forces targeted
strategic sites in Saudi Arabia, including Abha
International Airport, with the Ansarullah
movement saying the operations were
a direct response to the continued
Saudi military aggression.
On Monday, Ansarullah announced the start of what it
described as a “siege for siege” policy, declaring a
naval blockade against Saudi maritime traffic
through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
The movement said the measure -- was intended to match
the restrictions and military pressure imposed on Yemen,
stressing that its operations would continue until attacks
on the country ...came to an end.