President Donald Trump said the United States is expected to carry out another round of strikes against Iran tonight, following Tehran's attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and actions involving…

President Donald Trump said the United States is expected to carry out another round of strikes against Iran tonight, following Tehran's attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and actions involving neighboring Gulf states. Speaking during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump said the U.S. struck Iran "very hard" overnight and warned that more military action is likely. "We'll probably hit them hard again tonight," he said, adding that Iran would receive "a little warning." Trump also indicated Washington may no longer move forward with its memorandum with Iran, arguing that the country's recent actions have made a military response the easier course. "We may just do it without a deal, because... it's easier," he said. The president defended the agreement negotiated by his administration, claiming it creates a complete barrier to Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon. He contrasted it with the 2015 nuclear deal reached under former President Barack Obama, arguing that the earlier agreement instead opened a pathway for Iran to develop one. During the exchange with reporters, Trump again claimed his administration had achieved regime change in Iran and referred to the country's current leadership as "cuckoo." He also mistakenly referred to the "Islamic Republic of Japan" while claiming that 111 missiles launched at a U.S. aircraft carrier during the conflict were all successfully intercepted.

Kuwait's air defenses intercepted 15 projectiles, two ballistic missiles and 13 drones, over the country's territory in the last few hours, with no damage or injuries, the Defense Ministry said, giving the first…

Kuwait's air defenses intercepted 15 projectiles, two ballistic missiles and 13 drones, over the country's territory in the last few hours, with no damage or injuries, the Defense Ministry said, giving the first official count from the ongoing Iranian attack on the Gulf. Bahrain sounded warning sirens for a second time and again told residents to move to safe locations.

President Trump said the ceasefire and memorandum of understanding with Iran are over, in remarks to reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, hours after the United States and Iran exchanged…

President Trump said the ceasefire and memorandum of understanding with Iran are over, in remarks to reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, hours after the United States and Iran exchanged strikes. Asked whether the deal had collapsed after the latest attacks, Trump said, "I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them anymore." Trump accused Iran of negotiating in bad faith, saying its leaders agreed to terms privately and then denied them publicly. "They're liars," he said, and called the Iranians "scum." He said that if Iran obtained a nuclear weapon, "they'd use it," and that "as far as I'm concerned, it's over." Trump said U.S. negotiators could keep talking to their Iranian counterparts but that he expected it to go nowhere. "They can talk, but I think they're wasting their time," he said. The remarks came hours after the U.S. military struck Iranian targets in response to attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and after Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait.

An Israeli delegation met overnight with Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez and presented a national plan to rehabilitate areas devastated by last month's earthquake, developed together with Venezuela's…

An Israeli delegation met overnight with Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez and presented a national plan to rehabilitate areas devastated by last month's earthquake, developed together with Venezuela's infrastructure ministry, Ynet reported. The delegation, which includes engineers and representatives of the IDF Home Front Command, laid out a long-term plan that involves sorting roughly 1,300 buildings for rehabilitation or demolition, tearing down hazardous structures, clearing large volumes of debris, and preparing the cleared areas for new construction. The mission follows the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, the country's worst disaster in more than a century, and comes despite the absence of diplomatic relations between the two countries since 2009. Venezuelan authorities put the death toll at 3,685, with 16,740 people injured.