
DEFENSE
Top general: Iran’s Armed Forces to deliver ‘devastating response’ to any aggression
Iran’s top general warns that the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces will deliver a “decisive and devastating response” to any act of aggression.

Iran’s top general warns that the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces will deliver a “decisive and devastating response” to any act of aggression.

Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters rallied in London, urging the incoming government to change Britain’s foreign policy.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Iraqi counterpart emphasize the need for continued bilateral consultations and coordination to help preserve regional peace and security.

Massoud Shadjare says continued US attacks leave Iran with no choice but to respond, warning that undermining diplomacy in favor of confrontation risks wider regional conflict and greater instability.

Muhammad al-Qeeq says the US and the Israeli regime are using the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen to intensify international pressure and justify renewed confrontation with Iran.

Iran’s president describes the recent statement issued by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as the country's foremost source of support for protecting national interests.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei expresses appreciation to the people of Iraq for their “epic” reception and funeral processions for the martyred Leader.

Iran underlined its dominance in Asian age-group volleyball by defeating Japan to capture a record-extending eighth Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship title.

A Hezbollah lawmaker has rejected the recently signed Lebanon-Israel framework agreement, saying the resistance movement will continue to defend Lebanon's sovereignty and criticizing the deal as a concession that fails to secure a full Israeli withdrawal.

CENTCOM confirms two soldiers were killed in Iranian attacks on US military assets in Jordan.

Iran says there is no paragraph in the Islamabad MoU that permits the US to establish an independent parallel route in the Strait of Hormuz.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 17:00 GMT on July 18, 2026.
A UK based journalist says that the United States clearly violated key provisions of the Islamabad MoU.

A hacking group says it has destroyed 120 terabytes of sensitive financial and defense-related data after breaching several key Israeli financial and accounting firms.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says the United States’ repeated violations of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) have once again proven the “worthlessness and invalidity” of the American president’s signature.

The Belgian federal government has ratified an import ban on products originating from the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

A senior official from the Yemeni Ansarullah resistance movement says the country’s armed forces are on high alert and stand fully prepared to defend their people and the territorial integrity of their homeland.

Israeli analyst Alon Mizrahi has described Iran's retaliatory strikes against the US as unprecedented, arguing that Washington is confronting "a real army" and praising Iran's precision and effectiveness.