SAUDI ARABIA
Yemen vows to deal severe blow to Saudis if meddling continues
Yemen's Defense Minister Major General Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi vows to deal a heavy blow to Saudis if they continue to interfere militarily in the country .
Yemen's Defense Minister Major General Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi vows to deal a heavy blow to Saudis if they continue to interfere militarily in the country .
A thorough Press TV investigation has firmly rejected an Al Jazeera report claiming that recent US strikes damaged Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has shot down an AeroVironment RQ-11 drone in the country’s south.

here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on July 17, 2026.
Russia and China reject US President Donald Trump's accusation of Moscow and Beijing's interference in US elections.

Iran’s IRGC Navy warns that American forces are moving closer to the zero hour of a potential Iranian operation.

Political commentator Einar Tangen says many of Iran’s Persian Gulf neighbors are vassal states of the US.

Shipping data indicates that only three commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours as of Friday.

British lawmaker Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the new leader of the Labour Party.

The Iranian foreign minister says Israel is running an extensive influence campaign to push the US into an unwinnable war of choice.

The chief of Aerospace Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has vowed that the Islamic Republic will proceed with its “effective” and “targeted” retaliatory attacks until calm is restored across the country.

The US missile strike that killed an Iranian ranger's family at a protected environmental site underscores Washington's indiscriminate aggression, violating international law, widening civilian casualties, and compounding ecological devastation across Iran.

Mahsa Shakibaei became the first Iranian female judoka to win a gold medal at the Asian Cadet Judo Championships, claiming the under-52kg title in Amman, Jordan, in a landmark achievement for the country's women's judo.

Iran's armed forces will retaliate for the killing of innocent civilians in recent US attacks and those responsible would face severe consequences, warns a senior Iranian lawmaker.

Iran's Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization said all major road routes across the country remain open and traffic has resumed on damaged sections despite overnight "savage" US attacks targeting key transport infrastructure in southern Iran.

Crowds of people have taken to the streets of Sa’ada to reiterate their support for their government against the Saudi aggression and siege, appreciating the efforts made by Iran to break the blockade.

A criminal US aerial assault on Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas kills a mother, critically injuring her one-year-old child who lost her hand.

There is "little sign" that Washington's strategy of airstrikes and military threats will succeed in forcing Tehran to make concessions, Reuters says, dismissing US President Donald Trump's renewed military escalation against Iran.