Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT on July 17, 2026.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it destroyed a US military radar installation at Ali Al Salem Air Base and struck a troop assembly area at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait during the 18th wave of Operation Nasr 2.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy blocks four vessels from illegally crossing the Strait of Hormuz with unlawful American support.

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

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.

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.

The average US 30-year mortgage rate has climbed to its highest level in nearly a year as the war on Iran continues to increase energy prices and inflation concerns.