Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump cancels a proposal to implement a 20% fee on cargo ships transiting through the strait. (AP) (BBC News)

• https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-hormuz-strait-war-july-14-2026-abd060c55feea216625689e57d8f76be
• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d2vn38dy1o

Armed conflicts and attacks

The first day of direct negotiations and the sixth round of peace talks between Israel and Lebanon begins at the U.S. embassy in Rome, Italy. (AA) (The Times of Israel)

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/lebanon-israel-conclude-1st-day-of-direct-talks-in-rome/3997967
• https://www.timesofisrael.com/sixth-round-of-israel-lebanon-talks-begins-in-rome-with-focus-on-idf-pullout-pilot/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Sudanese Armed Forces say that the 4th Infantry Division's 13th Brigade have taken control of the Blue Nile town of Fashfoun following days of clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N). (TRT Afrika) (Yeni Şafak)

• https://www.trtafrika.com/english/article/88c42f10d943
• https://en.yenisafak.com/world/sudan-army-captures-fashfoun-area-from-rsf-3720818

Law and crime

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) suspends vehicle stops related to immigration enforcement following the recent shootings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Texas, and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, U.S. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/ice-suspends-vehicle-stops-us-immigration-enforcement-sources-say-2026-07-14/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran fires projectiles at two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz associated with the United Arab Emirates, killing one mariner and injuring eight others. (AP) (BBC News)

• https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-hormuz-strait-war-july-13-2026-6c2c44cfdd089d6393d18fa5930ed620
• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d2vn38dy1o