Armed conflicts and attacks

A tanker is attacked by Iran in the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of the U.S. military conducting strikes for a 10th consecutive night yesterday, forcing crew to abandon ship. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also confirms the attack. (Military.com)

• https://www.military.com/us-strikes-iran-for-10th-consecutive-night-as-tehran-strikes-tanker-in-the-strait-of-hormuz

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says that Israel will not join the U.S. in striking Iran. (Middle East Eye)

• https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-minister-says-current-us-iran-war-best-us-will-not-join

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two oil tankers departing Saudi Arabia, Xin Long Yang and Rodos, turn around in the Red Sea and head for the Suez Canal instead of the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, after a warning by Houthi-controlled Yemen. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-tankers-carrying-saudi-crude-make-u-turns-red-sea-after-houthi-warning-2026-07-21/

Politics and elections

Özgür Özel, the leader of the Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), who was ousted in May by a judicial ruling, announces that he will establish a new political party. (AP News)

• https://apnews.com/article/turkey-opposition-deposed-leader-new-party-75f90730c3df8137e89d0a6a96c6b277