Here are the latest updates from day 29 of war in Israel, the West Bank, the United States, Iran and the Middle East:
â– Yemen’s pro-Iran Houtis join the war, firing missiles triggering sirens in Israel’s south. Earlier tonight, Houtis announced they will join the war if Israel or the United States use the Red Sea to attack Iran, or if other “allies” join Israel and Washington in their war against Iran.
â– U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran’s newly-appointed Supreme Leader Mojataba Khamenei, son of the country’s slain leader, is “no longer supreme – he’s dead.”
â– Twelve U.S. troops wounded in Iran strike on base in Saudi Arabia, says U.S. official. Two of the soldiers were seriously injured in an Iranian military strike on Prince Sultan Air Base, said the official.
â– Russia is sending a shipment of drones to Iran, including upgraded versions of the drone technology Tehran originally supplied to Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine.
â– German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he can envisage the country’s Bundeswehr armed forces being deployed to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz once the war in Iran has ended.
â– in Syria, explosions were heard near the capital of Damascus after Israeli air defences intercepted Iranian missiles in the country’s airspace, according to Syrian state television.
â– An Israeli court on Thursday partially lifted the gag order on a reservist using classified information about the timing of Israel’s June 2025 strikes on Iran for Polymarket bets, revealing that the reservist is a major at the Israel Air Force.