US denies Iran’s claim it hit two radar sites in Bahrain
The US military says it successfully intercepted two Iranian drones.

The US military says it successfully intercepted two Iranian drones.

![Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf gives a press conference at an event marking 40 days since the burial of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba Mosque in Iraq's central holy shrine city of Karbala on August 20, 2026. [Karar Jabbar/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AFP__20260820__C66784N__v1__HighRes__IraqIranPoliticsDiplomacyReligionIslamShia-1787255506.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missiles fired by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen as attacks between them escalate.
Drone strike disrupts electricity supply in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, renewing concerns about armed groups.
The oil pipeline runs through the desert to the coast and is essential for bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.

An oil tanker caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s IRGC said it had struck three tankers on Sunday,

A drone attack has halted production at the Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq, causing widespread power outages.
The strike leaves more than 70 percent of northern Iraq’s Kurdish region without power.
The operation is to prevent Iran from using ground routes to transport weapons and other materials, US says.
Iraqi foreign minister tells Al Jazeera that Baghdad is investigating attacks on the Gulf launched from its territory.
Zero Russian diesel has reached the US as tankers divert and buyers fear legal action.
Captain Ajay Pant was in international waters when his allegedly ‘shadow’ tanker was captured by British soldiers.