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This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on August 7, 2026, shows the damage at Mail al-Saila internally displaced camp (IDP) on the outskirts of Marib following a reported Houthi ballistic missile attack on the government-held city of Marib early August 7, amid an escalation in hostilities. The strategic province of Marib is split between the Houthis and the government, which controls the city of Marib as well as the surrounding oil fields and facilities. (Photo by AFPTV / AFP) /

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A military spokesman said the operation was in response to repeated Houthi attacks on Marib and Hadramawt

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This screen grab taken from UGC video footage posted on social media on July 18, 2026, shows a plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City. Kuwait accused Iran on July 18 of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure in the country, after reporting attacks on an oil facility and a power and water plant. (Photo by various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP - SOURCE: UGC / UNKNOWN - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE - NO RESALE - NO USE AFTER: JULY 27, 2026 15:00:00 GMT

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Tehran strikes infrastructure in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan

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Air Astana has suspended flights to the UAE just days after announcing it would resume services from Almaty and Astana to Dubai. Photo: Air Astana

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LatestExplosions in southern Iran as official says four sites in Bushehr struck

Cargo vessels anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos in Oman. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a halt as recent attacks in the area have intensified. Getty Images

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Smoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what US Central Command said were strikes on Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters

CommentThe attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait have put the US-Iran deal under stress

The deal will be judged on its ability to restrain missile and drone attacks as well as maritime escalation

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Missiles are launched from a location given as the Iranian capital Tehran. Wana / Reuters

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Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, in June 2022, which is the only site the IAEA has been allowed to visit. AFP

Gulf and European states raise concern over Iran's nuclear programme

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