Noontime News Recap: Iran escalation spreads across Gulf as Ukraine, India and China face fresh shocks

Iran said it had launched missile and drone attacks on US military bases and facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar and Oman after renewed American strikes, and also said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, sharply widening the confrontation across the Gulf.  🔗

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State media also said millions attended the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as tensions rose further around the Strait of Hormuz, underlining the scale of domestic mobilisation behind the escalation.  🔗

In Ukraine, a Russian glide bomb strike hit the northeastern city of Sumy, with CCTV from a coffee shop showing customers crouching as explosions were heard nearby, and the death toll from the attack rising.  🔗

India said one of its nationals is missing after a commercial vessel was attacked off the coast of Oman, while 10 others were rescued, adding a maritime security dimension to the wider regional crisis.  🔗

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In China, Typhoon Bavi made landfall in Yuhuan in Zhejiang at around 11:20 pm on Saturday and struck again in Yueqing, with evacuations rising to nearly 2 million as authorities moved large numbers of people out of harm's way.  🔗

Separately, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Senator Lindsey Graham had died, in a message timestamped 12 July 2026 at 08:21 BST.  🔗

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