Noontime News Recap: Iran, Ukraine and Middle East tensions deepen as UK defends tanker seizure

Iranian leaders are weighing how long they can sustain their war with the United States and Israel as economic strain deepens, even as hardline figures talk up control of the Strait of Hormuz and say talks are stalled. Hossein Taeb, head of Iran's Basij paramilitary force, said the waterway is under Iran's control and administration.  🔗  🔗

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In Lebanon, the government accused Israel of strikes, incursions and demolitions in the south, saying the attacks wounded several people and destroyed homes despite the fragile ceasefire. The report adds to pressure on an already tense border.  🔗

In Gaza and the West Bank, Israeli settlers besieged three Palestinian homes in Qusra near Nablus, cutting residents off from food, water and electricity, while the US envoy described the move as terror.  🔗

Yemeni government forces said they repelled a Houthi attack on positions along the al Mafalis front south of Haifan in Taiz province, a sign of wider escalation in the conflict.  🔗

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Ukraine's civilian toll remained severe, with the UN saying at least 437 people were killed and 2,610 injured in July, the highest monthly death toll since May 2022.  🔗

In Europe, the UK defended its seizure of a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel after Vladimir Putin threatened to respond in kind, while Japan protested Putin's first ever visit to the Russian administered Kuril Islands as territorial tensions persisted.  🔗  🔗

In the Asia Pacific, New Zealand's security agency said it disrupted an attempt by a Chinese state linked observatory to install satellite tracking infrastructure in the country, and the Pentagon said the AUKUS nuclear submarine programme is moving full steam ahead after a review.  🔗  🔗

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