Live: Iran declares 60-day memorandum of understanding negotiation deadline null and void
LIVE Add Arena.im to your site 18/08/2026 - 09:49 Strikes hit military airport in northwest Syria Houthis targeted refinery in southern Saudi Arabia, says rebel media 18/08/2026 - 09:37 Houthis targeted refinery in southern Saudi Arabia, says rebel media Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted an oil refinery on Saudi Arabia's southern Red Sea coast, rebel media reported, as the rebels ramp up attacks on the kingdom. The Houthis "targeted the Aramco refinery in Jazan with a number of drones... in response to airspace violations over the governorates of Saada and Hajjah" in Yemen, Houthi news agency Saba said, citing a military source. 18/08/2026 - 09:20 Unknown projectile hits Strait of Hormuz vessel, says UKMTO The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) received a report on Tuesday that a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting outbound in the Strait of Hormuz, causing engine room damage and a crew casualty, with the remaining crew being assisted by the Omani Coast Guard. 18/08/2026 - 09:13 No casualties in Syria strikes, says military source Four unidentified air strikes hit the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northwestern Syria early on Tuesday, targeting the runway and storage facilities, three Syrian military sources said on Tuesday. There were no casualties, according to one of the military sources and a civilian who lives near the base. 18/08/2026 - 08:27 Strikes hit military airport in northwest Syria Unidentified aircraft struck an out-of-service military airfield in northwest Syria where forces from the country's defence ministry are present, a security source told AFP. "Early on Tuesday morning, unknown aircraft bombed the Abu Duhur military airport in Idlib province," the source said on condition of anonymity. The facility has been out of service since 2012 and is currently protected by Syrian defence ministry forces, the source said, without immediately reporting casualties. No side has claimed the strikes on the airfield, which suffered heavy damage during Syria's civil war. 18/08/2026 - 07:16 60-day deadline null and void, says Iranian FM Iranian Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said that the 60-day deadline to reach a deal with the US was null and void due to Washington's "violations". 18/08/2026 - 07:06 Iraq to probe drone attack in Kurdistan Iraq said it would launch an investigation into an overnight drone attack on the Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister's office, as Iran portrayed the incident as a ploy to undermine bilateral relations. Kurdistan's authorities had earlier blamed the attack -- which also targeted the home of the autonomous region's intelligence chief -- on Tehran, saying the two drones had been launched from the Islamic republic's territory. 18/08/2026 - 07:05 Hello and welcome to our liveblog (FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)