A private family funeral for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is taking place on Saturday afternoon at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. The service, attended by 30 guests, is being conducted by the Dean of Windsor. Buckingham Palace announced that His Royal Highness passed away on April 9 at the age of 99.
U.S. forces completed a 90-minute morning strike wave against coastal defense and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island, CENTCOM said, hours after an overnight wave hit dozens of targets near the Strait of Hormuz and a naval blockade of Iranian ports resumed.
The UAE says Iranian cruise missiles struck two of its tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14, killing one Indian crew member and injuring others. India summoned an Iranian diplomat and lodged a protest, while the two governments gave differing casualty figures.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces struck oil refineries in Bashkortostan and Russia’s Krasnodar region, hit a patrol ship and tanker in Gelendzhik, and struck three shadow fleet tankers in the Sea of Azov. The claims could not be independently verified.
President Trump said the U.S. will be reimbursed at 20% on cargo through the Strait of Hormuz and is reinstating an Iranian blockade, declaring America the strait’s guardian. His post did not explain who would pay or how, as Washington and Tehran trade conflicting claims over the waterway.
U.S. Central Command said it hit dozens of Iranian targets July 12 — air defenses, radars, missiles, drones and small boats — using attack sea drones for the first time. The strikes aim to reduce Iran’s ability to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the command said.
