Rising Fear Of Iran War Widening In The Middle East. What You Need To Know – July 30

0 July 30, 2026 07:35

U.S. forces fired back at Iran overnight, hitting dozens of targets across the country. The Pentagon says the strikes were in response to an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, while a drone strike on an American-owned tanker at an Egyptian port has raised fears the war is widening further; this comes as a new report estimates the Pentagon has used up two-thirds of its Patriot missile interceptors in the last five months; eight people, including two children, have been killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine; the face of the COVID-19 pandemic response, Dr. Anthony Fauci, pleaded the Fifth during a combative hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday; flooding has turned deadly in the Northeast, with officials saying the body of a 10-year-old boy who went missing in New Jersey’s Passaic River has been found, while a 10-year-old girl remains unaccounted for; New York’s Capital Region and Hudson Valley are battling extensive flooding; Jared Leto faces a new round of sexual misconduct allegations, which he denies; police say they found an open bottle of alcohol in former NFL quarterback Tony Romo’s vehicle; an unexpected surprise on a Philadelphia highway, a loose tire came flying across the road and smashed into an SUV, sending debris everywhere; DoorDash has received FAA approval to launch its own drone delivery service; scientists have unearthed the remains of an ancient mammoth in the Danube River; and Ben Affleck and Jeopardy! champion Jamie Ding won the top prize on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

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