U.S. President Donald J. Trump has arrived at MetLife Stadium for the 2026 World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina.

Video footage published Sunday by Iranian channels claims to show the shoot down of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper yesterday off the coast of Asaluyeh in the Bushehr Province of Southern Iran, carried out by elements of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N).

In a notable announcement, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has added additional details on the deadly Iranian strike on Jordan and also announced the death of another servicemember in Iraq on July 18, during what they say was a “controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from an Iranian one-way attack drone.” Per the release, during this incident, another servicemember was seriously wounded and is receiving medical attention.

In relation to the attack in Jordan that killed two U.S. servicemembers and left 1 missing, CENTCOM has now announced that unidentified remains have been found and the process of identification is currently underway.

No U.S. military aircraft are currently visible over the Strait of Hormuz region via FlightRadar24. As always, this reflects only aircraft broadcasting or otherwise visible on the platform.

Air raid sirens are once again sounding across Bahrain after Iran launched a new wave of ballistic missiles and one-way attack drones targeting sites in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq.

According to the New York Times, citing U.S. officials, the soldier killed in Iraq while an Iranian one-way attack drone was being rendered safe was not an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician. Instead, the soldier was struck by blast fragmentation and debris when the drone was detonated.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/19/world/iran-war-strikes-trump-hormuz/

Spain has now won the World Cup Finals, beating Argentina 1-0. A well deserved win.

Kuwaiti air defenses are currently responding to hostile Iranian drone threats.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has announced that Second Lady Usha Vance gave birth to a baby boy at Walter Reed Medical Center this morning. His name is Alex Neel Vance.

For the ninth consecutive night, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has launched another wave of strikes aimed at degrading Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

The UK Office of Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) is reporting that an unknown vessel is actively on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, roughly 8NM off the coast of Kumzar, Oman.

The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain has issued a warning to Americans in the country that Iran is preparing to target unspecified locations in the capital of Manama, urging them to “remain vigilant, follow local authorities' instructions, and review the latest guidance from the U.S. Embassy.”

An Iranian surface-to-air missile system burns after being targeted by U.S. airstrikes tonight near the Imam Khomeini Port Special Economic Zone in the Khuzestan Province of Southern Iran, on the coast of the Persian Gulf.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke to reporters tonight about Iran after leaving the World Cup Finals in New Jersey, stating: “Iran has been very, very badly damaged. They've lost everything, almost, militarily. They've got very little left. They've got some missiles. They've got some drones. They've got some manufacturing ability. Not much.”

Trump added, regarding tonight’s round of retaliatory strikes against targets in Iran: “We hit him very hard again tonight and we did that in honor of the probably three - it's probably three as opposed to two - great Patriots.”

The U.S. State Department has issued a security alert for U.S. citizens in Bahrain, stating that it has received information indicating Iran may target central Manama. Americans in Bahrain are urged to remain vigilant and follow the guidance of local authorities.