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Read below for the latest developments concerning the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Wednesday, July 29, 2026:

Saudi Arabia and the US have carried out strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, in a potential escalation of the Middle East conflict

Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA

Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family, has purchased a 5% stake in Lucid Motors, increasing the Kingdom’s overall ownership of the electric vehicle company

Discussions over the future of the Strait of Hormuz continued on Tuesday as Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it had held talks on the strategically vital maritime passage with Saudi and Omani counterparts

The Iranian-backed Houthis have claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh launched strikes on targets linked to the group on Friday

United States President Donald Trump has once again said that he will not go ahead with a civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia unless Riyadh agrees to normalise ties with Israel, under the so-called Abraham Accords

Saudi Arabia has launched strikes on Yemen’s Houthi-held city of Hodeidah, the group’s Foreign Ministry has said, in the latest escalation of the conflict amid the regional war between the United States and Iran

On Wednesday afternoon, officials gathered at the downtown Washington headquarters of the Energy Department for an event more than two decades in the making: the signing of a civilian nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trumpsaid Thursday that the nuclear deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel — a significant condition not previously mentioned as the deal was announced