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  1. Armed students participate in a rally supporting the Houthi-imposed naval embargo against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen, 22 July 2026. Hundreds of students gathered at Sanaa University to support the declaration. The students are seen from behind, holding assault rifles over their shoulders, wearing white baseball caps

  2. Three yellow ambulances parked at scene of West Bank shooting incident (24/07/26)

  3. A grey Typhoon jet takes off on a runway with streams coming out of its exhaust.

  4. Vessels float in the Strait of Hormuz.

  5. An AI-generated image of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, holding a baby. The baby's face is pixelated. There is blue and green BBC Verify branding on the top left.

  6. A boy stands amongst rubble following Israeli strikes on Gaza. There is blue and green BBC Verify branding in the top left.

  7. A man in traditional Saudi dress shakes hands with a man in a blue suit. Right, a man in a blue suit and red tie.

  8. A member of the US military watches on as weapons are loaded onto an American aircraft at RAF Fairford

  9. A satellite image shows the Bab el Mandeb Strait, a narrow shipping lane

  10. President Trump on the left and Sarah Smith, BBC's North America editor on the right

  11. A file picture of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Donald Trump standing outside White House, behind them are two men in uniform saluting

  12. Boats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen April 2, 2026.

  13. File image of three huge chimneys of a nuclear power plant, location unspecified

  14. Teacher Amaineh Nademi shows destroyed school

  15. U.S. President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025.

  16. Collage image showing teacher Amaineh Nademi, wearing a black chador, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. To her left is a close up shot of a pink chair next to rubble in a classroom which has blue walls. To her right is an image of a school desk, with rubble in the corner of the room

  17. BBC editor, Sarah Smith

  18. Explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command says are strikes on Iran

  19. Sarah looks into the camera as she stands in front of a grassy patch near White House

  20. President Trump salutes the coffin of a fallen service member.

  21. Zohran Mamdani

  22. US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth testifies to a Senate panel on 21 July 2026

  23. Mohammed Tahir aka "Wordi" in a navy T-shirt stands against a measuring chart in a police photo - putting his height at around 178cm.