The Pentagon has said that it delivered more than 25,000 unmanned systems and counter-drone capabilities to the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) this year, following a $782 million investment.

The "massive surge" of deliveries includes more than 1,300 one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), over 100 unmanned surface and underwater vessels, and more than 24,000 counter-unmanned aerial systems designed to protect US forces against hostile drone attacks.

The Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems (DRPM-UxS) delivered these capabilities, with counter-drone operations supported by Joint Interagency Task Force 401.

Yemen’s armed forces say they have carried out 1,322 operations targeting Houthi militia positions and military capabilities, killing or incapacitating around 340 members and commanders.

In a statement on the US social media company X, the Yemeni military spokesperson said the operations also destroyed or damaged 114 military vehicles and pieces of equipment.

The spokesperson said government forces had gained territory in Al-Jawf province as part of the ongoing “Dawn of Yemen” military operation.

Houthi militia encircled Taiz since early October, blocking the road that links it to Aden, the interim seat of the internationally recognised government.

Barrister Raza Husain argued that the ban was disproportionate and infringed on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful protest.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer signals Democrats could use congressional funding powers to pressure President Trump to end the war on Iran, citing a lack of public consent.

A leading Arab-Israeli party has said it would recommend that opposition bloc leader Gadi Eisenkot form the next government following last week's election.

"The parliamentary group of the United Arab List has decided to recommend Eisenkot to form the next government," the party, known by its Hebrew acronym Raam, said in a press statement ahead of a meeting with President Isaac Herzog, who is consulting with various political forces on the formation of a new government.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Islamabad is continuing its efforts to restore peace in the Middle East amid rising global oil prices.

Addressing a Cabinet meeting in Islamabad, Sharif described recent diplomatic engagements with Iran and other regional actors as "very productive".

"Pakistan is playing its role as before in restoring peace in the region," he said, referring to Islamabad's engagement with Tehran, as well as cooperation under the Mecca defence pact.

Sharif described a recent meeting involving Pakistani, Iranian, Saudi and Turkish officials in Tehran as "positive", saying the four sides discussed ways to reduce regional tensions.

Brent crude has plunged further 8.5 percent to $94.80 a barrel amid US election results and US-Iran mediation efforts.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has claimed that Tehran had inflicted military and political defeats on US President Donald Trump.

“The Iranian nation handed Trump a strategic defeat on the battlefield and in Hormuz and a political defeat in Washington,” Rezaei wrote on X.

He also said Americans were bearing the financial burden of the war.

Pakistan has ratified a defence cooperation agreement with Kuwait, according to an official statement.

"The Federal Cabinet ratified the agreement on defence cooperation between Pakistan and Kuwait. The defence cooperation agreement was finalised on June 11, 2023, with the aim of promoting cooperation in defence sectors between the two brotherly countries," according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office.

Kuwait ratified the agreement on July 19, it added.