Donald Trump's ultimatum to Iran | Tensions in Yemen threaten another key trade corridor

Good evening.US President Donald Trump says American military strikes against Iran will ramp up next week, hitting power plants and bridges if Tehran doesn't return to the negotiating table.Iran has responded by saying it never left.The US today reinstated its naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump ditched his plan to charge a 20 % fee on ships transiting the troubled waterway.In other developments, Iran's revolutionary guards say the strait will remain closed until the U .S.

ends what it calls acts of aggression.Tehran warning that other regional oil export routes could become targets.Hostilities have spilled over in Yemen, where tensions are mounting between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia.And the U .S.and Iran both carried out airstrikes overnight.

Iran says 30 civilians have been killed in recent days.But first, why Donald Trump has stepped back from charging cargo ships transiting the strait.

In the Oval Office in the company of the Iraqi Prime Minister, a back down from Donald Trump barely 24 hours after announcing his plan to charge a 20 % fee on cargo ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.

I was called by different people, different countries, kings and emirs and all of the people that we all know.We all love, and they said, we'd love to do it a different way.We'd love to invest in the United States with billions and billions of dollars.And I like that, actually, because I don't think anybody should be able to charge a fee for the straight.

at war with Iran but for its neighbour.A warm welcome to the White House as Ali al -Zaidi looked to secure major US investment in Iraq's oil, gas and power sectors.The Iraqi leader also received an honour guard as he visited the Pentagon.In a Fox News interview, the US Commander -in -Chief ramping up his rhetoric against Tehran.

power plants, next week comes the bridges.

His threats shrugged off by the Iranian president.

They continue this language, but have they reached their goals on the ground?The rude language they are using is worthy of themselves, not us.

In Tehran, lawmakers demanded revenge for the country's slain Supreme Leader, as the parliament held its first public session in more than four months, the Iranian military releasing new footage and saying it targeted a U .S.military facility in Jordan for a second time and U .S.linked sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.U .

S.Central Command, saying its latest round of strikes hit dozens of Iranian military targets along the coast and near the strait.The U .S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding in Tatars.Israel was not part of the discussions but determined to stay in the picture.

We are prepared for any scenario.I will say this to the leaders of Iran.Do not count on it being quiet if you attack us.Do not count on a rerun.The days when someone hurts us and we do not strike them back two -fold are over.

Peace across the Middle East, seemingly a distant horizon.

Virginia Langerberg, SBS World News.Concerns are growing that Iran could push Yemen's Houthi rebels to mirror its chokehold of the Strait of Hormuz and close another critical corridor for oil and trade, one that connects Europe and Asia.If two of the world's most important shipping routes were disrupted at the same time, it could lead to aunprecedented global energy shock.

Bab al -Mandeb, known in Arabic as the Gate of Tears.Analysts warn it could live up to its name if a new front in the Middle East war is opened up by shutting down a second critical shipping artery for the global economy.Iran's Revolutionary Guard warning the enemy should also expect the closure of other oil and gas export routes that serve the interests of the United States and its allies.Oil and gas exports from the region will either be available for everyone or for no one.A veiled threat.The US says it means Tehran may soon lean on its Yemeni allies, the Houthi rebels.

They have studied the IRGC playbook.How long before the Houthis decide to once again mirror their benefactor, their mentors, their idols in Tehran and try to shut down the Red Sea?They've already threatened to do it.

They have several times, like yesterday.after the rebels accused Riyadh of being behind a Yemeni government attack on Sana 'a airport to prevent a delegation of Houthis returning from Iran.retaliating by launching missiles and drones towards Saudi Arabia, which backs the Yemeni government.While analysts say the Houthis don't blindly follow IRGC orders.

The Houthis not only have their own independent mindset, they have their own objectives, their own ambitions.

Those could now align with Iran.

They have to convince the Houthis because the Houthis be like, this is going to be costly for us as well.But the thing they learned, the Houthis, from the Iranian experience with the Strait of Hormuz, is that, you know what, we can dictate our terms.

Before the war, the Strait of Hormuz carried about 20 % of the world's oil and gas supply.Bab al -Mandeb, the only entry point from the Indian Ocean into the Red and Mediterranean Seas.a route Saudi Arabia relies on to send oil to Asia, passage for up to 10 % of global oil and roughly 12 % of global trade.Yemen's internationally recognised government called a UN Security Council meeting to secure support.We stand against any efforts to restrict the freedom of movement, of shipping.But there's little international appetite to strengthen the Yemeni government, to gain some control over the rebels.

I talk to a lot of diplomats and they always say there's too many fires across the globe to put out.We're busy with Ukraine, now we're busy with Iran, we're busy elsewhere and Yemen is not exactly in everyone's radar.

Liz Maddock, SBS, World News.

U .S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents have been told to immediately suspend almost all vehicle stops nationwide.It follows recent fatal shootings in Maine and Texas by ICE officers.

The agency facing significant criticism, including from governments in Colombia and Mexico.

Hundreds take to the streets in Portland, Maine, demanding justice and accountability.The protests follow the death of 26 -year -old Yoan Sebastian Guerrero from Colombia.He was shot in his car by ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine on Monday, leaving behind a three -year -old daughter.The agency says he tried to flee, using his vehicle as a weapon, so an ICE agent fired in self -defence.Less than a week earlier in Houston, 52 -year -old Mexican Lorenzo Salgado Arujo was shot on his way to work.ICE agents said they'd been looking for a different man and again claimed security.

something Mr. Urjo's family disputes.Washington, D .C.has responded, the Trump administration ordering ICE officers to suspend most vehicle stops.US media says cases involving serious criminal targets will be the only exceptions.Tom Homan, the man Donald Trump calls his border czar, said the suspension is temporary and he expects vehicle stops to resume.

I think what they're doing is taking a pause and make sure that number one, the ICE officers have everything they need to stay safe.

I'm confident they're going to get back to their policy of vehicle stops, but they're doing what they believe is a necessary short -term pause.involved weren't wearing cameras.

And I don't know where the body cameras are going but they don't seem to be going to the frontline ICE agents.

A spokesperson for the department says half of its field officers are now equipped with body cameras.The other half are expected to receive them in the next 60 days.Katie Silva, SBS World News.

France has staged its largest ever Bastille Day military parade in a show of military strength, but also support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.The event took place a day after a Paris meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, a high -level summit which brought together Kyiv's Western allies.

The French tricolour paints the sky above Paris.The annual military parade celebrating France's national holiday filled with the usual pomp and ceremony.This year setting a record with some 7 ,600 troops marchingdown the famed Champs -Elysees in a display of European military might.French President Emmanuel Macron hosting around 30 NATO leaders, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showcasing European solidarity with Kyiv.Among those taking part, 500 soldiers from the so -called Coalition of the Willing, the alliance made up of countries committed to helping with Ukraine's post -war security.

It's such an honour to take part in such an important French event.The national parade is captivating to me. I'm very, very proud to be here.

Newest NATO member, Sweden, participating with a full delegation for the first time.

It's very important for us to show that we're also a part of this, even if we're new.

Bastille Day marks the July 14, 1789 storming of the Bastille fortress and prison during the French Revolution.Later in the day, the French president led a remembrance ceremony.commemorating 10 years since the Nice terror attack.86 people were killed and more than 450 injured when a man deliberately drove a truck into crowds celebrating the holiday on the Promenade des Anglais.Rescue personnel and children walked hand in hand before attaching olive branches to empty chairs, symbolizing the dozens of lives lost.Horrors in Nice, striking a country still reeling from the deadly Bataclan and Charlie Hebdo terror attacks.

the previous year.Rochelle Harrison -Pless, SBS World News.

It's the start of a new era for the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.Now residents of the Rock, as it's known, will be able to cross into Spain without passports if they show residence cards.Spanish citizens can now make the trip using a government ID card.Roughly 15 ,000 workers cross the border each day.The treaty signed by Gibraltar, the EU, Britain and Spain follows an agreement struck last year aimed at easing border crossings.British politicians have unanimously approved a law that aims to prevent police and other officials from covering up errors and wrongdoing.

It's named after the 1989 sports tragedy that saw 97 football fans killed in a crowd crush during a match at Hillsborough Stadium.The law imposes a legal duty of candour on public officials to tell the truth about public tragedies, whatever the impact on their reputation.And there'll be no turning back time if the US House of Representatives gets its way voting overwhelmingly 308 to 117 in favour of a bill to make daylight saving time year round.Donald Trump supports the measure to end the twice yearly practice of changing the clocks.The Senate would also have to pass the bill before it could become law.