Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, July 8

TEHRAN -- Several blasts were heard Wednesday night in Iran's southern Hormozgan province as the U.S. Central Command said its forces conducted strikes against Iran for a second straight day.

The explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Sirik counties and the Iranian Island of Abu musa, Iranian media said. (Iran-US-Airstrikes)

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TEHRAN -- A senior Iranian lawmaker said on Wednesday if the United States attacks Iran again, the country's options will include withdrawing from the Non-Proliferation Treaty and changing its nuclear doctrine.

Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, made the remarks in an interview with the semi-official Fars news agency.

"If the United States attacks our country again, we will respond with all our might and are ready to give a decisive and powerful response to the Americans," Rezaei said. (Iran-US-Attacks)

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CAIRO/ABU DHABI -- The Arab League and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday strongly condemned alleged Iranian attacks targeting Gulf states and commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that the escalation threatens regional security and ongoing de-escalation efforts.

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy, in a statement, warned that the attacks targeting the interests of Gulf states risk undermining ongoing de-escalation efforts and dragging the region back into open confrontation. (Arab League-UAE-Iranian Attacks)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen recorded more than 5,700 dengue fever cases and 30 related deaths in government-controlled areas during the first half of 2026, health authorities said Wednesday, warning the onset of the rainy season could accelerate the spread of the mosquito-borne disease.

Taysir Al-Sami, a health official of the southwestern province of Taiz, said the southern port city of Aden accounted for the highest death toll with 15 fatalities, representing half of all dengue-related deaths logged in the six-month period. (Kuwait-Dengue Fever-Deaths) Enditem