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  • People walk next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, July 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA.
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    Live Updates3 min ago US launches new Iran strikes as troop deaths raise fear of wider war
  • US Navy warships and aircraft transit the Arabian Sea in close formation as CENTCOM forces continue to promote regional security and stability, June 30, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)
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    Live Updates3 min ago July 18, 2026 – Explosions reported in Iran after two US troops killed
  • Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Chief Justice of Iran Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and an IRGC commander general Mohsen Rezaee arrive to attend a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on July 3.
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    Iran’s hardliners warn of a ‘coup’ as US truce comes under pressure
  • A bridge damaged is seen following US Strikes, in Hormozgan Province, Iran on July 16, 2026.
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    Live Updates3 min ago July 17, 2026 — Iran and US widen attacks as renewed conflict shows no sign of de-escalating
  • TOPSHOT - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Israeli Parliament at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 16, 2026, before the start of the election recess ahead of the October 27 general election. (Photo by ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Netanyahu buys political loyalty with controversial legislation ahead of election
  • Mourners attend the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4.
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    The view from Tehran: Anger and vengeance in the air as Iran buries its longest-serving leader
  • Portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in US-Israeli airstrikes, as mourners gather on the day of his burial, in Mashhad, Iran, July 9.
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    Iran’s supreme leader missed his father’s momentous funeral – now what?
  • Portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, as mourners gather on the day of his burial, in Mashhad, Iran, July 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Foreign media in Iran operate under guidelines set by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which regulates press activity and permissions. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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    Iran says millions are mourning Khamenei. That’s not the full picture
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  • A Palestinian mother and her child in Gaza City on May 1, 2026. People there say Israeli attacks and inhumane displacement conditions have persisted, months after a ceasefire deal was signed.
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    Bodies lie unclaimed and rats run rampant as months on Gaza’s ceasefire remains unfulfilled
  • Palestinians stand amidst the rubble of buildings flattened by Israeli strikes in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on May 24. Hamas said Monday it would disband its government there.
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    Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government as US-brokered ceasefire plan stalls
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  • Emergency crews survey the aftermath of an explosion near a hotel where France's President Emmanuel Macron had been staying in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday.
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    Explosion near Macron’s Damascus hotel as French president meets Syrian counterpart
  • An aerial view shows Israel's Supreme Court on the morning it is set to discuss petitions against new legislation that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition passed as part of a plan to overhaul the judiciary, in Jerusalem September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg
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  • <p>As negotiations to end the war in Lebanon continue, one threat has emerged on the battlefield: Hezbollah's growing use of small first-person-view drones. They’ve proven effective, killing more than a dozen Israeli troops — a cheap but lethal tactic that Ukraine knows all too well from its war with Russia, and one it urged Israel to take seriously. CNN's Jeremy Diamond examines what Israel is now doing to respond.</p>
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    Israel’s military and tech industry race to counter Hezbollah’s latest threat
  • Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 19.
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    Iran and US exchange strikes as Hormuz tensions stress agreement
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter and Lebanon's Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh sign a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026.
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    Israel to withdraw from two areas in Lebanon under newly signed agreement
  • Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Thursday.
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    Iran strikes vessel, pausing UN efforts to evacuate ships from Hormuz
  • An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) armed military personnel monitors an area while standing guard during a nightly pro-government rally marking the Muslim holy month of Muharram in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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    Iran’s hardliners threaten to spoil the regime’s victory lap
  • People ride motorcycles past a large billboard showing portraits of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) in central Tehran on June 8, 2026. Iran said on June 8 that the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East war will have consequences for ongoing talks with the United States to reach peace in the region. "It is perfectly natural that the diplomatic process initiated to put an end to this imposed war would be affected," Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said at a press conference in Tehran. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /
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    For Iran’s leaders, surviving the war may prove easier than winning the peace
  • Cars and monocycles are seen traveling in front of a billboard displaying the Iranian flag on in Tehran, Iran, on Monday.
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    US releases official agreement with Iran. Read the 14-point text
  • Rescuers in Yemen removed the body of daredevil adventurer Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar on Saturday, June 13, after he had fallen into a volcanic crater while climbing without safety equipment on Friday.
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    ‘Spider-Man of Yemen’ dies in fall while climbing volcanic crater
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