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  • A bridge damaged is seen following US Strikes, in Hormozgan Province, Iran on July 16, 2026.
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    Live Updates3 min ago Iran steps up retaliation as war with US shows no sign of de-escalating
  • A couple watch oil tankers, general cargo ships, bulk carriers, and fishing boats anchored in the waters off Muscat near the Strait of Hormuz on June 18, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. The US and Iran have agreed to a deal to end their war and allow the safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which vast amounts of oil and gas are transported every day. After the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Iran retaliated by threatening ships and effectively blockading the strait, sending global oil prices ever upward. Under the new deal, ships will be able to pass through the strait with no charge for 60 days, after which time Iran, Oman and the Gulf states are to set up a long-term agreement for the strait's management.
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    Live Updates3 min ago July 16, 2026 — Qatar, Kuwait fend off fresh attacks, US continues Iran strikes
  • US launches new attacks on Iran as battle for control of Strait of Hormuz intensifies
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    Live Updates3 min ago July 15, 2026 — US says new strikes on Iran aimed at protecting vessels in Strait of Hormuz
  • Two US advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, shown on March 28, that they say curb Palestinian advocacy.
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    US nonprofits sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions that ‘muzzle Palestine advocacy’
  • Nikki Nikhbaht's two elder brothers, Hadi and Fazlollah, have been sentenced to death in Iran. While politically active, they were not involved in the protests at the turn of the year.
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    Iran ramps up execution of political prisoners amid war with US, human rights data shows
  • 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
  • Smoke rises from a port, near Strait of Hormuz, following a U.S. strike in Kuhestak, Hormozgan Province, Iran, July 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social Media/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY. Verification line: Reuters confirmed the location by matching the port layout visible in the video with satellite imagery. The coordinates are 26.801109802855272, 57.02121784040872. The date the video was filmed was verified through a report from Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency, which reported explosions early on July 8 at multiple locations along the Gulf coast, including Kuhestak. Aftermath photographs shared online on July 8 also showed damage at the same location. No earlier versions of the footage or photographs posted before July 8 were found.
    Social Media/UGC/Reuters
    The US is striking Iran again. Can it ever deliver a knockout blow?
  • Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, on June 16, 2026.
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    Iran strikes three vessels near Strait of Hormuz as Trump arrives at NATO summit
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  • 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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    Jewish American charged in Israel with spying for Iran for $1,400 in crypto
  • Local and foreign officials walk past the coffins of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his family members after paying their respects at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on Friday, July 3.
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    Iran sends a defiant message to Trump with colossal funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
  • <p>Thousands have flocked to the streets of Tehran as funeral processions are underway for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family who were killed in February on the first day of the US-Israeli war with Iran. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen, Claudio Otto, and Joseph Ataman are on the ground in the Iranian capital where mourners have vowed to seek revenge with the United States and Israel. </p><p>CNN operates in Iran only with the permission of the government but maintains full editorial control of its reports.</p>
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  • 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
  • Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, who is running for prime minister in the next Israeli elections, attends MUNI EXPO, a municipal conference, in Tel Aviv, Israel June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Nir Elias
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    Netanyahu’s emerging challenger represents his polar opposite, and that may be his appeal
  • 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
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  • 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
  • U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman walk as he arrives at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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    Trump’s Gulf allies fear his Iran agreement is a ‘disastrous turning point’
  • TOPSHOT - A mother mourns over the body of her three-year-old Palestinian child Iyad Ahmed Naeem Al-Rabai'a, who was reportedly killed by Israeli airstrike, during his funeral at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2026. Israeli air strikes killed 32 people including children in Gaza on January 31, according to the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency, as the military said it had attacked in response to a Hamas ceasefire violation. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Israel deliberately targeting children in ongoing genocide against Palestinians, UN commission finds
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    ‘What ceasefire?’ In northern Israel, locals doubt an agreement can end the war with Hezbollah
  • 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
  • Residents sit amid debris in a residential building that was hit in an airstrike earlier this morning on March 30, 2026 in the west of Tehran, Iran.
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    What was it all for? US-Iran agreement brings bitter rivals full circle
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by US President Donald Trump, speaks during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on July 07, 2025.
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    Trump’s agreement with Iran is the moment Netanyahu has been dreading
  • A child holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally against the US and Israel in Tehran on June 7, 2026.
    Majid Asgaripour/Wana News Agency/Reuters
    Dissent grows against deal in Iran – but the regime is likely to have final say
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