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Iran bids farewell to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid tensions with US

Large crowds of mourners marched through Mashhad on 9 July for the burial of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Mashhad’s Imam Reza Shrine.

10/07/2026

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Iran buries Khamenei as renewed fighting tests shaky ceasefire deal

Khamenei's flag-covered coffin was carried aloft into the shrine of Imam Reza in his home city of Mashhad in eastern Iran as a sea of people waited outside and listened to prayers, with no sign of a public appearance by his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei.

10/07/2026

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Iran reports casualties and infrastructure damage after US strikes

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the latest wave of US strikes constituted “a blatant war crime" and condemned what it called “aggressive actions” by the US military. Tehran responded with strikes of its own towards Gulf countries.

09/07/2026

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US forces launch new strikes on Iran to curb threat to Hormuz

Trump had said that the ceasefire with Iran is "over" after Washington launched strikes on the country overnight, to which Iran responded by targeting US bases in the Gulf.

08/07/2026

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Gulf states brace again for fiery US-Iran showdown as tensions spiral

From the front lines of the US-Iran confrontation, the Gulf nations have again urged both sides, with strategic restraint, not to abandon their negotiations, while Tehran is telegraphing that the Strait of Hormuz is now Iran's.

08/07/2026

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Trump says ceasefire with Iran 'over' after both sides exchanged fire

Washington initiated strikes on Iran overnight in response to cargo vessels being hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran then launched its own attack targeting US bases in the Gulf.

08/07/2026

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Ali Khamenei's coffin carried through the streets of Tehran

Thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran as Iran began funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

06/07/2026

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Iranians mourn as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin

Large crowds gathered in Tehran as Iran began six days of funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the US-Israeli conflict.

04/07/2026

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Iran FM confirms reports Israel planned to target Tehran's negotiators

Iran's foreign minister corroborated US media reports that Washington warned Tehran Israel may have had its chief negotiators on a target list during April talks in Islamabad, the same talks that produced the framework deal signed on 17 June.

03/07/2026

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Foreign leaders gather for Khamenei's funeral, Western nations absent

Russia's Medvedev, Pakistan's prime minister and Taliban officials are among roughly 30 country delegations expected as Iran buries slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei this week.

03/07/2026

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Iran renews Hormuz threats as Doha talks end with cautious progress

Tehran threatened a "forceful response" against vessels straying from its approved Hormuz routes, even as mediators said indirect US-Iran talks in Doha concluded with "positive progress". The next round of talks will wait until after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral, which begins on Saturday.

02/07/2026

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Iran deal is 'a pause before the next war,' Pahlavi tells Euronews

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Reza Pahlavi said the framework agreement would allow the Islamic Republic to regroup and rearm, with the only winner from the deal being the regime in Tehran.

02/07/2026

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Ship runs aground in Hormuz as Iran insists on controlling the strait

Iran's IRGC said the grounding was caused by the vessel straying from its approved corridor. Hormuz control and the Israeli intervention against Hezbollah in Lebanon remain the two main obstacles to a final deal.

01/07/2026

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Iran prepares largest state funeral in history for slain ayatollah

After months-long delays, Tehran is in the midst of organising a six-day, multi-city funeral for late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid tight security and fragile US-Iran talks over Hormuz, nuclear and sanctions issues.

30/06/2026

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Iran says delegation heading to Qatar, denies talks scheduled with US

Tehran confirmed a delegation would travel to Doha to discuss the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) amid conflicting signals from Washington over the nature and timing of the talks.

29/06/2026

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Iran and Oman hold first Hormuz talks as US-Iran deal stays on edge

Iran's deputy foreign minister said the first Joint Hormuz Committee meeting took place in Muscat, after multiple US media outlets reported that fresh talks between the two sides were planned for Tuesday, a claim Tehran has since shot down, prompting Trump to counter by saying it would go ahead.

29/06/2026

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Iran threatens total halt to talks as US warplanes circle near Hormuz

The IRGC said the weekend US strikes violated the framework deal and warned that violating vessels would face a "crushing response," as Euronews journalists in Doha observed US refuelling aircraft taking off towards Hormuz in the same formation as the previous night's strikes.

28/06/2026

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US and Iran trade strikes amid claims of ceasefire violations

The US also carried out strikes on Iran on Friday after a drone attack on the M/V Ever Lovely ship. US aircraft targeted Iranian missile and drone storage locations as well as coastal radar sites, CENTCOM said.

28/06/2026

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UK maritime agency raises Strait of Hormuz threat level

It comes after the US military carried out strikes on Iran, which it said were in response to Iranian drone attacks on shipping in the Strait.

27/06/2026

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Bahrain says it was targeted by Iranian drones

Iranian state media reported that strikes hit a telecommunications mast in the Sirik area of southern Iran.

27/06/2026

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Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponises Hormuz

As the frontline countries paying the largest price for the Iran war, pressed by severe economic urgencies, the Gulf states are beginning their own firm process towards regional stability with rival Iran, while Tehran continues weaponising the Strait of Hormuz to sow division with its neighbours.

26/06/2026

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Projectile hits cargo ship in Hormuz as Iran issues renewed warning

The British military said a cargo ship on the new Omani UN-backed route sustained bridge damage from a projectile, hours after the IRGC warned that vessels without Iranian permission were transiting "illegally".

25/06/2026

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IRGC warns ships over Hormuz routes as Rubio draws line on tolls

The IRGC warned that any vessel navigating outside Tehran's designated routes was acting illegally, directly rejecting Oman's newly announced temporary corridor, as Rubio told a GCC meeting the US would not accept fees regardless of how they are framed.

25/06/2026

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Hormuz confusion deepens as Iran and US clash over who controls it

Trump said Tehran had promised no tolls or charges in the strait, hours after Iran and Oman announced a joint permit system asserting their authority over the waterway. Rubio flew to Abu Dhabi to reassure Gulf allies, as analysts warned control over Hormuz would be a major strategic victory for Iran

25/06/2026

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Iran calls framework deal 'US defeat' as Trump threatens to halt talks

Iranian key negotiator hailed the US–Iran framework deal as a “declaration of US defeat,” while Trump warned that talks would end immediately if reports that Tehran is seeking to impose tolls on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz prove to be true.

24/06/2026

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IAEA chief: Iran nuclear site inspections 'going to happen'

IAEA's Grossi pushed back against Tehran's claim that no agreement has been reached to allow inspectors to inspect bombed enrichment sites, citing the signed US-Iran framework deal.

24/06/2026