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Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran-US crisis, June 2026

Iran Suspended Its Hormuz Shipping Tolls for 60 Days. The Window Closes Around August 16.

Iran's 60-day suspension of Hormuz shipping fees expires around August 16. The IRGC has been charging vessels up to $2 million per transit in yuan since March. Secretary Rubio says the fees

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Mojtaba Khamenei elected as Iran's new supreme leader by the Council of Experts, March 2026

The Nuclear Fatwa Died With Ali Khamenei. His Son Has Said Nothing to Replace It.

Iran's nuclear working group resumes July 9, six days after Ali Khamenei's funeral. His successor Mojtaba has neither reaffirmed nor rejected the fatwa against nuclear weapons that structured every US-Iran nuclear negotiation

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Israeli forces in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire dispute over IDF withdrawal 2026

Iran Says No Comprehensive Deal Without IDF Withdrawal From Lebanon. The US Disagrees.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in June that no comprehensive deal is possible while Israeli forces occupy southern Lebanon. The US says the MoU with Iran contains no such requirement —

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Mourners and foreign dignitaries at Ali Khamenei state funeral Tehran Iran July 2026

Pakistan’s PM Came. Modi Didn’t. What Khamenei’s Funeral Guest List Reveals About Iran.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — the only sitting head of government to attend — flew to Tehran for Khamenei's July 3 ceremony. India sent a deputy minister. Saudi Arabia, the UAE,

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A mourning billboard of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran June 30 2026 as Iran prepares for state funeral during ceasefire with the United States

Trump Called the Doha Talks a Denuclearization Breakthrough. They Produced a Dispute Hotline.

Two days of indirect talks in Doha produced a dispute-resolution hotline and a partial frozen assets arrangement — not a nuclear deal. While Trump said denuclearization was 'moving along well,' Iran's parliament

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iran’s IRGC Commander Emerges from Five Months in Hiding at Khamenei Funeral

Iran's IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi, unseen since February, appeared at Ali Khamenei's coffin Thursday — his first public appearance in five months, and a signal that the man carrying an Interpol warrant

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US Naval Support Activity Bahrain Fifth Fleet headquarters aerial view

Bahrain Counts 808 Attacks, Demands UN Action. Waltz Tells Iran Trump’s Patience ‘Not Unlimited.’

Bahrain's foreign minister laid a count of 808 Iranian attacks before the Security Council on July 2, while US Ambassador Waltz warned Trump's patience was 'not unlimited' — a harder line than

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf amid hardliner coup accusations over Doha MoU 2026

Iran’s Hardliners Called the Doha Deal a Coup. The Speaker Who Helped Sign It Is Trying to Prove Them Wrong.

Ultra-conservative factions in Iran publicly accused Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and President Pezeshkian of orchestrating a constitutional 'coup' through the June 17 US-Iran memorandum — on the same day Ghalibaf was making hardline

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Man clearing rubble in Jabalia camp in northern Gaza, amid destruction from Israeli military operations in June 2026

Gaza Genocide at 1,000 Days: 73,000 Dead, a Ceasefire That Didn’t Hold

On July 3, 2026, Gaza's war reached its 1,000th day. The toll: 73,000 dead, 21,000 children killed, 2,700 families erased from civil registries, and a ceasefire signed in October 2025 that Israel's

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Mojtaba Khamenei Iran supreme leader not seen in public since February 2026 airstrike

Iran’s Supreme Leader Hasn’t Been Seen in Four Months. His Father’s Funeral Begins Saturday.

Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran's supreme leader after his father and wife were killed in the same February 28 airstrike that left him with severe facial disfigurement and possible leg amputation, according to

July 3, 2026

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Iran Suspended Its Hormuz Shipping Tolls for 60 Days. The Window Closes Around August 16.

The Nuclear Fatwa Died With Ali Khamenei. His Son Has Said Nothing to Replace It.

Iran Says No Comprehensive Deal Without IDF Withdrawal From Lebanon. The US Disagrees.

Pakistan’s PM Came. Modi Didn’t. What Khamenei’s Funeral Guest List Reveals About Iran.

Trump Called the Doha Talks a Denuclearization Breakthrough. They Produced a Dispute Hotline.

Iran’s IRGC Commander Emerges from Five Months in Hiding at Khamenei Funeral

Bahrain Counts 808 Attacks, Demands UN Action. Waltz Tells Iran Trump’s Patience ‘Not Unlimited.’

Iran’s Hardliners Called the Doha Deal a Coup. The Speaker Who Helped Sign It Is Trying to Prove Them Wrong.

Gaza Genocide at 1,000 Days: 73,000 Dead, a Ceasefire That Didn’t Hold

Iran’s Supreme Leader Hasn’t Been Seen in Four Months. His Father’s Funeral Begins Saturday.

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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