TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy emphasized that no foreign power has any role in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any renewed US interference in the strategic waterway would draw a decisive response and jeopardize the ongoing process of restoring maritime traffic.
The United States and Iran expanded their military confrontation over the past 24 hours with fresh strikes, missile and drone attacks across the Persian Gulf and growing disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz despite diplomatic efforts to preserve a ceasefire.
Ali Khamenei will be buried at the Imam Reza shrine, Iran's holiest Shia Muslim site, ending six days of public mourning ceremonies.
Iran says US attacks disrupt reopening of Strait of Hormuz Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy said on Thursday that US attacks on Iran and intervention in redirecting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupting the strategic waterway's gradual reopening and jeopardising the interests of countries benefiting from it. The IRGC added that transit capacity under Iran's supervision had recovered to about 50% of pre-war levels over the past two weeks, and that transit capacity was only being expanded for vessels granted permits to use routes designated by Iran. It warned that any further US intervention would draw a "crushing response".
TEHRAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Explosions were heard in coastal areas of Iran's port city of Bandar Abbas on Thursday afternoon, Iranian media reported. The sounds, which mainly occurred at around 14:00 local time (1030 GMT) along the city's southern coast, were likely the result of an exchange of fire in parts of the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's Mehr news agency.
Drone attack hits Iranian Kurdish opposition group's camp in Iraq A drone attack hit a camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group northeast of Iraq's Erbil, security sources told Reuters on Thursday. No casualties were immediately reported in the attack.
Renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran reportedly brought shipping to a near-standstill in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, leaving around 6,000 seafarers stranded aboard hundreds of vessels and Gulf countries on high alert for further attacks.
Representatives from 12 countries carried out a “virtual diplomatic field visit” to a displacement site in the Gaza Strip and heard from some of the residents about their pressing needs, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Why Britain must sanction Netanyahu Submitted by Peter Oborne on Wed, 07/08/2026 - 15:08 The Israeli leader is a fugitive from justice who has presided over a genocide for nearly three years. What are we waiting for? A protester holds a placard picturing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reading "Murdering Bastard" during a Pro-Palestinian march in central London, on 15 March, 2025 (AFP) On Last week, a group of British MPs despatched an open letter to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper calling for sanctions on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jordan says sirens sound after missiles from Iran detected in airspace Sirens have sounded in Jordan after missiles launched from Iran were detected in Jordanian airspace, the state news agency reported, citing a government spokesperson. The spokesperson said the Jordanian armed forces were on high alert and ready to deal with any threat targeting the kingdom's security.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi expressed gratitude to the Iraqi people and government for their hospitality and massive participation in the funeral ceremonies of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.
At least 14 people are killed in Iran in overnight attacks after Trump declared the agreement was ‘over’ Middle East crisis live – latest updates The US launched airstrikes against Iran overnight on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, while Tehran responded by hitting Gulf countries in the most intense exchange of fire since a shaky ceasefire was extended last month. The tit-for-tat strikes on Thursday were the largest since Tehran and Washington signed a memorandum of understanding on 17 June aimed at extending the ceasefire and giving space for negotiations for a permanent truce. Continue reading...
Iran says US projectile hit area around Bushehr nuclear plant A US projectile has struck the area surrounding Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's deputy governor of Bushehr province told state media. The official said several locations in Bushehr province, including the perimeter area of the nuclear facility, were hit in US attacks.
Democratic hopeful Rahm Emanuel calls for end to unconditional US aid to Israel Submitted by Ayse Betul on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 11:46 The Jewish-American former diplomat also said that Israel had become a 'pariah' during visit to country Rahm Emanuel speaks at an event at Tel Aviv University, 8 July 2026 (Amir Cohen/Reuters) Off Washington’s long-standing policy of blindly supporting the Israeli government without any conditions or demands has been a mistake, said Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate for the 2028 US elections. The Israeli government has increasingly isolated the country, turning it into a “territorial pariah,” Emanuel said during a speech at Tel Aviv University on Wednesday. “You cannot fight indefinitely against a world that has stopped believing you have the right to fight,” he added.
Investors have taken heart from the fragile cease-fire between the United States and Iran before. Will they do so again?
President Donald Trump’s tougher rhetoric toward Iran and renewed US strikes have stirred mixed reactions among Iranians, from hopes for political change to fears of another long and unresolved conflict after months of living between war and peace.
Netanyahu’s son Yair adopts new name in latest family name change Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 10:52 Reported change comes as the Netanyahu name becomes toxic for a son seeking business ties in the US Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his son Yair in 2015 (AFP) Off Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has changed his name to Yonatan Hon, Haaretz reported on Wednesday. The Israeli newspaper said tax-withholding approvals issued in December 2024 carried his previous name, Yair Netanyahu. This year, the same identifying details appeared under the new name, including a fictional address listed as "Balfour 0".
* U. S. President Donald Trump pressed NATO members to raise defense- and security-related spending to 5 percent of GDP, placing growing pressure on European budgets.
Turkey 'prevented Kurdish invasion' of Iran during Israeli-US war Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 09:36 Ankara pressured Washington not to back Kurdish fighters who were prepared to invade, according to Israeli media Iranian Kurdish fighters during routine military exercises in Koya, in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq (AFP) Off Turkey thwarted an Israeli and US -backed incursion of Kurdish forces into Iran during the war on Iran earlier this year, Israel's i24News reported on Wednesday. According to the report, Kurdish militias were ready to launch an attack on Iran, but the US halted the operation due to pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Senior Israeli sources, who spoke with i24News, said the Kurdish operation was planned for months by US intelligence agencies.
Teenage Palestinian girls held in Israeli prison have their futures put on hold Submitted by Mojahid Nawahda on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 10:06 Abusive conditions, poor food and lack of sanitary products are life for the hundreds of Palestinian minors held in Israeli custody Family of Nada Bani Odeh hold their imprisoned daughter's possessions (Mojahid Nawahda/MEE) Off As thousands of Palestinian students complete their final high school exams this summer and look ahead to university, 17-year-old Nada Bani Odeh and 16-year-old Ola Qutaishat are spending these same weeks behind bars in Israel’s Damon Prison, far from classrooms, textbooks and the futures they had been preparing for. Nada was due to sit the Palestinian secondary school examinations, known as "tawjihi", this year, while Ola had just finished the 11th grade and was preparing for her final year of school. Instead, the two girls - among the youngest Palestinian female prisoners - now face repeated court hearings after being arrested in separate cases over social media posts.
