Twelve protesters in Isfahan face imminent execution after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld death sentences in a case built around the alleged killing of four Basij members, a lawyer familiar with the case told Iran International.
Washington revoked a two-month sanctions waiver and renewed strikes against the Islamic Republic after reported tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz Oil prices have surged as tensions between the US and Iran flared again, raising fresh concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East after Washington reinstated pressure on Tehran and resumed military strikes.
Tehran [Iran], July 8 (ANI): Iran has claimed that it launched drone and missile strikes against US-linked military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for US strikes on the country's southern provinces, according to Iran's state-affiliated Fars News Agency.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran called on the United Nations to pursue accountability for the 1982 abduction of four Iranian diplomats in Lebanon, describing the case as an ongoing violation of international law and a continuing act of enforced disappearance.
Explosions and flames were seen in Iran after the US military launched strikes on targets around the strait of Hormuz in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels near Oman. US officials said that the strikes hit more than 80 targets, including air defence systems, command and control networks, anti-ship missile capabilities and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats. The US also revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Tehran to export oil.
We have the latest on renewed strikes in the Middle East.
In the cities of Najaf and Karbala, home to two of Shiite Islam’s holiest sites, hundreds of thousands attended commemorations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who extended Iran’s influence in Iraq.
Businesses report blocked payments from Saudi Arabia to the UAE, raising fears of worsening ties Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Wed, 07/08/2026 - 10:50 Companies say Saudi transfers to UAE accounts have slowed as tensions between the Gulf countries resume following the Israeli-US war on Iran Cars drive along the King Fahad road in the Saudi capital Riyadh on 3 March (Fayez Nureldine/AFP) Off Saudi Arabia has reportedly delayed or blocked money transfers to accounts in the United Arab Emirates . The reports have raised fears that a widening political rift between the Gulf neighbours is now hitting trade. Several sources told the Financial Times that payments from Saudi banks to UAE-based accounts belonging to companies and individuals in Dubai had been returned or held up since May, often without explanation.
UN maritime head says 6,000 seafarers 'remain stranded' in Gulf Arsenio Domingue, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization called for "maximum restraint and de-escalation". "I condemn the attacks over the past two days against several ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz," he said in a statement after US President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over. "These reckless attacks have again placed innocent seafarers in grave danger.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran called for the immediate negotiation of a legally binding international treaty to prevent an arms race in outer space, warning that the weaponization of space and military attacks on space infrastructure threaten the peaceful use and sustainability of outer space activities.
Erdogan calls for two-state solution at Nato summit The Turkish president told reporters at the ongoing Nato summit in Ankara that a two-state solution to the conflict is key to a lasting peace in the Middle East. “It is incumbent upon all of us to ensure calm, particularly in Gaza and Lebanon,” he said, according to Al Jazeera He said Turkey is ready to provide necessary contributions to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines. The Turkish leader announced his country has taken the necessary measures to reach NATO’s defence spending target of 5 percent of its gross domestic product by 2035.
President calls Iranian leadership ‘scum’, rails against alliance, repeats demand for Greenland and threatens Spain Middle East crisis live – latest updates Europe live – latest updates Donald Trump has declared that the ceasefire with Iran is over as he arrived at the Nato summit in Ankara, launching an angry broadside in which he complained about the military alliance and repeated his demand for Greenland The US president, sitting alongside the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, called Iran’s leadership scum and “sick people”, and added that he was very upset with the alliance and even threatened to cut off all trade with Spain in a row over defence spending. Continue reading...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The funeral procession for martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei arrived at the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS) in Iraq’s Najaf, where a massive crowd of mourners gathered to pay tribute at the sacred site.
Hassan Nemazee inherited one of Iran’s best-known charitable legacies, lost his family’s fortune to the 1979 revolution and later found a new cause inside a US prison: justice reform.
President Trump said during the blocs summit in Trkiye that Washington should control the Danish island NATO would help Denmark protect Greenland from any attack, including hypothetically from the US, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said.
CAIRO, 8th July, 2026 (WAM) -- The Arab Republic of Egypt has strongly condemned the repeated Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, describing them as a blatant violation of the two countries' sovereignty and a serious threat to the security and stability of the Gulf region.
Report: Trump's Board of Peace plans pilot Gaza 'humanitarian zone' Tens of thousands of vetted Palestinian civilians will be accommodated in the planned zone in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, AFP reported, citing an official. The zone could act as a "starting point" for the Palestinian technocratic committee meant to assume the day-to-day governance of Gaza's transitional phase out of war under Trump's 20-point plan. The zone would be secured by multinational troops from the International Stabilization Force (ISF), a fledgling body that operates under the Board of Peace.
RIYADH, 8th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has strongly condemned and denounced the Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait, saying they reflect Iran's continued approach of undermining regional and international efforts to promote security, peace and resolve the crisis.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations condemned the decades-long US economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, warning that unilateral sanctions undermine international law, violate the UN Charter, and harm ordinary people.
Explosions heard in Bahrain as Iran says any site enabling US attack is 'legitimate target' Several explosions rang out across Bahrain, an AFP correspondent said, after authorities sounded air raid sirens to warn of an attack. "Loud" blasts were heard in the north of the island state, the correspondent said, in the first incident since Bahrain reported intercepting Iranian drones and missiles on June 28. Iran's military, meanwhile, warned that any site enabling the United States to attack the country would be considered a "legitimate target".
