Israeli finance minister says settlement 'revolution' has only just begun Israel's finance minister says the government has begun a "settlement revolution" that will eventually extend to the Negev and Galilee. "I've got news for you: We've only just begun the revolution in settlement. We'll get to the Negev and the Galilee too," Bezalel Smotrich wrote on X.
Million of people filled the streets of Iran to bid farewell to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the war with the United States and Israel.
TEHRAN, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Huge crowds from across Iran on Monday filled the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of the country's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a U. S. -Israeli strike in late February.
Some residents have escaped the city and posted photos of their getaways on social media — a reminder that not all Iranians are mourning the death of Ayatollah Khamenei.
Macron visits Syria in first major western leader trip under new leadership French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Syria on Monday, becoming the first major western leader to visit the country since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. He is expected to travel to Ankara for the Nato summit, where Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is also expected to attend and hold a high-profile meeting with US President Donald Trump. Syria's state-run Sana news agency said Macron would visit with a business delegation to discuss regional security and business and investment opportunities.
The former supreme leader was killed at the start of the US-Israel conflict with Iran in February Iranians poured in vast numbers on to the central thoroughfare of Tehran on the fourth day of mourning for the assassinated former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, claiming their defiance through months of on-off war had only made them stronger as many called for revenge. For those in the procession on Monday, it was as much a display of patriotism as mourning: a demonstration that Iran, as an ancient civilisation, had uniquely taken on the world’s greatest superpower and survived. “We the people are Iran’s true missiles,” one banner read.
Hamas decision to dissolve Gaza government is a nod to Trump, expert says Submitted by Sean Mathews on Mon, 07/06/2026 - 18:22 Hamas's disarmament is the 'trickier' issue to solve as Israel entrenches itself in Gaza and ceasefire stalls A Palestinian boy plays in a giant container filled with water next to a cistern at a displacement camp in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City, on 6 July 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off Hamas’s decision to dissolve its government in Gaza is intended as a message to US President Donald Trump that the group is not an obstacle to his flagging peace plan for the enclave, experts tell Middle East Eye. Hamas announced on Monday the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades. "The head of the government's emergency committee, Mohammed al-Farra, has officially submitted his resignation," Ismail al-Thawabta, head of Hamas's government media office, told AFP.
Body of Iran's slain supreme leader arrives in Qom The body of Iran's slain supreme leader has arrived in Qom, according to state TV. State broadcaster IRIB shared footage of a helicopter hovering over Jamkaran Mosque in Qom province, saying on Telegram that it was carrying Khamenei's body. The procession is expected to continue in Qom tomorrow, before events are held in Najaf and Karbala in Iraq.
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI) The Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iran corridor or Golden Crescent corridor continues to serve as the world's primary opiate trafficking complex, with pre-ban opium stockpiles estimated at around 13,200 tonnes still sustaining global heroin supply chains despite restrictions on cultivation, an official assessment report said.
Israel's police force says the officer acted "not in accordance with procedure" and that it has opened an investigation.
OPEC+ countries to raise oil output after prices fall A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance plan to modestly increase their output next month, bringing more oil online after fuel prices fell to levels not seen since before the US-Israeli war on Iran. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, announced that seven countries would expand oil production by a combined 188,000 barrels per day in August. It is the fifth consecutive month that OPEC+ has agreed to raise oil output.
Three women and one man were travelling in a car after visiting their family home, Lebanese state media reported.
Iranian parliament speaker says ceasefire agreement is 'difficult, but achievable' Iranian parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says implementing the ceasefire agreement signed with the US is "difficult, but achievable". Speaking with the head of Hamas's political bureau, Muhammad Ismail Darwish, who was in Tehran for the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Ghalibaf said Iran does not "have peace with America and will not recognise Israel". He also reaffirmed support for "the resistance front", a term Tehran uses to describe the regional armed groups it backs.
World Cup 2026: Trump says he intervened to overturn red card in what has become a historic scandal Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Mon, 07/06/2026 - 16:07 The US president said on Monday he only asked for a 'review', but Fifa's reversal has caused global outrage US President Donald Trump addresses reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on 6 July 2026 (Evan Vucci/Reuters) Off US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he called Fifa boss Gianni Infantino directly to ask him to "review" a red card handed down to one of the US team's breakout stars, Folarin Balogun, last week. On Sunday, Fifa stunned the sports world by reversing that red card and giving Balogun a one-year probationary period instead, using its rarely invoked Article 27 from the Fifa Disciplinary Code. The rule is often referred to as the "Cristiano Ronaldo Rule" after a Fifa disciplinary committee infamously invoked the article in November last year, ensuring Ronaldo would be eligible for Portugal's opening matches in the 2026 World Cup.
Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad
British nationals Craig and Lindsay Foreman remain on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison and have been denied adequate medical care, essential medicine and family phone calls, US-based rights group HRANA reported on Monday.
Nearly a third of Hormuz crossings used Omani route, tracking data shows Almost a third of vessels that crossed the Strait of Hormuz over the past few days did so along the coast of Oman, tracking data suggests, as the waterway remains a key part of the fragile truce between the US and Iran. A total of 108 vessels crossed the strait from Friday through Sunday, according to the latest update from maritime tracking agency MarineTraffic. Of those, 30 vessels, including crude and LPG tankers, followed the Omani route.
Our reporters visited Tehran under the watchful eye of the Iranian government to witness hundreds of thousands of people line the streets for the procession honoring the country’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Monday saw the largest crowd yet in weeklong ceremonies for Irans late supreme leader, killed in a joint US-Israeli strike Huge crowds attended the funeral procession of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in central Tehran on Monday, which also featured a banner reading 'Kill Trump' and chants of 'Death to America'.
Monday saw the largest crowd yet in weeklong ceremonies for Iran's late supreme leader, killed in a joint US-Israeli strike Huge crowds attended the funeral procession of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in central Tehran on Monday, which also featured a banner reading 'Kill Trump'
