Nearly 50,000 receive medical treatment during Khamenei funeral procession in Tehran Just under 50,000 people received emergency medical treatment during the Tehran funeral procession for Iran's former supreme leader, according to state-linked media. Iran's emergency services told the ISNA news agency that 48,804 people were treated, including three who underwent successful cardiac resuscitation. Around 18,000 people received outpatient treatment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Israeli forces strike southern Lebanon town after funeral attack Israeli forces have carried out an air strike on the town of Baraachit in southern Lebanon's Bint Jbeil district, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. The attack came after a mass funeral for civilians in the same town on Sunday was targeted by Israeli artillery fire. No casualties were reported in the strike.
Russian nuclear firm to send staff back to Iran's Bushehr plant Russian state nuclear company Rosatom is planning to send personnel back to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant starting in mid-July, the Interfax news agency reported. Rosatom is building two new units at Bushehr, which sustained multiple attacks by the US and Israel following their February attack on Iran. Nearly 200 Rosatom employees were evacuated from the plant in April.
Israeli army says it targeted vehicle near southern Lebanon 'security zone' The Israeli army says it targeted the Al-Aqida area in southern Lebanon, claiming that "four suspects" approaching the so-called security zone in a vehicle posed a threat to its forces. As we reported earlier, four people were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the neighbouring Nabatieh al-Fawqa area. The victims included the principal of Youssef Shamoun Public School, her mother, a foreign domestic worker and a Syrian citizen.
Nephew of PA vice president arrested over Gaza smuggling with Israeli soldiers Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 07/06/2026 - 15:33 Hussein al-Sheikh's nephew was arrested by the Shin Bet on suspicion of smuggling contraband into Gaza, according to i24 News Palestinian vice president Hussein al-Sheikh attends a meeting with ambassadors in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on 10 February 2026 (AFP) Off The nephew of Hussein al-Sheikh, vice president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), was arrested by Israeli security forces on suspicion of smuggling contraband goods into Gaza as part of an operation that also involved Israeli soldiers, Israel's i24News reported on Monday. According to the report, Jamal al-Sheikh, whose uncle was recently appointed vice president of the PA, was arrested in February by the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, for smuggling what Israel deems to be illegal goods into the Palestinian enclave. Jamal, a resident of the occupied West Bank, reportedly started to smuggle goods into Gaza in February 2025 with the help of Israeli soldiers, an Egyptian citizen and merchants from Gaza.
Trump says there will be a deal with Iran or US will 'finish the job' President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US will either make a deal with Iran or "finish the job. " He added that Iran would rather make a deal.
Video: Israeli soldier appears to throw stun grenade into car full of young Palestinians Footage appears to show an Israeli soldier firing a stun grenade into a car full of young Palestinians during a raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. The soldier can be seen shouting at a group of young men who were sitting inside a car, raising his gun, before throwing the grenade and seemingly forcing the car door closed as it went off. In a different angle, two young men on the other side of the car were seen escaping before the grenade went off.
World Cup 2026: Fifa ‘crossed a red line’ after decision to overturn ban for US striker's red card Submitted by Hannah. Smith on Mon, 07/06/2026 - 13:25 Social media users slammed decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban after reported phone calls from Trump Folarin Balogun of team USA is shown a red card by referee Raphael Claus during the 2026 Fifa World Cup co-host's match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 July (Phil Noble/Reuters) Off In a move that surprised many fans and football commentators alike, Fifa announced on Sunday that USA striker Folarin Balogun will be available to play in the upcoming game against Belgium, despite being sent off with a red card during the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Commentators have accused the global football body of caving to political pressure after reports confirmed that US President Donald Trump made personal phone calls to Fifa President Gianni Infantino, and several officials and high-profile individuals were involved in challenging the initial red card decision.
Lethal weapon: How Bollywood's 'Chauhaan' trivialises the suffering of Kashmiris maimed by Indian forces Submitted by MEE correspondent on Mon, 07/06/2026 - 09:28 Rights advocates say new film is just the latest in a long line of movies to sanitise India's state violence in Kashmir Kashmiri volunteers and medical workers carry an injured youth wounded by pellet fire during clashes in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, at a hospital in Srinagar, 29 May 2019 (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP) Off Behind his thick glasses, 25-year-old Inam Ahmad’s eyes move with a strained flicker, a visible reminder of the permanent damage inflicted by pellet guns in Indian-administered Kashmir. “My life is not only dark. I live with the pain every day as the pellets in my skull move or heat up,” says Ahmad, who lost 80 percent of his eyesight in 2017 at the age of just 16 when pellets fired by Indian armed forces pierced his skin and lodged inside his head, behind his eyes.
Russian staff set to return to Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom plans to send staff back to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant from the middle of July, Rosatom's head said, as reported by the Interfax news agency. Rosatom, which is building two new units at Bushehr, evacuated hundreds of staff after the US and Israel launched the war against Iran on 28 February.
The West must to act to save Dr Hussam Abu Safiya from being killed by Israel Submitted by James Smith on Mon, 07/06/2026 - 10:03 Dr Abu Safiya must be immediately released. So too should all Palestinian detainees, including the 82 other healthcare workers still in Israeli prisons Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, who was captured by the Israeli military in Gaza in late 2024 and still held in detention, appears via video link at the Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem on 10 June, 2026 (Reuters) On On 1 May 2024, I met Palestinian paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital , Dr Hussam Abu Safiya , in Gaza. Two years later, he is at imminent risk of being killed in Israel ’s notorious Nitzan Prison, after being held captive for more than 550 days.
Lebanon president says Israeli occupation in south preventing army deployment Lebanon's president has said that Israel's occupation of the south was preventing the Lebanese army's deployment to the area, as the two sides prepare to implement a deal involving the deployment and gradual Israeli withdrawal. According to a statement from his office, President Joseph Aoun emphasised the need to pressure Israel to withdraw its forces "because the persistence of the occupation undermines the legitimacy of the [Lebanese] state and prevents the army from deploying and the laying of the foundations for achieving a just and lasting peace".
