Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei renewed his vow Saturday to avenge his father’s killing after US President Donald Trump said he had ordered the US military to “decimate and destroy” Iran if Tehran attempted to assassinate him.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man near military zone in Khan Younis Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man in Khan Younis, near an area under military control, emergency service sources told Al Jazeera.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill 4,322 since 2 March Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed 4,322 people and wounded 12,210 others between 2 March and 11 July, the Lebanese Health Ministry says. Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported the updated cumulative toll in a ministry statement on Saturday.
Khanna, 49, was visiting the occupied West Bank when he was held for 90 minutes, he says.
Seven wounded in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon town At least seven people have been wounded after Israeli air strikes hit the southern Lebanese town of al-Mansouri, Lebanon's National News Agency reports. The state news agency said five of the injured were taken to hospital, while medics treated two others at the scene. Israeli warplanes have repeatedly struck al-Mansouri throughout the day, according to the agency, in violation of a ceasefire agreement reached between the US and Iran.
Qatar joins Iran-Oman talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz passage Qatari officials have joined talks between Iran and Oman in Muscat over navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports, citing a diplomatic source. Officials at the meetings are discussing a possible statement on reopening the central passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The route lies in international waters and would allow ships to resume passage through the strategic waterway.
Israeli police detain four settlers after attack on CNN crew Israeli police have detained four settlers after they attacked and damaged a vehicle carrying a CNN crew in Sinjil, in the occupied West Bank, The Times of Israel reports. Police said officers responded after settlers blocked the journalists’ car and damaged it. They arrested four people and seized their vehicle, where officers found clubs and a knife, according to the Israeli newspaper.
Israeli settlers held US lawmaker Ro Khanna at gunpoint in occupied West Bank Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sat, 07/11/2026 - 16:41 Settlers carrying US-made rifles blocked the congressman’s delegation as it visited a Palestinian village ethnically cleansed by Israeli settlers Democratic Representative Ro Khanna delivers remarks in the event titled 'Beyond the Epstein Class: A New Economic Inequality' in April 14. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP) Off Armed Israeli settlers carrying US-made weapons held Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna at gunpoint in the occupied West Bank as he visited Palestinian communities to witness Israel’s human rights abuses first-hand. “Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me & other Americans on my trip to Palestine,” Khanna wrote on X on Saturday.
Khameneis funeral demonstrated that the institutions, ideology, and social base he built remain alive On July 9, Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was laid to rest in Mashhad. He was buried in the Imam Reza Mausoleum, one of the holiest sites in the Shiite world and a particularly significant shrine for the Islamic Republic.
Tehran [Iran], July 11 (ANI): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday vowed to avenge the death of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in US-Israeli strikes earlier in the year, describing it as the responsibility of the nation. He also praised the massive turnout at the late leader's funeral as 'historic' and 'enemy-breaking'.
Iran warns it will not be bound by deal with US if violations continue Iran has warned that it will no longer be bound by a deal with the US aimed at ending the war if Washington's violations of the agreement continue, Iranian state television reported. Referring to the deal struck with the help of Pakistani mediation, Tehran's UN ambassador said "that if the United States continues to violate its obligations under the Islamabad Understanding, Iran will no longer consider itself bound by its commitments under that understanding", according to a statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB.
Iran's supreme leader vows killers of father 'will be held accountable' Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 07/11/2026 - 15:24 Mojtaba Khamenei described avenging 'all the martyrs' as a 'necessary national demand' The graves of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, 10 July 2026 (Khamenei. ir/AFP) Off Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed on Saturday to avenge the killing of his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, saying those responsible for his killing would be held accountable. In a written statement published on the supreme leader's Telegram account and reported by Iranian media, Mojtaba Khamenei described avenging his father as "a necessary national demand" and said, "the free people of the world will soon begin part of the mission of revenge".
Iran's supreme leader vows killers of father 'will be held accountable' Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 07/11/2026 - 15:24 Mojtaba Khamenei described avenging 'all the martyrs' as a 'necessary national demand' The graves of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, 10 July 2026 (Khamenei. ir/AFP) Off Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed on Saturday to avenge the killing of his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, saying those responsible for his killing would be held accountable. In a written statement published on the supreme leader's Telegram account and reported by Iranian media, Mojtaba Khamenei described avenging his father as "a necessary national demand" and said, "the free people of the world will soon begin part of the mission of revenge".
US delegation in Lebanon to discuss Israel 'pilot zone' withdrawal A US military delegation has met with Lebanon's army in Beirut to discuss the implementation of Israel's withdrawal from one of the so-called "pilot zones" it occupies, a Lebanese military official told AFP. Under a framework agreement reached on 26 June, Israel will gradually withdraw from areas of southern Lebanon it has occupied for several months. As part of the agreement, the Lebanese military will take full control of two small areas dubbed pilot zones.
One killed and four wounded in Israeli attack on central Gaza One Palestinian has been killed and four others wounded in an Israeli air strike targeting a civilian vehicle in central Gaza, Wafa news agency reported. Wafa reported that an Israeli drone fired four missiles at the vehicle on the Wadi Gaza bridge. Earlier on Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry said that the death toll from Israel's genocide on Gaza had risen to 73,221 since October 2023.
Vice-President JD Vance is among US officials expected to take part in negotiations resuming on Saturday in Oman.
Pro-Palestinian groups urge 'decisive action' after Burnham's Gaza apology Pro-Palestine groups, Labour MPs and party activists have welcomed Andy Burnham's apology over Labour's response to Israel ’s genocide in Gaza, while calling on the party leadership contender to back his words with "decisive action". Burnham, who is expected to become Labour leader and Britain's next prime minister in the coming days, said earlier this week that Labour "didn't get it right" and that it must now do more. “I know many people feel that at the start of Israel’s military action in Gaza, my party didn’t get it right, and I am sorry about that.
Tehran warns it will 'no longer be bound' by MoU if attacks continue Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, warned that Tehran could stop honouring the memorandum of understanding with Washington if US attacks continue, accusing the United States of a “flagrant violation” of the UN Charter. “Should the United States continue to violate its obligations under the MoU, Iran will no longer be bound to fulfil its obligations under the MoU,” Iravani told reporters outside the UN Security Council. He said Iran remained committed to the agreement “provided that the United States fully and faithfully complies with its own obligations”.
Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during occupied West Bank visit US Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a visit this week to the occupied West Bank. Speaking with Reuters from a Palestinian village, Khanna said his group's van was surrounded by settlers wielding M4 rifles on Wednesday while touring a part of the southern West Bank where residents face frequent Israeli settler attacks. "We were at a village that Israeli settlers had destroyed, they had destroyed the school, they had destroyed that village, and we were just looking at it," said Khanna, a progressive lawmaker from California in the US House of Representatives.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Caretaker Defense Minister Brigadier General Majid Ebn al-Reza said the country's drone production capacity tripled during the recent US-Israeli war of aggression, describing the achievement as a result of domestic expertise.
