Iran War Updates

Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the strike on oil infrastructure in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia as “blatant aggression” and a “flagrant violation” of the country’s sovereignty.

Iran has rejected a proposal from Oman for their joint oversight of the Strait of Hormuz. Instead, Iran made a proposal of its own as both sides continue to pore over the terms of what a final agreement could look like.

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Netanyahu, Trump Meeting in D.C. ‘Positive, Productive’

Reaffirmed Iran Nuclear Red Line

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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded a White House meeting Tuesday with both governments describing the talks as “positive and productive” and reaffirming their shared commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, as the president weighs whether to continue negotiations with Tehran or authorize additional military action.

At least 20 Iraqi fighters killed in US-Saudi strikes; Iran targets Jordan

  • US-Saudi attacks kill at least 20 Iraqi fighters and wound 32 others in strikes across seven provinces as the regional war continues to expand.
  • In the first escalation in days, Iran says it fired missiles at a US base in Jordan with the Jordanian army saying it shot down five projectiles at dawn.

Iraq calls emergency meeting after US-Saudi air attacks

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has called an emergency meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security today following the deadly US-Saudi attacks on the country overnight.

Saudi Arabia Says Iran Proxies in Iraq Are Launching Drones at Its Oil Facilities

Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the strikes on oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia as “a dangerous escalation that threatens regional security and stability”.

Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry announced on Monday that it intercepted multiple drones targeting eastern oil facilities that were launched by Iran-controlled Shiite militia forces in Iraq.

The Saudis said they would exercise their “right to respond” at the “appropriate time and place.”

“These terrorist attempts were launched from Iraqi territory and executed by Iranian-affiliated terrorist militias,” the Saudi defense ministry said.

The Saudi statement did not specify exactly how many drones were launched or if any damage was inflicted on the ground when they were intercepted.

Good News: Berlin Vehicle Jihadist Eliminated

Good riddance to bad rubbish!

The Berlin Vehicle Jihadist Was a “German citizen of Lebanese Background”

Here’s what we know about the attack and suspect:

A major manhunt

German authorities launched a major manhunt after an attacker drove a van into a crowd near Saturday’s Pride celebrations before stabbing several people with a machete.

Police identified the suspect as Abdul B., a 21-year-old, German citizen of Lebanese background who was born in Germany in 2005, and published his pictures, asking the public for any information on his whereabouts.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday afternoon, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described the incident as an “Islamist terror attack.” One person was killed and 29 others were injured, some severely, he said.

Dobrindt said the suspect had used the vehicle as a weapon before allegedly attacking other people with what was believed to be a machete.

Police said Sunday that none of the injured remained in a life-threatening condition.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned the incident as a “heinous act” and an attack on German society.

Pride celebrations interrupted

Before the attack, people had celebrated peacefully, marching through the city for hours, dancing to loud music and cheering as around 80 floats traveled along the parade route.

Iran keeps firing missiles at neighbouring states

US Launches Strikes Against Iran After Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz and Attacks Ship

US Central Command Releases Footage From Latest Strikes Against Approximately 140 Iranian Military Targets

US Central Command released footage of strikes against Iranian military targets, following Saturday’s strikes against “approximately 140 Iranian military targets,” the military said. 

The attacks on Saturday were launched by “land- and sea-based fighter aircraft, drones, and naval vessels,” CENTCOM announced. “Targets included Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition storage facilities, communication networks, and coastal surveillance locations.

CENCOM further notes that more than 300 targets were hit in total during the week.

Additional footage released by CENTCOM appears to show the various strikes executed throughout the week. The video’s description reads, “U.S. Central Command forces striking Iranian military targets after launching aircraft and cruise missiles in response to Iran’s attack on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz during the week of July 6-11, 2026.”

Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies aged 74

Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies aged 74

Sen. Lindsey Graham Passes Away Unexpectedly at 71 Following “Sudden Illness”

Missiles and drones fired at Gulf states after night of US strikes on Iran

Three people, including one child, injured by falling shrapnel in Qatar as attacks also reported in UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Jordan.

Air defence systems in Gulf states and Jordan have shot down Iranian missiles and drones after a night of US air strikes on Iran.

The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain sent out warnings to residents on Saturday night and Sunday morning about incoming missiles and drones.

 
 
Both Israel and Lebanon are appalled. Trump sees Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa as a “strong leader,” someone who can take on Hezbollah and deal better with it than Israel. That is not how either Beirut or Jerusalem sees things.

 

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Lebanon used to be a Christian country….

Until the Mohammedans invaded…..

Back to the war:

  • The guns fall silent in the Middle East after two days of deadly strikes between the United States and Iran as mediating nations attempt to get diplomacy back on track.
  • A US official tells Al Jazeera that Washington remains committed to negotiations with Tehran and technical talks continue.

Israeli forces detained Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine, after Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Wafa reported.

Israel’s military says it killed a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7, 2023, attacks.

It identified the Palestinian as Yahya Saeed Muhammad Hamdan, head of the Qassam Brigades Nukhba Forces unit that attacked Reim, a kibbutz in southern Israel. He was killed in southern Gaza on Thursday, the army said.

Trump says oil will start flowing, ‘with or without the help of Iran’

Trump has warned that “very quickly” oil will start flowing, “with or without the help of Iran”.

“Because of me, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” he added.

Netanyahu says ‘no ceasefire in Lebanon’

  • Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he has issued an instruction to start direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible” after what he claimed were requests from Beirut.
  • Lebanon has declared a day of mourning after a wave of Israeli attacks killed at least 200 people and injured more than 1,000 in a single day on Wednesday.

Iran: Kill Trump!

Three ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz were hit, including Qatari and Saudi Arabian oil tankers.

  • The US launches “powerful strikes” against Iran after attacks on three ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, including Qatari and Saudi Arabian tankers.
  • Tehran’s military has promised a “crushing response” as Iranian media reported explosions in the port city of Sirik, in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island.
  • The US also revokes a waiver that allowed Iran to sell oil under an interim peace agreement signed between Washington and Tehran on June 17.
  • The coffin of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, arrives in the Iraqi city of Najaf for a funeral procession.

Iran vows ‘crushing response’ after US bombs Sirik, Qeshm over ship attacks

Trump just hit them extra hard after this:

Iran ‘Supreme Leader’ Skips His Dad Ayatollah Khamenei’s Funeral

Crowd Calls for Trump’s Murder at Funeral for Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei

Crowd Calls for Trump’s Murder at Funeral for Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei

Air raid sirens blare across Kuwait

The state-run KUNA news agency says air raid sirens have been activated across the country.

US strikes targeted Iranian air defence systems, coastal surveillance systems, surface-to-air missiles, antiship cruise missiles and drone launch sites.

Ghalibaf accuses US of ‘major violations’

Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has listed several “major violations” of the MoU by the US in a post on X.

He said these are: “Violating Iranian adjustments in the Strait”, “persistent threats of further strikes”, “reinstating oil sanctions”, “attacks on southern Iran” and “continued Zionist aggression” on Lebanon.

members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) marching during the annual “Sacred Defence Week” military parade, in Tehran. [handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency/AFP]

Trump criticises NATO allies over Iran conflict support

US President Donald Trump criticised several NATO allies for refusing to back the United States during its conflict with Iran, questioning why Washington spends heavily on the alliance if European countries are unwilling to provide support.

“I was very disappointed with NATO,” he said, singling out Britain, France, Germany and Italy for not doing enough to support the US war with Iran.

Mr Trump did not rule out further troop withdrawals from Europe during his meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

Iran Hits Several Ships in the Strait, US Military Launches Powerful Strikes Against Iran

Trump Goes Off on NATO During Summit in Turkey, Suggests He May Withdraw Troops from Europe

BREAKING: US Military Launches Powerful Strikes Against Iran

Iran: Khamenei mourners carry huge banner proclaiming ‘We will kill Trump’

Iranians threaten to murder Trump, Ben Shapiro, Laura Loomer, Peter Thiel and others

When the Islamic Republic Threatens to Kill You, Believe Them.

Turkish foreign minister: Israel ‘a burden that humanity can no longer bear’

UN Fires Whopping 70 Gaza Staffers in Wake of Israeli Claims Aid Workers Were Terrorists, as Tel Aviv Provides Evidence of Claims

UN Watch Asks UN to Strip UNRWA Head of Legal Immunity

During the course of its campaign in Gaza, the IDF found evidence, including lists of Hamas members, that hundreds of members of UNRWA were also members of Hamas, and some had even taken part in the October 7, 2023 attack on the Nova Music Festival and more than 20 kibbutzim.

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Iran: US says launched new strikes after attacks on vessels

  • The US military says it has launched new strikes on Iran in response to the targeting of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Two tankers have been struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, says the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre.
  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says negotiations on a final deal will not begin if threats continue, after US President Donald Trump warned that Washington will reach an agreement with Tehran or “finish the job”

Mohammedan streamer declares NYC an Islamic republic with popular terror chant: ‘Mamdani’s New York’…

‘Destroy Israel’ Banner Displayed at Spain’s Pamplona Bull Run Festival

Spain is in a bad way. 

The banner appeared during the opening ceremony of the San Fermin in Pamplona, Navarre province, a week-long festival famously known as the running of the bulls. 

Videos from the event show the banner hoisted above the heads of the crowd, featuring the slogan ‘Destroy Israel’ alongside a picture of a crossed out Israeli flag.

The initials at the bottom of the banner ‘EHKS’, refers to the far-left socialist organisation that forms part of the Basque Socialist Movement (Euskal Herriko Kontseilu Sozialista).

Amid funeral ceremonies, Mojtaba’s absence raises public questions

Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since the Israeli air strike on February 28 that wounded him and killed his father, Ali Khamenei, as well as Mojtaba’s wife, Zahra Haddad-Adel, and other family members. He has remained absent throughout the funeral ceremonies for his wife and father.

Khamenei’s coffin arrives in holy city of Qom

Tens of thousands of people have congregated at Jamkaran Mosque just south of Qom to pay their respects to Iran’s late supreme leader.

The ceremonies are scheduled to continue in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala in Iraq, before a final burial in his hometown of Mashhad.

  • Funeral prayers for Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family are under way in the holy city of Qom.

Iran warns Trump: No negotiations on a final deal if threats continue

  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says negotiations on a final deal will not begin if threats continue, after US President Donald Trump warned that Washington will reach an agreement with Tehran or “finish the job”.

Gas prices rise after attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz

European natural gas and oil prices have risen following reports that an LNG carrier was attacked near the Omani coast while exiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Fanatical Frenzy in Teheran: ‘Death to America,’ ‘Death to Israel’

Don’t worry, they don’t really mean it. They really want nothing more than Coca Cola & MacDonalds hamburgers, and to be Facebook friends with us….

“They’re dying to settle,” Trump said. “They want to settle so badly.” Yeah, they’re making that clear every day.
  • Supporters of the Islamic Republic at Ali Khamenei’s funeral in Tehran chanted “kill Trump” and “kill Bibi” while holding banners calling for revenge for the slain supreme leader.

Islamic Republic of Iran: Muslims scream ‘Kill Trump’ and ‘Kill Bibi’ at Khamenei’s funeral

Authorities shut down streets, airspace, and daily life for the mourning

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered on Azadi Street in Tehran to bid farewell to Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

A truck carrying the coffins of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his family members makes its way through crowds of mourners in Tehran
  • A massive crowd gathers for the funeral procession of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran with authorities estimating millions of people are on the streets.
  • Ten Japan-linked vessels have begun leaving the Strait of Hormuz after spending months stranded in the Gulf because of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

    The ships include six oil tankers carrying 12 million barrels of Middle Eastern crude as well as two chemical tankers, a vehicle carrier, and a container ship.

  • Israeli Defence Minister Katz threatens Iranian leaders

    Israel’s defence minister has claimed that his country assassinated Khamenei for allegedly leading a “plan to destroy” Israel and again threatened to “eliminate” any Iranian leader who tries to promote such actions, according to Israel’s Channel 13.

    Israel Katz made the comments in response to the ongoing funeral procession in Tehran, the Israeli broadcaster reported.

    Ghalibaf says peace in Lebanon cannot happen without Tehran

    Ghalibaf says peace in Lebanon cannot hold unless Iran plays what he describes as its stabilising role in the region.

    Iran’s top negotiator made the remarks during a meeting in Tehran with Muhammad Fneish, a senior Hezbollah official who travelled to Iran to attend Khamenei’s funeral ceremonies.

    Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members. But Mojtaba, the son who succeeded him as Iran’s supreme leader, did not make an appearance reut.rs/4eMyrqB.   Reuters

    Iranian official likens U.S.-Iran talks to Muhammad’s Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, ‘it paved the way for future victories’

    As The History of Jihad explains, Muhammad concluded the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah with the pagan Quraysh on terms unfavorable to the Muslims, much to the confusion and anger of some of his companions. A new revelation promised the disgruntled Muslims “much booty” (Qur’an 48:19). Perhaps to fulfill this promise, Muhammad led them against the Khaybar oasis, which Jews, many of them exiles from Medina, inhabited, and massacred the Jews there, seizing the promised abundance of booty. The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah only lasted until the Muslims were strong enough to break it. Now Mohammad-Hossein Saffar-Harandi is likening U.S.-Iran negotiations to the same treaty. The Trump administration should take careful note of this, and ponder its implications for the usefulness of the negotiations altogether. But it won’t.

    Exclusive — Lt. Col. Allen West: U.S. Should Separate Iran Regime from Oil and Gas Revenue to

    …U.S. Should Separate Iran Regime from Oil and Gas Revenue to Win War

    Friday, on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Lt. Col Allen West talked about Iran.

    West said, “We should be going after their center of gravity which is their oil and gas revenue and separate this regime from that and I believe — that’s how I believe you bring about the collapse.”

Iran Bitches & Threatens Its Neighbours & the U.S.

  • Iran’s top negotiator warns if the US and Israel do not fulfil commitments to end the war then it “will respond”, adding the February attack “failed” and Washington ultimately asked for a ceasefire.

Iran supreme leader’s funeral under way as foreign dignitaries arrive

  • More than 20 million people are expected in Tehran for the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who was killed with family members at the start of the US-Israel war on Iran.
  • Iran’s army commander says it will “avenge blood” against the “enemies” who killed Ayatollah Khamenei.
Ali Akbar Velayati

Advisor to Iran’s top dog tells Gulf countries: ‘Your survival depends on picking up the crumbs from this table’

“Supreme Leader Advisor: Small Countries on the Margins of the Persian Gulf Should Know Their Place Better,” IranWire, June 26, 2026 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

This is how a victorious nation speaks, and the Islamic Republic of Iran has maintained this posture unflinchingly amid Trump’s claims that the U.S. is actually the winner. It could all, of course, be an elaborate game of deception. The problem is trying to discern which side is being deceptive.

Using derogatory language, Velayati described the Persian Gulf Arab states as “the small countries on the margins of the Persian Gulf,” writing: “Your survival depends on picking up the crumbs from this table. In the rearrangement of grand equations, the small countries on the margins of the Persian Gulf have no place at the table; they will be eliminated, and their strategic existence is indebted to Tehran’s ceiling of tolerance.”…

‘Hormuz not the playground of aggressor America,’ says Iran

  • Iran’s military headquarters warns any US interference in the Strait of Hormuz will be met with a “decisive and swift response” as tensions continue to roil negotiations.
  • The US envoy to the UN Security Council, Mike Waltz, warned Iran over threats to close the Strait of Hormuz during an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council.

    More Threats:

    • Iran’s top negotiator warns if the US and Israel do not fulfil commitments to end the war then it “will respond”, adding the February attack “failed” and Washington ultimately asked for a ceasefire.
    • US envoy warns Iran over Hormuz closure during emergency UNSC session

    Trump administration renews pressure on International Criminal Court

    The US says it will reject any effort by court to assert authority over citizens, days after judges sue over sanctions.

    The US is not a party to the Rome Statute, the court’s founding document, and the country is therefore not subject to the court’s jurisdiction.

    The administration of United States President Donald Trump has once again denounced the International Criminal Court (ICC), pledging that any effort to assert authority over US citizens would be considered a “direct affront” against the country’s sovereignty.
    Israel is also not a party to the Rome Treaty — though ‘Palestine’ is — and it has rejected the court’s authority.
     

    British lawyers’ body suspends ICC Prosecutor Khan over misconduct claim

    Khan is the subject of multiple investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct at the ICC.

Iran: the only thing that you get when you negotiate with terrorists is more terrorism

Danegeld was a tax raised to pay tribute or protection money to the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged.

Once you paid the Dane-geld You never get rid of the Dane.

Pay the jihadis and you never get rid of the jihad.

When Has Negotiating With Islamic Terrorists Ever Worked?

Nearly 250 years ago, the United States tried negotiating with Islamic pirate states to stop the capture of American ships and the enslavement of Americans. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams all learned the painful lesson that the negotiations were a trap.

Treaties would be signed, agreements would be reached and would soon be broken because Muslims could freely lie to ‘infidels’ and had a religious obligation to wage war on them.

“The precept of the Koran is perpetual war against all who deny that Mahomet is the prophet of God,” Adams summed it up. “The command to propagate the Moslem creed by the sword is always obligatory, when it can be made effective. The commands of the prophet may be performed alike, by fraud, or by force.”

This isn’t ancient history, it’s current events as the United States once again conducts futile negotiations with an Islamic pirate and terrorist state to stop its attacks on international shipping.

Iran Is Never Going to Stop Shutting Down the Strait of Hormuz

Iran only has one card to play and that’s shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. So it’ll never stop doing it.

Iran’s leaders, unsatisfied with billions in oil sales, access to cash, and promises of sanctions relief and $300 billion in the deal, are trying to charge for access to the strait, meanwhile despite the waivers of oil sales, they’re attacking ships passing through the strait to show they’re in charge.

US says if Iran tries to ‘threaten its neighbours’, Trump ‘has options’ for responding

US Vice President JD Vance says that if Iran pursues various measures he says could destabilise the region, then Trump has several ways in which he could respond to the Islamic Republic.

High-Ranking Iranian Clerics Call for Trump and Netanyahu’s Assassinations “Under Any Circumstances” as President Reportedly Weighs “Finishing The Job” in Iran

  • Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says talks in Qatar’s capital, Doha, with Pakistani and Qatari officials have concluded.
  • US President Donald Trump has hailed the US’s own talks on Iran in Doha as “very good”.

Iran says Strait of Hormuz is its ‘greatest instrument of power’

Ships still using Oman route through Hormuz despite Iran warnings

Vessels are continuing to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using the Oman-designated route despite Iran’s rejection of the lane and warnings to ships crossing outside routes approved by Tehran.