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US says it has completed a new round of strikes on Iran

Smoke rises at an unknown location following what the U.S. Central Command says is a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, in this still image taken from video released July 7, 2026.    U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS
Smoke rises at an unknown location following what the U.S. Central Command says is a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, in this still image taken from video released July 7, 2026.    U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 8, 2026

FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows a group of small boats near the Strait of Hormuz, July 6,2026. EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.  MANDATORY CREDIT
Verification Lines: 
Identity of the vessels could not be verified.
However, Reuters previously reported that Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) used fast small boats to seize ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The vessels are approximately 20 kilometers off the coast of Iran./File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows a group of small boats near the Strait of Hormuz, July 6,2026. EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.  MANDATORY CREDIT
Verification Lines: 
Identity of the vessels could not be verified.
However, Reuters previously reported that Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) used fast small boats to seize ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The vessels are approximately 20 kilometers off the coast of Iran./File Photo

Lawsuit accuses US of giving secret data to Iran on asylum seekers

ICE, under the Department of Homeland Security, has been the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown and deportation drive.
ICE, under the Department of Homeland Security, has been the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown and deportation drive.

US launches new strikes on Iran after reinstating oil sanctions over shipping attacks 

U.S. and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
U.S. and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

US revokes Iran oil sale licence in a threat to fragile truce after ships attacked

FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows a group of small boats near the Strait of Hormuz, July 6,2026. EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.  MANDATORY CREDIT
Verification Lines: 
Identity of the vessels could not be verified.
However, Reuters previously reported that Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) used fast small boats to seize ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The vessels are approximately 20 kilometers off the coast of Iran./File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows a group of small boats near the Strait of Hormuz, July 6,2026. EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.  MANDATORY CREDIT
Verification Lines: 
Identity of the vessels could not be verified.
However, Reuters previously reported that Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) used fast small boats to seize ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The vessels are approximately 20 kilometers off the coast of Iran./File Photo

Strait of Hormuz shipping risk raised to severe after tankers hit, reviving US-Iran tensions

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Body of Iran’s Khamenei arrives in Iraq before procession: State media

The coffin of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on Iran, is carried after arriving aboard a Mahan Air aircraft at Najaf International Airport in Najaf, Iraq, July 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
The coffin of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on Iran, is carried after arriving aboard a Mahan Air aircraft at Najaf International Airport in Najaf, Iraq, July 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Coffin of slain Iranian supreme leader arrives in Iraq's Najaf, Iraqi state TV says

A man walks past a banner bearing a portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ahead of funeral processions in Najaf and Karbala, in Najaf, Iraq, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A man walks past a banner bearing a portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ahead of funeral processions in Najaf and Karbala, in Najaf, Iraq, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

UK summons senior Iranian diplomat over stabbing of Iranian journalist in London

Nandito Badea and George Stana, two Romanian men accused of stabbing the Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati near his home in Wimbledon in March 2024, appear at Woolwich Crown Court in London, Britain, May 18, 2026, in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Julia Quenzler
Nandito Badea and George Stana, two Romanian men accused of stabbing the Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati near his home in Wimbledon in March 2024, appear at Woolwich Crown Court in London, Britain, May 18, 2026, in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Julia Quenzler

Three ships struck in Hormuz flare-up, Qatar slams Iran

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.