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The renewed hostilities have also cast a shadow over the funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country braces for heightened security and the possibility of further escalation.
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In a post on X, Velayati said the region was not a place for the "political gambling of small countries" and warned that Iran would respond swiftly to any further action against it.
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Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, Trump said Washington had already carried out heavy strikes overnight and suggested more military action was imminent.
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The escalation came hours after US President Donald Trump declared that he no longer wished to pursue diplomacy with Iran, effectively abandoning the interim peace arrangement reached earlier this year.
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In a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country's unified military command, said any assistance to the United States in attacks on Iranian territory would invite a military response.
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US President Donald Trump declared the Iran ceasefire memorandum "over," accusing Tehran of violating the agreement through attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
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US President Donald Trump reflected on several former American presidents with humour and personal anecdotes during an appearance on Second Lady Usha Vance's StoryTime with the Second Lady podcast, while also sharing an Independence Day message for children.
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The US Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship, preserving automatic citizenship for nearly everyone born in the United States and dealing a setback to a key pillar of President Donald Trump's anti-immigration agenda.
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Iranian state-linked media also accused Washington of attacking five Iranian coastal positions near Sirik, claiming the strikes were carried out under the pretext of responding to an incident involving a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Ibrahim al-Fiqar, the official military spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which coordinates operations between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the regular Iranian army, said Tehran would tighten its control over maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The latest operation targeted Iranian missile and drone storage facilities, along with coastal radar sites, in what the US described as a direct response to continued attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the strikes were launched in response to an attack on the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel M/V Ever Lovely on June 25.
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The latest escalation comes after the United States struck Iranian missile and drone storage facilities, as well as coastal radar installations, after Tehran allegedly targeted the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on June 25. The ship was sailing along the Omani coast after passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Ibrahim al-Fiqar, the official military spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the command that coordinates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the regular Iranian Army, said Tehran would retaliate at a time and place of its choosing.
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US President Donald Trump condemned Iran's drone strike on a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz as a "foolish violation" of the ceasefire agreement but indicated the incident was unlikely to trigger renewed military hostilities.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Trump's claim that he follows the directives ofUS President,stressing that both leaders act independently in pursuit of their national interests.
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Trump’s remarks at the G7 leaders’ lunch highlighted that the personal chemistry between the two leaders remains strong, despite the continuing strains in India-US ties.
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Trump, who has repeatedly favoured a diplomatic resolution with Iran, reportedly asked Netanyahu to show restraint, arguing that a breakthrough in diplomatic talks could materialise within days.
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The Israeli envoy said that although PM Benjamin Netanyahu had "decided" to "lower the temperature" of military operations against Iran at President Trump's request, the US president understands "full well" that Israel cannot "absorb ballistic missiles into our country without responding."
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Krishnan praised US President Donald Trump, saying, "Without his leadership, we would not be leading in the AI race."
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Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would be open to meeting Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if it helped reach an agreement with Tehran.
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According to reports in the American media, leave for several senior US military officers has been cancelled and top officials have been asked to report to the Pentagon.
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