US strikes Iran in retaliation for targeting three commercial vessels in Hormuz | LIVE BLOG
US revokes a general license that allowed Iranian oil sales, after calling Iran’s attacks in the Strait of Hormuz ‘wholly unacceptable’
According to officials speaking to the WSJ, Iran’s IRGC fired at two ships, one of them being a Qatari tanker. The tanker, owned and managed by Nakilat, the shipping army of Qatar’s LNG industry, was hit on its port side, at the top of the engine room. This strike comes as negotiations between the US and Iran have halted amid the ongoing funeral ceremony of the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Meanwhile, Hamas is officially dissolving its governing body. Their de facto government in the Strip, the Committee for Follow-up on Government Work, will be replaced with the technocratic Gaza Management Committee. According to Hamas’s media office, the head of the government emergency committee has already resigned ahead of transferring control of Gaza to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). Employees are expected to continue in their roles, but current heads of government institutions will be treated as a temporary body during the transition phase.
The head of the Gaza Board of Peace, Nickolay Mladenov, who has been leading negotiations with Hamas, says reaching an agreement would allow the NCAG to decommission weapons, remove Israeli forces, and pave the way for large-scale reconstruction to begin. However, many are questioning Hamas’s reasons for cooperation. According to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Hamas's willingness to 'make room' for a technocratic government is ‘a maneuver to prevent themselves from being dismantled.’ Still no word on whether Hamas’s decision would actually include its military disarmament. READ MORE FROM MONDAY
Iran ‘holds US gov’t responsible’ for breaching MoU, says it will take any ‘measures deemed necessary’ to safeguard national security
CENTCOM confirms US launched series of strikes against Iran in retaliation for targeting three commercial ships in Hormuz
"US Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway. The US strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire."
Initial report: Several explosions heard in Iran’s port city of Sirik
US revokes license allowing Iranian oil sales
The US Treasury has revoked Iran-related General License X, ending the authorization issued on June 21 that allowed the production, delivery, and sale of Iranian crude oil. The move effectively reimposes restrictions that were previously in place to the MoU deal with Iran.
The decision follows what US officials described as Iran's "wholly unacceptable" actions in the Strait of Hormuz, warning there will be "consequences"
Saudi Arabia says Iran targeted a Saudi tanker sailing Hormuz
Saudi Arabia says Iran targeted a Saudi oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz, condemning the attack and demanding Tehran immediately halt actions threatening international shipping and global energy supplies.
Trump and Edogan hold a press conference before 2026 NATO Summit meetings
Asked if US will sell F-35 to Turkey, Trump says ‘we certainly will consider it, we have a very good relationship.' Trump also said 'Turkey could have got involved in the war with Iran on the other side, but they have been extraordinary in trying to end the conflict.'
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France to return $58 million in sanctioned Assad family assets to Syria, Élysée Palace says
Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar addresses Hamas movements in Gaza during press conference with German counterpart
Israeli FM Sa'ar: 'Hamas seeks to replicate the Hezbollah model in Gaza- they say they will make room for a technocratic gov't, in order to avoid disarming.'
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French President Emmanuel Macron says France is ready to help rebuild Syria
During a news conference alongside Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Macron said France was to 'continue working on the restructuring of the banking sector,' in Syria
NATO will have the capacity to produce roughly 4 million artillery shells annually by next year, says Secretary General Mark Rutte at summit
"My visit continues," French President Emmanuel Macron takes to X to repond to the explosion outside of his hotel in Syria
In the post on X, Macron also wrote that 'Nothing can smother the aspiration of Syrian women and men to live in a fully sovereign, safe, pluralistic, and united Syria.'
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says NATO allies will invest more than $40 billion in the next five years in their anti-drone capabilities
The deals, which had been mostly kept under wraps, included European countries buying surveillance drones from US company Northrop Grumman NOC.N, and NATO buying planes from Sweden's Saab SAABb.ST
Defense deals announced so far:
SAAB SABBb.ST - 10 GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft, worth $400m - $450m per aircraft. Deliveries can begin as soon as 2030
LOCKHEED MARTIN LMT.N, and RHEINMETALL RHMG.DE - The two companies signed an MoU to jointly produce short-range ballistic missiles for Germany
NORTHROP GRUMMAN NOC.N - Allies will reportedly buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude surveillance drones, with Norway, Finland, Germany and Denmark signing a letter of intent for the purchase
AIRBUS AIR.PA - NATO will launch a strategic airlift fleet of A400M transport planes and expand its existing A330 MRTT tanker and transport fleet
ISAR AEROSPACE - Signed a contract with Canada's Maritime Launch Services MAXQ.NLB to secure access to launch infrastructure and services at Spaceport Nova Scotia
The Kremlin in Russia says they are following the developments of the NATO summit in Ankara very closely
This comes as Ukraine plans to sign a new drone deal at NATO. According to Ukrainian President Zelensky in Ankara, Ukraine expects a "strong and productive" summit. Zelensky is expected to hold roughly 20 bilateral meetings with leaders
🚨BREAKING: Initial reports of two explosions in Damascus near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying
President Macron is now at the four season hotel, and the the explosions are originally from explosive charges
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‘Honor your signature,’ Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi says negotiations with the US will not restart if threats continue
Day four of Ayatollah's funeral ceremony begins in Iran's the holy city of Qom at Jamkaran Mosque
Following Tuesday's ceremonies in Qom, funeral and tribute events will continue in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday
Lebanese President Aoun confirms White House meeting with US President Trump
Aoun says that the meeting will happen sometime before the end of July. The talks will be airmed at advancing the framework agreement with Israel