Archives for July, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei has yet to be seen in public as supreme leader

Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran's unseen leader shadowed by late father

Agence France-Presse

There has been criticism of the Iranian team by hardliners

'Smart' and 'very rational'? Iran's new leaders post-Ali Khamenei

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the day he signs an executive order on vehicle repairs in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

Trump says the U.S. and Iran getting along very well

Reuters

Ali Khamenei ruled Iran for over three and a half decades

Ali Khamenei: ruthless revolutionary who held Iran in iron grip

Agence France-Presse

Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike based on US intelligence on February 28

'Thought they'd never be caught': The strike that killed Iran's Khamenei

Agence France-Presse

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference alongside Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (not pictured), in Baghdad, Iraq, June 28, 2026. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Iran warns of immediate response to any threat, cites US commitment to restrain Israel

Reuters

A pamphlet regarding haitian population in the U.S. sits on a table in Miami, Florida, U.S., June 28, 2026. REUTERS/Marco Bello

As deportation protections end, Haitians confront fear and uncertainty

Reuters

Al Sharaa

Syria announces Sharaa's parliamentary appointees, SDF Kurds sidelined

The Syrian government has announced the list of 70 members appointed to its transitional parliament.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a session at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Syria's Sharaa appoints lawmakers, paving way for new parliament to convene

Reuters

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency)via REUTERS

US and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, restart shipping

Reuters

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Iran insists on keeping control over Hormuz, senior Iranian sources say

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: People queue to receive documentation as Spain's mass migrants regularisation process is set to start, in Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain, April 20, 2026. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo

Spain citizenship law for exiles' descendants triggers row over votes

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo

Analysis-NATO allies have grown silent on rights concerns in Turkey

Reuters