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Iraq Khamenei Funeral
A mourner holds a portrait depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top, and his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a funeral procession for the elder Khamenei inside the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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The United States has launched new airstrikes hitting Iran. That sparked retaliatory Iranian fire on Thuesday morning that targeted Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. The crossfire again threatened an interim deal aimed at finding a way to end the war gripping the Persian Gulf. The attacks came hours after President Donald Trump said that recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the fragile ceasefire.
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