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Iran reportedly rehabilitating damaged nuclear sites • US, Iran technical teams to reportedly meet in Pakistan on Saturday • Saudi crown prince speaks to Trump on issues involving Iran, Hormuz
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US imposes new sanctions on Iran, IRGC-linked entities following attacks in Strait of Hormuz
The sanctions require any US-based involvement in the sanctioned companies to be reported to the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
ByAARON GLICKSignage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, DC, US, August 29, 2020.(photo credit: REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >
Saudi crown prince speaks to Trump on issues involving Iran, Hormuz
While CNN reported that repair efforts were identified at sites in Iran's Parchin and Pickaxe Mountain, imagery of sites at Isfahan, Fordow, and Natanz did not indicate any restoration efforts.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA satellite imagery taken on February 1, 2026, shows a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Isfahan nuclear site, Iran; Illustrative(photo credit: 2026 PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Trump emphasizes end of US-Iran ceasefire, claims Iran requested to resume negotiations
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue 'talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!” Trump asserted.
ByGOLDIE KATZUS President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS)Go to the full article > >
US insists Iran commit to stopping attacks in Hormuz, American officials say
Iran has told Washington that recent attacks on shipping in the strait were from "an errant part of their system," one senior official said.
ByREUTERSIn this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on June 18, 2026, vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz.(photo credit: Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Countries must reject Iran's efforts to control Strait of Hormuz, UN agency document says
The UN shipping agency urged countries to reject Iran’s claim of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and its attempt to control international traffic through the vital waterway.
ByREUTERSVessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >
Trump says he left instructions to strike Iran as 'never seen before' if he's assassinated - report
“I’ve left instructions, if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before,” the New York Post cited Trump as saying
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFMourners hold an anti-Trump poster as they gather during funeral ceremonies held for Iran's late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 5, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.(photo credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Qatar in talks with US, Iran to de-escalate crisis as the two nations trade blows - report
Iranian armed forces launched attacks on US military infrastructure in Gulf states on Thursday following US strikes on Iran's southern provinces, further eroding a three-week-old ceasefire.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS[FILE PHOTO] Delegation staff members meet during the quadrilateral meeting in Switzerland between the US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar on June 21, at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict.(photo credit: Nathan Howard-Pool/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
US, Iran technical teams to meet in Pakistan on Saturday - report
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
![[FILE PHOTO] Delegation staff members meet during the quadrilateral meeting in Switzerland between the US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar on June 21, at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict.](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/726902 "[FILE PHOTO] Delegation staff members meet during the quadrilateral meeting in Switzerland between the US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar on June 21, at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict.")