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Summary
Trump said 1,000 US missiles were aimed at Iran, with thousands more ready, warning Tehran would face overwhelming strikes if it attempted to assassinate him.
Summary
Trump said 1,000 US missiles were aimed at Iran, with thousands more ready, warning Tehran would face overwhelming strikes if it attempted to assassinate him.
US declares end of Iran truce as diplomacy collides with retaliation threats
A day after Ali Khamenei was buried, US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran over while agreeing to continue negotiations and warning of overwhelming retaliation if Tehran targeted him, as Iranian officials and clerics intensified calls for revenge.
Economy
For many Iranians, paychecks now barely cover food
Years of high inflation have pushed millions of Iranian households into a struggle over basic expenses, with new estimates showing wages barely cover food costs before rent, healthcare and other necessities are even considered.
Iran’s economic pain deepens as factions trade blame
As Iran navigates renewed confrontation with the United States and uncertainty over a fragile diplomatic process, a deeper crisis is returning to the center of public debate: how much longer ordinary Iranians can absorb the economic cost.
Iranians report renewed power cuts as heat drives electricity demand
Power and water outages have returned to several parts of Iran, residents across the country told Iran International on Friday, describing hours-long blackouts during intense summer heat despite official assurances the electricity network remains stable.
UK law paves way for IRGC designation under new state threats powers
Britain has enacted legislation creating powers that could allow the government to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps under a new legal framework targeting organizations linked to hostile foreign state activity as of July 2026.
EXCLUSIVE
European nuclear medicine group bars Iranian citizens from congress
The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) has barred Iranian citizens from attending its congresses, regardless of where they live, citing European Union sanctions, according to a letter obtained by Iran International.
ANALYSIS
A remote bridge shows how US-Iran war is expanding
A reported US strike on a railway bridge in northern Iran has drawn attention to a lesser-known front in the widening conflict: the battle over the transport corridors linking Iran to Central Asia, Russia and China.
Khamenei Funeral
Ali Khamenei buried in Mashhad after days-long funeral
Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was buried Thursday evening at the shrine of the eighth Shia imam in the northeastern city of Mashhad after days of funeral processions in Iran and Iraq, while his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, remained absent from all public ceremonies.
TEHRAN INSIDER
We live through decisions we don't make
The strangest feeling in Tehran today is not fear or even despair. It is the sense that the fate of our country is being decided everywhere except by the people who live in it.
ANALYSIS
Hamas gives up Gaza government, but not Iran ties
Hamas says it is stepping away from governing Gaza. But is it actually giving up power or turning away from its longtime backers in Tehran?
US ends Iran's brief oil opening after Hormuz tanker attacks
For just over two weeks, Iran had something it had not held in decades: a US authorization opening the way for the sale of its oil. On Tuesday, after tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, Washington took it back.
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