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Friday, July 10, 20261 entry

  1. 10:41 AM in New York

    Trump says Iran talks go on though ceasefire is 'over'; Treasury adds sanctions

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump said Washington had agreed to continue talks after Tehran asked, while insisting the ceasefire was 'over'; Iran's foreign ministry said it had not requested negotiations but had accepted a Qatari mediators' trip. The Treasury sanctioned Ali Ansari, whom it described as overseeing a global network of assets benefiting Mojtaba Khamenei and other regime elites, citing Iran's 'resumption of attacks on international shipping'.

    Why it matters Washington was pairing an open door for talks with new financial pressure aimed at the supreme leader's circle.

    Sources: CNN, Al Jazeera, MSNBC live, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), U.S. Department of the Treasury, The Times of Israel

Thursday, July 9, 20261 entry

  1. 2:36 PM in Amman

    Iran fires missiles at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti base and drones at Kuwait and Bahrain

    OfficialMilitary & securityMuwaffaq Salti Air Base, Azraq, Jordan

    Iran's military said it fired 10 ballistic missiles at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti air base, which U.S. forces use, and Jordan's army said it intercepted eight Iranian missiles with no casualties or damage. The IRGC also claimed attacks on Camp Arifjan and Ali Al Salem in Kuwait and on Juffair and Sheikh Isa in Bahrain; Kuwait said one person was wounded.

    Why it matters Iran was answering each U.S. strike wave by hitting countries that host U.S. forces, and Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait condemned the attacks.

    Sources: The Guardian live, Petra Jordan News Agency, ABC News live, Anadolu Agency, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4)

Wednesday, July 8, 20263 entries

  1. 11:49 PM in Tehran

    Second U.S. strike wave hits about 90 Iranian targets; Iran reports deaths in Sirik, Ahvaz

    OfficialMilitary & securitySouthern Iran

    CENTCOM said it struck about 90 Iranian military targets along the coast, including air defences, coastal surveillance, missile and drone storage, naval capabilities and logistics sites. Iranian officials said the strikes killed a firefighter at Iranshahr airport, three people in Ahvaz and three at a fishing pier in Sirik, cut power in Chabahar, and satellite images later showed damage at the port of Sarkhur Tahruyi in Hormozgan.

    Why it matters Trump said the U.S. would hit Iran '20 to one' for each attack, and Iran's chief negotiator said Tehran would strike back and reopen Hormuz only on its own terms.

    Sources: L'Orient Today live, Associated Press, U.S. Central Command, ABC News live, Reuters Connect, L'Orient Today, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5), The Guardian

  2. 1:10 PM in London

    IMO chief says about 6,000 seafarers are stranded in the Gulf and condemns ship attacks

    OfficialCivilian alertsLondon, United Kingdom

    IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said about 6,000 seafarers remained stranded on hundreds of ships in the Gulf, condemned the attacks on ships crossing Hormuz over the previous two days as having placed them 'in grave danger', and urged flag states and owners to avoid the strait while crews' safety could not be assured.

    Why it matters The IMO's evacuation plan, paused after the Ever Lovely attack in June, had not restarted, and the renewed fighting left those crews with no safe way out.

    Sources: Al Jazeera, The Times of Israel, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  3. 11:24 AM in Istanbul

    Trump says the Iran deal is 'over' at the NATO summit in Ankara

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsAnkara, Turkey

    Speaking to reporters at the NATO summit, Trump said he thought the memorandum with Iran was 'over' and that 'it's just a waste of time dealing with them', calling Iran's leaders 'sick' and 'vicious, violent people'. Later that day he said the U.S. would likely strike again that night, might reimpose the naval blockade and threatened to 'take over' Kharg Island.

    Why it matters Brent jumped 6% to about $78 on the remarks, and a second, heavier wave of U.S. strikes followed that night.

    Sources: Axios, CNBC, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian

Tuesday, July 7, 20262 entries

  1. 12:49 AM in Tehran, Jul 8

    U.S. strikes more than 80 Iranian targets; Iran fires at U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait

    OfficialMilitary & securityHormozgan Province, Iran

    CENTCOM said it hit more than 80 targets, including air defences, command networks, coastal radar and anti-ship missile sites and more than 60 IRGC small boats, in response to the attacks on three tankers; explosions were reported at Sirik, Bandar Abbas and Qeshm. The IRGC said it answered with missiles and drones at 85 sites at the Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain and Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait, where air defences engaged.

    Why it matters It was the largest U.S. strike on Iran since the April truce and came during Ali Khamenei's funeral, which Trump had said both sides would respect.

    Sources: U.S. Central Command, U.S. Central Command (2), Associated Press, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), The Guardian

  2. 3:15 PM in New York

    U.S. revokes the licence that let Iran sell oil under the deal

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    OFAC said General License X, dated June 21, which authorised sales of Iranian oil, was revoked and superseded by General License X1 effective July 7; U.S. officials told Reuters that Iran's actions in Hormuz were 'wholly unacceptable'. Brent rose $1.87 to $76.03 in post-settlement trade.

    Why it matters Oil sales were the main benefit Iran had received under the memorandum; U.S. strikes began about two hours later, and full sanctions on Iranian oil exports were due to return on July 17.

    Sources: Council on Foreign Relations, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

Thursday, July 2, 20261 entry

  1. 8:45 PM in Tehran

    Iran warns ships to use its Hormuz routes or face a 'forceful response'

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsTehran, Iran

    Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya military command said any failure to comply with Iran's navigation protocols or deviation from its designated routes through the Strait of Hormuz 'will be met with an immediate and forceful response', after Iranian state TV said a ship ran aground using a route Iran had not approved.

    Why it matters Ships were still using Oman's alternative corridor, and five days later Iranian media said a tanker was attacked for trying the U.S.-backed route.

    Sources: CNN, Al Jazeera live blog

Wednesday, July 1, 20262 entries

  1. 1:30 PM in Jerusalem

    Katz says Israel could strike Iran 'a third time'; Araghchi warns of 'powerful response'

    OfficialMilitary & securityJerusalem

    Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had attacked Iran twice with pre-emptive strikes and 'if necessary, we will strike a third time', and that its forces would stay indefinitely in 'security zones' in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, responding to Israeli media reports that Katz had called Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei 'marked for death', said any threat to Iran's leadership would get an 'immediate powerful response' and that Trump had committed the U.S. to restraining Israel.

    Why it matters Israel was not a party to the memorandum, and its threats and continued presence in Lebanon were the main outside risk to the deal as U.S.-Iran technical talks opened in Doha.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  2. 11:40 AM in Qatar

    U.S. and Iran hold indirect technical talks in Doha; Qatar reports 'positive progress'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsDoha, Qatar

    Technical-level negotiations between Iran and the U.S. began in Doha with at least three working groups, on the nuclear issue, diplomacy, and the financing and return of frozen funds, and no face-to-face meetings between top officials. Qatar's foreign ministry said 'positive progress' was made and that the next meeting would be held after the funeral of Ali Khamenei.

    Why it matters It was the first negotiating round since the late-June exchange of strikes, and the pause for the funeral left the Hormuz and frozen-funds disputes open for another week.

    Sources: CNN, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

Tuesday, June 30, 20262 entries

  1. 11:30 PM in New York

    U.S. and Gulf states jointly sanction Hezbollah's Al-Qard Al-Hassan and Bayt al-Mal

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    The Terrorist Financing Targeting Center, which groups the U.S. with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, jointly designated five entities and 16 individuals in Hezbollah's financial infrastructure, including its Al-Qard Al-Hassan lending institution, Bayt al-Mal and their senior leaders.

    Why it matters It added Gulf pressure on Hezbollah's finances days after the Israel-Lebanon framework made the group's disarmament the condition for Israeli withdrawal.

    Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Al Jazeera live blog

  2. 12:00 PM in Zurich

    UNCTAD report says Hormuz disruption will outlast any reopening for vulnerable economies

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsGeneva, Switzerland

    The UN Conference on Trade and Development published 'Strait of Hormuz Disruptions: Beyond reopening, lasting impacts on vulnerable economies', assessing the damage to import-dependent developing countries from the closure of the strait.

    Why it matters It argued that reopening the strait would not by itself undo the harm to poorer importers, which had no alternative supply routes.

    Source: International Maritime Organization

Saturday, June 27, 20264 entries

  1. 1:21 AM in Tehran, Jun 28

    U.S. hits 10 Iranian targets in a second night; Iran fires at U.S. forces in Kuwait, Bahrain

    OfficialMilitary & securityStrait of Hormuz coast, Iran

    CENTCOM said Navy and Air Force jets struck 10 Iranian military targets in and near the Strait of Hormuz, including surveillance, communications, air defence, drone storage and minelaying capabilities, in response to the Kiku attack. The IRGC said it fired ballistic missiles and drones at Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait and the Fifth Fleet at Bahrain's Port Salman after U.S. strikes on five coastal sites; a U.S. official said there were no American casualties.

    Why it matters Bahrain said a residential building was damaged, and each side accused the other of breaking the memorandum ten days after it was signed.

    Sources: NPR, Seatrade Maritime, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), The Guardian

  2. 4:25 PM in Beirut

    Hezbollah's Qassem rejects the Israel-Lebanon framework as 'a surrender of sovereignty'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBeirut, Lebanon

    In a televised statement, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem called the framework signed in Washington 'humiliating, shameful and a surrender of sovereignty' and 'null and void', rejected linking Israeli withdrawal to Hezbollah's disarmament and said the group would not abandon armed resistance.

    Why it matters Disarmament is the framework's condition for Israeli withdrawal, so the armed group it targets rejecting it left the process with no path on the ground; Israel's defence minister told troops to prepare for an 'extended stay'.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

  3. 12:03 PM in Bahrain

    Bahrain says Iranian drones attacked it after the first U.S. strikes under the deal

    OfficialMilitary & securityManama, Bahrain

    Bahrain's foreign ministry condemned Iranian drone attacks on its territory in the early hours as a 'serious violation' of sovereignty that endangered civilians, and Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait and the GCC condemned them. Iran's foreign ministry said its military had struck targets linked to U.S. forces in response to U.S. strikes on its southern coast.

    Why it matters Iran's answer to U.S. strikes again landed in a Gulf state that hosts U.S. forces, the pattern of the fighting before the deal.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian

  4. 12:00 PM in Dubai

    Drone hits laden tanker Kiku near Hormuz a day after U.S. strikes

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz

    CENTCOM said an Iranian one-way attack drone hit the Panama-flagged tanker Kiku at 4:30 a.m. ET (08:00 GMT) as it transited near the Strait of Hormuz carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude; no crew were hurt and no leak was reported.

    Why it matters CENTCOM said Iran had been 'given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement' after the first U.S. strikes and chose not to, and it launched a second night of strikes that evening.

    Sources: CNBC, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera live blog

Friday, June 26, 20262 entries

  1. 12:11 AM in Tehran, Jun 27

    U.S. strikes Iranian missile and drone sites after the Ever Lovely attack

    OfficialMilitary & securityHormozgan Province, Iran

    CENTCOM said U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites because Iran hit the Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on June 25, 'unwarranted aggression' that it said 'clearly violated the ceasefire'. Explosions were reported around Sirik on Iran's Hormuz coast.

    Why it matters The IRGC said the strikes broke U.S. commitments under the memorandum, which it said gave Tehran control over traffic in the strait, and drones struck Bahrain within hours.

    Sources: ABC News, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian

  2. 1:45 PM in New York

    Israel and Lebanon sign U.S.-brokered framework tying withdrawal to Hezbollah disarmament

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    After a fifth round of talks at the State Department, Israel and Lebanon signed a framework under which Israel's military would 'progressively redeploy out of the Lebanese territory' once non-state groups such as Hezbollah are disarmed; Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it set 'a clear and structured process to restore Lebanon's sovereignty'. Hezbollah was not a party, and its MP Hassan Fadlallah rejected it.

    Why it matters It set the order Israel had demanded, disarmament before withdrawal, which Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem called 'a surrender of sovereignty' the next day.

    Sources: Associated Press, U.S. Department of State, Associated Press (2), Al Jazeera live blog

Wednesday, June 24, 20261 entry

  1. 11:50 AM in Muscat

    Oman opens an IMO-backed Hormuz transit corridor, and the IRGC warns ships off it

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz

    Oman's Maritime Security Centre said it was providing a temporary transit corridor through the strait in coordination with the International Maritime Organization, in line with toll-free navigation, as a UN plan to evacuate about 11,000 stranded seafarers began. The IRGC Navy said only Iran-designated routes were authorised and that ships using the new lane would be in danger.

    Why it matters It split the strait's two coastal states: Oman backed the toll-free passage sought by Washington and the Gulf, while Iran insisted traffic run on its routes under its authority.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian

Monday, June 22, 20261 entry

  1. 9:35 AM in New York

    Treasury licenses sales of Iranian oil through August 21

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    The Treasury issued a general licence authorising the production, delivery and sale of Iranian-origin crude oil, petrochemicals and petroleum products through August 21. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Iran had committed to free and open transit of Hormuz and to admit IAEA inspectors, though Iran later said inspections would come only with a final deal.

    Why it matters It was the main economic benefit Iran received under the memorandum; Washington revoked it on July 7 after new attacks on ships.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

Sunday, June 21, 20261 entry

  1. 3:11 AM in Zurich, Jun 22

    Mediators say U.S. and Iran agreed a 60-day roadmap, a hotline and a Lebanon cell

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBuergenstock, Nidwalden, Switzerland

    A joint statement from Pakistan and Qatar after a 12-hour session said the sides formed a high-level committee with working groups on the nuclear file, sanctions, and monitoring and dispute resolution, agreed a roadmap to a final deal within 60 days, a communication line to avoid incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, and a de-confliction cell with Lebanon to ensure military operations there end.

    Why it matters Neither Israel nor Hezbollah was part of the de-confliction cell meant to hold the Lebanon ceasefire, and the Hormuz communication line did not prevent the drone and missile exchanges that began three days later.

    Sources: Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian

Saturday, June 20, 20261 entry

  1. 4:52 PM in Tehran

    Iran declares Hormuz closed over Israel's Lebanon strikes; CENTCOM says 55 ships crossed

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz

    Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters said the Strait of Hormuz was closed to vessel traffic as a 'first step' in response to Israel's attacks in Lebanon, which it called a breach of the U.S.-Iran agreement, and the IRGC Navy warned ships not to approach. CENTCOM said 55 merchant ships carrying more than 17 million barrels of oil transited that day and that Iran does not control the strait.

    Why it matters It was the first time Iran used Hormuz as leverage after signing the memorandum, tying the strait directly to Israel's conduct in Lebanon.

    Sources: U.S. Central Command, Associated Press, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4)

Thursday, June 18, 20265 entries

  1. 9:39 PM in New York

    First U.S.-Iran implementation talks in Switzerland are called off

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    The White House said Vance would not fly to Switzerland because plans for the talks had not been finalised, and the Swiss foreign ministry confirmed that the meeting set for June 19 at the Buergenstock resort would not take place; Iran said it had been postponed.

    Why it matters The round fell through as Israel and Hezbollah traded their deadliest fire since the deal; it was held on June 21 instead.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian

  2. 2:30 PM in New York

    U.S. sanctions Lebanese officials it says are obstructing Hezbollah's disarmament

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Hezbollah-aligned Lebanese officials it said had used their influence to obstruct Lebanon's peace process and delay Hezbollah's disarmament, along with members of a Hezbollah-associated business network overseen by Alaa Hassan Hamieh.

    Why it matters Washington was pressing Beirut on disarmament as the Iran deal took effect; eight days later disarmament became the condition for Israeli withdrawal in the Israel-Lebanon framework.

    Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Al Jazeera live blog

  3. 9:14 PM in Tehran

    Mojtaba Khamenei says he disagreed with the deal but approved it on Pezeshkian's commitment

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    In a written statement, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said he had 'a different opinion' on the agreement but granted permission because President Pezeshkian gave commitments on safeguarding the rights of the Iranian nation and the 'resistance front' and explicitly accepted responsibility for it. He added that face-to-face talks with the U.S. would not mean accepting 'the enemy's position'.

    Why it matters It was the supreme leader's first public statement on the deal, and it placed responsibility for its terms on the president.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  4. 9:10 PM in Tehran

    Iran says ships need its permits to cross Hormuz and fees will follow the 60-day talks

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsTehran, Iran

    Iran's Supreme National Security Council ordered the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to process transit permits quickly to meet the memorandum's goals and said no fees would be charged for 60 days; Tehran said fees to cover the cost of managing the waterway would come into effect at the end of the negotiation period.

    Why it matters Washington, the Gulf states and Europe insisted on toll-free passage, so Iran's permit system and planned fees set up the main dispute of the following weeks.

    Sources: The Guardian, Al Jazeera live blog

  5. 1:30 PM in New York

    CENTCOM lifts the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsGulf of Oman

    CENTCOM said U.S. forces had lifted the blockade on all maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas 'in accordance with the President's direction', while U.S. warships stay in the region to ensure the agreement is adhered to. Vance said the 60-day negotiating period began that day and that 12.5 million barrels of oil had passed through Hormuz since the signing.

    Why it matters Lifting the blockade, imposed in April, was Washington's main first-stage obligation under the memorandum.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

Monday, June 15, 20261 entry

  1. 10:15 AM in Jerusalem

    Israel says it will not withdraw from south Lebanon despite the U.S.-Iran deal

    OfficialMilitary & securityJerusalem

    Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel would not withdraw from territory it had seized in Lebanon and would retaliate if Iran attacked it over events there, and Israel said it would also stay in areas of Gaza and Syria. Netanyahu said Israel would 'remain in the security zones no matter what it takes'.

    Why it matters Iran's security council had said the deal ended the war 'on all fronts, including Lebanon', and the fighting there led to the first round of talks being called off four days later.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian

Sunday, June 14, 20261 entry

  1. 5:38 PM in New York

    Trump says Iran deal is complete and lifts blockade; Iran says war ends on all fronts

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump posted that the agreement with Iran 'is now complete', authorising 'the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz' and the immediate removal of the U.S. naval blockade, and Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the war would end 'immediately and permanently' on all fronts including Lebanon, with a formal signing set for June 19. U.S. officials later said Vance and Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had signed the memorandum digitally that day, and Trump told reporters at the G7 in France on June 15 that the deal was 'all signed'.

    Why it matters An Israeli strike on Beirut that morning had threatened to derail the deal, and Iran said it would negotiate a final agreement only after verifying that the U.S. had ended hostilities, lifted the blockade and released frozen assets.

    Sources: CNN, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), The Guardian

Saturday, June 13, 20261 entry

  1. 4:41 PM in Karachi

    Pakistan and Trump say the deal will be signed within a day; Iran says not on Sunday

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsIslamabad, Pakistan

    Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the framework was agreed and an online signing was expected within 24 hours, followed by technical talks, and Trump posted that 'the Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow' with Hormuz then 'OPEN TO ALL'. Iran's foreign ministry said the memorandum would not be signed on Sunday but could be in the coming days.

    Why it matters The deal was in fact announced the next evening, after an Israeli strike on Beirut nearly derailed it.

    Sources: L'Orient Today live, Associated Press, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

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