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On 8 July 2026 in Ankara, President Trump pronounced the June cease-fire with Iran void hours after U.S. forces bombed 80+ Iranian sites and Tehran answered with missiles and drones on U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Between 8–9 July 2026, the U.S. carried out the largest post-war strike on Iran—about 170 targets in 48 hours—after Tehran allegedly hit three merchant ships; Iran immediately retaliated with drone attacks on U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, signaling the June truce is dead.
Late 8–9 July 2026, President Trump ordered a larger second wave of air- and missile strikes on Iranian coastal and port facilities after Iran hit three oil tankers, formally declaring the 23-day Strait of Hormuz ceasefire void.
On 8 July 2026, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s coffin was flown from Qom to Najaf, where Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi declared a national holiday and millions joined 6-km Najaf and Karbala funeral marches before the body’s return to Iran.
On 6 July 2026, Hamas said its Government Emergency Committee had been disbanded and its chairman resigned, formally asking the UN- and U.S.–backed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) to enter the Strip and run civilian affairs.
Overnight 5-6 July 2026 Russia fired 68 missiles and 351 drones at Ukraine—419 projectiles in all—killing about 24-26 people while all 23 incoming ballistic missiles got through, starkly revealing Kyiv’s depleted Patriot interceptor stockpiles hours before NATO leaders meet in Turkey.
On 6 July 2026, day 3 of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s state funeral, state-orchestrated crowds—numbering in the millions—marched through Tehran chanting for President Donald Trump’s murder and revenge on the U.S. and Israel, even as a fragile cease-fire pauses the recent war.
On the eve of the 7–8 July 2026 summit in Ankara, President Trump arrived insisting every ally show a credible path to spend 5 % of GDP on defence, while Russia underscored the stakes by unleashing its largest missile-drone barrage on Ukraine in months.
At 12:01 p.m. on 6 July 2026, a People’s Liberation Army Navy nuclear submarine launched a dummy-warhead JL-3 ballistic missile into the South Pacific—China’s second Pacific-directed strategic test in two years—provoking immediate protests from the United States, Australia, Japan and others over inadequate notice and nuclear transparency.
After a four-month wartime delay, Tehran launched the public funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 5-6 July 2026, with previously hidden senior officials attending and negotiations with Washington paused until burial is completed.
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