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On 9 July 2026, hours after President Trump pronounced last month’s truce “over,” US forces bombed roughly 90 sites across Iran for a second straight night, prompting Iran to retaliate with missile-and-drone strikes on American bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan and clogging traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
On 8 July 2026, hours after President Trump pronounced the February interim ceasefire "over," U.S. Central Command hit Iranian coastal, naval and air-defense assets in more than 80 locations to punish attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
On 8-9 July 2026, deluges from Typhoon Maysak smashed Guigang Zoo’s enclosures, drowning three lions and sweeping more than 100 animals of over 20 species into surrounding communities, forcing the zoo to appeal online for public help.
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.
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