- Aug 11
Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey after Israeli warning of Iranian missile threat
President Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a smaller military jet via a catering truck on July 8 after Israel warned of an Iranian missile threat during the NATO summit in Ankara, while the CIA reportedly doubted the intelligence.
- Jul 12
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, newspaper blacklists Meloni, Trump and Netanyahu
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared revenge for his father's death a national duty. A Tehran newspaper published AI-generated mugshots of 13 Western officials in orange prison uniforms, including Italian premier Giorgia Meloni.
- Jul 11
Trump: 1,000 missiles aimed at Iran as US military receives orders to 'obliterate' country over assassination threats
The US president said 1,000 missiles are loaded and ready, with thousands more to follow, after reports Iran was planning to kill him. Washington had earlier switched his return plane from a NATO summit in Turkey to a safer one.
- Jul 10
Israel shares intelligence on new Iranian plot to assassinate Trump as president says he left instructions to ‘bomb them’
Israeli intelligence passed information to Washington this week indicating Tehran was preparing a new plan to kill the US president, according to the Wall Street Journal and CNN. Trump told the New York Post he has left orders for a massive bombing campaign should Iran succeed.
- Jul 9
US confirms strikes on 90 military targets in Iran while explosions hit near Bushehr nuclear site; Iran blames US and Israel
The US military confirmed strikes on about 90 Iranian military targets, while Iran reported an attack on a facility near its Bushehr nuclear plant and blamed the 'American-Zionist enemy,' though Washington denied involvement in that specific incident.
- Jul 9
US and Iran trade heavy strikes after Trump declares ceasefire over, with Strait of Hormuz control at the heart of renewed fighting
President Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran 'over' on Wednesday, triggering a new wave of US airstrikes on Iranian military targets and retaliatory attacks by Tehran on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Jul 4
Iran begins funeral for Ali Khamenei as millions expected in Tehran, security warnings issued
Tens of thousands of black-clad Iranians gathered at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque on Saturday for the start of public mourning for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed in a US-Israeli strike in February. Authorities expect 15 to 20 million people to attend the ceremonies in the capital alone.
