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A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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Iran aims to ban US, Israeli ships from Strait of Hormuz - report
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Saudi flags flutter along a highway of Riyadh, as pictured through the glass of a car, ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
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A woman walks next to a mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a bilateral meeting alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Trump says he thinks he will remove Syria from US terrorism sponsor list
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Trump on Iran: US will 'hit them hard' again Wednesday night
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People attend a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Qom, Iran July 7, 2026. Azam Dadashi/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency)via REUTERS
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Emergency personnel work as smoke and fire rise at the site where explosive devices blew up near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, in this screengrab obtained from a video, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar
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Iran foreign minister says US threats are an impediment to deal-making
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Trump says there will either be a deal with Iran or US will 'finish the job'
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FILE PHOTO: A drone view of vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 8, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Iran warns of response to any US interference in Hormuz Strait
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People carry a coffin as the bodies of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members are brought to the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, on the day International delegates participate in a farewell ceremony for Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran July 3, 2026. Picture taken using a mobile phone. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Tight security in Iran's capital Tehran ahead of farewell ceremony for Khamenei
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A worker holds a scaffolding element during preparations for a farewell ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Foreign media in Iran operate under guidelines set by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which regulates press activity and permissions ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTER
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Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader with week of mass mourning
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A banner with an image of late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a ceremony marking 40 days since he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
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Next US-Iran talks expected after Khamenei's funeral - Pakistani foreign ministry
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