Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says

Number of ships crossing Strait of Hormuz falls by 80% amid escalation — Bloomberg

Senior Iranian diplomat denies reports of consultations with US in Doha on June 30

Iraq29-06-2026Sadr backs Iraq's anti-corruption crackdown, urges supporters to rally FridayInfluential Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday voiced support for Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s anti-corruption crackdown, describing it as a “heroic reformist campaign,” and called on his supporters to take to the streets on Friday in backing the initiative.

‘Heroic’: Sadr praises PM Zaidi’s anti-corruption campaign Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr praised Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s anti-corruption arrest cam...

Iraq gives armed groups until late September to surrender weapons “The end of next September will be the final date for handing over weapons,” government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi said in a press conference. “At the same time, the [US-led] international coalition will withdraw.”