US offers to unfreeze Iranian funds to secure reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, WSJ reports. Proposal aims to restore navigation through the critical oil shipping chokepoint.

Iran says officials from over 100 countries to attend Khamenei funeral starting Friday in Tehran; body transferred to Iraq July 8, burial in Mashhad July 9

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said officials from more than 100 countries will attend funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beginning Friday in Tehran. The body will be transferred to Iraq on July 8 and laid to rest in Mashhad on July 9.

China's UN envoy Fu Cong calls for ceasefire and dialogue after US-Iran exchange of attacks, urges both sides to implement memorandum of understanding and restore Strait of Hormuz navigation

China's UN envoy Fu Cong told an emergency Security Council meeting that Beijing supports Gulf strategic autonomy and called for a ceasefire after an exchange of attacks between the United States and Iran, urging both sides to implement their memorandum of understanding and restore navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump administration says ICC has no jurisdiction over Americans, rejecting the court's authority in a statement on U.S. personnel.

The Trump administration says the ICC has no jurisdiction over Americans.

Trump slams NATO relationship as "ridiculous" on Truth Social, says alliance "was not there for us" ahead of next week's NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it is "ridiculous" for the United States to maintain a "one sided" relationship with NATO, writing on Truth Social that the alliance was "not there for us." The 2026 NATO Summit is scheduled for next week in Ankara, Türkiye.