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(1)US says still committed to Iran resolution - Reuters

Washington remains committed to finding a resolution with Iran and technical talks are continuing, Reuters reported Thursday citing a senior US official.

The remarks came amid renewed escalation between the United States and Iran in recent days.

(2)CENTCOM rejects Iran claim on Hormuz transit routes

US Central Command rejected Iranian state media claims that transit through the Strait of Hormuz is only permitted through routes designated by Iran, saying Tehran does not control the strait.

CentComb said Thursday in a post on X that since early May, US forces had helped facilitate the successful transit of more than 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil through the international trade corridor.

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(3)Shooting during Khamenei burial leaves two Basij members killed - reports

Two Basij members were killed in a shooting in Mashhad after two unidentified men in military clothing opened fire on them with handguns, according to IRGC-affiliated Sabereen News.

The shooting reportedly took place on Fakouri Boulevard, while gunfire was also heard near the Imam Reza shrine.

One of the Basij members was killed at the scene and another died later in hospital, the reports said. The attackers fled, and security forces are searching for those behind the attack.

(4)Hormuz tanker traffic ‘grinds to a halt’ - Lloyd’s List

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply following the latest escalation between the United States and Iran, Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a maritime data and analytics provider, said Thursday in a post on X.

The firm said traceable vessels transiting through the US-coordinated Omani path had effectively ground to a halt in response to the latest confrontation.

(5)Netanyahu, Trump discuss US moves in Persian Gulf

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump spoke Thursday and agreed to continue coordination between their countries in various sectors, Netanyahu’s office said.

The office said Trump updated Netanyahu on US moves in the Persian Gulf.

Netanyahu raised what his office called the severity of statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his officials against Israel’s existence, as well as the need for security zones along Israel’s borders.

(6)Iran aviation chief says flights continue despite sabotage, security threats

Iran’s aviation chief Abuzar Shiroodi said Thursday that flight operations across the country continued without interruption despite what he called acts of sabotage and security threats.

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(7)Konarak naval site attacked in two waves by warplanes, official confirms

The governor of Konarak in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province said a naval military area in the city was targeted in two waves of airstrikes by fighter jets.

(8)Tehran plays ‘responsible’ role in Hormuz security, Iran tells NATO

Iran’s embassy in Turkey rejected NATO claims about freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program as “baseless, politically motivated and unacceptable,” Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported Thursday.

The embassy said Tehran had played a “responsible” role in preserving maritime security in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, and accused the United States and other “extra-regional actors” of being the main source of insecurity in the region.

It also said Iran’s nuclear program was entirely peaceful.

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Jonathan Turley: This 'comes across as confession by surrogate'

Fox News correspondent Matt Finn and contributor Jonathan Turley discuss the preliminary hearing of Tyler Robinson in the murder of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk.

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Trump REVIVES call for Greenland, vows to remove Syria from terror list

Former U.S. ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison discusses President Donald Trump's performance at the NATO summit, including his acknowledgment of European defense efforts and bilateral meetings.

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(1)Ali Khamenei buried as US signals Iran talks may continue

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The governor of Konarak in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province said a naval military area in the city was targeted in two waves of airstrikes by fighter jets.

A senior official in Iran’s southern Bushehr province said explosions heard in the city on Thursday were caused by air defense fire against US drones, while a military site on the outskirts of Bushehr was also struck by what he called a “US-Israeli” projectile.

A US official, however, told CNN the US was not conducting any airstrikes in Iran.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Thursday the military was “alert and prepared for the resumption of the campaign” in Iran and ready to carry out “blue-and-white” (independent Israeli) strikes there “even for a third time.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned against any further US military “adventurism” on Thursday during a phone call with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, saying Iran's military was ready to respond.

US Central Command said on Wednesday night American forces launched additional strikes against Iran. "The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping."

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US strikes, Hormuz clashes push Iran deal to brink

The fragile memorandum between Tehran and Washington is facing its biggest test yet after two days of US strikes on targets along Iran’s southern coast and Iranian attacks on commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz raised fears of a return to full-scale war.

Iranian officials have threatened severe retaliation, while analysts warn that disputes over sanctions, maritime routes and the future of the agreement could push both sides into another major confrontation.

Mohsen Jalilvand, a professor of international relations, said the continued US military presence in the region and Tehran's insistence on controlling shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have significantly increased the risk of war.

"When both sides continue to stand by their positions, and there are no signs of retreat, it is only natural that the likelihood of a broader confrontation increases," he told the news website Fararu.

(3)Israel told US Iran plotted to kill Trump - WSJ

Israel shared new intelligence with the United States that it said indicated a fresh Iranian plan to kill President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter.

The report said the finding would mark an escalation in the war between Washington and Tehran. The Israeli embassy in Washington declined to comment, whileIran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump said Wednesday in Ankara that he was on “every single one” of Iran’s lists and had so far been “a little bit lucky.”

(4)Regional mediators push to salvage US-Iran deal - Axios

Qatar, Pakistan and other regional mediators are trying to de-escalate tensions between the United States and Iran and revive nuclear negotiations, Axios reported citing two sources from mediating countries and a US official.

The report said Qatari, Pakistani, Turkish, Egyptian and Saudi officials held multiple calls Wednesday with US and Iranian officials to calm the situation and seek another round of technical talks.

One regional source involved in the mediation said efforts were focused on first securing de-escalation and then setting a date for another round of negotiations between technical teams.

A US official told Axios the Trump administration remained “committed to finding a resolution” and that technical-level talks were continuing.

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(5)Mamdani official’s planned meeting with Iran envoy canceled

A top official in New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration planned to meet with Iran’s UN envoy before the meeting was canceled following State Department intervention, City Journal reported.

Ana María Archila, commissioner for international affairs, was scheduled to meet Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, on July 7 at 2 United Nations Plaza, alongside two other senior officials in the mayor’s international affairs office, according to the report.

City Journal reported citing a State Department official that the department had not been informed of the planned meeting and later met with the Mamdani administration to clarify acceptable conduct.

The report said Archila allegedly did not inform Mamdani of the meeting, was reprimanded and directed to cancel it, citing a source familiar with the office.

“This meeting did not and will not take place,” a spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs told City Journal.

(6)US says still committed to Iran resolution - Reuters

Washington remains committed to finding a resolution with Iran and technical talks are continuing, Reuters reported Thursday citing a senior US official.

The remarks came amid renewed escalation between the United States and Iran in recent days.

(7)CENTCOM rejects Iran claim on Hormuz transit routes

US Central Command rejected Iranian state media claims that transit through the Strait of Hormuz is only permitted through routes designated by Iran, saying Tehran does not control the strait.

Centcom said Thursday in a post on X that since early May, US forces had helped facilitate the successful transit of more than 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil through the international trade corridor.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202607049017

Debate Erupts as Every USMNT Player Forced to Share $246,000 After FIFA World Cup Exit

The USMNT's World Cup dreams ended with a disappointing Round of 16 loss to Belgium, and the backlash from the defeat has extended beyond the pitch.American soccer fans have turned their attention to US Soccer's equal-pay agreement after learning that the men's FIFA prize money will be shared with the USWNT.

The USMNT secured $16 million in prize money before the 4-1 loss to the Red Devils at the Seattle Stadium. Under the terms of the historic 2022 collective bargaining agreements ratified between U.S. Soccer and both national teams, the federation keeps 20% of that total, with the remaining $12.8 million split equally between the men's and women's teams.

Each side will receive $6.4 million, and each player gets roughly $246,000, -despite the women's team not competing in a World Cup until 2027. This effectively cuts the men's team's earnings by half.

Reports by ESPN's Jeff Kassouf state that theUSWNT's share will be kept in an interest-bearing account until the final roster for the 2027 tournament is selected.

The specific arrangement from the CBA is a groundbreaking one, signed following a gender discrimination lawsuit. The women's team won four World Cups, whereas the men have not made it past the Round of 16 since 2002. In 2019, members of the USWNT sued US Soccer, and the settlement that followed resulted in the current CBA.The pay-sharing structure is meant to address the gap between FIFA's payout for the two tournaments.

The gap is clear even today. In 2022, the USMNT reached the Round of 16 and received $13 million, whereas the USWNT earned just $1.87 million for reaching the same stage in the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Fans split over USMNT prize money being shared with USWNT

As news of the payout spread online, many fans questioned why the men's World Cup earnings should be shared before the women even begin their tournament.

One fan wrote, "If the women weren't paid properly and they brought in the same viewership and sold the same tickets, then absolutely.If no one watched the women… then why should they get more?"

Another argued that the arrangement hurts the growth of the sport in the US, writing, "And this is one of the reasons soccer doesn't prosper here… others taking something it does not belong to them."

Others used analogies to get their point across. One user posted, "That is like paying the band that plays at my local dive bar the same salary as Pearl Jam when they play MSG."

Some fans questioned the principle behind the CBA itself. One such fan added, "Getting paid for doing nothing is crazy, so this is what they were calling equal pay. Pay regardless of work."

Meanwhile, some took to sarcasm. One of these responses read, "All 39 USWNT fans will be thrilled to hear this."

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/debate-erupts-every-usmnt-player-103049371.html