Day: July 9, 2026

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The United States and Iran exchanged fire for a second consecutive night on Thursday, extending a pattern of hostilities that has all but collapsed their fragile truce and left the Middle East neither at war nor at peace.

Since last month’s cease-fire, periods of uneasy calm have been punctured by attacks on commercial shipping, blamed on Iran, which are followed by retaliatory American and Iranian strikes, more threats, conflicting signals over negotiations, then another uneasy pause. That cycle repeated itself overnight, with little immediate sign that either is prepared to step back.

Fighting escalated on Thursday as Iranian missiles were intercepted over Jordan, which hosts U.S. military forces, according to a Jordanian government spokesman. Hours earlier, Iran had threatened to expand its attacks to other American military facilities in the region.

As oil markets wobbled, mediators scrambled yet again to prevent further escalation. Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, spoke to a number of his regional counterparts along with Iran’s foreign minister and condemned the attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has sought to control.

The U.S. military said it had struck more than 170 targets in Iran over the last 48 hours, a significant uptick in the pace and intensity of attacks compared to previous flare-ups during the cease-fire. The latest attacks were designed to degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial ships in the strait, the military said. Iran said it had responded with drone and missile strikes at American military sites in the Gulf nations of Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, which have been repeatedly targeted in the conflict.

The Iranian authorities said that American strikes overnight had hit a stretch of railway connecting Tehran to the northeastern city of Mashhad, where Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was expected to be buried later on Thursday. The U.S. military did not immediately comment on the claim.

Railway authorities said that buses would carry stranded passengers the rest of the way. The burial on Thursday follows days of funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes at the start of the war. The events have been meticulously stage-managed by Tehran across several cities to project national unity and defiance to Iran’s enemies.

Hours before the latest overnight U.S. strikes on Iran, President Trump dismissed further talks on a long-term peace deal as “a waste of time,” and Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned, “Hit, and you’ll be hit.” But as he flew back to Washington, Mr. Trump said that Iran had called him because they “want to make a deal so badly” — a claim Tehran did not confirm.

Here’s what else to know:

Energy markets: Oil prices remained elevated after the latest round of fighting. Brent crude, the international benchmark, traded at around $78 a barrel on Thursday, down from its peak during the war but above its pre-conflict level of around $72. Read more ›

Funeral delays: The burial of Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s late supreme leader, in the holy city of Mashhad was delayed by several hours on Thursday. The Iranian authorities said that large crowds in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala, where hundreds of thousands had gathered for the funeral procession on Wednesday, had led to the delay.

Reprieve for Syria: The Trump administration notified Congress on Wednesday of plans to rescind the designation of Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. President Trump met with Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Wednesday at the NATO summit said he would lift the designation, which would open up more international trade for the country.

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At the United Nations Security Council on July 9, 2026, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo delivered a stark assessment of the war in Ukraine. She reported that three massive waves of Russian aerial strikes targeted Kyiv and other urban centers within a single week, causing extensive civilian casualties and widespread destruction of residential areas. DiCarlo said the attacks demonstrated a clear pattern of targeting densely populated cities and warned that the civilian toll continues to rise. The briefing also highlighted ongoing Ukrainian drone strikes inside Russia, human rights concerns in occupied territories, and the urgent need for diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation. Stressing that there is no military solution to the conflict, DiCarlo called for an immediate, full, and unconditional ceasefire leading to a just and lasting peace.

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