South Africa’s foreign affairs ministry drew sharp criticism after posting photos Tuesday of Deputy Foreign Minister Anna Thandi Moraka signing a condolence book at the Iranian embassy in Pretoria. The images showed Moraka standing beside a large portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader.
A cyber group connected to Iran threatened to release emails it claims stem from Trump officials and associates. The report has been dismissed as a "smear campaign" in light of recent U.S. and Iranian tensions.
President Trump declared he has dropped all work on any deal with Iran, firmly rejecting Sen. Chris Coons’s claim that his administration offered “tens of billions of dollars of incentives and reduced sanctions.”
The White House will host the B‑2 bomber pilots responsible for the recent strikes on Iranian nuclear sites during the July 4 Independence Day celebration.
Iran’s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, issued a powerful religious decree (fatwa) on June 29, 2025, labeling President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “warlords”.
New Maxar satellite images confirm ongoing repair work at Iran’s Fordow underground nuclear complex, days after U.S. and Israeli bunker-buster strikes.
