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Middle East regional news.
RegionalCrowds at Qom’s Jamkaran Mosque, a major Shia pilgrimage site tied to the awaited 12th Imam, are reportedly gathering in anticipation of Supreme Leader Khamenei’s body arriving shortly.
RegionalA post by Open Source Intel raising concern that Iran-backed proxies in Iraq now have cruise missiles was met with a reply noting such weapons have been present for years, including in Basrah.
RegionalFrench President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Damascus, Syria.
RegionalSh1n retweets a Reuters news alert that the death toll from the Venezuela earthquakes has climbed to 3,342.
RegionalRebel forces in Mali shot down a Russian Africa Corps (Wagner) Mi-24 attack helicopter during an ambush on a Russian convoy departing Gao.
RegionalUnidentified anti-aircraft activity was observed in Parand, Tehran Province, Iran, with the reason currently unclear.
RegionalAn unidentified airstrike has been reported in the Bardi border area of Kirkuk Province, Iraq.
RegionalPro-regime mourners at Tehran's Grand Mosalla chanted slogans identifying with the Sijjil missile and declaring themselves enemies of Israel.
RegionalShin observes that the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain had no official representation at Supreme Leader Khamenei’s funeral, while quoting a fact-check that a circulating video actually shows the UAE delegation at Raisi’s 2024 mourning ceremony.
RegionalThe eastern gate of Tehran’s Grand Mosalla has been opened with the funeral prayer for Supreme Leader Khamenei scheduled for 0230Z, while jet activity consistent with combat air patrol has been spotted over Tehran.
RegionalA social media post juxtaposes past insults exchanged by Khamenei and MBS with news of a Saudi delegation in Tehran mourning the former Iranian Supreme Leader.
RegionalUnconfirmed reports indicate unidentified warplanes conducted airstrikes targeting Houthi military positions across northern Yemen governorates on July 3, 2026, with no group claiming responsibility.
RegionalIraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (ICTS) arrested four individuals linked to Kataib Hezbollah in Baghdad.
RegionalFalih al-Fayyad reports that 110 IRGC-backed PMU positions in Iraq were targeted, resulting in 100 elements eliminated, likely over the past months during the war.
RegionalResidents of Kyiv take shelter in packed underground metro stations amid a major Russian air attack.
RegionalA UAV strike targeted Kurdish positions in Erbil province of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
RegionalIranian negotiator Kazem Gharibabadi says Iran, Qatar, and Pakistan held two meetings today in Islamabad, agreeing to form an urgent monitoring channel by July 2, 2026, and discussing spending part of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds held in Qatar on approved goods.
RegionalThe Kuwait Army General Staff announced that EOD teams will dispose of shrapnel and explosives in the New Bayan area on Thursday, July 2, with possible explosion sounds between 4:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
RegionalQatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Witkoff and Kushner presence in Doha, #Qatar 🇶🇦
Regional#USAF 🇺🇸 Clipper with American negotiation team (Kushner and Witkoff on board) landed in Qatar C/S SAM034 | AE115D | 01-0015 No direct meetings with Iranian will be held as per…
RegionalAn Iraqi anti-corruption judge announced the seizure of $11 million and IQD 4 billion from detained Undersecretary for Oil Distribution Affairs Ali Maaraj Swaidej Al-Bahadli, along with real estate properties.
RegionalReports indicate another wave of arrest raids in the Adhamiya district of northern Baghdad, Iraq.
RegionalImages reveal the luxurious residence of Iran-backed Iraqi figure Aliya Nassif in Baghdad, along with her son’s horse farm where horses are valued at $1 million each.
RegionalAshwaq Jabouri has been taken into custody in Iraq.