Live Updates: Iran reportedly attacks ships in Hormuz as Hamas begins transfer of Gaza administrative power

Iranian Foreign Ministry calls for Germany to pay for strait rhetoric • Defense Minister threatens Iranian regime during Khamenei's funeral • Hamas begins dissolving its Gaza government

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A woman reacts while holding a portrait of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as they gather and wait for his funeral procession at Ferdowsi Square in Tehran July 6, 2026.
A woman reacts while holding a portrait of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as they gather and wait for his funeral procession at Ferdowsi Square in Tehran July 6, 2026.
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Dissolvement of Gaza gov't done to 'prevent Israel from making excuses,' Hamas says

ByAMIT AVITAN, ARIELLA ROITMAN
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Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed)
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Iran fires on commercial ships traveling through Strait of Hormuz, US official says - report

ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 16, 2026.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 16, 2026.
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Germany must pay for Strait of Hormuz rhetoric, Iran FM says

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF