A U.S. special operations team boarded a ship in the Indian Ocean last month and seized military-related articles headed to Iran from China, U.S. officials said, an operation at sea aimed at blocking Tehran from rebuilding its military arsenal.

Iran has introduced a new pricing tier for its subsidized gasoline, marking the first price adjustment since 2019.

Trump insisted that Iran could have prevented the June strikes by accepting a nuclear agreement sooner, saying,: “Forget about the nuclear. The nuclear is gone. But look at the damage they've suffered, the death that they've suffered. They could have had a deal where nobody would have died.”

Gunmen have killed three members of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan

Iran has brought in fresh petrol price increases, as US sanctions force the oil-rich country to import refined fuel. Tehran is reducing fuel subsidies to save money, as its economy is under strain and it faces a widening energy crisis despite possessing the world’s third-largest oil and second-largest natural gas reserves.

Local organizers had planned to include the June 26 game with Seattle's Pride celebrations. Then, FIFA announced the match would include Egypt and Iran, two countries where gay rights are nil.