attacks
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Last week, Iran resumed its attacks on shipping after Oman organized its alternative transit route without seeking Tehran’s permission, triggering another wave of U.S. counterstrikes before both sides agreed to stop fighting and restart talks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
The two other attacks targeted the homes of Zisis Ioakeimovits, chairman of New Democracy's Thessaloniki administrative committee, and former New Democracy MP Savvas Anastasiadis.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli attacks in late February, is due to be buried on July 9 in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
This year, the tempo of Ukrainian attacks outpaced Russia’s ability to maintain its refineries, a task already constrained by international sanctions that ban the import of needed equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
I said that I imagined the Cubans liked his published attacks on American policy in Latin America, his admiration of Cuban public health and medicine, and his efforts to create connections between Cuba and Harvard.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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