Iran Update Special Report, July 2, 2026

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[2] https://t.me/farsna/445983

[3] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-insists-right-control-shipping-strait-hormuz-after-ship-hit-near-oman-2026-06-26/ ;

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-attacks-cargo-ship-testing-trumps-deal-to-reopen-strait-d3cf454c ;

https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-june-27-2026/ ; https://twitter.com/UK_MTO/status/2070160682264269241

[4] https://x.com/Gharibabadi/status/2072490568937001427?s=20

[5] https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/joint-statement-following-the-ministerial-meeting-of-the-united-states-and-the-gulf-cooperation-council-gcc

[6] https://t.me/farsna/445983 ; https://twitter.com/Gharibabadi/status/2072490568937001427?s=20

[7] https://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/pressbriefings/pages/imo-accounces-evacuation-plan-in-strait-of-hormuz.aspx ;

https://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/pressbriefings/pages/statement-on-the-attack-in-strait-of-hormuz-evacuation-plan-pause.aspx

[8] https://t.me/Nournews_ir/369055?single

[9] GRAPHIC: https://t.me/Tasnimnews/427243

[10] https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/irans-revolutionary-guards-say-they-killed-kurdish-militants-northwest-iran-2026-07-02/ ;

GRAPHIC https://t.me/Tasnimnews/427243 ;
https://farsnews dot ir/Qaysar/1782993630596530224/Separatist-Terrorist-Group-Dismantled-in-Northwestern-Iran

[11] https://x.com/bbcpersian/status/2072072580446433365?s=20 ;

https://t.me/Nournews_ir/368591

[12] https://t.me/irna_1313/423039

[13] https://t.me/defapress_ir/61408

[14] https://farsnews dot ir/Fatemeh_nazemi/1782997844762747581

[15] https://farsnews dot ir/Fatemeh_nazemi/1782997844762747581;

https://www.irna dot ir/news/86194414

[16] https://www.irna dot ir/news/86194414

[17] https://www.tabnak dot ir/fa/news/1381981

[18] https://www.irna dot ir/news/86194414 ; https://t.me/farsna/446036

[19] https://www dot mako.co.il/news-military/2026_q3/Article-ee104048a922f91026.htm

[20] https://www dot mako.co.il/news-military/2026_q3/Article-ee104048a922f91026.htm

[21] https://www dot mako.co.il/news-military/2026_q3/Article-ee104048a922f91026.htm

[22] https://www.mako dot co.il/news-military/2026_q2/Article-fc8212cd843dd91026.htm

[23] https://www.i24news dot tv/en/news/israel/defense/artc-hezbollah-launches-largest-drone-swarm-attack-on-israel-s-northern-border; https://t.me/mmirleb/16608 ; https://t.me/mmirleb/16536 ; https://www.kan dot org.il/content/kan-news/defense/1045237/

[24] https://x.com/idfonline/status/2072690069576483052 ; https://t.me/BenTzionM/7884

[25] https://x.com/CaptainElla1/status/2070529500639531054 ; https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world/middleeast/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-fighters-tunnels.html

[26] https://x.com/manniefabian/status/2072690501262733691

[27] https://t.me/sameralhajali/8360 ; https://t.me/sameralhajali/8362

[28] https://x.com/idfonline/status/2072654847120232662

[29] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/world/middleeast/iraq-us-dollar-transfers-resumes.html

[30] https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-june-16-2026-2/ ; https://www.alaraby.co dot uk/economy/خاص-وصول-دفعتين-من-الدولار-نقداً-إلى-بغداد-تزامنا-مع-زيارة-توم-براك

[31] https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-blocks-iraqs-dollar-shipments-to-squeeze-its-iran-backed-militias-3270d5af ; https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-april-22-2026/ ; https://www.alaraby.co dot uk/economy/خاص-وصول-دفعتين-من-الدولار-نقداً-إلى-بغداد-تزامنا-مع-زيارة-توم-براك

[32] https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/122652/1/MEC_a_fistful_of_dinars_paper_85.pdf

[33] https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-june-29-2026/ ; https://shafaq dot com/ar/سیاسة/حصري-حملة-مكافحة-الفساد-تستهدف-كثر-من-200-شخصية-خلال-72-ساعة-وتستمر-ستة-شهر ; https://almadapaper dot net/441193/ ; https://ina dot iq/ar/political/266920-47.html

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[35] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/world/middleeast/iraq-us-dollar-transfers-resumes.html

[36] https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-april-22-2026/ ; https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/middleeast/us-iraq-security-cooperation.html