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  1. Iran deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi looks directly at the camera with a neutral expression. He is wearing a black suit and grey shirt with no tie. He is wearing rounded glasses and has short grey hair

  2. A young boy and adult man walk alongside a large trailer filled with belongings in Gaza City. A horse is pulling the large trailer

  3. A satellite view of Fordow nuclear facility on June 27

  4. Three women linking arms with expressions of despair, with woman in the centre crying. Woman on left of image is wearing a black abaya with a black hijab, woman in centre, the same with a white printed hijab and the woman on the right is wearing a burgundy abaya with a black hijab and white bandana underneath it.

  5. Hanya, who is wearing a black headscarf, looks out at a street filled with destroyed buildings from her balcony

  6. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a site in Israel hit by Iranian missiles

  7. The image depicts a solemn funeral ceremony in Iran. Several red coffins, each draped with the national flag of Iran, are prominently displayed. The flag’s green, white, and red tricolor with Persian script is visible, emphasizing the national significance of the event. One of the coffins bears a portrait of a man in military uniform—likely honouring someone viewed as a martyr or key figure. Mourners are gathered closely, some reaching out to touch the coffins, while others hold green sprigs

  8. Lyse Doucet in a blue shirt and headscarf, next to a crowd of people and a large flag

  9. A Palestinian man carries a white aid sack from the GHF over his right shoulder in Khan Younis on May 29, 2025. He has curly hair, a moustache and a very light beard.

  10. Travellers, carrying rucksacks, point at a flight information board in the departure lounge of an Israeli airport

  11. Satellite image reveal multiple buildings damaged or destroyed at the Isfahan nuclear technology center. An aerial shot of a complex of buildings can be seen in the photograph.

  12. Image compilation of injured Palestinian being carried with Verify logo and branding underlaid

  13. A man with a mask over his nose and mouth and gloves on his hands sits on the pavement holding a broom while he takes a break from clearing debris, while behind him stands a blown-out green taxi with shattered windows and dents in its side, and other vehicles behind it lining the street. Taken in Tehran on Thursday.

  14. A young man skateboards along an open road lined by long grass and trees. The skateboard is not visible but he has his arms outstretched to balance himself

  15. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi

  16. The BBC's Lyse Doucet standing inside a ruined building in Tehran, Iran

  17. A silhouette of a man holding a machine gun

  18. Khamenei addresses the camera, sitting in front of a brown curtain

  19. An enormous mural depicting members of the military on the corner of a building in Tehran. Below it, cars drive by on the street.

  20. Four men kneel or crouch, one crying, around white body bags on the ground

  21. Pete Hegseth with a serious expression wearing a blue suit during a press conference

  22. Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinian men who were killed during an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank (25 June 2025)

  23. Pro-Palestinian protesters

  24. Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu together outside the White House