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  1. US President Donald Trump wearing a yellow tie, white shirt, blue suit and American flag pin. He stands at a microphone and is pointing, his mouth open.

  2. An aerial view of the BBC building at The Forum in Norfolk shows a grey roof and a large glass frontage. In front of the building is a spacious concourse paved with grey slabs, with several cars parked alongside.

  3. A boat is circled in red.

  4. A handout video showing what US Central Command (Centcom) said was a missile launched as part of a new wave of strikes on Iran (12 July 2026)

  5. A man holds a sheet of paper over his face, wearing a black shirt in court

  6. Barbara Plett Usher

  7. Still from Centcom strike footage

  8. Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman

  9. Hamad is seen wearing a white robe as uniformed military guards stand to attention behind him.

  10. Khanna, who is dressed in a blue suit, white shirt and pink tie, raises his hand as he is photographed outdoors with a rural town landscape behind him

  11. Two vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, surrounded by rocky mountains, from Musandam, Oman

  12. A crowd holds their phones up to take pictures at the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a picture of whom appears above a stage.

  13. Thousands of mourners gather on a boulevard in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, ahead of the burial of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (9 July 2026)

  14. On the left, a woman wearing a hijab holding up two images. On the right, Lyse Doucet

  15. Palestinians mourn Mohammed al-Wahidi

  16. A woman with long, dark blonde hair wearing a green blouse looks at the camera

  17. A lady who is crying holding up two pictures. On the right, Lyse Doucet

  18. Mohammed Al-Wahidi has short grey hair. He is wearing a dark suit jacket and a pale pink shirt.

  19. A heavily damaged car is seen in the aftermath of the bombing in Syria. It is left between police tape.

  20. crowds holding poster showing former supreme leader

  21. Damage on a maritime control tower

  22. John Simpson in BBC studio