Turkey

U.S. President Donald Trump said in Ankara that the ceasefire with Iran 'is over' and he no longer wants to deal with Iranian officials, amid a new round of escalation in which the U.S. struck 80 Iranian targets and Iran's IRGC attacked 85 U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate halt to all trade with Spain, including visits, during a NATO summit in Ankara, criticizing Madrid's lack of NATO participation and directing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to sever trade ties. Spain recently declined NATO's 5 percent GDP defense spending target and refused U.S. use of its airspace or territory for operations during the war with Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in Ankara on July 8 that the United States may strike Iran again "hard tonight," citing Tehran's violations of a recently signed peace memorandum and attacks on U.S. ships. He threatened a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, possible seizure of Iran's Kharg Island, and said the U.S. has lost 200 personnel in the latest Middle East conflict.

Türkiye's parliament on Monday approved a legal framework for the disarmament and reintegration of the PKK, with 468 of 562 lawmakers voting in favor after nearly 10 hours of debate in Ankara. The legislation allows lower-ranking PKK members to return from northern Iraq under legal conditions but excludes jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan, senior PKK leaders, and those serving aggravated life sentences.

A Turkish court has ordered X to block accounts linked to Ekrem Imamoglu's candidacy. Imamoglu, a member of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), is widely seen as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main challenger in his 23-year rule.

A gunman has killed 4 people and injured 8 others in a shooting spree in southern Turkey.