The office of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina issued an official statement Sunday announcing that Graham died unexpectedly on the evening of Saturday, July 11, following "a brief and sudden illness.".

US officials say senior commanders in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will be the primary targets of a renewed economic campaign if Tehran continues to violate understandings reached with Washington. The US Navy is also preparing to once again shut down the Strait of Hormuz to Iranian shipping if necessary.

As Tehran seeks to tighten its grip on shipping routes through the strategic Strait of Hormuz while the US aims to keep oil flowing and fuel prices low, exchanges of military strikes between the two sides have continued. However, current assessments suggest they do not signal a return to full-scale war.

The Wall Street Journal cited US administration officials as saying they were concerned Israel was trying to influence the president’s decisions through intelligence and draw the US back into war. The report also said a lack of defensive systems led Trump to avoid the aircraft provided by Qatar on his return from Turkey.

A map published by the mayor’s office highlighted immigrant neighborhoods across New York City while omitting Little Italy in favor of numerous communities associated with immigrants from Africa and the Middle East. The mayor ordered the neighborhood restored to the map and said it had been created by the previous administration.