Day 117 of the WarWednesday, June 24, 2026
Day 117 — The UN Evacuation Convoy Starts Moving Ships Through Hormuz; Trump Insists 'No Tolls' and Frees Some of Iran's Assets; Iran-Oman Form a Hormuz Working Group; IRGC Loses Its Handala Cyber Commander; Iran's Men Still in Lebanon's Tunnels
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IRGC Cyber Loss — Handala Group Commander Eliminated
- A Telegram channel linked to the IRGC Intelligence Organization confirms Yahya Hosseini Panjaki, commander of the Iranian Handala hacking group, was eliminated during the recent war, sharing a photo and acknowledging his leadership role.source
Ships Move Again — the UN Evacuation Convoy Enters Hormuz
Gulf & Naval- The UN spokesperson tells Reuters that the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz under the UN Shipping Agency's evacuation plan has begun; tracking data shows at least two bulk carriers and one cargo ship have already transited the strait.source
- Iran and Oman issue a joint statement forming a working group to reach agreement on the future administration of navigation in Hormuz — including the services provided and the associated costs — keeping the question of who controls the strait unresolved.source
Trump — 'No Tolls, No Insurance Fees'; U.S. to Tap Iran's Frozen Assets
- Trump posts on Truth Social that Iran has told the U.S. there are 'NO TOLLS, NO INSURANCE COSTS, & NO OTHER CHARGES OF ANY KIND' being sought for ships transiting Hormuz, contrary to what he calls fake-news reporting.source
- In the same message Trump announces the U.S. will release a portion of Iran's frozen assets to purchase fuel and supplies — an early, concrete gesture under the memorandum even as its terms stay contested.source
- Tehran MP Abdolhossein Ruh-ol-Amini tells the Young Journalists Club the agreement text between the Islamic Republic and the U.S. has gone back and forth 25 times between Mojtaba Khamenei and the negotiating team — a rare admission of Mojtaba's central role.source
Lebanon Front — IRGC in the Tunnels, Hezbollah Declares the 'Project Broken'
Global- Iran International's correspondent reports from Nabatieh that Lebanese media place IRGC members at Ali al-Taher Hill, where Israel said Hezbollah fighters were trapped in tunnels — a sign Iran's men remain embedded in the south under the ceasefire.source
- Hezbollah's Secretary-General declares the group is 'in the phase of breaking the Israeli project,' claiming the plan to end Hezbollah militarily, politically and culturally has failed, and that Iran refused any ceasefire unless the Lebanon war ended too.source
Aftershocks — Jihad Rhetoric in Dearborn, a Memorial in Ontario, Airspace Still Closed
- In Dearborn, Shiite scholar Usama Abdulghani calls on Muslims to 'dream of engaging in jihad' and raise their children with that ideal, after which the crowd recites the Fatiha prayer for Khamenei and Nasrallah.source
- The City Council of Vaughan, Ontario approves a resolution to install a permanent plaque honoring those killed in the Islamic Republic's crackdowns, while the EU Aviation Safety Agency keeps urging airlines to avoid Iranian, Iraqi and Lebanese airspace.source