Month: June 2026

Mediators have established communications channels to de-escalate any incidents, and technical talks are set to continue, the source, with knowledge of the discussions, added. IRAN’S DELEGATION including Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi (C) and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf (2ndR) arrive for a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex.(photo credit: URS FLUEELER / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) ByREUTERSJUNE 29, 2026 13:50 Iranian and US technical teams working on the implementation of an interim peace deal are expected to meet in Doha in the …

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Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri rejects the trilateral framework agreement with Israel and the US, calling it an unenforceable document of “dictates.” Elad Benari Published: Jun 29, 2026, 3:22 AM (GMT+3) Nabih BerriAmr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, on Sunday firmly rejected the trilateral framework agreement between Lebanon, Israel and the United States. The Makor Rishon Hebrew newspaper this weekend described Berri as “one of the wealthiest people in Lebanon” and the man “who is as powerful as the president and prime minister and has functioned for years as Hezbollah’s political face and ‘flak jacket’ vis …

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US official says sides to stand down ‘for now’ after Tehran skips technical talks scheduled for Sunday; Iran’s FM threatens to ‘increase tensions’ if ships don’t traverse route it controls By Agencies and ToI StaffToday, 3:08 amUpdated at 5:48 am This aerial photograph shows boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026. (AFP) Iran and the United States have agreed to halt attacks, a US official said Sunday, and will reportedly meet again on Tuesday in Doha to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. The Axios news site, citing US officials and a source with knowledge …

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IDF destroys a Hezbollah underground infrastructure spanning over 200 meters in length and reaching a depth of more than 25 meters in the Majdal Zoun area. Uzi Baruch Published: Jun 28, 2026, 11:07 PM (GMT+3) Updated: 6/29/2026, 12:08:17 AM 0:00 / 0:07 1x תיעוד: השמדת מנהרת הענק של חיזבאללה בלבנוןצילום: דובר צה”ל As part of Operation Closing Verse, the IDF on Sunday evening destroyed an underground terror infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the vicinity of the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun. The tunnel network, spanning over 200 meters in length and reaching a depth of more than 25 …

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The condemnation comes after Bahrain’s Interior Ministry announced on X/Twitter that air raid sirens sounded across Bahrain for the second time in as many hours. Damaged residential building in Bahrain following Iranian strike, June 28, 2026.(photo credit: Screenshot/X/@moi_bahrain)ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAMJUNE 28, 2026 07:58Updated: JUNE 28, 2026 11:07 The renewed Iranian attack marks a “dangerous escalation” that is part of a continued, targeted attack against Bahrain’s sovereignty, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday morning. “Tehran’s actions are neither incidental nor isolated, but rather a deliberate policy and systematic pattern of repeated aggression against the Kingdom’s sovereignty and the security of its citizens …

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Follow us on Google n F-35 lights its afterburner as it does a flyover during a rally to kick off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.(photo credit: Al Drago/Getty Images)ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, JONAH DAVIDOVJUNE 28, 2026 00:50Updated: JUNE 28, 2026 10:06 The US military said it struck Iran again on Saturday, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the worst escalation since the two sides signed an interim peace deal two weeks ago. “The enemy is using tricks, and we do not trust it,” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps …

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Oman trapped between Iranian, US, demands over Strait of Hormuz, New York Times reports. Israel National News Published: Jun 26, 2026, 10:22 AM (GMT+3)   Oil tanker in Strait of HormuziStock An Iranian source has told The New York Times that Tehran is fuming at Oman, after Oman allowed naval vessels to move transverse an alternate route through […]

The Israeli Embassy in the United States confirmed the extension of the talks, which entered their fourth day. The negotiating teams will return to the table at the US State Department in the morning IDF troops operate in the Wadi Saluki area of southern Lebanon.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)ByIDAN KWELLERJUNE 26, 2026 08:38 The negotiations between […]

WSJ says Iran’s retaliatory strikes did greater damage to the Middle East’s only US Navy base, in Bahrain, than the Pentagon has acknowledged By ToI StaffToday, 11:11 am An undated handout photo provided by the US Navy shows the front walk-in entrance of the US Naval Support Activity in Bahrain near Manama. (US Naval Support Activity […]

Iran’s FM says ‘major progress’ made to end Lebanon war as Qatar, Pakistan announce creation of ‘de-confliction cell’; Netanyahu: War created conditions for regime’s fall By Jacob Magid, FollowNava Freiberg, FollowAgencies and ToI Staff Today, 4:21 am Updated at 7:05 am Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, third from right, and Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, second from right, with the delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Urs Flueeler, Pool Photo via AP) Iran and the United States agreed on a roadmap toward reaching a final deal to end the war within …

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Officials say the oil export waivers are the only major benefit Iran receives before a final agreement is reached  By Morgan Phillips Fox News Published June 17, 2026 1:20pm EDT Trump vows Iran will never have nuclear weapon under his watch President Donald Trump says that no president has been tougher on Iran than him, stating Iran will never possess a nuclear weapon. The Trump administration on Tuesday publicly outlined the contents of its new memorandum of understanding with Iran, revealing plans for immediate waivers on Iranian oil exports, a framework for at least $300 billion in reconstruction and economic development, and a 60-day …

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Vice President JD Vance praises the new deal with Iran, stating it immediately reopens the Strait of Hormuz and prevents Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon. Israel National News   Jun 16, 2026, 6:13 AM (GMT+3) https://x.com/JDVance/status/2066664516373315784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2066664516373315784%7Ctwgr%5Ef7caf7ddda7b80ed59c531c3f4b991e7fe27d03b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.israelnationalnews.com%2Fnews%2F428692 US Vice President JD Vance published a video to social media in which he discussed the deal that was reached between the US and Iran. “Number one, what this deal means is that the Straits of Hormuz are open immediately. You’re already seeing oil and gas prices come down just over the past 24 hours,” Vance began. “Number two,” he continued, “it ensures …

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A US official reveals that the IRGC has launched multiple attack drones toward commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz every night since Sunday’s signed memorandum. Elad Benari   Jun 17, 2026, 4:55 AM (GMT+3) Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)Reuters/West Asia News Agency A US official told NBC News on Tuesday that Iran has fired multiple drones toward commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Iran agreed to a memorandum of understanding Sunday. The official noted that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is launching the drones and that the US military has been shooting them …

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June 17, 2026 Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa gestures while speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has reportedly rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal that Syria take the lead in confronting Hezbollah, fearing such a move would be seen across the Arab world as defending Israel and would damage his regional standing. Trump recently praised al-Sharaa, claiming he “does not like Hezbollah” and suggesting Syria would do “a better job” than Israel at dealing with the …

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