Archives for June, 2026

Palestinians are rushing to gather in their crops against a backdrop of violence from Israeli settlers

Facing settler violence, Palestinian farmers race to harvest

Agence France-Presse

With international tourists shunning Dubai's luxury resorts during the US-Iran conflict, the industry is offering cut-price deals to locals for short getaways

Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee

Agence France-Presse

With key Gulf oil producers shut out of the global market, pledges to raise output in a bid to ease spiralling prices are unlikely to sway traders

As OPEC+ meets, Iran war hobbles power to shape oil market

Agence France-Presse

People ride past a billboard depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran June 6, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies' reconstruction, source says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and a woman hold a map that shows the long-frozen E1 settlement scheme, that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, on the day of a press conference near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

France, allies eye national measures to pressure Israel over West Bank, diplomats say

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - Inter-Confederation Playoffs - Final - Iraq v Bolivia - Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico - March 31, 2026 Iraq's Aymen Hussein celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

Soccer-Iraq World Cup striker Hussein questioned for hours at Chicago airport, source says

Reuters

A Palestinian man inspects the site of an Israeli strike on a house whose residents were warned to evacuate before the attack, in Zawayda, central Gaza Strip June 5, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Israeli strike in Gaza kills seven people, including two women, medics say

Reuters

Father and brother of Sam Abu Haykal, a 7-month-old Palestinian child who was killed by Israeli soldiers, carry his body during his funeral in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

Seven-month-old Palestinian killed by Israeli military laid to rest

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: People walk past campaign banners with portraits of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of the Civil Contract party, ahead of the June 7 parliamentary election, in Yerevan, Armenia June 3, 2026. Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS/File Photo

Armenia arrests six candidates for pro-Russian opposition day before vote

Reuters

Smoke rises from an Israeli bombardment near the village of Kfar Tibnit in southern Lebanon

Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers

Agence France-Presse

The plane that carried the Iran team to Mexico avoided US airspace, tracking sites showed

Iran's World Cup team blast US visa row on arrival in Mexico

Agence France-Presse

Shipping in the Gulf is at effective standstill as Iran and the United States continue to trade fire despite ongoing negotiations to secure peace in the Middle East war

US says shot down Iran drones in fresh escalation

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, U.S., June, 5, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

US attacks Iranian coastal sites after Iran launches drones in latest flare-up

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, U.S., June, 5, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump, campaigning for Republicans in Wisconsin, vows quick end to Iran war

Reuters

A bullet hole in the front window of a car of Palestinian father Fahed Abu Haykal after his seven-month-old baby was killed by Israeli forces, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 5, 2026. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

Palestinian baby killed by Israeli gunfire in occupied West Bank, health ministry says

Reuters

A monument depicting former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah stands in the town of Harouf, in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, on May 14, 2026.

Analysis

Why Iran is making Hezbollah a red line in postwar diplomacy

Recent statements from Iran's military and diplomatic leadership suggest Tehran is determined to prove that war has weakened neither its regional alliances nor its leverage.

A correspondent in Tehran

By A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics