Archives for June, 2026

Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to talk about Iran, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS

Pakistan PM says US and Iran reach peace deal after talks

Reuters

The Lion and Sun flag has already been seen in Los Angeles this year, and protesters say they will be displaying it again at Iran's World Cup opener against New Zealand

Iranian-Americans vow to protest World Cup game in Los Angeles

Agence France-Presse

Iran

US and Iran reach deal, signing expected Friday

President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would reopen upon the deal’s signing on Friday.

Khodadad Azizi celebrating with fans after Iran qualified for the 1998 World Cup

Iranian football legend Azizi puts peace above politics amid World Cup tensions

Agence France-Presse

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the Security Council's permanent members via a video link in Moscow, Russia, January 21, 2026. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS

Trump tells Putin in phone call that ending Ukraine conflict is vital and he can help, Kremlin adviser says

Reuters

A Lebanese army officer stands as police officers and emergency personnel work at the site of an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, June 14, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Israel attacks Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs

Reuters

Three dead as Israel says strikes Hezbollah in Beirut's southern suburbs

Agence France-Presse

Iran national soccer player Saeid Ezzatollahi attends an interview with Reuters at the team's hotel in Tijuana, where a small Iranian community reflects broader political divisions within the diaspora ahead of the team’s World Cup campaign, in Tijuana, Mexico, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Aimee Melo

In Tijuana, Iran's tiny diaspora agrees on little — except Team Melli

Reuters

A man walks next to a symbolic mock-up of an Iranian missile, on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits and asset release

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a banner with a picture of the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran June 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

US, Iran inch closer to deal, timing remains unclear

Reuters

Soccer Football - International Friendly - England v New Zealand - Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida, U.S. - June 6, 2026 New Zealand's Tim Payne and teammates line up during the national anthems before the match IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Nathan Ray Seebeck

Soccer-Iran face New Zealand in politically charged Los Angeles opener

Reuters

An AFP photojournalist near Nabatieh saw smoke rising from Kfar Tebnit, which was not included in the evacuation warnings

Lebanon reports strikes on south, east as Israel issues broad evacuation warnings

Agence France-Presse

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media in the briefing room of 9 Downing Street in central London, Britain, after U.S. president Donald Trump's threats to ramp up tariffs until a deal is reached for the U.S. to buy Greenland. Picture date: Monday January 19, 2026. Jordan Pettitt/Pool via REUTERS

UK's Starmer, Trump discuss efforts to end Iran conflict

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Heuer

Trump says Iran deal to be signed on Sunday

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Trump to meet with Middle East leaders, attend Ukraine session at G7, US officials say

Reuters

A banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei and the late senior Iranian military commander, General Qassem Soleimani, on a building in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran says signing of Islamabad memorandum will not take place on Sunday

Reuters