Archives for June, 2026

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

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office shortly after the US-Iran deal was announced

US and Iran reach deal to end war, reopen Hormuz

Agence France-Presse

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif greets Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions, before the start of his meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, April 11, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin Pool/Pool via REUTERS

Pakistan PM says US-Iran peace deal signing expected within 24 hours

Reuters

A picture of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a store in a local market in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran says funeral for late Supreme Leader Khamenei to begin July 4, burial set for July 9

Reuters

Mahmoud Adam Jama Galaal, Somaliland's representative to Taiwan, looks on as he speaks to journalists before the opening of the new Somaliland representative office in Taipei, Taiwan June 12, 2026. REUTERS/Tsai Hsin-Han

Somaliland says it has a right to choose its relationships as it opens new Taiwan office

Reuters

Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Iran peace deal looms while new military action flares near Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

Motorists ride past a giant banner depicting Iranian missiles and a sword belonging to Imam Ali, the first Imam of the Shiites, at the Vanak Square in Tehran on June 10, 2026.

Analysis

How Iran is framing deal with US amid competing narratives

Amid growing speculation about details and technicalities of a US-Iran deal, Washington and Tehran are painting different pictures, exposing a gap between public messaging and diplomatic reality.

A correspondent in Tehran

By A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Iran player Saeid Ezzatollahi poses for a photo during an interview with Reuters after 15 Iranian soccer federation members denied visas to travel to the U.S. for the World Cup games, at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Aimee Melo

Soccer-Iran team chief slams FIFA’s 'lack of coordination' on visa issues

Reuters