Archives for June, 2026

US Supreme Court overturns ex-Twitter employee's obstruction conviction in Saudi spy case

Reuters

Lebanon's Christians flee Tyre, fearing Israel's campaign will prevent return

Reuters

World Bank lowers global growth forecast on Iran war impacts

Agence France-Presse

Culture

World Cup opens amid visa disputes for Iran, Iraq and Somalia

Iran says a number of team staff were denied entry into the US, with Trump administration officials touting efforts to prevent affiliates of designated terrorist groups from entering.

Iran

Trump announces 'great' Iran deal, signing expected in Europe

Agence France-Presse

Trump tells Fox News he'd like to take Iran's Kharg Island

Reuters

Trump vows continued ‘very hard’ strikes on Iran as negotiators leave Qatar

The US president's latest threats came just hours after Qatari mediators wrapped up talks early Thursday morning in pursuit of a final draft agreement to end the war.

Iran

Explainer

US strategic oil stockpile nears four-decade low as Iran war drags on

The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to 349.2 million barrels amid the global energy shock caused by the war in Iran.

United States

Analysis-Iran fights to keep Lebanon as leverage in high-stakes US deal

Reuters

India demands end to US attacks on ships after three sailors killed

Reuters

Trump says US will hit Iran 'very hard tonight'

Reuters

Saudi Arabia lifts 5-year ban on Lebanon imports: What to know

Saudi Arabia had been a main donor for Lebanon before ties strained during Hezbollah’s rising influence in the country.

Lebanon

Iran's World Cup team finds supporters in Mexico

Agence France-Presse

Exclusive-Kash Patel on the FBI's defining test: securing the World Cup

Reuters

Israel to allocate $338 million for West Bank settlement expansion, rights group says

Reuters

Analysis

Squeezed by Trump and Iran war, how vulnerable is Netanyahu in polls?

The Israeli prime minister faces growing problems over Oct. 7, his alliance with the ultra-Orthodox parties, and Donald Trump questioning his political future.

By Mazal Mualem

In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics