Archives for June, 2026

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

Reuters

Factbox-Main provisions of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by Trump

Reuters

Israeli, Palestinian civil society groups meet in France as two-state hopes dim

Reuters

Exclusive-UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources say

Reuters

Israeli, Palestinian groups urge G7 support for two-state solution

Agence France-Presse

Analysis

Erdogan-Netanyahu war of words signals deeper rivalry for regional influence

The latest Erdogan-Netanyahu clash underscored how Turkey-Israel tensions have grown beyond the Palestinian issue and into a wider regional rivalry spanning Syria, Lebanon, Iran and the eastern Mediterranean.

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Factbox-Since March, Trump has repeatedly said the Iran war will end soon

Reuters

Iran deal very close, signing possible in coming days, US official says

Reuters

'It's not over yet': Tel Aviv celebrates Pride but war in back of mind

Agence France-Presse

Pakistan PM Sharif says in X post that final text of US-Iran peace deal agreed, working on next steps

Reuters

Interview

Franco-Gulf investment holds firm despite Iran war, French official says

French investors are reallocating capital toward strategic sectors such as artificial intelligence and technology rather than pulling out of the region altogether.

Axel Baroux

France’s trade and investment commissioner for the UAE and Middle East

Trump blasts Iran version of deal

Agence France-Presse

Feature

Turkey’s World Cup return clouded by politics, dawn kickoffs

Turkey finally has the World Cup moment it waited 24 years for, but much of the country will either be asleep for it or arguing over efforts to claim it.

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

US deports Iranian pro-democracy activist to Central African Republic, lawyer says

Reuters

US deportation flight carrying Iranians lands in C.African Republic

Agence France-Presse

Iran deal ‘very close’ but not at finish line, senior US official says

The announcement comes after a week of tit-for-tat strikes between the two sides.

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights