Archives for June, 2026

Vehicles in traffic on roads, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iranians see little chance of life improving as interim deal halts war with US

Reuters

A man sits at a shop in a market near the Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, in the old city of Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Israel approves settler building plans in Palestinian West Bank city

Reuters

A satellite image of side-by-side ships at sea, off the coast of Sohar, Oman, June 9, 2026. SPOT © CNES 2026, Distribution Airbus DS/Handout via REUTERS

While Trump hails Gulf oil flowing, Iran's fleet also gearing up to boost exports

Reuters

US President Donald Trump said that Iran and the US had 'largely negotiated' a deal that included opening the Strait of Hormuz, but the draft was 'subject to finalization'

What happens when the Strait of Hormuz re-opens?

Agence France-Presse

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Read the full 14-point US-Iran deal

The US will issue waivers for Iranian oil sales upon the deal's signing, and Iran will have access to its frozen funds upon implementation.

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City, August 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo

Famine risk rises in 'hunger hotspots', UN warns

Reuters

A displaced girl stands at the broken window of Jabal Amel hospital where she has taken shelter with her family, overlooking buildings damaged by Israeli strikes, following a deal between the U.S. and Iran, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Lebanon ceasefire lifts veil on scale of destruction and trauma

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (not pictred) on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Trump says he talked to Syrian leader about taking on Hezbollah

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Trump says he had good meeting with India's Modi, working on trade deals

Reuters

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji meets with Fahd bin Abdulrahman bin Hathloul Al-Dosari, the new Saudi ambassador to Lebanon, in Beirut on June 17, 2026.

Who is Fahd Al-Dosari, Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to Lebanon?

Ambassador Fahd bin Abdulrahman bin Hathloul Al-Dosari, a seasoned diplomat, arrives in Beirut as Saudi Arabia seeks to strengthen its ties with Lebanon.

FILE PHOTO: Israel's President Isaac Herzog and Somaliland's President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi hold up glasses of beverage before giving statements to the press at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

Somaliland receiving Israeli military training but not in talks for base, minister says

Reuters

People display a Hezbollah flag from inside a car driving past rubble of destroyed buildings in Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, Tyre district, southern Lebanon, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

After war losses, Hezbollah seen gaining from Iran-US deal

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Dr Alice Jill Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, visits Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of the Israeli communities ravaged during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel, December 18, 2024. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo

UN experts gravely concerned for Britons on hunger strike in Iranian jail

Reuters

US President Donald Trump arrives to attend a musical interlude before a gala dinner as part of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 16, 2026.

Trump says deal 'not final,' warns Iran to 'behave' or face renewed strikes

President Donald Trump threatened to "go back to shooting" if he doesn't like the deal.

Trump threatened renewed military action

Trump threatens 'dropping bombs' if Iran doesn't 'behave'

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to attend a musical interlude before a gala dinner as part of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump says Iran memorandum of understanding is not final

Reuters