Vast majority of Israelis believe Iran has won war, poll finds
A vast majority of Israelis believe Iran has won its war with the US and Israel, according to a new poll.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Only US could impose Hormuz tolls – Trump
No tolls would be charged for transit through the Strait of Hormuz during or after the 60-day ceasefire period agreed by Washington and Tehran, unless they are levied by the United States itself, US President Donald Trump has stated.
· RT
Gush Etzion, Efrat, to be easily accessible to Jerusalem by light rail under new proposal
Transportation Minister Miri Regev announced that her ministry would advance plans for a light rail line connecting Gush Etzion to Jerusalem, in what local leaders described as a historic step for residents south of the capital.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
‘Kind, principled’: Palestinian journalists remember slain Gaza journalist
Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah was killed on Saturday in Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp weeks after his brother Mohammed Wishah, who also worked for the Doha-based Network, was killed in a deliberate Israeli shelling on his car.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Famed Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil dies of injuries sustained from Israeli strike
Mona Khalil, a famed Lebanese turtle conservationist, died of injuries received after an airstrike hit her home in Mansouri, southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese wildlife conservation group Green Southerners.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
FoZ founder says he intends to speak with Trump over Somaliland recognition at award ceremony
Friends of Zion (FoZ) founder Dr. Mike Evans said that he intends to speak with US President Donald Trump regarding the importance of the United States recognizing Somaliland during a special award ceremony held at the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem on Thursday.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Two Israelis die in Malibu car crash, ZAKA working to identify victims
Two Israeli citizens were killed in a single-vehicle car crash near Malibu, California, ZAKA announced on Sunday.
· CORINNE BAUM
IDF, Shin Bet expose Turkey-based Hamas terrorists carrying out 'military action' against Israel
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have, in a joint statement on Sunday, unmasked five Hamas terrorists who have been directing "military actions" in Israel and the West Bank from Turkey.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran, US, Qatar and Pakistan to hold meeting in Switzerland
A quadrilateral meeting between Iran, the United States, Qatar and Pakistan will be held at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland on Sunday afternoon, according to Iran's foreign ministry spokesman.
· Middleeasteye
US-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closed
JD Vance says talks aim to ‘make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue’
· Patrickwintour
Iran got what it wanted from the US deal. Will it squander its chance for economic recovery? | The National
Iranian negotiators are often caricatured as chess players or carpet sellers. These crude stereotypes apart, the country’s energy executives have too often failed to think strategically or take a good deal.
· Robin Mills
High Court hears challenge to judicial selection overhaul, justices warn of bias in judges
The High Court of Justice on Sunday heard arguments against the law changing the composition and voting rules of the Judicial Selection Committee, with an expanded bench of all 11 sitting Supreme Court justices repeatedly questioning whether the overhaul would place judicial appointments under political control.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Israel faces crisis as elderly population nears two million, nursing costs threaten NII stability
Israel has not built a coordinated national response to its aging population, despite more than a decade of government decisions identifying the issue as a strategic socioeconomic challenge, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned in a special report on Sunday.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Father of child murdered in Sbarro bombing slams Jordan, demands terrorist extradited - interview
Arnold Roth, the father of one of the child victims of the 2001 Sbarro massacre in downtown Jerusalem, slammed the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for harboring Ahlam Tamimi, the woman behind his daughter’s murder, and likened the kingdom to the Palestinian Authority and its “pay-for-slay” stipends, saying that it conti…
· SAM HALPERN
Iran says it’s closed key shipping route again
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World Cup Day 11: Spain face Saudi Arabia as Iran’s travel issues persist
Reigning European champions Spain, whose World Cup campaign got off to a shaky start, face Saudi Arabia in the headline event of the tournament’s day 11, on Sunday.
· Manasi Pathak
US-Iran talks in Switzerland: What’s on top of agenda; who is attending?
United States and Iranian delegations are gearing up for high-level technical talks slated to be held in Switzerland, as a deal signed on Thursday between Tehran and Washington is strained by continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
· Al Jazeera
Iran, US claims conflict over Hormuz as three Indian crude tankers emerge
Three fully laden India-linked oil tankers have re-emerged in the Gulf of Oman, adding to increased reports of traffic moving both ways across the Strait of Hormuz
· Bloomberg
Iran, US claims conflict over Hormuz as three Indian crude tankers emerge
Three fully laden India-linked oil tankers have re-emerged in the Gulf of Oman, adding to increased reports of traffic moving both ways across the Strait of Hormuz
· Bloomberg
All 6 THAAD launchers return to Seongju from Osan
SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- All six launchers of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system deployed in the southeastern county of Seongju have returned to base following their relocation in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, sources said Sunday.
· Lee Haye-ah
Eyal Wahab reconnects with Yemenite heritage at Jerusalem’s Hullegeb festival
Anyone acquainted with yesteryear footage or recordings of Yemenite musical endeavors in this country will, no doubt, have noted the rudimentary nature of some of the instruments. In particular, there was the ubiquitous olive oil can or cookie tin used – with great dexterity, one should note – as a percussion anchor.
· BARRY DAVIS
David Nipo at Rothschild Fine Art: The anatomy of a gaze
‘I am not painting the flowers,” insisted David Nipo. “I am painting my field of vision. My field of vision itself. If we allow ourselves for a moment not to see the things in the field of vision, but rather to see the field of vision as an abstract array of light stimulation.”
· NERIA BARR
Collective trauma reminders trigger immediate cannabis, tobacco cravings, Hebrew U. study finds
A new Hebrew University of Jerusalem-led study found that reminders of collective trauma can cause an immediate spike in cannabis and tobacco cravings among regular users, according to research published in the Journal of Health Psychology.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
One year after the missile hit in Beersheba: Soroka Hospital presents intensive reconstruction
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba is in the advanced planning stages for reconstruction one year after an Iranian ballistic missile struck the hospital.
· RAMI SHANI
Israel and the US are erasing Iran and Lebanon's ancient heritage
In early 2001, the Taliban blew up two giant Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, which dated from the sixth century.
· Middleeasteye
The Latest: Vance and Iranian negotiators are in Switzerland for talks
U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that little might be achieved if the fighting doesn’t stop.
· The Associated Press
IDF kills Hamas moneymen who funneled $170M to ‘military wing’ in Gaza airstrike
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· Jewish News Syndicate
US and Iranian negotiators arrive in Swiss restort for latest round of peace talks
The two sides have a 60-day window to try to secure a ceasefire and reach a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme
· William Zheng
US and Iranian negotiators arrive in Swiss restort for latest round of peace talks
The two sides have a 60-day window to try to secure a ceasefire and reach a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme
· William Zheng
Turkey, US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia hold Cairo talks on Iran, Libya, Gaza
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attended a regional meeting in Cairo over the weekend. It was an important symbolic meeting that was taking place as the Iran war appears to be paused for now.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland — US Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
· Associated Press
Vance arrives in Switzerland for Iran peace talks with Hormuz in spotlight
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for high-stakes peace talks with Iran, saying before takeoff that Washington had “a couple days of talks” to try to launch the next phase of President Donald Trump’s fragile ceasefire agreement.
· Chris Lunday
US-Iran talks to open as Israeli strikes in Lebanon deepen tensions | The National
High-level US and Iranian delegations began arriving in Switzerland on Sunday for closely watched talks aimed at securing a durable peace, amid strain on a fragile Lebanon ceasefire.
· David Vujanovic
Vance arrives in Switzerland for US-Iran talks
United States Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iranian officials to implement a recent deal to end the US war with Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
World Cup 2026: Curaçao claim historic point; Iran unhappy at lack of support from teams – live
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· Billy Munday, Ben Fisher
Iran war day 114: Tehran warns of halting flow of oil ahead of talks
United States Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iran days after they signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the US-Israel war on Iran, which had sent oil prices soaring above $100 per barrel and rattled international markets.
· Al Jazeera
Saudis seek to repeat Argentina World Cup 'miracle' against Spain
ATLANTA — Saudi Arabia coach Georgios Donis said his side cannot show Spain too much respect as they aim to repeat a shock victory over eventual winners Argentina at the 2022 World Cup.
· Agence France-Presse
Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed again after Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Iran on Saturday said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because of deadly Israeli strikes in Lebanon that are a breach of Tehran’s agreement with the United States to end the war.
· AfricaNews
Tourists eager to return to Dubai after travel warnings scrapped | The National
Dubai's tourism sector is primed to bounce back as a US-Iran peace plan takes shape.
· Daniel Bardsley
Pakistan army chief arrives in Switzerland for US-Iran talks
Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has arrived in Switzerland to take part in technical-level talks between the United States and Iran under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
· Middleeasteye
Iranian, US negotiators in Switzerland to sort out details to end the war
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Trump threatens to resume war as Vance holds talks with Iran
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
Entrenador dice que Irán aún recibe maltrato de EEUU en el Mundial antes de su 2do partido
Amir Ghalenoei, entrenador de Irán, dirige una práctica para el Mundial el sábado 20 de junio de 2026 en Carson, California (AP Foto/Andre Penner)
· Greg Beacham
Trump may survive the humiliation of the Iran deal. Netanyahu will not | Simon Tisdall
What has the Israeli PM’s whirlwind of violence achieved? His closest ally now turning against him – and an emboldened Iran
· Simontisdall
These businesses made a buck from the war. Others are set to get a boost
Supermarkets and oil refiners are among the companies that came out on top during an escalation of the Middle East conflict, but hard-hit airlines, logistics firms and gold miners may have their time to shine as a resolution to the war draws nearer.
· Millie Muroi
Climate protesters to take aim at FIFA’s Saudi oil sponsor
Climate activists are planning protests Sunday against FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi state-owned oil and gas giant Aramco at World Cup sites and fan zones across the country.
· Camille von Kaenel
Iranian delegation, Vance arrive in Switzerland ahead of peace talks
Iran's delegation arrived in Switzerland ahead of planned talks with the United States, the Swiss Foreign Ministry announced on X/Twitter late Saturday night.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
El vicepresidente de EEUU llega a Suiza para iniciar diálogos con Irán sobre su programa nuclear
El vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, JD Vance, habla con periodistas en la base conjunta Andrews, Maryland, el sábado 20 de junio de 2026, antes de salir de viaje hacia Suiza. (Elizabeth Frantz/Pool Foto via AP)
· Aamer Madhani
Israeli attacks kill at least seven in Lebanon's Western Bekaa and Tyre
At least seven people were killed in separate Israeli attacks in Lebanon's Western Bekaa and Tyre areas, according to reports carried by Lebanon's National News Agency.
· Middleeasteye