IDF troops corner 30 Hezbollah terrorists in Tebnit tunnel headquarters - report
The IDF cornered dozens of Hezbollah terrorists in a huge underground base in the village of Tebnit, Israeli media reported on Saturday.
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· Petra Stock, Adeshola Ore, Lisa Cox
U.S. and Iran set for new talks with with status of Hormuz in question
Geneva – A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off Sunday, with Iranian negotiators arriving in the Swiss host city hours ahead of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
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Inside the Iran team's World Cup hotel in Tijuana, Mexico
Iran national soccer team member Alireza Jahanbakhsh touches his forehead to the Quran as he departs from the Tijuana Marriott in Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Aoun Angueira)
· Gabriela Aoun Angueira
Israeli strike kills journalist in central Gaza
An Israeli strike targeting a residential home in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed Palestinian Al Jazeera Mubasher journalist and cameraman Ahmed Samir Wishah on Saturday.
· Middleeasteye
Hamas terrorist doubling as Al Jazeera photojournalist killed in Gaza
The IDF killed a Hamas terrorist who had been doubling as a photojournalist for Qatari state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera, the military announced on Saturday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill seven
Lebanon's health ministry said late Saturday that fresh Israeli strikes in the south and east of the country had killed seven people.
· Middleeasteye
The deal of the millennia: Like acne, peace is breaking out across the Middle East - opinion
Editor's Note: The following piece is satire. Any resemblance to actual geopolitical events, reformed ayatollahs, or underground golf courses is a delightful coincidence.
· JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JD Vance emerges as central figure in Iran nuclear talks amid regional recalibration - analysis
US Vice President JD Vance has become the key figure in recent Iran deal talks, and it’s clear why.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Trump’s Iran strategy may hand Tehran the world’s economic choke point - opinion
The president who promised to dismantle Obama’s Iran legacy may be creating something even more advantageous for Tehran.
· LIRON ROSE, AMIT SHABI
US-Iran talks begin again as Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz
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U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet for Peace Talks in Switzerland
An Iranian negotiating team arrived in Switzerland on Saturday for talks with American officials, according to Iranian state media, and Vice President JD Vance is traveling to join them, with both sides aiming to flesh out the preliminary deal to end the war in Iran.
· Pranav Baskar
Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
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Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza including Al Jazeera cameraman, officials say
Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least six people, including an Al Jazeera cameraman and at least one child, according to health officials and rescuers.
· Mallory Moench
Trump vows Iran will not charge Strait of Hormuz tolls, but says US might
United States President Donald Trump has pledged there will be no tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, unless they are collected by his own country.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Iran claims Strait of Hormuz closed
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Iranian delegation arrives in Switzerland
Iran’s delegation has arrived in Switzerland to take part in the technical talks tomorrow, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
Iran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks in Lebanon
The Iranian military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israel's attacks on southern Lebanon - although the US military has disputed the claim.
· George Wright
Número de mortos na guerra de Israel no Líbano supera marca 4 mil
O número de mortos devido pela ofensiva de Israel no Líbano, especialmente no sul do país, passou da marca de 4 mil, informou neste sábado (20/06) o Ministério da Saúde Pública libanês, após contabilizar 83 mortos em decorrência de ataques ontem.
· Deutsche Welle
Número de mortos na guerra de Israel no Líbano passa de 4 mil
O número de mortos devido pela ofensiva de Israel no Líbano, especialmente no sul do país, passou da marca de 4 mil, informou neste sábado (20/06) o Ministério da Saúde Pública libanês, após contabilizar 83 mortos em decorrência de ataques ontem.
· Deutsche Welle
The Iranian MOU could hold the peace — but it doesn’t solve all the longterm issues
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· Paul du Quenoy
Fim da ordem mundial: "mundo de lobos" ou oportunidade?
A guerra de agressão da Rússia contra a Ucrânia no flanco oriental da União Europeia, o desrespeito e o desprezo dos Estados Unidos sob Donald Trump pela ordem internacional e as acusações de que Israel vem cometendo genocídio em Gaza chocaram muitos europeus.
· Rodion Ebbighausen
Iran claims it has closed Strait of Hormuz as Trump threatens tolls if deal not reached in 60 days
Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that while negotiators were going to Switzerland for talks with the US on their interim agreement, it is unlikely that much will happen if the fighting doesn’t stop.
Trump threatens US tolls on Hormuz strait if Iran talks fail
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the United States could impose tolls on the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway if negotiators are unable to complete a deal to end the war in Iran.
· Agence France-Presse
Conflict erupts in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah — just hours after two sides reach critical truce
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· Gabrielle Fahmy
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Petrol prices in Australia are now lower than before the Iran war began. Is the oil crisis over and what happens next?
Fuel suppliers outside the Middle East have proved to be much more flexible than analysts expected – and China surprised everyone
· Luca Ittimani, Jonathan Barrett
Trump threatens US tolls on Hormuz strait if Iran talks fail
US President Donald Trump warned Saturday that Washington could impose tolls on the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway if negotiators are unable to complete a deal to end the Iran war.
· Middleeasteye
NASCAR heads onto eye-popping Naval Base Coronado in its latest Cup Series race
Ross Chastain, left, talks with Ryan Blaney, right, before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Camden Hall)
· Nate Ryan
Trump's peace deal may not stop Iran casting America as the enemy
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· Karishma Vyas
Israeli strikes kill at least 20 in Lebanon hours after ceasefire
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 20 people on Saturday, Lebanon's state news agency NNA said, one day after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, aimed at halting months of escalating violence.
· Middleeasteye
Belgium winger Jérémy Doku out for World Cup match with Iran due to illness
Tunisia’s Adem Arous challenges for the ball with Belgium’s Jeremy Doku during the international friendly soccer match between Belgium and Tunisia in Brussels, Belgium, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
· Greg Beacham
Israeli strike kills journalist in central Gaza
An Israeli strike targeting a residential home in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed Palestinian Al Jazeera Mubasher journalist and cameraman Ahmed Samir Wishah on Saturday.
· Middleeasteye
Should Israel consider a new method for voting lawmakers into the Knesset? - opinion
Ahead of Knesset elections, each party decides its own list of candidates.
· GIDEON RAHAT
There was no regime change in Iran, and Donald Trump knows it - opinion
On the night of February 28, President Donald Trump addressed the American people to announce the launch of military strikes against Iran. He ended his remarks with a direct message to the Iranian people:
· PESACH WOLICKI
Trump insists US-Iran MoU qualifies as Tehran's 'unconditional surrender'
US President Trump said there were no limits to his power and that he believed the Memorandum of Understanding between Washington and Tehran constituted Iran’s unconditional surrender in an interview with Axios on Thursday.
· GOLDIE KATZ, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Two soldiers killed in combat as Hezbollah attacks troops in Lebanon buffer zone, IDF announces
Two soldiers were killed in Hezbollah’s attacks on the IDF buffer zone in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Saturday.
· CORINNE BAUM
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· The National
Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli attack in Gaza
Ahmed Wishah, a cameraman for Al Jazeera, has been killed in an Israeli air strike that targeted a house in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Israeli strike kills Al Jazeera cameraman in central Gaza
An Israeli strike targeting a residential home in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Washah.
· Middleeasteye
Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil killed by Israeli strike
Lebanese environmental activist Mona Khalil, whose work helped turn a stretch of coastline in southern Lebanon into one of the eastern Mediterranean's most important nesting sites for endangered sea turtles, has died after being wounded in an Israeli strike.
· Samantha Granville
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz as Pakistan says new talks with US due Sunday
Pakistan says talks between the United States and Iran which were postponed on Friday will begin in Switzerland on Sunday, as Tehran announced it was again closing the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Climate protesters to take aim at FIFA’s Saudi oil sponsor
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· Camille von Kaenel
Iran reportedly closes Strait of Hormuz again, casting shadow over nuclear talks
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday and warned vessels to stay away from the critical shipping route, but the U.S. denied those claims, stating the waterway remained open.
· Yun Li
Iran announces plans to close Strait of Hormuz, alleging ‘violations of the ceasefire’
It was unclear as of Saturday afternoon whether the strait was closed.
· Gregory Svirnovskiy, Ben Johansen
In a world of political tantrums, Türkiye and Russia speak like adults
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· RT
‘You could’ve been the greatest’: Trump faces Israeli anger over Iran deal
The growing rift between the United States and Israel hit new heights this week, with articles published in major Israeli publications accusing President Donald Trump of abandoning Israel to its greatest enemy following his interim deal with Iran.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
BBC sees destroyed villages in Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon
The BBC has been given rare access to the part of southern Lebanon that is under Israeli occupation, as part of a humanitarian convoy of the Order of Malta distributing aid to Christian villages that have been isolated because of the war.
Iran negotiators leave for Switzerland to discuss US deal
An Iranian negotiating team left Iran for Switzerland on Saturday for discussions on the implementation of its agreement with the United States to halt the war, state media said.
· Middleeasteye