Iran's World Cup travel schedule isn't unique in this tournament
Players for Iran arrive for the World Cup soccer tournament in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Does Trump have to submit the Iran memorandum of understanding to Congress?
Lawmakers and pro-Israel groups have issued calls for United States President Donald Trump to ask Congress to review a recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) designed to end the US-Israeli war with Iran.
· Joseph Stepansky
US announces new round of Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington next week
The State Department in the United States has said that a new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Washington, DC, next week.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Tyre in southern Lebanon marks Muharram after destruction from Israel-Hezbollah war
Women weep and mourn during a sermon marking the third day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
· Kareem Chehayeb
Israel kills ‘a child a day’ on average in Gaza despite ceasefire, UN says
One Palestinian child has been killed every day on average for more than eight months in Gaza since a so-called “ceasefire” with Israel was announced, the United Nations children’s agency says.
· Elis Gjevori
'This must end': Norway moves to cut trade with illegal Israeli settlements
Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has proposed a bill to ban trade with Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine, declaring them an impediment to peace.
· Middleeasteye
One election, one question: Is Netanyahu finally running out of time?
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· Sbsaustralia
With Strait of Hormuz held hostage, Trump’s Iran deal is worse than Obama’s
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· Post Editorial Board
Lebanon's shattered southern towns and villages, in photos
Buildings damaged by Israeli strikes are seen through shattered glass from the Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
· Bilal Hussein
Trump thanks China for staying out of Iran conflict
Trump says he thanked China for staying out of the conflict with Iran after personally urging Beijing not to intervene.
· Middleeasteye
Iran ‘ready to move forward’ in deal with US if Israel abides by terms
Iran’s deputy foreign minister says Tehran wants to continue the diplomatic process with Washington, if the United States is serious about respecting their agreement and ensures Israel abides by the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU).
· Al Jazeera Staff
Why oil isn’t spiking: Iran ships 20 million barrels while China slashes imports
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· Ariel Zilber
Mamdani calls AIPAC ‘monsters’ in rally ahead of NY primaries
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday night accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee of being “monsters” for spending “millions in dark money” to ensure pro-Israel candidates win seats in tthe November midterms.
· KELLY HARTOG/JTA
Lebanon-Israel talks to resume next week in Washington, State Department says
The next round of Lebanese-Israeli talks will be held June 23-25 in Washington, the US State Department said on Friday, following a call between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Silenced no more: The Israeli women who documented Hamas's October 7 sexual crimes
When the privately funded Civil Commission on the Oct. 7 crimes against women, men, and children released its landmark report on May 12, Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy felt something she had not experienced in a very long time: a deep sense of relief.
· LIANE GRUNBERG WAKABAYASHI
Norway seeks to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
Norway’s government says it plans to ban all trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, and has announced consultation on a proposal for a new bill prohibiting such transactions.
· Alex Milan Durie
Trump heads to Camp David as Iran talks stall
US President Donald Trump will travel to Camp David this weekend, making only his second visit to the presidential retreat since returning to office last year.
· Middleeasteye
What was it all for? The winners and losers of Trump’s deal with Iran
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· Michael Koziol
A diabolical Iran deal reveals the Trump administration's delusions
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· Laura Tingle
Trump makes peace with Iran's regime and the men Israel once set out to kill
Sat 20 Jun 2026 at 4:38am
· Lucia Stein
Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire, US says, as more Lebanon strikes reported
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed a ceasefire, a US official says, following intense Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon that the government said killed 47 people.
· Henry Moore
Lamine Yamal unlikely to start for Spain against Saudi Arabia at World Cup
Spain’s Lamine Yamal controls the ball during the World Cup Group H soccer match against Cape Verde in Atlanta, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
· Tales Azzoni
Kim Gamel, a former AP correspondent, dies
Kim Gamel, a former veteran Associated Press correspondent who covered conflicts and uprisings around the Middle East, including the height of the Iraq war and the Arab Spring, has died, according to her brother-in-law. She was 57.
· Bassem Mroue
Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire
Jerusalem: Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed on Friday to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon that had threatened to unravel an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran, officials said. Neither Israel nor Hezbollah immediately confirmed the truce.
· Erin Cunningham, Jon Gambrell, Aamer Madhani
Not your zaide’s kiddush: Jerusalem's young olim are reinventing the Shabbat kiddush
For young Jerusalemites, mainly olim, the Shabbat kiddush experience is evolving from the in-shul “cholent and herring” of their grandfathers into an important social function.
· HOWARD BLAS, ERICA SCHACHNE
'Why should we surrender?': Hezbollah chief says group capable of victory
Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem described Lebanon as entering a new phase, saying it was facing dangerous conspiracies and threats in a Friday speech.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US responsible to end war on all fronts, including Lebanon, Iranian FM says
The United States bears the responsibility to end the war “on all fronts, including Lebanon,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday during a call with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
How the ingenious work of Britain's Arab Bureau a century ago offers lessons for modern diplomacy | The National
TE Lawrence is probably the UK’s best-known Middle East expert, a man whose adventures in the region during the First World War were immortalised in the 1962 Oscar-winning epic Lawrence of Arabia.
· Daniel Bardsley
The Strait of Hormuz will soon be open for business again – but business will never be the same again | The National
This week the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to end their confrontation. The blockade of Iranian ports is expected to be lifted, the Strait of Hormuz is expected to reopen within days and Qatar has already begun moving its tankers back towards Ras Laffan. The immediate reaction across energy market…
· Pat Breen
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· The National
Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after flareup of violence
US-Iran meeting in Switzerland on implementation of peace deal cancelled over clashes in southern Lebanon
· Jasonburke, William Christou
Trump claims there are ‘no limits’ on his power
US President Donald Trump has denied that the war on Iran has highlighted the limits of his ability to project power, telling Axios on Thursday that “there are no limits.”
· RT
Iran plans to charge insurance fees to vessels in Hormuz after US deal expires
Iran wants to collect an “insurance fee” from vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz after the 60-day agreement with the US expires, according to multiple media reports.
· Middleeasteye
Israeli strike on Gaza tent wounds five Palestinians
An Israeli air strike has hit a tent housing displaced Palestinian families in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, injuring at least five people, the Wafa news agency reports.
· Middleeasteye
Iran floats insurance fees and asserts control over Hormuz
For many shippers and oil producers, the demand for mandatory insurance threatens to crystallise a worst-case scenario: tolls on the strait
· Bloomberg
Iran floats insurance fees and asserts control over Hormuz
For many shippers and oil producers, the demand for mandatory insurance threatens to crystallise a worst-case scenario: tolls on the strait
· Bloomberg
How Iran's World Cup campaign has become an online battleground for regime loyalists and dissidents | The National
The US and Iran have signed an interim agreement to end the war, but their ideological battles continue in the digital world.
· Cody Combs
How Iran's World Cup campaign has become an online battleground for regime loyalists and dissidents | The National
The US and Iran have signed an interim agreement to end the war, but their ideological battles continue in the digital world.
· Cody Combs
How Iran's World Cup campaign has become an online battleground for regime loyalists and dissidents | The National
An ideological war is being waged with apps, AI and hashtags
· Cody Combs
US rips ‘preposterous’ claim that UAE — or any other country– has released billions in frozen Iran assets
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· Caitlin Doornbos
Iran denies inviting IAEA to inspect nuclear sites
Iran has denied reports that it invited the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect its nuclear facilities, saying any wider access will depend on the outcome of talks.
· Middleeasteye
Russia's oil windfall outlasts the US's wartime waiver | The National
Russia's seaborne crude exports are running at record highs to India, even as the US let a temporary sanctions waiver on Moscow's oil lapse on June 17 as Washington shifted focus towards finalising the Iran deal.
· Jennifer Gnana
'All of Lebanon must burn,' Israeli minister Ben Gvir declares
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said "all of Lebanon must burn" in a social media post after the deaths of four Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, drawing a response from the Iranian foreign minister, who labelled the Israeli leadership a "threat to all of humanity".
· Middleeasteye
Outlook for APAC sovereigns negative despite US-Iran deal
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· The Manila Times Staff
Trump says US has to keep Netanyahu ‘a little bit sane’ in jab at Israeli leader
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· Ryan King
Norway moves to ban trade with Israeli settlements
Norway says it plans to ban its citizens and businesses from trading in goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
· Middleeasteye
Oil tanker traffic in Strait of Hormuz jumps after U.S. and Iran implement deal to open sea lane
At least 20 oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Iran began to reopen the sea lane to commercial ship traffic, according to the trade intelligence firm Kpler.
· Spencer Kimball
Trump’s bargain with Iran: Letters to the Editor — June 20, 2026
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· Post readers
Israel continues attacks on Lebanon despite agreeing to ceasefire
Israel has continued to attack Lebanon after the new ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, raising fears that Tel Aviv is trying to wreck the fragile agreement tied to wider efforts to end Middle East hostilities.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Analysis: Iran sees the deal as a win and is pressing its advantage
Talks planned for Friday in Switzerland between Iran and the United States, which Vice President JD Vance had been scheduled to attend, were postponed as the fighting intensified in southern Lebanon, with Israel’s military claiming Friday its forces struck Hezbollah targets throughout the region.
· Jon Gambrell