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Israeli officials have openly said that troops will remain in southern Lebanon, as strikes between the Israeli military and Hezbollah continue overnight despite the signing of the memorandum of understanding on Thursday.
Iranian football federation says the team were denied permission to fly in from Mexico two days before the match against Belgium on Sunday
Iranian football federation says the team were denied permission to fly in from Mexico two days before the match against Belgium on Sunday
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Oil prices are on track to close lower for the week, with WTI futures down more than 9% versus last Friday’s close after the US and Iran secured an interim peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
A total of 25 commercial vessels crossed the newly reopened strait on Thursday, the highest number since mid-April
A total of 25 commercial vessels crossed the newly reopened strait on Thursday, the highest number since mid-April
Iran's Strait of Hormuz authority said on Friday it would waive planned fees to use the waterway during the 60-day negotiation period under the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States this week.
Paris-based Iranian opposition group NCRI said on Friday that the city's police had banned a rally it was due to hold on Saturday and that it had appealed what it said was a "bogus" decision.
The war with Iran is coming to an end, and the sense of disappointment in Jerusalem could hardly be greater.
For decades, Israel and the United States have proudly described their relationship as one built on shared values, shared interests, and shared threats.
US President Donald Trump pushed for a memorandum of understanding with Iran because he found himself in a dire situation, the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has said.
Talks between Iran and the US were postponed on Friday in Switzerland, delaying what was supposed to be the opening round of negotiations towards a permanent peace and nuclear deal.
Israel was in shock on Friday after US Vice President harshly criticised the Israeli government as the Trump administration tries to advance peace negotiations with Iran.
Air travel in the Gulf is ramping up as the US and Iran are preparing to begin the first round of negotiations aimed at securing a lasting peace agreement within 60 days.
United States President Donald Trump intends to shift his focus to North Korea’s nuclear programme now that Washington has reached an agreement with Iran, South Korea’s president has said.
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Israel bombardeou o sul do Líbano durante a madrugada desta sexta-feira (19/06), no que teria sido o mais mortal ataque desde o início das investidas israelenses na região, a partir de março deste ano. O Ministério da Saúde do Líbano confirmou a ofensiva e comunicou que ao menos 18 pessoas morreram e mais de 30 fica…
El rehén israelí liberado Guy Gilboa-Dalal saluda desde una camioneta a su llegada al hospital Beilinson, en Petah Tikva, Israel, tras ser liberado por Hamás en la Franja de Gaza, el 13 de octubre de 2025. (AP Foto/Ariel Schalit, archivo)
US Vice President JD Vance has warned Israel that President Donald Trump is its only friend left in the world as he batted away criticism of the Iran deal.
Thick smoke was seen rising above villages including Nabatiyeh al-Faouqa, Choukine and Kfar Sir, while additional strikes were reported near Baalbek. The violence came just days after the United States and Iran signed a framework agreement intended to halt fighting across multiple fronts, including Lebanon. Israeli …
The setting could hardly be more proverbial.
China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, called on Israel to stop violating the ceasefire in Gaza, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.
Iran’s national football team will file a formal complaint with Fifa over travel restrictions imposed during the World Cup, the country's football federation announced on Thursday.
IDF Military Advocate General Maj.-Gen. Itay Offir will issue multiple major decisions regarding Gaza war crimes allegations in the coming weeks, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
An Israeli airstrike killed three people in the Lebanese town of Jamaliyah, located near Baalbek in the Beqaa Valley in the east of the country, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
US Republican Senator Tom Cotton on Thursday warned that parts of the Iran deal, such as US President Donald Trump removing sanctions on Iran's oil exports, would earn the regime around 200 million dollars a day.
The IDF struck over 80 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon overnight in response to repeated violations of the ceasefire by the terrorist group, the military announced on Friday.
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France wants to play a role in talks dealing with Iran's nuclear programme and will not approve the lifting of UN sanctions unless it is satisfied by the terms of a final accord, its foreign minister said.
Prominent Syrian content creator and activist Hassan Akkad was arrested in Damascus on Wednesday, Syria's state television reported.
At least 18 people have been killed in southern Lebanon following a series of Israeli air strikes overnight, the country's health ministry has said - while the Israeli military says four of its soldiers were also killed.
US-Iran negotiations scheduled to take place in Switzerland on Friday have been postponed, one day after the signing of a memorandum of understanding outlining a roadmap toward peace. Israel has said it will not comply with the terms of the document and has continued military operations in Lebanon.
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, takes questions during a media conference at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Analysts say the new agreement returns to a familiar trade-off: nuclear curbs in exchange for sanctions relief and oil waivers
Analysts say the new agreement returns to a familiar trade-off: nuclear curbs in exchange for sanctions relief and oil waivers
The U.S. and Iran have postponed the start of their negotiations over a permanent peace deal and restricting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
Fierce clashes and overnight bombardments put the newly minted US-Iran agreement under immediate strain
Fierce clashes and overnight bombardments put the newly minted US-Iran agreement under immediate strain
Tehran and Washington have postponed the direct talks to hammer out the details of their tentative agreement to end the war in Iran, Switzerland’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
El vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, JD Vance, escucha la pregunta de un reportero en la Sala de Prensa James Brady de la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 18 de junio de 2026 (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
Avigdor Liberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to strike Dahiyeh in response to four IDF soldiers being killed by Hezbollah on Friday.
Most Israelis believe that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah rarely emerged above ground before he was killed, but Col. (res.) S., head of the IDF's "Nahalat Binyamin," revealed that this was a misconception in a rare interview with Maariv.
At the height of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, one company became the single largest foreign financier of the Israeli state – holding more in Israeli government bonds than the US, the UK, France and every other country put together.
People in Nabatieh mourn the recent dead in religious ceremony held amid empty streets and shattered buildings
Kuwait plans to raise oil output to two million barrels per day within a week as the Strait of Hormuz reopens following an agreement between the US and Iran to end the war in the Middle East.
Freed Israeli hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal gestures from a van as he arrives at Beilinson hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, after he was released from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Stripl, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
IDF claims continuing strikes come after Iran-backed group repeatedly violated ceasefire; JD Vance cancels trip as US-Iran talks set for Friday cancelled