Iran peace deal makes clear how far US has been forced to retreat since 2025
Plan is admission US could not achieve what it sought through war as red line after red line has been erased
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Bullish Or Bearish Into Year-End? BITG & Fundstrat To Face Off
S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain near record highs despite yesterday’s post-Fed freakout. Risk-on is still in fashion as investors remain hopeful of a lasting U.S.-Iran peace. Though the question remains: Is the rally sustainable or are markets poised for a painful reversal before year-end?
· Tyler Durden
Why ‘pump anxiety’ as petrol prices soar promped surge in EV sales | FT Tech
Rising petrol prices and 'pump anxiety' caused by the Middle East conflict have led to a surge in consumer interest in electric vehicles.
· Financial Times
Vance says US allows more than dozen ships through to Iranian ports
Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
· Will Weissert
Inside the Oxford Union debate where Tommy Robinson lost to a Palestinian student from Gaza
On Wednesday night Britain's most notorious anti-Islam activist was hosted at the Oxford Union by a Palestinian student from Gaza who said she was upholding his right to free speech, before roundly defeating him in a debate on Islam.
· Middleeasteye
Iran War cost US consumers $53 billion extra in raised gas prices
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· Stephen Prager
Residentes regresan al sur de Líbano devastado por la guerra tras pacto entre EEUU e Irán
El residente Samih Haidar reacciona al inspeccionar su apartamento incendiado, dañado por los ataques israelíes en la ciudad portuaria de Tiro, Líbano, el jueves 18 de junio de 2026. (Foto AP/Hassan Ammar)
· Kareem Chehayeb
UK lifts travel advisory for UAE after US and Iran sign peace deal | The National
The UK has removed the UAE from a list of countries that citizens are advised against travelling to, after the US and Iran signed a peace deal to end the regional war.
· Tariq Tahir
How does Trump’s MOU with Iran compare with Obama’s nuclear pact?
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for ending the US-Iran war has been electronically signed near the French capital, Paris, after weeks of US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that an agreement was close.
· Federica Marsi
Israeli drones hit Lebanon soon after Trump, Iran sign peace deal
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· Jake Johnson
Inside the Oxford Union debate where Tommy Robinson lost to a Palestinian student from Gaza
On Wednesday night Britain's most notorious anti-Islam activist was hosted at the Oxford Union by a Palestinian student from Gaza who said she was upholding his right to free speech, before roundly defeating him in a debate on Islam.
· Middleeasteye
Three Saudi oil tankers carrying 6 million barrels cross Strait of Hormuz
Three supertankers from Saudi Arabia loaded with 6 million barrels of oil have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from the global trade intelligence firm Kpler.
· Spencer Kimball
After a year of displacement, Tulkarm's Palestinians allowed home for two hours
Carrying nothing but identity cards, displaced Palestinian families lined up outside Tulkarm refugee camp on Wednesday morning, waiting for permission to enter homes they had not seen since January 2025.
· Middleeasteye
US-Iran deal leaves Israel isolated and Netanyahu exposed
Israelis are viewing the emerging US-Iran deal as more than just a diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran.
· Middleeasteye
Iran gets Trump concessions, empty promises in return for little
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· Jessica Genauer
Jury fails to reach verdict in Norwegian 'hitman' trial
A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Norwegian teenager accused of travelling to England to carry out a killing on behalf of an international crime gang backed by Iran.
· BBC News
Failed 2024 candidate Kamala Harris predicts Obama-like end for Trump on Iran negotiations
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· Fox News
Israel confiscó más tierras a vecinos desde 2023 que en décadas
Un soldado israelí ocupa una posición militar con vistas a la llamada Línea Amarilla en el centro de la Franja de Gaza, el martes 26 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Ariel Schalit)
· Melanie Lidman
US-Iran MOU Eases Energy Prices But Faces Sharp Pushback From Israel And GOP Hawks
Energy prices continued to fall on Thursday after the United States and Iran signed a preliminary cease-fire agreement, raising hopes that the Strait of Hormuz will soon reopen to normal tanker traffic. The deal has been welcomed by markets but has drawn sharp criticism from Israel and quiet frustration from Gulf st…
· Tyler Durden
Khamenei’s post-war Iran: What comes next for the regime's Supreme Leader? - analysis
Now that Iran appears to have signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States, the clock will be ticking towards what comes next. There are concerns in the region that conflict could return. The nuclear file, Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s frozen assets, and other issues remain to be solved.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iran deal turns into global loyalty test as tension builds between Trump and Israel - analysis
US President Donald Trump arrived at the Group of Seven summit in France this week with a new US-Iran agreement to sell, a restless Israeli ally to discipline, and a familiar message for the world: He alone had done what others would not.
· STEVEN GANOT/THE MEDIA LINE
Iran sentences singer Parastoo Ahmadi, eight others to lashings over performance without hijab
Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi, musicians Ehsan Beiraqdar and Soheil Faqih Nasiri, and six members of the production team for the Caravanserai Concert were ordered to be lashed 74 times by the Qom Province’s criminal courts, according to Iranian human rights groups and diaspora media organizations, which announced t…
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
IDF releases new map of buffer zone in North as negotiations with US over Lebanon intensify
The IDF published an infographic map of the security zone in southern Lebanon, within 10 km. of the Lebanese border, shared on X/Twitter by IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee on Thursday.
· JAMES GENN, AMIR BOHBOT
Weapons, money and ships: How is this Iran deal different from others?
President Donald Trump has formally signed a deal with Iran to end the conflict that began on 28 February when the US and Israel launched air strikes against Tehran and across the country.
· Ben Chu
Sube Wall Street, borrando gran parte de la caída del día anterior
Operadores bursátiles en la sede de la Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York el 16 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Richard Drew)
· The Associated Press
US-Iran deal leaves Israel isolated and Netanyahu exposed
Israelis are viewing the emerging US-Iran deal as more than just a diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran.
· Middleeasteye
US renews pressure on Kurdish allies in Syria as Iran war winds down | The National
The US has renewed pressure on Kurds in Syria to accelerate their integration into the government, sources have said, as Washington returns to other regional issues following its deal with Iran to halt hostilities.
· Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Israeli forces kill three people in southern Lebanon
Israeli attacks on south Lebanon killed three people on Thursday, Lebanese state media reported, hours after the US and Iran signed an agreement to end the war.
· Middleeasteye
US-Iran initial deal to end war sparks mixed reactions in Tehran and Tel Aviv
The signature of an initial deal to end the war between Iran and the United States has sparked divided reactions in Tehran and Tel Aviv.
· AfricaNews
Scott Ritter: America lost the Iran war, but Americans are being sold a victory
Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of 'Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union.' He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991-1998 as a UN…
· RT
Why US presidents end up cursing Benjamin Netanyahu
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· Andrew Gawthorpe
Trump blasts critics of Iran plan as ‘fools’ and ‘stupid’ as president claims he was tough on Tehran
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· Emily Goodin
Egyptian FM hosts UK counterpart for talks on regional developments
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty welcomed his British counterpart Yvette Cooper to Cairo on Thursday, one day after the United States and Iran signed an agreement to end the war.
· AfricaNews
How many more generations will fight the same war in Lebanon? - opinion
Thirty-seven years ago, a slightly skinnier version of myself entered the Israeli Security Zone in South Lebanon with my Givati platoon. We were all geared up with state-of-the-art tactical battle equipment of the day.
· TUVIA BOOK
Travelodge apologizes to Jewish guest, unable to determine origin of 'free Palestine' TV message
Travelodge has not been able to determine how a "free Palestine" message appeared on the room TV screen of a Jewish guest, the hotel chain told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Work has begun on Atarot complex for October 7 terrorist trials, MK Simcha Rothman says
Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman said Wednesday that work had begun on the planned court complex in Atarot where hundreds of terrorists suspected of taking part in the October 7 massacre are expected to stand trial in a proceeding expected to pose extraordinary legal, logist…
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LNG tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran agreement takes effect | The National
A liquefied natural gas tanker loaded in Qatar crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday amid signs of resumed shipping traffic after the US-Iran framework agreement took effect.
· Fareed Rahman
Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon kill three despite US-Iran deal
Israeli air attacks on southern Lebanon have killed at least three people, Lebanese state media has reported, a day after the United States and Iran signed an interim agreement that called for an end to their war on all fronts, including Lebanon.
· Alex Milan Durie
Energy Cliff, Supply Chain Shock: The Toxic Cocktail Behind The Urgent Push For An Iran Deal
The U.S.-Iran interim peace deal has been signed, and the normalization of the Strait of Hormuz is now beginning. Tanker traffic through the critical waterway is slowly resuming, though a full return to pre-war or near-pre-war energy flows could take months.
· Tyler Durden
Former senior Israeli officials issue 'final warning' over West Bank settler terror
A broad coalition of former high-ranking Israeli officials, including former prime ministers and defence chiefs, have issued what they termed a “wake-up call” and “final warning”, demanding that the Israeli government act against Jewish settler “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank.
· Middleeasteye
It’s Dreyfus, not Eichmann: Israel is misreading the int'l case against it - opinion
Israel has just announced the creation of special tribunals to prosecute those responsible for the October 7 attacks. The news has been welcomed as evidence that Israel acts as a democracy governed by the rule of law, in contrast to the barbarity of its enemies.
· GUSTAVO BERNSTEIN
Deadly Iran attacks on Saudi, Bahrain civilian sites may be war crimes, Amnesty International says
The Islamic regime's killing of civilians in drone strikes on Bahrain and Saudi Arabia may constitute a war crime, Amnesty International said on Thursday, publishing new evidence detailing the deaths and serious injuries caused by the attacks.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
High Court hears petitions challenging Rabello’s heavily contested comptroller election
The High Court of Justice pressed petitioners, the Knesset, and attorneys for the Likud and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday over whether the disputed vote that elected attorney Michael Rabello as state comptroller was tainted by a violation of the legally required secret ballot.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
US and Israeli nuclear weapons 'brought no advantage in talks'
The US-Iran framework agreement to end the war proves that nuclear weapons provide no strategic advantage, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican) said on Thursday.
· Middleeasteye
Brussels rally presses EU to curb trade with settlements
The protest took place near EU institutions and brought together activists, human rights campaigners and members of a recent Gaza-bound flotilla. Participants argued that the bloc should use its economic influence to increase pressure on Israel amid continuing tensions linked to the war in Gaza and the expansion of …
· AfricaNews
Trump lashes out at ‘fools’ who criticise his new Iran peace accord
Those who claim he has not been tough enough on Iran are ‘either jealous, bad people, or stupid’, the US president says
· Agence France-Presse
Trump lashes out at ‘fools’ who criticise his new Iran peace accord
Those who claim he has not been tough enough on Iran are ‘either jealous, bad people, or stupid’, the US president says
· Agence France-Presse
Lebanese return to check on their homes in war-ravaged southern Lebanon
Resident Samih Haidar reacts as he inspects his burned apartment damaged in Israeli strikes in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
· Kareem Chehayeb
Futures Rise, Oil Drops As Market Prices In Iran Deal For Yet Another Day
Futures rebounded from the post-FOMC selloff, and oil prices fell as Trump signed the Iran MOU two days early to end the war in the Middle East (in the symbolic Palace of Versailles of all place) and some energy shipments began to transit the Strait of Hormuz. As usual, tech led the parade higher. As of 8:00am ET, S…
· Tyler Durden
No formal request made to S. Korea for participation in Iran reconstruction fund: sources
South Korea has not formally received any request from the United States or other parties regarding participation in a proposed post-war reconstruction fund for Iran, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
· Yonhap