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President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before he boards Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport, Oct. 13, 2025, near Tel Aviv, as Israel’s President Isaac Herzog watches at left. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had not seen the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran as of Tuesday evening, according to a person familiar with the matter cited by the Associated Press.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks away after a group photo of leaders at the G7 summit, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Group of Seven leaders came to Évian-les-Bains braced for a blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump over Iran and the war in Ukraine.
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The US rebuffed an Israeli request to see the memorandum of understanding it signed with Iran, according to reports by US and Israeli media outlets.
A man sits with a cat outside St. Georges Orthodox Church in the southern town of Marjayoun, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Over 90% of Gaza border residents support making a law -entitled the Memory of the Massacre and Commemoration of Heroism Law- to enshrine the remembrance, heritage, and commemoration of the October 7 massacre, according to a poll released Tuesday by the “Future for the OTEF” movement.
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A new joint Jewish-Arab political party, A Place For All of Us, was launched on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming elections, calling for shared leadership and equality in Israeli society between Jews and Arabs.
Western diplomats told The Jerusalem Post that the framework agreement between Iran and the United States, which includes a ceasefire in Lebanon, is expected to affect the negotiations currently taking place between Israel and Lebanon.
Washington: US President Donald Trump says he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Syria should take responsibility for combatting the terrorist group Hezbollah in Lebanon because Israel’s campaign had been too violent and cost too many lives.
Donald Trump says both he and JD Vance have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the war the United States and Israel launched on Iran more than 100 days ago.
Los restos de un edificio destruido en Nabatiye, Líbano, el 16 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Hussein Malla)
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Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi denounced the upcoming US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, calling it "morally wrong and strategically misguided," in a Tuesday X/Twitter post.
Iran’s foreign minister has declared that any agreement ending the conflict with the United States must also include Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territory, warning that continued military action or occupation would violate the emerging memorandum of understanding.
Iranian players and coaching staff have accused World Cup organizers of forcing them to compete under unfair conditions, as US visa problems and travel restrictions continue to disrupt the team’s campaign.
Iranian players and coaching staff have accused World Cup organizers of forcing them to compete under unfair conditions, as US visa problems and travel restrictions continue to disrupt the team’s campaign.
G7 leaders and invited partner nations gathered in Evian-les-Bains as attention shifted from Ukraine to the Middle East following Donald Trump’s announcement of a tentative deal with Iran, with Gulf leaders joining talks on regional security and global economic risks.
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Selim Sharaf, a beekeeper who has been unable to access most of his beehives caught in an area in southern Lebanon controlled by Israeli troops, inspects a beehive among his remaining hives in Hasbaya, southern Lebanon, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The Israeli military says it intercepted several rockets launched by Hezbollah towards its forces operating in southern Lebanon.
GENEVA, Switzerland — A US-Iran deal aimed at ending the Middle East war will be signed at Switzerland's mountainside Burgenstock resort on Friday, the Swiss foreign ministry said.
The Israeli government has reportedly outlined a plan to issue state funding to members of the extremist settler group Hilltop Youth, allocating some 5.5 million shekels ($1.9 million) for monthly stipends for its members.
The Israeli government has reportedly outlined a plan to issue state funding to members of the extremist settler group Hilltop Youth, allocating some 5.5 million shekels ($1.9 million) for monthly stipends for its members.
Oil prices have fallen sharply to their lowest levels in three months, as markets reacted positively to the anticipated signing of a formal agreement between Washington and Tehran later this week.
The Foreign Ministry has denied Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s claim of having annulled the 1997 Hebron Agreement in a Tuesday post to X/Twitter.
Much of the world is already familiar with the game-changing Iron Beam laser defense system, which Israel covertly deployed against Hezbollah drones in October 2024, and publicly in December 2025.
For Iraqis, football is so much more than what happens on the pitch.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett didn’t mince words on Monday: the clock for regime change in Iran starts ticking the moment Israel gets a new government.
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US President Donald Trump said he wanted Syria to invade Lebanon to fight Hezbollah, saying that President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s forces could have done a better job against the group than Israel.
The signing ceremony to halt the US-Iran conflict, which has rattled the global economy and claimed lives, stands in stark contrast to the serenity and tranquillity of the location, nestled in Switzerland's central canton of Nidwalden.
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Iran FM Araghchi: No end to war without Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
The conflict has spurred fears that the US has stretched its resources, drawing down supplies of critical munitions
The conflict has spurred fears that the US has stretched its resources, drawing down supplies of critical munitions
A man who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war.
Forum Dvorah, an NGO that works towards the inclusion of women in Israeli society, denounced the decision by hesder yeshivot to boycott the IDF's Armored Corps in a statement on Tuesday.
The Reservists Party, led by former communications minister Yoaz Hendel, held internal primaries on Tuesday, continuing preparations for the upcoming elections, with candidates including reservists, bereaved family members, and wounded IDF veterans.
In a high-stakes media blitz spanning the last 24 hours, US Vice President JD Vance has positioned himself as the administration’s primary advocate for the controversial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran.
Israel has seized planning and construction powers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank from Palestinian authorities, scrapping parts of an agreement in place since the 1990s, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday.
Abbas Araghchi says war ‘not fully come to an end’ without Israeli forces leaving territories occupied during present conflict