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LONDON — Shipping groups warned Monday it was too soon to safely resume sailing through the Strait of Hormuz following US and Iranian promises that the trade route would reopen under their agreement to end the Middle East war.
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force has 16 minesweeping vessels, like the Takashima, seen here. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during a news conference with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Senior Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qamati says the group’s right to self-defence remains in place as long as Israeli occupation and aggression continue.
A person stands in shallow water as cargo and commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, June 8, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
Terms remain secret nearly a day after the announcement, with a formal ceremony still planned in Switzerland
Terms remain secret nearly a day after the announcement, with a formal ceremony still planned in Switzerland
Policías caminan frente a una enorme pancarta con la bandera iraní en la plaza de la Revolución Islámica en Teherán, Irán, el domingo 14 de junio de 2026. (Foto AP/Vahid Salemi)
The US and Iran have reached a tentative deal to end the conflict in the Middle East, but competing claims from Donald Trump and Tehran have left the details shrouded in uncertainty. Questions remain over the reopening of the strait of Hormuz, Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, and the future of Iran’s nuclear progra…
Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,
Trump says the agreement with Iran is "all signed" and that the Strait of Hormuz will be "completely opened" on Friday.
An LNG carrier successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz early on Monday, the first tanker carrying energy products to clear the chokepoint since the U.S. and Iran announced a deal to reopen the Strait later this week, according to OilPrice.com
As every day passes, it becomes increasingly apparent how much negotiating with the mullahs is a waste of time and that the only solution that guarantees the well-being of the Iranian people themselves and the security of Israel, America, Europe, and the West is regime change.
Iran has already begun shaping the narrative surrounding the deal with the US as a victory, Dr. Raz Zimmt, head of the Shi'ite Axis Program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), said in a Monday interview with 103FM.
There were three reported cases of femicide in Iran last week, where women were brutally murdered by their husbands following what regime-affiliated media described as “familial disputes,” according to Iranian media reports.
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Blankets used by prisoners as mattresses are seen at a detention facility run by military intelligence during former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the memorandum of understanding could be seen as an "honourable document" for Iran if all sides implement it properly, according to state-run IRIB and the semi-official Fars news agency.
While the deal may ease some economic pressure on Asian governments, the ‘real test’ is whether it will hold, analysts say
While the deal may ease some economic pressure on Asian governments, the ‘real test’ is whether it will hold, analysts say
Saudi Arabia has announced plans for a National Tennis Centre at Qiddiya City which will be the kingdom's “future home of international tennis”.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli attacks have killed 3,798 people and wounded 11,781 others since 2 March.
Beirut, Lebanon – On Monday morning, people in Lebanon woke up to yet another ceasefire agreement. An agreement announced between the United States and Iran includes Lebanon – according to Iranian and Pakistani officials – but statements from Israeli officials cast doubt over whether the war that has been ravaging s…
The vast majority of the IDF and the Mossad oppose the current Iran nuclear deal as insufficient in light of the power dynamics between the parties, the "blood and treasure" invested, and the threats confronting Israel, the Jerusalem Post has learned.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The economy in the West Bank is teetering toward collapse as Israel maintains a web of restrictions that limit opportunities for Palestinians living under long-term military occupation, according to a new report from a leading conflict tracker.
A Middle East Eye investigation can reveal details of properties advertised in occupied Palestinian territory, including illegal Israeli settlements, at the Great Israeli Real Estate Event on Sunday.
Agreement contains no restrictions on Iran’s ballistic missiles, nor does it call for regime change or surrender
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Yaki Dayan, the former Israeli consul in Los Angeles, voiced deep concern about the recent developments between the US and Qatar, compared with the strained relations with Israel, during a Monday interview with 103FM.
EU foreign ministers have not reached a consensus to approve sanctions against Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday.
‘There’s still uncertainty on the longevity of this deal’, ING analyst says as traders wait to see if sanctions will be lifted while weighing potential for Israeli interference
‘There’s still uncertainty on the longevity of this deal’, ING analyst says as traders wait to see if sanctions will be lifted while weighing potential for Israeli interference
How history judges the Iran war may depend on the goals accomplished and the outcome of the ceasefire. What remains are the deep scars of those who were killed and those still in grave danger at the hands of Iran’s rabid regime.
The announcement of a new deal between the US and Iran to end months of fighting and blockades has elicited a sigh of relief in much of the Middle East.
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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The war has been President Donald Trump's worst foreign policy blunder – so far.
The haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties - Shas and United Torah Judaism - announced on Monday that they would halt voting in favor of coalition legislation after the highly controversial daycare subsidies bill, which would expand state-funded daycare subsidies for draft evaders, was not placed on the plenum’s schedule a…
Retired Supreme Court justice Yosef Elron told the High Court of Justice that the Knesset vote in which attorney Michael Rabello was elected state comptroller was conducted unlawfully, joining the core arguments raised in petitions seeking to cancel the result.
Dozens of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters blocked Gilat Junction near Ofakim on Monday in response to the arrest of a draft dodger by Ofakim police.
There are still many details to be finalized regarding the preliminary peace deal between the United States and Iran, Vice President JD Vance stated in an interview on CNBC on Monday.
Norinco displaying a model assembly line at a top defence exhibition could mean the firm hopes to make more weapons overseas
Norinco displaying a model assembly line at a top defence exhibition could mean the firm hopes to make more weapons overseas
Even as the US and Iran have agreed a peace framework that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the conflict between Tehran and Israel in Lebanon shows few signs of abating.
After 107 days and a seemingly endless number of false dawns, we finally have a deal between the US and Iran to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. It was announced on Sunday afternoon - Trump's birthday, shortly before futures opened for trading and ahead of today's Iran game in the World Cup - and the MoU w…
Has US President Donald Trump followed the path of previous Democratic and Republican presidents who believed the Islamic Republic could be trusted to honor a negotiated agreement? Or will he come to recognize that Iran is not merely a difficult adversary but a revolutionary regime whose objectives fundamentally dif…
President Sheikh Mohamed will join fellow global leaders at the G7 summit in France, with the US-Iran peace deal and plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz set to top the agenda.
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