China's ability to hit Australia with missiles 'real and growing'
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Newest first · UTC+11:00US and Iran agree on peace deal, signal reopening of Strait of Hormuz: Live updates
The US and Iran said they have agreed on a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict, which began on February 28 with a joint US-Israeli bombing campaign and prompted Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz to most shipping.
· RT
California man accused of ISIS terror plot with ex-Navy sailor to blow up Special Forces issues pitiful statement
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· Daniel Farr
US-Iran ceasefire deal announced, Trump says Strait of Hormuz reopening
United States President Donald Trump has announced that a ceasefire deal with Iran has been agreed to and that toll-free shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will now begin.
· Al Jazeera Staff
‘Backstabbing those who serve:’ Deputy FM slams coalition laws aiding draft evaders - interview
The legislation being advanced by the coalition that would expand state-funded daycare subsidies for haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft evaders amounts to “backstabbing” Israelis serving in the military during wartime, Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday, ahead of the legislation’s ex…
· KESHET NEEV
Iran says war will end on all fronts from tonight
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says the war and military operations on several fronts, including Lebanon, will end immediately and permanently from tonight.
· Middleeasteye
War on Iran: Trump says deal to end US-Israeli war on all fronts is 'now complete'
US President Donald Trump says the deal with Iran “is now complete”, announcing the end of Washington’s naval blockade and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
· Middleeasteye
Iran halted planned Israel strikes after Trump intervention: Report
Iran cancelled planned missile strikes on Israel after US President Donald Trump intervened, The New York Times reports, citing Iranian officials.
· Middleeasteye
U.S. crude drops over 5% as Washington and Tehran lock peace deal
Oil prices tumbled after President Donald Trump said the U.S. has completed a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
· Spencer Kimball, Lee Ying Shan
U.S. and Iran agree on peace deal to end the war, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says
The U.S. and Iran have agreed on a deal to bring their nearly four-month war to an end, with both sides declaring the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday.
· Terri Cullen, Chloe Taylor
War on Iran: Trump says deal to end US-Israeli war on all fronts is 'now complete'
US President Donald Trump says the deal with Iran “is now complete”, announcing the end of Washington’s naval blockade and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
· Middleeasteye
Roy Hattersley: Labour politician who helped start the party's modernisation
Roy Hattersley, who has died at the age of 93, was one of Labour's cleverest and most articulate post war politicians.
· Sam Woodhouse
Pakistan says US-Iran deal ends war on all fronts
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the United States and Iran have reached a peace deal.
· Middleeasteye
China direct strike threat to Australia 'growing': report
SYDNEY, Australia — China is capable of a direct missile strike on Australia and the threat is growing as Beijing amasses long-range and hypersonic weapons and builds islands in the South China Sea, an Australian think tank said on Sunday.
· Agence France-Presse
Iran weekly briefing: On the edge of a US-Iran breakthrough, Israel throws an explosive spanner
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· Matthew Doran
Iran condemns Israeli Beirut strike as ‘terrorist crime’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs as a "terrorist crime", saying the attack violated Lebanon’s sovereignty and breached the ceasefire agreement.
· Middleeasteye
IDF kills senior Hezbollah commander who served as Nasrallah's fmr. bodyguard, in southern Lebanon
The IDF killed senior Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq in a precision strike in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday.
· RUBY SADIKMAN
Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia’s shadow fleet
LONDON — Armed British forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker Sunday that is suspected of being part of the Russian “shadow fleet,” shipping oil in violation of international sanctions over Moscow’s war on Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday.
· Associated Press
EU nation to demand compensation for weapons donated to Ukraine
Slovakia will demand compensation from the EU for weapons it donated to Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced. The previous government had “lied” about the aid deal, he said in a video address published on Facebook on Sunday.
· RT
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Slovakia will demand compensation from the EU for weapons it donated to Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced. The previous government lied about the aid deal, he said in a video address published on Facebook on Sunday.
· RT
UN chief condemns Israeli attack on Beirut
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he “strongly” condemns Israel’s attack on Beirut, which he said “took place despite the ceasefire”.
· Middleeasteye
Israel expands military control in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria by 1,000sq km
Israeli military maps have failed to reflect the true extent of the country’s territorial control since the war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023. A new probe by Al Jazeera’s open-source investigation unit reveals that Israeli forces have established a de facto military footprint across the Gaza Strip, southern Leban…
· Al Jazeera Staff, Mohammad Mansour
Two IDF soldiers wounded by Hezbollah rockets in southern Lebanon
Two IDF soldiers were wounded after Hezbollah rockets were launched at their post in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the military announced.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF, AVI ASHKENAZI
‘Let’s not blow it’: Trump calls for restraint after Israel strikes Beirut
London: US President Donald Trump has berated Israel for launching airstrikes on Lebanon that could wreck a potential deal with Iran to end months of war, highlighting the danger of retaliatory strikes by Iran to scuttle the peace talks.
· David Crowe
Trump reportedly tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine
Trump also says in ‘friendly and frank’ phone call that US is nearing peace deal with Iran, according to Putin adviser
· Gloria Oladipo
Iran says ‘strong response is coming’ after Israeli strike on Beirut
Senior Iranian political, military and security officials have signalled that a retaliatory response is coming after Israel’s strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, even as Trump says a deal with Tehran could be finalised within hours.
· Middleeasteye
Operation Rising Lion: One year later, was it as historic as it seemed? - analysis
A year after the twelve-day conflict between Israel and Iran, called Operation Rising Lion in Israel, is the conflict as historic as it once seemed? At the time, Israelis had been awoken in the first hours of the morning with an emergency alert on their phones. For many millions, it wasn’t clear what was happening. …
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Former Senate leader Mitch McConnell is admitted to the hospital
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., chair of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, arrives for a hearing on President Donald Trump’s funding requests for the Army, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Why Mearsheimer Falsifies the History of Ukraine’s War
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Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in southern Russia and triggers fire at sea terminal
KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured three in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, local officials said Saturday, as part of Kyiv's campaign of strikes on military and energy targets deep inside Russia.
· Associated Press
Israeli military says Hezbollah targets struck in Beirut
An Israeli air strike on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut has put further pressure on attempts for a US-Iran deal to end the war, although Donald Trump says a truce remains close.
· Hugo Bachega
China’s direct strike threat to Australia is ‘growing’, think tank report finds
A Lowy Institute report said the main threat to Australia was from Chinese missiles fired from ships, submarines and a new ballistic missile
· Agence France-Presse
China’s direct strike threat to Australia is ‘growing’, think tank report finds
A Lowy Institute report said the main threat to Australia was from Chinese missiles fired from ships, submarines and a new ballistic missile
· Agence France-Presse
Iran says forces have ‘finger on the trigger’
Iran’s top joint military command says its forces have a "finger on the trigger" and are ready to strike at the "enemy's heart", according to Iranian state media.
· Middleeasteye
Kremlin may be forced into unpopular mobilization as recruitment campaign falters - report
Russia is bumping up its already intense recruitment campaign for soldiers as the war in Ukraine rages on.
· CORINNE BAUM
Putin, Zelensky Discuss Ukraine, Iran Wars With Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he will discuss the Russian invasion and efforts to end it during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in France.
· AFP
Putin, Zelensky Discuss Ukraine and Iran Wars With Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he will discuss the Russian invasion and efforts to end it during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in France.
· AFP
The homeless Right: Likud's biggest gamble in upcoming elections - analysis
There is a voter I keep meeting. He did his army service, or his son did, or both. He votes Right and always has. He believes Torah and the rifle belong together, the way the hesder yeshivot (programs that braid Talmud study with combat service) have insisted for two generations. And he has no party that he feels re…
· ZVIKA KLEIN
Islamic regime detains 130 people over riots, espionage operations for Israel, US - report
The Islamic regime detained 130 people accused of rioting during January's protests and the war with Israel, Iranian media outlets reported on Sunday, citing the regime's Intelligence Ministry.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel needs more than military force alone to counter Iran and its proxies - opinion
The latest round of confrontation with Iran once again demonstrates the determination of the regime not only to avoid capitulation, but also to continue fighting for its interests and national honor.
· ELIE PODEH
America no longer has the stomach for war - opinion
There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that, perhaps, the most pro-Israel administration ever is governing America at a time when the Jewish state is faced with its greatest existential threat.
· COOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
Disabled oil tanker received warnings before US fired, AP source says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
· Konstantin Toropin
North Korea says nuclear status 'irreversible'
SEOUL — North Korea said Sunday its status as a nuclear weapons state was “irreversible” and key to ensuring regional stability, rejecting calls by the United States and its allies for denuclearization.
· Agence France-Presse
British commandos seize control of Russian tanker in English channel
London: British troops have boarded a Russian tanker in the English Channel in their first operation to seize a ship in the English Channel, rappelling onto the vessel’s deck and storming its cabins in a pre-dawn raid.
· David Crowe
Lebanon death toll climbs to 3,783 as Israeli continues to target country
Lebanon’s health ministry says Israel’s war on the country has killed at least 3,783 people and wounded 11,699 others between 2 March and 14 June, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
Trump condemns Israel attack on Beirut, says Iran deal still close
United States President Donald Trump has criticised Israel for launching an attack on Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on the day he has said a deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran could be signed.
· Joseph Stepansky
U.S. peace deal with Iran in question as Israel strikes Lebanon, Trump warns not to 'blow it'
An anticipated deal to stop the war with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz hangs in the balance as Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon traded strikes Sunday.
· Garrett Downs
First haredi unit opens at Tel Nof Air Force base with 20 recruits amid mass draft protests
Twenty haredi (ultra-Orthodox) air force technicians were recruited last week at Tel Nof Air Force Base, following a two-month technician training course at a base in Haifa, the IDF announced on Sunday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF Chief Zamir: We are ready for Iran attack in coming hours, home front should be alert
The IDF is ready for a potential Iranian ballistic missile attack in the coming hours, and the home front should be on high alert, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Sunday at 5:07 p.m.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Takaichi hails UK defence ties despite next-gen jet spending uncertainty
The Japanese prime minister discussed the billion-dollar jet programme during a meeting in London with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
· Bloomberg