Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-06-14
We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of. For this post, we looked at 9 news sites and located 52 current articles out of 370 reviewed.
Today's featured articles are:
Presstv, Middle East Monitor, Haaretz latest headlines, AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East, JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World, Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, Mehr News Agency, IRNA English.
Social media-famous Border Collie allegedly eaten after being stolen in China
Travel blogger Guo gained popularity on the Chinese social media app Douyin when he began documenting his adventures with his dog, eight-year-old Chutou.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
Occupier violence in West Bank high on EU agenda, Kallas says
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Friday voiced concern over the deteriorating situation in the occupied West Bank, warning that Israeli occupiers are expanding illegal settlements at an unprecedented pace while violence continues without sufficient accountability, Anadolu reports. “The situation in the West Bank is equally alarming. Illegal Israeli settlements continue to expand at an unprec...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Palestinian Red Crescent: Several wounded in Israeli strike in Gaza City
Earlier on Saturday, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia FMs welcomed what Pakistan described as the final stage of U.S.-Iran talks during a phone call. Iran said the memorandum is not expected to be signed on Sunday and cautioned against predicting a date due to 'hesitation by the other side'
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 13, 2026 - haaretz.com
Washington seeking regime change in Venezuela: Analyst
Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.
Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
U.S. military says it downed Iranian drones targeting Hormuz shipping
'The international trade corridor remains open for transit,' the U.S. Central Command said. On Friday, overtures from Pakistan's prime minister suggested the signing of a U.S.-Iran deal to end their war was imminent
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 13, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran peace deal looms while new military action flares near Strait of Hormuz
By Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Steve HollandDUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran signaled on Friday that an agreement to endtheir warwas close, with a senior U.S. administration official saying both sides had agreed on a text and that Washington expects to sign an initial deal in the coming days.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that while changes in the d...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 12, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israeli-Arab singer from Nazareth, Elyanna, takes the stage at 2026 World Cup opening ceremony
The Israeli-Arab singer delivered a high-energy set featuring a powerful vocal performance. She is reportedly the only artist of Middle Eastern descent on FIFA's official soundtrack.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
Iran’s foreign minister details proposed memorandum with US, says war would end across all fronts
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that a proposed memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US would formally end the conflict across all fronts, including Lebanon, while laying the groundwork for negotiations on sanctions relief, Iran’s nuclear program, and regional security arrangements, Anadolu reports. Speaking in an interview with state broadcaster IRIB, Araghchi said...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli army kills Palestinian municipality worker in central Gaza
A Palestinian sanitation worker was killed on Saturday in an Israeli drone strike in the central Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. The victim was working for the Bureij municipality and was killed in the strike that targeted a waste dump near the Bureij refugee camp. Local sources also stated that the deceased was targeted by the Israeli drone while performing his duties. On Friday, the Israeli ...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
‘Justice will be served after all’: Iran marks first anniversary of 12-Day War
Senior Iranian officials have marked the first anniversary of the 12-day US-Israeli war of aggression against the country.
Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Torah study and Israeli military service are both sacred, but not the same - opinion
Public backlash over proposed legislation reflects a broader struggle over how Israel defines service, sacrifice and equality.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
Iran faces off with E3 over snapback sanctions as Russia and China back Tehran
Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.
Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Military cargo plane crashes in India with unknown casualties
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – An Indian military transport plane crashed on June 13 while landing at an air force station in the country’s remote north-east, the military said in a statement.
Mehr News Agency
Jun 13, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
Can the US host the World Cup while shutting out the Middle East?
In March 2023, FIFA moved with remarkable speed. Indonesia lost the right to host the Under-20 World Cup after political opposition emerged to Israel’s participation, a team that had qualified on merit. The governing body’s message was unmistakable: footballers must not become collateral damage in geopolitical disputes. Players had done nothing wrong. Discrimination against a qualified team was in...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Qatar sent 'secret deal' to Iran in order to avoid strikes on energy infrastructure - report
An official described the report as an example "of how hedging works behind the scenes with Gulf states and their communications with Iran.”
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
Turkish president says region paying ‘heavy economic price’ of attacks on Iran
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that the region is now paying a “heavy economic price” for attacks targeting Iran even before the Russia-Ukraine war has ended. “Before the Russia-Ukraine war has ended, our region is now paying the heavy economic price of attacks on Iran,” Erdogan said at a ceremony marking the reopening of Selimiye Mosque for worship in Turkiye’s western city of...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Factbox-Main provisions of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by Trump
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. says it is close to signing a peace deal that would end the three-month-old war with Iran, though terms have not yet been made public.It is not clear at this point how any agreement would stack up against the 2015 deal with Iran, which lifted sanctions in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear activities.
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 12, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Can Trump restrain Israel?
The latest exchange between Iran and Israel raises a fundamental question: Who is really driving events in the Middle East – Washington or Jerusalem? Following Israeli strikes on targets in Beirut, Lebanon, Iran responded with strikes against northern Israel and military facilities around Haifa. Israel then immediately retaliated by attacking Tehran, Tabriz, Karaj and Isfahan. While the ceasefire...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Netanyahu will not join Trump meeting with Middle East leaders at G7, senior US official says
A spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the country has no plans to send a negotiating team to Geneva over the next few days, according to Iranian state media.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
Israeli army claims to kill several Hezbollah members in Lebanon strikes
The Israeli army claimed Saturday to have killed several Hezbollah members and struck more than 70 infrastructure targets in southern Lebanon in the last 24 hours amid continued violation of an ongoing ceasefire, Anadolu reports. A military statement said that the destroyed infrastructure included buildings allegedly used by the group to launch attacks against Israeli forces and northern Israel. T...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Ben-Gvir raids Hebron neighborhood following Israeli curfew in occupied West Bank
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Friday raided the city of Hebron’s Jaber neighborhood in the southern occupied West Bank, following the imposition of a curfew by the Israeli army on the area and its surroundings, Anadolu reports. Local sources told Anadolu that Ben-Gvir entered Jaber after heightened military measures were implemented in the Old City, coinciding with the clo...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump agreed to release $24B in frozen Iranian assets without formal announcement: Report
US President Donald Trump has agreed to unfreeze $24 billion in Iranian assets while avoiding explicitly confirming this, a senior Iranian official said Friday, according to the Fars News Agency. Mohsen Rezaei, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, made the remarks during a memorial ceremony in the southwestern city of Dezful. According to the report, Rezaei said Iran’s recent conflict “boost...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
'They message you at all hours': They moved to Israel before the war. Israeli work culture was its own battle
At a time when Israelis are looking to relocate abroad, young people from Russia, France and England are moving to Israel. But how do you look for job without connections, learn the social norms and 'build everything from zero,' all while running to the bomb shelter?
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 13, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israel pushes regulations to legalize West Bank farm outposts
Residents of many of the farms take part in the expulsion of Palestinian herding communities, and this week Britain imposed sanctions on the organization that coordinates the farms' activities
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 12, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran discusses urban cooperation with India, Russia, China at BRICS Forum
Tehran, IRNA – On the sidelines of the 13th BRICS Urbanization Forum in New Delhi, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development held seperate bilateral meetings with his counterparts from India, Russia, and China.
IRNA English
Jun 13, 2026 - en.irna.ir
The Iran war is exposing the limits of Gulf defence dependence
The appearance of Chinese-made defence systems across the Gulf has attracted significant attention since the outbreak of the Iran conflict. Analysts have pointed to the deployment of Chinese counter-drone systems in the UAE and the growing prominence of Chinese unmanned platforms in regional arsenals as evidence that Beijing is gaining ground in a market long dominated by the United States. Yet fo...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
The Board of Peace extends Israel’s security narrative
While the debate on Hamas refusing to disarm continues, Israel is still killing Palestinians in the background, or in plain sight, depending on which narrative one employs. For Palestinians, the genocide is a reality, while for mainstream media, it is just background noise for news reports. International diplomacy follows the same line as mainstream media, which accepts Israel killing Palestinians...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Displaced Palestinians protest Israeli-made water crisis
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza still spend hours every day walking and waiting to secure small quantities of water.
Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
This Israeli startup is using AI to transform cinemas into more than just a place to watch movies
Aiming at younger generations and their need for socialization, Bigger Picture offers cinemas a platform to track their data and create better experiences.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
When children become the primary casualties of wars and conflicts
There is no better place to begin this article than with the words of Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s National Security Minister. During a security cabinet meeting in early June, he called for the abduction of Lebanese women and children as a means to pressure Hezbollah. “Let’s start thinking outside the box about Hezbollah,” he said, urging officials to adopt more aggressive measures, including “abduct...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Silenced in France: The unjust detention of a pro-Palestine Iranian activist
Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.
Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Gaza post-‘ceasefire’ deaths hit 983 as Israeli attack targets refugee camp
Israeli attack kills one person in central Gaza's Bureij camp, as a disabled Palestinian is shot in occupied West Bank.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Jun 13, 2026 - aljazeera.com
IRGC strikes 18 US military targets in two missile waves; Fifth Fleet in Bahrain hit by Army drones
The IRGC and the Iranian Army announce a series of coordinated retaliatory military operations targeting US military installations across the region.
Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Gaza death toll reaches 72,993 since Oct. 07
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has put the number of Palestinians martyred since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023 at 72,993.
Mehr News Agency
Jun 13, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
Iran to hold funeral for slain supreme leader on July 4-9
Iran will hold funeral procedures for the country’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei between July 4 and July 9, Iranian state media reported on Saturday. The program will include a farewell ceremony in the capital Tehran on July 4-5. Then, funeral ceremonies will be held in Tehran on July 6 and in Qom on July 7. On July 9, Khamenei will be buried in the Imam Reza Shrine in the city of Mashhad fol...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Tehran, Moscow, Beijing review developments in Islamabad MoU
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – An Iranian deputy foreign minister held a meeting with the ambassadors of China and Russia in Tehran to discuss the latest developments around the draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States.
Mehr News Agency
Jun 13, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
Palestinian Football Association president criticizes US over delayed visa for World Cup events
Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub criticized the US for failing to grant him a visa to attend World Cup-related events, saying the delay reflects disrespect for FIFA and the unifying role of the sport, Anadolu reports. Rajoub attended the opening match of the FIFA World Cup between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City on Thursday but remains among several accredited partic...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Gaza children caught between pain and Israel’s delayed evacuations
Thousands of Palestinian patients, including children, remain trapped between worsening illness, wounds, and closed crossings.
Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Israeli and Palestinian groups meet in France to support the two-state solution
Foreign ministers and senior officials from dozens of countries are meeting one year after the New York Declaration on Palestinian statehood. The conference will end with an eight-point 'Call for Action' urging a cease-fire, governance reforms and Gaza's reconstruction
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 12, 2026 - haaretz.com
UK rights organisation calls on Business Secretary to cancel Israeli real estate event in London
The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR UK) has sent a letter to the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Peter Kyle, demanding the cancellation of the so-called “Great Israeli Real Estate Event 2026,” due to be held at an undisclosed venue in London on 14 June, and warning that permitting it to proceed would facilitate the commission of a war crime on British soil and plac...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump to meet with Middle East leaders, attend Ukraine session at G7, US officials say
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Middle Eastern leaders and attend a working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the G7 summit in France next week, senior U.S. administration officials said on Saturday. (Reporting by Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 13, 2026 - al-monitor.com
US-Iran deal to include dismantling of Iranian nuclear program, US official says
The drafted text of the deal, which Pakistani Prime Minister Shagbaz Sharif announced had been agreed upon earlier on Friday, also outlines the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 12, 2026 - jpost.com
Iran booby traps entrances, collapses tunnels leading to cache of enriched uranium - report
This comes a day after a senior administration official told reporters that the US and Iran are close to a deal requiring Iran to relinquish its uranium, which has been enriched to near-bomb grade.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
Israeli Arkia passenger flight loses contact over Hungary, NATO scrambles fighter jets
An Israeli aircraft was safely escorted through Hungarian airspace by NATO jets before continuing toward Austria.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
Trump tells Netanyahu it's time for war to end, calls Iran deal 'great' - report
Axios cited a source with direct knowledge of the call who said Netanyahu, who is not directly involved in US-Iran talks, was caught off guard by the pending agreement.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
Trump halts US military’s plan to forcibly seize Iran’s uranium: Report
US President Donald Trump has paused a plan by the military to forcibly seize Iran’s enriched uranium, CNN reported Friday, citing sources. The US military’s top officer made a secret, hurried trip to US Central Command headquarters in Florida late last month to receive an in-person briefing on plans for a potential ground operation in Iran aimed at seizing the country’s stockpile of highly enrich...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
IRGC is part of Iran’s national army: Pundit
Iranian academician states that Europe is not genuinely committed to labeling the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” and is facing significant pressure from the Israeli regime.
Presstv
Jun 13, 2026 - presstv.ir
Health experts urge vaccination after two children die from meningococcemia
Meningococcus is a relatively rare but especially aggressive disease. The risk for the disease is especially high in infants, toddlers, adolescents, and young adults living in crowded conditions.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 13, 2026 - jpost.com
Chile establishes senate friendship group to strengthen historic ties with Palestine
Chile has taken a new step in strengthening its historic relationship with Palestine through the official establishment of the Chile–Palestine Friendship Group in the Senate. The cross-party parliamentary body aims to deepen political, diplomatic, cultural and human ties between the two peoples. As one of the largest parliamentary diplomacy groups in the National Congress, it seeks to reinforce a ...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 12, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel and Hezbollah trade fire; Iran: Lebanon truce includes IDF withdrawal
Israel's defense chief said the IDF 'will not withdraw from security areas in Lebanon' in response to comments by Iran's foreign minister. Meanwhile, sirens sounded in northern Israel due to a Hezbollah drone as the IDF reportedly shelled southern Lebanon
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 13, 2026 - haaretz.com
Canada announces $100M in new humanitarian aid for Palestinians
Canada announced $100 million Friday in additional humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Anadolu reports. The funding, announced by Foreign Minister Anita Anand in Paris, will be delivered through UN agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and nongovernmental organizations providing assistance on the ground. Anand made the announcement at the Pari...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 13, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel expanding Gaza ‘yellow line’ to derail ceasefire talks, says Hamas
Palestinian group Hamas said Friday that Israel’s continued movement of the “yellow line” westward inside the Gaza Strip and expansion of control over Palestinian land aim to “blow up the negotiation track and thwart the efforts being made” to consolidate the ceasefire, Anadolu reports. The statement by Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem came as Palestinian factions and mediators held talks in Cairo on ...