Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-06-19
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 8 news sites and located 74 current articles out of 339 reviewed.
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Presstv, Middle East Monitor, Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, 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, Military Africa.
Trump wants a new contractor in the war on Hezbollah. Syria doesn't want the job
Trump and Israel no longer see eye to eye on Lebanon. While the U.S. פresident's new strategy resurfaces past traumas in Beirut, Syria's al-Sharaa has made it patently clear that the age of Damascus intervening in Lebanese affairs is gone for good
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 18, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israel is bleeding support in the U.S. – and pouring tens of millions into trying to change that
Polls show a deterioration of Israel's standing, even among segments of the American population traditionally considered pro-Israel. The campaigns financed by the Israeli government, aimed to influence Christian conservatives, are now attempting to justify the deeply unpopular Iran war
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 18, 2026 - haaretz.com
US-Iran memorandum of understanding formally finalized after presidents sign text
Iran said early Thursday that a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States aimed at ending the war had been formally finalized after the presidents of both countries signed the text of the agreement, Anadolu reports. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the “Islamabad memorandum” had become fully official after being signed by both Tehran and Washington, ac...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Five Israeli occupation forces injured in drone attack in southern Lebanon
Israeli military says one of the soldiers sustained serious injuries.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Trump open to Iran keeping nuclear enrichment rights as new deal takes shape
US president Donald Trump has signalled that he is open to Iran retaining the right to enrich uranium for civilian purposes, in remarks that represent a major shift in Washington’s position as a ceasefire deal with Tehran takes shape. Speaking at the G7 summit in Cannes, France, yesterday, Trump suggested that denying Iran the right to enrich uranium was difficult to justify when neighbouring stat...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Pakistan parliament sees Iran-US MoU as outcome of Tehran’s resilience
Pakistan’s parliament welcomes the latest memorandum of understanding that ends the war between Iran and the United States.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Iran war leaves Islamic republic intact and opponents divided
The Iran war was cast as a catalyst for the Islamic republic's collapse, but months of fighting failed to dislodge the clerical leadership and left its opponents out in the cold.US President Donald Trump said in launching the war with Israel on February 28 that it would pave the way for Iranians to rise up, having pledged support to anti-government protests that peaked in January and were the most...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Paris grants honorary citizenship to Palestinian civilians, journalists
Paris granted honorary citizenship Thursday to Palestinian civilian populations and journalists, according to French public broadcaster RFI. The decision, long demanded by part of the left-wing majority in the Paris City Council, was announced during a council session attended by Palestine’s ambassador to France Hala Abou-Hassira, RFI reported. “Honorary citizenship is not a symbol, but a commitme...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
U.S. and Iran sign memorandum of understanding aimed at ending war
Both U.S. President Trump and Iran's President Pezeshkian signed the agreement • Iran warns: Israeli attacks on Lebanon will be considered breach of U.S. commitment • Trump threatens to 'bomb the hell out of them' if Tehran violates cease-fire • Switzerland: Countries to attend talks on Friday morning
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 18, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israel’s censor silenced 5,700 reports in 2025
Israel’s military censor blocked or altered more than 5,700 news reports in 2025, an average of 15 items per day, making it the second-highest year for media censorship in Israel since records began 15 years ago, according to new data published by +972 Magazine. The figures, obtained through a freedom of information request submitted by +972 and the Movement for Freedom of Information, show that t...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
The war that failed to define Iran
Iran did not win the war. But it denied Washington and Tel Aviv the victory they needed most: the power to decide what the war had made of Iran. The recent US-Iran memorandum of understanding is important for that reason. It is designed to end the near four-month war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz gradually and move the hardest questions into follow-on negotiations. That is not the result of a state...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 17, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel's defeat in Iran isn't a disaster – it's an opportunity to face the truth
The war in Iran has shown Israel the truth. Its so-called all-powerful army failed to achieve anything significant other than political ruin. Any rational country would draw the same conclusion – an end to living by the sword and the sword alone
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 18, 2026 - haaretz.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 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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China warns Israel against obstructing Iran-US understanding
China has warned Israel not to undermine the Iran-US memorandum, calling on all parties to support its implementation and future negotiations.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Israel allocates over $40M to regain support among US conservatives: Report
Israel has allocated more than $40 million to influence right-wing audiences in the US amid declining support for the country and growing criticism over its role in the war against Iran, according to an Israeli media report published Thursday. Haaretz reported that Israel has significantly increased spending on public relations and influence campaigns aimed primarily at conservative Christian audi...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel orders demolition of 9 Palestinian homes in Hebron amid West Bank escalation
Israeli authorities on Thursday issued demolition orders for nine inhabited Palestinian homes in the West Bank city of Hebron, in the latest home demolitions in the occupied territory, Anadolu reports. Local sources said the demolition notices were issued for nine homes in the Qanan Niyas area of Al-Shuyukh town, northeast of Hebron on claims of building without permits in Area C. According to the...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Hezbollah chief: Resistance thwarted ‘Greater Israel’ project, disarmament will not pass
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that the resistance had succeeded in “thwarting the Greater Israel project” and protecting what he described as Lebanon’s existence from plans of “extermination and displacement”. In a recorded speech, Qassem said that the basis of any negotiations with Israel should be “mutual security”, reiterating the group’s firm rejection of any propos...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
When the Iran War is over: Why the West Bank may be Netanyahu’s next front
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing perhaps the most precarious moment of his political career. He knows it. His allies know it. And his rivals—both within his coalition and across Israel’s political spectrum—are preparing to capitalize on his growing weakness. Former Israeli Justice Minister Haim Ramon, who also served as deputy prime minister between 2007 and 2009, is among the l...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 17, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel FM cuts contact with EU top diplomat over 'apartheid' remarks
Israel's foreign minister said Thursday he was severing all contact with the European Union's top diplomat over reported remarks in which she allegedly compared Israel to apartheid-era South Africa.Diplomatic relations between Israel and the EU have come under heavy strain since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023, with violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the occupied West Bank a...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 - al-monitor.com
3 more Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza in new ceasefire violation
Three Palestinians were killed and others wounded in an Israeli drone strike in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, marking another violation of a ceasefire in effect since last October, a medical source said, Anadolu reports. The bodies of three Palestinians and several wounded people arrived at Al-Saraya Field Hospital after a civilian vehicle was hit at the Abu Khadra intersection in central Gaza City,...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US: Clinton says Netanyahu is ‘obsessed’ with Iran, Saudi normalisation
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “persistent” and “obsessed” with striking Iran and normalising relations with Saudi Arabia during her tenure, Anadolu reports. Speaking in an interview with New Yorker Editor David Remnick at an event in New York City, Clinton discussed Netanyahu’s approach while she served as secretary o...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 17, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
8 countries condemn occupier violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank
The foreign ministers of eight countries on Thursday condemned escalating Israeli occupier violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including recent attacks on two mosques in northern Ramallah, Anadolu reports. Turkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said they condemned “in the strongest terms” continued attacks on the Grand Mos...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
The U.S.-Iran deal: What has changed and what does this mean for the region?
War is a perilous political act aimed at shifting the balance of power. What balance did the United States seek to impose when it launched its war against Iran, and what did it achieve? And what does this mean for Palestine and the region? What were the objectives of the aggression? The U.S. administration did not wage the war because of Trump’s unique personality; politicians do have a margin of ...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel’s Netanyahu tells Trump he will not be bound by Iran-US deal: Report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump that Israel would not be bound by the agreement reached between the US and Iran, CNN reported Thursday, citing an unnamed Israeli official. The official said that Netanyahu was attempting to influence the ongoing 60-day negotiation process under the agreement, claiming that the Israeli premier is trying to shape the final agr...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 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 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Trump turns on Israel over Lebanon war, says Syria could fight Hezbollah better
“Syria can do the job” of fighting Hezbollah better than Israel, Donald Trump has said, in a remarkable rebuke of Tel Aviv’s war in Lebanon and its mounting civilian toll. Speaking ahead of a bilateral meeting with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the G7 summit in Evian, Trump said he was “not happy” with Israel’s handling of Lebanon and warned that its offensive was undermining Was...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 17, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
War will not end without Israel halting Lebanon attacks, occupation: Araghchi
Araghchi says any future Israeli attacks on Lebanon would breach an MoU that is scheduled to be signed between Iran and the US.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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US military used Elon Musk’s Grok AI in assaults on Iran: Pentagon
The Pentagon has disclosed that Musk's Grok AI was utilized during the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Oil tankers pass Hormuz Strait after war deal: tracker
Three big Saudi oil tankers left the Gulf through the Hormuz Strait on Thursday, maritime trackers said, after leaders vowed to reopen the route under an agreement to end the US-Iran war.Virtually halted during three and a half months of conflict, traffic through the crucial trade route appeared to pick up slightly, though shipping groups warned that plans for the resumption of traffic were still ...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Gaza administration committee says reconstruction priorities finalized, ready to begin work
The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) said Thursday it has finalized priorities for recovery and reconstruction and is ready to begin field operations “once conditions permit,” Anadolu reports. The announcement came during a coordination meeting chaired by committee head Ali Shaath with representatives of the European Union, the United Nations and the World Bank to discuss t...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli foreign minister severs ties with EU foreign policy chief
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Thursday he was severing all contact with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, accusing her of comparing Israel to apartheid-era South Africa, Anadolu reports. In a post on US social media platform X, Saar accused Kallas of acting “obsessively and with blatant unfairness” toward Israel. “Recently, it was published that during her visit to Mexic...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
IDF presents expanded Lebanon occupation zone, challenging U.S.-Iran pact
Prime Minister Netanyahu says the Israeli army will remain in southern Lebanon 'so long as security needs require it,' as President Aoun tells negotiators heading to Washington that Beirut 'will not accept any arrangement that does not ensure full sovereignty and a complete withdrawal'
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 18, 2026 - haaretz.com
Right to defend: Lebanon rises against US-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah
Massive protests erupt across Lebanon as citizens reject a US-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah, warning it would expose the country—especially its southern border—to increased Israeli aggression and undermine national security.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Is Israel Losing Its American Shield? | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani
In this episode, we examine whether Gaza features in the Iran ceasefire calculation, the crisis facing Israel’s security doctrine and its fear of US abandonment. We also discuss whether the Iran deal signals a deeper rupture in US-Israel relations, Al Jazeera’s shocking investigation into Israel’s abuse of Palestinian detainees and Israel’s strangling of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank....
Middle East Monitor
Jun 17, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Analysis-US-Iran deal redraws the Middle East: Iran gains, rivals alarmed
By Samia NakhoulBEIRUT, June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Iran agreement — the first signed by an American and an Iranian president since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution — is being hailed by its backers as the deal of the century. But for Tehran's adversaries across the Middle East — from Israel to Gulf states and factions in Lebanon — it looks more like the curse of the century: an accord that could le...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 - al-monitor.com
After US-Iran deal, Israeli minister threatens war on Syria ‘sooner or later’
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli threatened Thursday that Israel would wage war on Syria “sooner or later,” claiming that Syria and Turkiye pose a greater challenge to Israel than Iran, Anadolu reports. “We will wage war on Syria, sooner or later, because it and Turkiye are far more worrying than Iran,” Chikli said in an interview with Israeli radio station 103FM, affiliated with M...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
50 Palestinian Bedouin, herding communities displaced since late 2023, rights body says
The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) said Israel’s settlement expansion and military restrictions have led to the displacement of 50 Palestinian Bedouin and herding communities since late 2023. According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, the findings were contained in a special survey on Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank conducted by the ICHR in co...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Vance calls out Netanyahu ministers for 'attacking only ally they have left' over Iran
The U.S. vice president criticized Israeli far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir and other Israeli officials for their response to the emerging agreement with Iran
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 18, 2026 - haaretz.com
Oil sinks on Mideast deal, but Fed outlook knocks equities
Oil prices dropped further Thursday after US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart signed off on a deal to end four months of war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to tanker and cargo traffic.Optimism that operations will in due course return to pre-war levels in the strait, a global energy chokepoint, helped lift market sentiment with Wall Street some two hours into trading.
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 - al-monitor.com
When the international community’s absolutes lead to genocide
When anyone from the international community deems a purported solution as the only viable option for Palestine, it must be immediately assumed the contrary is applicable. For years, the UN and world leaders have affirmed the two-state paradigm as the only solution, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres qualifying it further as “There is no Plan B”. Now, former US Secretary of State Hillary C...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.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 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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‘Greatest strategic failure’: Israeli politicians slam Netanyahu over US-Iran MoU
Netanyahu has come under fire from opposition politicians and members of his own coalition following the announcement of the Iran-US MoU.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Maximum pressure: How Trump spent five years proving Obama was right about Iran
Tomorrow, Friday June 19, will mark yet another historic day in the international community’s decades-long preoccupation with Iran’s nuclear program—an assumed ghoul that, despite endless Western hyperbole, never actually materialized into a weapon. With the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Geneva between Washington and Tehran, the true history being made tomorrow is not the substance o...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Pro-Iran narratives target Azerbaijan’s Jewish war hero amid Israel-Baku disinformation row
The posts appeared amid renewed Iranian and pro-Iranian claims that Azerbaijan is being used as a platform for Israeli operations against Iran.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Jun 18, 2026 - jpost.com
Iran-US MoU ends imposed war and inflicts humiliating defeat on US-Israeli war machine
Iran-US MoU to be signed in Geneva on Friday marks Trump's humiliating defeat, as Washington failed to subdue Iran or achieve the goal of “regime change,” vindicating the Islamic Republic's resilience while exposing Israel's strategic collapse.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Israel approves Jewish religious school construction in occupied West Bank’s Hebron
Israeli authorities on Wednesday approved the construction of a Jewish religious school in the city of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, in an unprecedented move, Anadolu reports. The decision marks the first implementation of Israel’s announcement on Tuesday that it was stripping the Palestinian Hebron municipality of its authority over building and planning, in violation of the Hebron A...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 17, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Press TV reporter wounded by Israeli drone strike while reporting in southern Lebanon
A Press TV correspondent has been struck by an Israeli drone while reporting in southern Lebanon, despite wearing a clearly marked press vest.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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In Lebanon, first responders salvage memories from debris of destroyed HQ
By Jihed Abidellaoui and Zohra BensemraNABATIEH, Lebanon, June 18 (Reuters) - Rescue workers in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh said they believed their headquarters, clearly identified as a civil defence centre, would be safe from Israeli bombardment - until it was destroyed by an airstrike last month.Picking through the debris, they were salvaging whatever they could when Reuters visited ...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 - al-monitor.com
The occupation targeted a vehicle in central Gaza City, resulting in several fatalities and injuries
WATCH: Funeral procession for a number of martyrs who were killed in Israeli attacks during the past few hours
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Ex-Israel PMs, security chiefs to Netanyahu: Act against West Bank Jewish terror
Dozens of high-ranking Israeli officials, including former prime ministers Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert and ex-IDF chiefs of staff, charge that Netanyahu and his far-right government 'have done nothing and are doing nothing to eradicate Jewish terror'
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 18, 2026 - haaretz.com
Paramount Group, Ukraine, certified MAC OWL “Sova” as its most protected domestic MRAP
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has formally certified and approved the MAC OWL “Sova” armoured vehicle for service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, designating it the most highly protected locally […]
Military Africa
Jun 18, 2026 - military.africa
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Israel cannot stop home demolitions in southern Lebanon: Ben-Gvir
Israel cannot stop home demolitions in southern Lebanon, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Wednesday, following statements by US Vice President JD Vance that a draft agreement with Iran includes Lebanon, Anadolu reports. “Israel cannot stop the demolition of houses in southern Lebanon. We simply cannot stop, that’s all,” Ben-Gvir said in comments carried by the Knesset’s chan...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 17, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran’s state television says Hormuz passage ‘still requires coordination’ with Tehran
Iran’s state television said Thursday the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz still requires coordination with Tehran, Anadolu reports. According to the broadcaster, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) “continues to impose the condition of coordination with its naval forces on ships seeking to transit the waterway.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald ...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Project Freedom and the end of the Arabs’ automatic “yes” to Washington
When Donald Trump spoke of “Project Freedom” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the plan was supposed to be a display of restored American deterrence: an operation meant to prove that Washington could still open the world’s energy artery with its military fleet and its network of regional bases. Yet the rapid suspension of the project, after Saudi Arabia’s initial opposition to the use of its bases a...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Hezbollah vows to keep weapons until Israeli occupation ends
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has vowed the group will not disarm while Israeli occupation persists, denouncing Lebanon’s cabinet decision on its weapons as a US-driven move that risks sparking civil strife.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Despite US-Iran deal, Israel says troops to remain in 10-km zone inside Lebanon
The Israeli army on Thursday published a map showing its continued deployment in a zone extending up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) inside southern Lebanon, despite a US-Iran memorandum of understanding that includes a halt to military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, Anadolu reports. In a post on the US social media company X, the army said its forces remain deployed inside what it desc...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Death toll from Israeli fire in Gaza since ceasefire passes 1,000, says health ministry
CAIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza has reached more than 1,000 since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire last October, the enclave's health ministry said on Thursday, as at least three people were reported killed in the latest strike.Medics said an Israeli strike hit a vehicle on the main Omar Al-Mokhtar road in Gaza City, killing three, as violence continue...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 - al-monitor.com
The Boomerang: How America’s Semiconductor War Backfired
There is an ancient Chinese proverb that Washington strategists should have remembered: “When you shoot an arrow of revenge, dig two graves.” They didn’t listen. And now we are watching the most spectacular economic boomerang in modern history. Three years ago, the United States launched what its architects called the “nuclear option” against China. They banned the export of advanced semiconductor...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
These are the Palestinians that Israel has killed during Gaza’s ‘ceasefire’
Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians since agreeing to a US-brokered ‘ceasefire’ in its genocidal war.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Jun 18, 2026 - aljazeera.com
JD Vance tells Israel ‘you can’t kill your way out’ of security problems
US vice president defends Iran war MoU, framing war as victory for Washington regardless of negotiation outcome.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Jun 18, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Lebanon welcomes Iran-US MoU to end war
Lebanese groups, including Hezbollah, welcome a US-Iran deal ending regional hostilities, with many crediting Iran for securing a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Factbox-What sanctions are there on Iran and will they be lifted?
LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The interim deal to end the Iran war will include a waiver on sanctioned oil sales but the country still faces a complex web of international restrictions on its activities and trade.Sanctions, trade embargoes and asset freezes have been imposed by the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and other countries for decades over its nuclear programme, right...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 - al-monitor.com
US journalist Carlson says Trump did not consult Israel on Iran deal
American journalist and political commentator Tucker Carlson said US President Donald Trump understands he must weaken Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s position to advance an agreement with Iran and did not consult Israel on the matter, Anadolu reports. Speaking on his podcast, which was published on YouTube on Wednesday, Carlson assessed Israel’s stance toward a potential agreement bet...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel kills at least three Palestinians in Gaza City drone strike
Gaza's Health Ministry says at least 1,007 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the so-called 'ceasefire'.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Jun 18, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Vance slams Israeli critics of US-Iran deal
US Vice President JD Vance on Friday issued an extraordinary rebuke to Israeli critics of the Iran deal, warning them not to alienate their "only powerful ally" left in the world.Vance told members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet criticizing the agreement to "wake up and smell the reality," amid growing tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald ...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 - al-monitor.com
IDF troops say they are 'policing' displaced civilians returning en masse to homes in southern Lebanon
Soldiers deployed in IDF-occupied areas warn that as Lebanese residents displaced by the current Israeli invasion return to their homes despite IDF evacuation warnings, a lack of clear instructions from IDF's top brass may lead to fatal incidents
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 18, 2026 - haaretz.com
More than 1,000 killed in Israel attacks on Gaza since ceasefire
An Israeli attack on a vehicle in Gaza City has killed at least three Palestinians.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Jun 18, 2026 - aljazeera.com
US Treasury imposes sanctions on Lebanese officials, others for aiding Hezbollah
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday announced sanctions against several Lebanese officials it said were aligned with Hezbollah and members of the sanctioned Alaa Hassan Hamieh business network for obstructing Lebanon’s peace process and delaying the disarmament of Hezbollah.The U.S. Treasury Department said its Office of Foreign Assets Control was also designating indi...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israeli reservist killed in explosion in south Lebanon, seven other troops wounded, IDF says
Master Sergeant (Res.) Alexander Filin, 29, was killed in an explosion caused by an explosive device in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. He is the 31st Israeli soldier to have been killed in the current round of fighting with Hezbollah
Haaretz latest headlines
Jun 18, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israeli army urges government to preserve freedom to strike across Lebanon
The Israeli army has urged the government to preserve its freedom to conduct operations throughout Lebanon, maintain a buffer zone and pursue the disarmament of Hezbollah, an Israeli newspaper reported Thursday. According to the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, the army delivered what it described as an important message to Israel’s political leadership regarding future military activity in Lebanon...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 18, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Displaced Palestinians allowed to retrieve possessions in Tulkarm camp, West Bank
The impact of Israel's so-called "Iron Wall operation" continues to shape the lives of thousands of displaced Palestinians.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Iran, China will be at heart of any emerging regional bloc: Qalibaf
Iran’s Parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has stressed that Tehran is a “full-fledged” partner of China, emphasizing the crucial role played by the two countries in any regional bloc.
Presstv
Jun 18, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Italy to reopen embassy in Tehran on Friday
Italy will reopen its embassy in Tehran on Friday, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Wednesday, according to the ANSA news agency. “Our embassy in Tehran will reopen on Friday,” Tajani said during Question Time in parliament. The announcement comes after Italy temporarily closed its diplomatic mission in the Iranian capital earlier this year amid regional tensions. Tajani said the Italian ambas...
Middle East Monitor
Jun 17, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Group of EU lawmakers demand sanctions on Israeli regime
A group of EU lawmakers demand far-reaching economic sanctions against Israel in an effort to curb the regime's aggressive behaviour.