Israeli raids and settler attacks intensify across occupied West Bank As attention remains focused on the agreement between Iran and the United States, Israeli forces have reportedly stepped up operations across the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Israeli forces raided the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah, storming a cafe and a carpentry workshop. One Palestinian was detained during the raid before later being released.
Iran says it will continue cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog Iran says it will continue cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under existing legal frameworks, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei. Speaking to the state news agency IRNA, Baghaei said Tehran's engagement with the UN nuclear watchdog would continue "in accordance with the approvals of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the decisions of the Supreme National Security Council". His comments come as Iran and the United States move towards signing a memorandum of understanding later this week, with nuclear oversight expected to remain a key component of the agreement.
Iranian officials head to Oman for Strait of Hormuz talks Iran's Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are travelling to Oman for talks on the management of the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on Telegram, Ghalibaf said the visit would focus on consolidating arrangements for managing the strategic waterway and strengthening coordination between Tehran and Muscat. The talks come as Iran and Oman continue consultations following the US-Iran agreement, with both countries reaffirming their commitment to maintaining safe maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil prices fall as markets respond to progress in US-Iran talks Oil prices declined on Tuesday as financial markets reacted to signs of progress in negotiations between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending the US-Israeli war on Iran. Brent crude fell 2. 8 percent to $78.
Ship traffic through Strait of Hormuz remains below pre-war levels Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below pre-war levels, according to data from analytics firm Kpler, despite vessels gradually returning to the strategic waterway. Kpler recorded 71 confirmed transits over the weekend, including a peak of 35 crossings on Saturday. Before the US-Israeli war on Iran, between 100 and 130 vessels passed through the strait each day.
At long last, Starmer is out. Can Burnham bring new hope to Britain? Submitted by Peter Oborne on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 17:11 After years of disastrous policy, both at home and abroad, it's time this country had a decent prime minister British Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement to announce his resignation outside 10 Downing Street in London on 22 June 2026 (Henry Nicholls/AFP) Off The myth-making has begun.
Vance says Middle East was ‘desperately’ calling on US to broker a deal US Vice President JD Vance has defended the agreement between Washington and Tehran, rejecting suggestions that the United States is imposing a settlement on the region despite the deal containing provisions related to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The negotiations did not include representatives from either Israel or Lebanon, even though the agreement addresses issues linked to the fighting between the two sides. "This is a deal that the region has desperately asked the United States to put in place," Vance said.
Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in southern Lebanon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will continue operating without restrictions in southern Lebanon and will remain in the country's south for the foreseeable future. In a video statement, Netanyahu said he had not changed his instructions to the military, insisting that Israeli troops have "no restrictions on this matter". "Our fighters in southern Lebanon have full freedom of action to thwart any direct or developing threat to them or to the residents of [northern Israel]," he said.
How Keir Starmer supported Israel throughout its genocide in Gaza Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 15:01 MEE looks back at the prime minister's record on foreign policy UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) greets Israel's President Isaac Herzog (R) on the steps of 10 Downing Street, London, 10 September 2025, ahead of their meeting (Toby Shepheard/AFP) Off Keir Starmer has resigned as British prime minister less than two years after winning a landslide general election. Since then, his Labour Party has lost enormous support, with Reform rising in the polls and voters on the left deciding that enough was enough. Labour lost more votes to the left-wing Green Party than to Reform at the local elections last month, polling has shown.
Rubio to visit Gulf states for talks on US-Iran agreement US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as Washington seeks to build regional support following the agreement reached with Iran. Rubio will attend a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Bahrain, where discussions are expected to focus on the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, as well as security and maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The visit comes as Gulf states continue diplomatic efforts to preserve regional stability following the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Once Keir Starmer had beaten the left, he had no plan for government Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 14:33 'He was rubbish on all metrics,' one civil servant says of prime minister, who presented himself as the grown-up politician UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces the timeline for his resignation, following Andy Burnham's decisive victory last week in the Makerfield by-election, outside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, 22 June 2026 (Jack Taylor/Reuters) Off As a candidate for the leadership of his party, Keir Starmer ’s pitch to Labour voters was this: keep most of Jeremy Corbyn ’s policies but present them with a suit on and a tie done up. The people behind his campaign to replace Corbyn, which began months before the 2019 election in which the veteran left-winger was dispatched by Boris Johnson, saw Starmer as the best person to deliver this message. With the backing of Morgan McSweeney, Peter Mandelson, Roger Liddle and other figures on the right wing of the Labour Party, Starmer became leader.
More than 11,000 south Lebanon buildings 'completely destroyed' in latest war: report More than 11,000 buildings in south Lebanon have been "completely destroyed" by Israel according to a new report. The report by the UN estimated building damage at $1. 38 billion since Israel began attacks on 2 March.
Ben Gvir says Lebanon should be 'Israel's playground', urges Netanyahu to defy Trump Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 12:50 The far-right minister also threatened Beirut, likening its future to that of north Gaza's Beit Hanoun which has been largely destroyed by Israel Lebanese women mourn victims of an Israeli strike, in the village of Qennarit, in southern Lebanon, 21 June 2026 (Aziz Taher/Reuters) Off Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir rejected a potential ceasefire in Lebanon on Monday, saying that the country should instead be "Israel's playground". During his Otzma Yehudit party’s weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, Ben Gvir called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to communicate the rejection of any peace deal with Lebanon to US President Donald Trump. "Netanyahu needs to go to President Trump, embrace him and say to him: ‘President Trump, thank you, but what can we do, we cannot fulfil this agreement,'" he said.
'Devotion is everything': Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito converts to Islam Submitted by Hannah. Smith on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 13:35 Social media erupted with positive reactions as the American actor was filmed praying in a Moroccan mosque Giancarlo Esposito attends the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 6, 2025 in Los Angeles, California (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/AFP) Off “In your country, Muhammad is everything. For me, it’s the same,” proclaimed American actor Giancarlo Esposito on the red carpet as he was promoting a new film in Morocco .
Iran says ready to respond to any potential threats Iran is ready to respond to any threats despite ongoing negotiations with the US, a senior official said Monday. Ghadir Nezami, Iran’s deputy secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, made the comments during a visit to India to meet Chinese representatives. "We look forward to China continuing to play an important role in supporting the effective implementation of the first-phase MOU between Iran and the United States.
US suspending sanctions on Iranian oil until 21 August The US government has said it is suspending sanctions on Iran until 21 August. The Treasury said in a statement that it was waiving all existing US sanctions on "the Production, Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil, Petrochemical Products, and Petroleum Products of Iranian-Origin through August 21, 2026. " The waiver will also allow the US to import "petrochemical and petroleum products of Iranian origin" for domestic use.
Israel holding teens shot dead in the West Bank: Wafa Israel is holding the bodies of two Palestinian teenagers who shot dead near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, according to local news. he Palestinian Authority said the bodies of Reda Sami Awad, 15, and Arafat Ismail Awad, 19, were with the Israeli authorities. “Israeli forces are holding their bodies,” the Wafa news agency said.
Any unfreezing of Iranian funds will not finance 'terrorism': Vance If Iranian funds are ever unfrozen under a deal to end the Middle East war, Washington can ensure that the money does not finance "terrorism", US Vice President JD Vance insisted Monday. "If we ever unfreeze Iranian assets, we can ensure that... Iranian money goes to help the people of Iran and not to fund terrorism," Vance told reporters at Burgenstock, maintaining that talks at the Swiss resort had made sure that "if Iranian assets are ever unfrozen, they're going to go to make American farmers richer and to feed the Iranian people".
Israeli raid in Hebron kills two Palestinians, including child Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 10:21 The bodies of the victims remain held in Israeli custody after attack on town of Beit Ummar An Israeli soldier keeps watch during a weekly Israeli settlers' storming in Hebron, occupied West Bank, 20 June 2026 (Mussa Qawasma/Reuters) Off Israeli forces early on Monday stormed Beit Ummar, a town northwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank , killing two Palestinians , including a child. Israeli forces fired at several Palestinian youth near the illegal Israeli settlement of Karmei Tzur, according to local reports. Two people were wounded in the attack and later taken to hospital, where their condition was described as stable.
Vance hails 'good progress' in Iran talks, suggests unfreezing Iranian assets US Vice President JD Vance says negotiators "made a lot of good progress" in peace talks with Iran, saying that they had laid "a very good foundation" for a final agreement. He told reporters that the Iranian delegation "threatened to walk out" of negotiations, or “at least there were social media threats that they would walk out”. He said that there was “a little bit of threatening” and “whining but at the end of the day, the talks continued and we made great progress”.
