(260620) -- TEHRAN, June 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo provided by Ministry of Information in Oman on June 20, 2026 shows a view of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's main military command Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters announced Saturday the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing U. S.
Vance denies Iran is closing Strait of Hormuz US Vice President JD Vance rejected claims that Iran had closed the Strait of Hormuz during an interview with Fox News on Saturday. His comments came after Iran's top military command said the strategic waterway had been closed to vessel traffic following what it described as Israel's violation of the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.
Iran closes Hormuz over Lebanon ceasefire violations Iran’s top joint military command said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed to vessel traffic again, citing Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon as a violation of Iran’s agreement with the US. “It is hereby announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to vessel traffic; it is noted that this first step is a response to the enemy’s breach of promise, and if the aggression continues, further steps will be planned and taken to force the enemy to comply with its obligations,” the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement carried by Iran’s Mehr News Agency.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters of Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, June 20, in response to the breach of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding following Israeli strikes against Lebanon.
At least 20 people have reportedly been killed by Israeli air strikes as the Israeli military said Hezbollah had fired at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
Israel kills at least 29 in Lebanon, one day after ceasefire deal Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Sat, 06/20/2026 - 12:18 Israeli forces launch new wave of attacks, while Iran says US deal dependent on security for Lebanon Smoke rises from the site of a string of Israeli air strikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on 20 June 2026 (Abbas Fakih/AFP) Off At least 29 people have been killed in a new wave of Israeli attacks on Lebanon across southern Lebanon and the eastern Beqaa Valley, just a day after a ceasefire was announced. Lebanon’s civil defence agency said a series of Israeli attacks on the Nabatieh district in the country’s south on Saturday killed 16 people and wounded 12 others. The agency said its personnel had been working since dawn to respond to the ongoing attacks.
Beirut [Lebanon], June 20 (ANI): Fresh Israeli strikes in South Lebanon have resulted in the death of five people, including a Lebanese Army soldier and two minors-- the country's National News Agency (NNA) reported on Saturday. According to the NNA, a Lebanese Army soldier was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Kfarremane roundabout.
Hezbollah says it confronted Israeli 'infiltration attempt' in south Hezbollah said its fighters confronted overnight Israeli forces as they tried to infiltrate towards strategic hills that overlook the southern city of Nabatieh. "Again, under the cover of the ceasefire, the enemy last night carried out an infiltration attempt towards the Ali Taher hills," Hezbollah said in a statement, adding that fighters ambushed the Israeli troops and "confronted them with appropriate weapons". Hezbollah "declares that while it is committed to the ceasefire, it will not be lenient in confronting any enemy attempt...
Each generation seems destined to learn anew the lesson that when hawks declare that a war will be painless, beware.
Israeli strike near Sidon in southern Lebanon kills seven An Israeli strike on a village near the southern city of Sidon killed at least seven people on Saturday, as Israel continued its attacks on Lebanon despite agreeing to a ceasefire a day earlier. The strike on Qannarit killed "seven people and wounded 13 others, in a preliminary toll", the state-run National News Agency (NNA) said.
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM/QLAILIEH, Lebanon: Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying six million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz on June 18, just hours after U. S. President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to end the war that had disrupted global energy supplies.
Musks platform has declined to remove Itamar Ben-Gvirs call for the obliteration of the multi-confessional Levantine state Social media platform X has declined to remove a post by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir calling for the destruction of Lebanon, despite its rules prohibiting threats and incitement targeting people on the basis of ethnicity, national origin or religion.
Israeli strikes kill five Palestinians in Gaza Israeli strikes on Saturday killed five people in Gaza, including four members of the same family, according to Palestinian health officials. An overnight Israeli air strike on an apartment building in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City killed four members of the al-Safadi family, including the husband, wife and their two daughters, Gaza's civil defence agency said. It added that the strike also wounded 12 others.
A wave of Israeli strikes that killed dozens of people in southern Lebanon this week has exposed a deepening rift inside Iran's political establishment, with hard-liners demanding that Tehran respond to what they call a blatant violation of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU). The interim agreement was announced on June 15 after it was signed electronically following talks mediated by Pakistan.
Now fighting is over, the question is how Iran’s government will behave. Early clues point to more authoritarianism and prioritising relations with China The precise ideological lessons that Iran’s new leadership draws from the 110-day war may prove to be the overriding factor in determining whether negotiations with the US culminate in an agreement that verifiably prevents the country from developing a nuclear weapon – an outcome that could usher in a new era for the Iranian economy while also reshaping the Middle East. Does this rapidly assembled leadership team, forged in the fire of war, still represent an Islamic ideological crusade – a description coined by Henry Kissinger – or does the acceptance of the memorandum of understanding, in the words of JD Vance, denote a desire for pragmatism?
Israeli strikes kill 16 people in Lebanon’s Nabatieh Lebanon’s civil defence agency said that a series of Israeli attacks on the Nabatieh district in the country’s south on Saturday killed 16 people and wounded 12 others, one day after a ceasefire was announced. A statement from the agency said that personnel have been working in the district since dawn to respond to the ongoing attacks.
Israeli military says it is striking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon The Israeli army said it had struck Hezbollah targets in response to overnight projectile attacks on Israeli troops stationed in Lebanese territory. “Overnight, the Hezbollah terrorist organisation launched more than 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. Following the attacks, the IDF has been striking Hezbollah terrorist targets in southern Lebanon,” an Israeli military official said.
Family of four ‘massacred’ in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon An Israeli attack on the village of Barish in southern Lebanon killed four members of the same family, according to the Lebanese National News Agency, in what they described as a “massacre”. This comes despite Israel purportedly agreeing to a ceasefire just one day earlier.
Hezbollah parliamentarian says ceasefire ‘meaningless’ while Israeli forces occupy Lebanon A senior Hezbollah lawmaker has ruled out a ceasefire with Israel while the Israeli army remains in Lebanese territory, warning that further aggression will be met with a response. “A ceasefire while the enemy continues its targeting and assassinations is meaningless,” a representative of Hezbollah in Lebanese parliament said in comments carried by Iranian media, adding that “the right of self defence is established for us and is not subject to bargaining or negotiation”. The parliamentarian said that the Iranian “military and diplomatic support for the Lebanese people” are key reasons for ensuring “an effective balance with the Zionist enemy” which can “open up the horizon for forcing it to leave our land”.
Israeli strike kills soldier in southern Lebanon The Lebanese army said on Saturday that Israel launched an attack targeting an army soldier in the country’s south, in violation of the ceasefire reached a day earlier. “The continuation of brutal Israeli attacks aims to obstruct any solution that would allow for restoring stability in Lebanon,” the army statement read.
