Iran's late supreme leader to be buried in Mashhad -- official
TEHRAN, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed in a U. S. -Israeli attack on Feb.
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Israeli fire kills four people in Gaza, medics say
Israeli fire kills four people in Gaza, medics say Israeli fire killed at least four Palestinians in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gaza health officials said. Medics said at least one person was killed and four were wounded when an Israeli air strike hit a vehicle east of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The blast left the vehicle a mangled skeleton.
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Israel strikes southern Lebanon despite Trump’s effort to shore up ceasefire
Warplanes carry out dozens of airstrikes and Israeli army issues evacuation warning for city of Nabatiyeh Israeli warplanes have launched dozens of strikes across southern Lebanon despite a new agreement supposedly brokered by Donald Trump aiming to bolster the tattered ceasefire in Lebanon. The US president said on Monday that he had stopped an imminent Israeli strike on Beirut and that he had spoken to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and representatives of Hezbollah and both agreed that “all shooting will stop”. Continue reading...
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Rubio says US will only provide sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for nuclear concessions
Rubio says US will only provide sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for nuclear concessions Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 06/02/2026 - 17:45 US top diplomat rejects Iranian efforts to impose toll in Hormuz and rules out economic relief as part of temporary ceasefire US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing concerning the fiscal year 2027 budget for the State Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 2 June 2026 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP) Off US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran would only receive sanctions relief if it surrenders its nuclear programme, brushing aside Tehran’s demands to obtain economic relief as part of a phased ceasefire. "Iran is being sanctioned because they've highly enriched uranium. Iran is being sanctioned because of their nuclear activities; if they agree to give up those things, there will be sanctions relief,” Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.
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IAEA says it is offering technical support to UAE after attack on nuclear plant
IAEA says it is offering technical support to UAE after attack on nuclear plant The International Atomic Energy Agency is offering the United Arab Emirates technical as well as moral support, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday after a visit to the site of a nuclear power plant that came under a drone attack last month. Grossi said Emirati authorities had reacted very quickly to the attack at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant by shutting down a reactor because of the loss of external power. He said a number of activities would take place to complete repairs at the plant but provided no further details.
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Opinion: Is Iran the new regional superpower?
Opinion: Is Iran the new regional superpower? The Iran war , which began in February with a joint Israeli - US attack, has seen Tehran combine its trans-regional deterrence strategy with its domestic defence doctrine. The strong national and social solidarity that emerged after the war broke out - a clear public rejection of foreign interference - also provided the Iranian state with a significant advantage.
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The Guardian view on Trump and Lebanon: civilians need lasting peace, not short-term patches | Editorial
The US president seeks to curb Israel’s intensified offensive as he looks for an exit from war with Iran, but turmoil in the Middle East will not easily be ended “Let’s see how long that lasts,” Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday night, addressing his attempts to de-escalate in Lebanon following Israel’s intensified military campaign. Within hours, Israeli drone strikes had killed eight people in the south, including a father and his two children, and damaged a hospital. Hezbollah continued launching rockets and drones.
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Prominent Greek shipping mogul willing to pay Iranian transit toll in Hormuz
Prominent Greek shipping mogul willing to pay Iranian transit toll in Hormuz Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 06/02/2026 - 17:14 Evangelos Marinakis, who owns over 150 vessels, said a toll could pay for 'damages' inflicted on Iran Nottingham Forest's Greek co-owner Evangelos Marinakis watches the English Premier League football match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on 1 April 2025 (Paul Ellis/AFP) Off Greek shipping mogul Evangelos Marinakis has said he is prepared to pay Iran a transit fee in order to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and that the fee would help compensate Iran for “damage” inflicted by the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic. “For me, it is better to pay a fee of $100,000 or $200,000, depending on the size of the cargo or the size of the vessel, than to have all this hassle,” Marinakis said at a forum hosted by TradeWinds News at a Posidonia shipping event in Athens on Tuesday. Marinakis, who owns over 150 vessels - including oil tankers, LNG carriers and bulk carriers - said that the money extracted from a toll “can pay for all the damage of what has happened so far”.
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Trump says Iran talks happening 'continuously'
Trump says Iran talks happening 'continuously' President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States and Iran were speaking "continuously," denying reports that Tehran had broken off contact over Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Trump added that "one never knows" where the negotiations would lead, as weeks of direct and indirect talks have failed to end the US-Israeli war on Iran that began on 28 February. "Fake News Reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the U.
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Hezbollah will not accept 'partial ceasefire' with Israel
Hezbollah will not accept 'partial ceasefire' with Israel Hezbollah will not accept a "partial ceasefire" with Israel, a senior official from the group said Tuesday. "We will not accept a partial ceasefire," Mahmud Qomati said in a written statement, adding that "the Zionist enemy should know that any aggression against the suburbs could lead to a deeper and stronger response" from the group. On Monday, US President Donald Trump announced a deal which Lebanese officials later said involved Israel refraining from attacking Beirut's southern suburbs in return for Hezbollah not attacking Israeli territory.
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Alleged mastermind of London attacks met Khamenei before war, indictment says
An Iraqi-Iranian man indicted over nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks in Europe and the United States told FBI agents he met Ali Khamenei in Iran three days before the war began and the supreme leader was killed, according to US court documents.
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Ahead of NBA finals, advocates renew call for league to sever ties with UAE
Ahead of NBA finals, advocates renew call for league to sever ties with UAE Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 06/02/2026 - 15:54 US lawmaker accuses Abu Dhabi of 'sportswashing' to cover up involvement in Sudan atrocities Mitch Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs, left, speaks to referee Courtney Kirkland, whose jersey displays the Emirates logo, during the second quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the NBA Western Conference finals at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, on 22 May 2026 (Alex Slitz/Getty Images via AFP) Off The New York Knicks are in the NBA Finals, and Arsenal just won the English Premier League before losing the UEFA Champions League Final. What the teams and their achievements have in common isn't just the avid and vocal support of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani , but also lucrative sponsorship deals with the United Arab Emirates. Beyond individual teams, the NBA in recent years has signed two deals: one with the UAE's department of tourism, signed in 2021, and a sponsorship deal with Emirates Airlines, signed in 2024.
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Rubio says Iran ready to discuss nuclear deal as Tehran declares peace talks over
Secretary of state appears before Congress and repeats Trump administration’s claims that a deal is within reach Iran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program that it had refused to discuss even a month ago, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has claimed, even as Tehran announced it was halting peace talks and moving to fully close the strait of Hormuz. Appearing before the Senate foreign relations committee for the first time since the Trump administration launched the war against Iran – which was pitched as a short, weeks-long war, in February – Rubio repeated the Trump administration’s claims that a deal was within reach. Continue reading...
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US reaffirms Somali sovereignty in blow to Somaliland and Israel
US reaffirms Somali sovereignty in blow to Somaliland and Israel Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Tue, 06/02/2026 - 16:06 State Department report 'effectively closes the door on any lingering hopes of US recognition for Somaliland', which is recognised by Israel Somaliland military armed vehicles take part in a parade during the self-declared Independence Day, with celebrations commemorating their 1991 breakaway from Somalia, on 18 May 2026 (Reuters) Off The US has reaffirmed “the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Somalia, in a move seen as a blow to Somaliland, the breakaway region recently recognised by Israel and close to the United Arab Emirates . In a report to Congress on “Potential Areas for Improved United States Engagement with Somaliland”, the US State Department stated that Somaliland was included in the Federal Republic of Somalia. “Within that framework, the United States maintains a positive, constructive relationship with Somaliland and continues to explore additional opportunities for engagement with Somaliland authorities,” the report says.
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Rubio says Iran’s new supreme leader alive and 'increasingly engaging'
Rubio says Iran’s new supreme leader alive and 'increasingly engaging' US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was wounded in US-Israeli attacks and has not been seen in public since assuming office, is alive and increasingly active. "I think there are indications out there that he is increasingly engaging at some level," Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, succeeded his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the first wave of US-Israeli strikes that launched the war on 28 February.
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Here is Indias answer to a broken world order
Tech rivalry between the US and China and wars in the Middle East are reshaping New Delhis foreign policy choices India today operates within one of the most demanding geopolitical environments of the post-Cold War era.
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Israel strikes southern Lebanon but partial truce with Hezbollah appears to hold
Israel continues its campaign in the south, though has not struck Beirut after a deal announced by the US.
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Iran war disruption threatening delivery of lifesaving supplies for children, UN says
Iran war disruption threatening delivery of lifesaving supplies for children, UN says Surging global transport costs and supply chain disruptions linked to the Middle East crisis are threatening the delivery of lifesaving aid to children, Unicef warned on Tuesday. Nearly 100 days after the outbreak of the Iran war, heightened insecurity around key Gulf shipping routes has driven up fuel prices and insurance premiums, while congestion at alternative ports has compounded disruptions, hampering aid deliveries. The agency said it was increasingly relying on air freight due to shipping delays.
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British couple lose Iran jail sentence appeal, family says
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 during a global motorbike journey.
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Israeli air strikes target more towns in southern Lebanon
Israeli air strikes target more towns in southern Lebanon Israeli strikes have targeted the city of Nabatieh and the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. Israeli attacks also targeted Sultaniyeh and Bir al-Salasil, both located in the Bint Jbeil district, the network said.
