After U.S. Strike on Iranian School, Months Pass Without Answers
U. S. officials have not publicly acknowledged responsibility for the deaths or released a report on their findings from an investigation into the Feb.
U. S. officials have not publicly acknowledged responsibility for the deaths or released a report on their findings from an investigation into the Feb.
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's announcement on the completion of the Iran-US peace deal aimed at ending hostilities in West Asia has been the talk of the town on the global stage and as expected, the discussion on the deal also took centre stage during discussions among G7 leaders at a dinner meeting on Monday night, held on the opening day of the 52nd G7 Summit in Evian, France.
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 16 (ANI): Former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy expressed deep concern over the recently announced US-Iran peace agreement, warning that the deal fails to address Tehran's nuclear ambitions and could strengthen the country economically and militarily.
Israel says Palestinians stripped of authority over Ibrahimi Mosque Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Palestinians have been stripped of administrative authority over the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, in a move likely to deepen concerns over Israeli control of the holy site. "The meaning of this decision is that many authorities previously granted in Hebron and at the holy sites ... are no longer under the control of the Hebron Municipality," Smotrich said.
Many Lebanese remain doubtful that the agreement could finally mean the end of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Four killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon At least four people have been killed in a series of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh governorate, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA). The attacks included separate drone strikes targeting two vehicles in the town of Mayfadoun, following an earlier strike on the town square. A third vehicle was also hit in the nearby town of Shoukin, NNA reported.
China says next stage of US-Iran talks will be ‘more difficult’ China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned that future negotiations between Tehran and Washington are likely to face greater challenges, saying the next phase of talks will be "more difficult" than the initial stage. Speaking to Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Wang said that while recent diplomatic progress was welcome, significant hurdles remained. "The current consensus is far from the final destination, rather it is a new starting point," Wang said, according to a statement from China's Foreign Ministry.
(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Managing one distraction at the World Cup is hard enough. As Iran's 2-2 World Cup-opening draw against New Zealand showed, Team Melli have to handle two: the fallout from the armed conflict between Iran and the United States, and the adjacent division between Iranian-American fans who support or oppose the current Iranian government.
For many Iranians, the question is not whether the deal means victory, but whether it lowers prices and reduces fear of another war.
Israeli press casts emerging US-Iran deal as a strategic defeat for Netanyahu Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 06/16/2026 - 15:19 Military correspondents and economic commentators warn that a costly and inconclusive war has left Tehran emboldened and the prime minister diminished at home Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference, following a US-Iran deal, in Jerusalem, 15 June 2026 (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun/Pool) Off While Israeli politicians and journalists voiced anger on Sunday over the emerging deal between the US and Iran, on Monday military affairs experts warned that Iran is becoming a regional power. Alon Ben David, the veteran military correspondent of Channel 13 News, said that the emerging deal could be a blow to Israel's standing in the Middle East with far-reaching implications. "This is a dramatic day for Israel and for generations to come," the Israeli journalist warned, adding the agreement "marks a turning point in the Middle East.
Israel's top court upholds detention of Gaza hospital director without charge Israel's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by prominent Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, ordering that he remain detained without charge under Israel's Unlawful Combatants Law. Abu Safiya, who has been held by Israeli authorities since December 2024, is being detained at Nafha Prison, where his lawyer says he has been subjected to solitary confinement and denied adequate medical care. Israeli authorities accuse the former Gaza hospital director of having links to Hamas but have not publicly presented evidence to support the allegation.
Hundreds of anti-regime protesters gathered outside the Los Angeles Stadium before Iran's match against New Zealand. The team's participation in the World Cup has been politically divisive, but alongside the large number of demonstrators, many fans expressed their support for Iranian players. Donald Trump said this week that a peace deal between Washington and Tehran was 'all signed' and that the strait of Hormuz would be 'completely open' from Friday Continue reading...
The Iran war and lower crop prices have hurt makers of sulfur-based supplements. But farmers won’t skip nitrogen-based fertilizers, no matter the cost.
Death toll in Lebanon reaches 3,826 as Israeli strikes continue Israel has launched three consecutive drone strikes on the Mayfadoun town square in southern Lebanon’s Nabitieh district, Lebanon’s National News Agency reports. The report added that the Israeli army dropped a sound bomb in Haddatha which injured four people. Lebanon’s health ministry has revised the death toll in Lebanon on Tuesday to 3,826, with 11,851 wounded since the conflict began on 2 March.
BEIRUT, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The road ended in rubble. Joumana Fahs stepped out of her car and continued on foot through the debris-strewn lanes of her hometown Jibchit in southern Lebanon, a place she had fled months ago, hoping the fighting would spare it. She had returned to ask a simple question: Can I come home now?
London's Met Police not investigating Great Israeli Real Estate Event Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 06/16/2026 - 14:43 On Monday Middle East Eye revealed details of properties advertised in illegal Israeli settlements at the event Police from the Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) at the site of an incident outside a Natwest Bank on Golders Green Road in north London on 8 May 2026 (AFP) Off London's Metropolitan Police are not investigating the Great Israeli Real Estate Event which took place on Sunday, Middle East Eye has learnt. The revelation comes after British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that ministers have asked the Advertising Standards Authority to investigate the event, which was held at the Edgware United Synagogue in London. On Monday Middle East Eye revealed details of properties advertised in illegal Israeli settlements at the event, which was held at the Edgware United Synagogue.
The move comes six months after Israel became the first country to recognise the breakaway East African state.
Evian [France], June 16 (ANI): Expressing sharp disapproval over the handling of military operations in Lebanon, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday heavily censured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Evian [France], June 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday vented at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Tel Aviv's continued strikes on Lebanon, particularly its recent strikes on Beirut, stating that the Israeli PM should be 'more responsible' with respect to Lebanon, while suggesting that the issue of Hezbollah could be better handled by Syria.
Los Angeles [US], June 16 (ANI): Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei described his side as perhaps the 'most oppressed team in the entire World Cup' claiming that the squad was forced to leave Los Angeles and return immediately to their training base in Tijuana, Mexico, following their opening match at the FIFA World Cup 2026, according to ESPN.