Trump says ships carrying oil are moving through Hormuz US President Donald Trump said on Monday that many ships loaded with oil are starting to move out of the Strait of Hormuz. "Ships are starting to move, many loaded up with Oil, out of the Strait of Hormuz. They are going along the Southern 'Highway,' which is totally safe, secure, and pristine," he wrote in a social media post.
Death toll in Gaza surpasses 73,000 as Israel continues post-ceasefire killings Submitted by Mera Aladam on Mon, 06/15/2026 - 12:52 Meanwhile, Palestinian factions have responded to 'Peace Council' chief Nickolay Mladenov's proposals for a Gaza peace roadmap Palestinians carry the body of victim of an Israeli attack in Gaza City, 14 June (Reuters/Dawoud Abu Alkas) Off Israeli attacks continue across the Gaza Strip 245 days into the US -brokered ceasefire, with over 3,269 ceasefire violations by Israel recorded by authorities in the enclave. According to Gaza's Government Media Office, Israel's assault on the territory since October's nominal ceasefire has resulted in over 992 killings and 3,138 others wounded. On Monday, an Israeli bombing near a school in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza, killed a Palestinian and injured several others.
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Indian stock market extended sharp gains on Monday with both benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty gaining over a per cent each. The rally came on the back of the Iran-US peace deal and slipping oil prices. Nifty ended the session in green at 23,853.
While the president says the agreement would open the Strait of Hormuz and provide economic relief, Iran’s nuclear program is still a subject for negotiation.
Comments by Israel Katz come after announcement of interim deal between Washington and Tehran Middle East crisis – live updates Israeli military forces will not withdraw from a vast swathe of territory they have seized in southern Lebanon, the country’s defence minister has said, hours after Donald Trump and officials in Iran announced a new preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran to end hostilities on “all fronts” in the Middle East pending a final settlement in about two months. Israel Katz’s remarks were the first official Israeli comments after the announcement of the interim deal. Iranian and US officials are to meet on Friday in Geneva for a signature ceremony, diplomatic sources in Pakistan, the principal mediator, said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An informed source outlined the sanctions-related provisions of the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, saying the document sets conditions for lifting all sanctions in the event of a final agreement.
Markets welcome US-Iran peace deal but prices may stay high as buyers race to refill depleted emergency crude stockpiles Oil prices hit three-month low and markets rally Business live – latest updates After more than 100 days of the greatest recorded disruption to the world’s energy supplies, the global oil and gas markets have breathed a sigh of relief. Hours after Donald Trump confirmed that a US-Iran peace deal would lead to the reopening of the strait of Hormuz to tankers carrying millions of barrels of oil and gas, the price of Brent crude tumbled to lows of $83 a barrel . Wholesale gas prices fell about 6%.
Iran claimed the deal would extend to fighting in Lebanon but no details of the agreement were made public and Israel said its forces would remain there.
The U. S. -Iran framework agreement appears to omit some of the most important provisions that Israel wanted.
Iran calls Lebanon an integral part of US peace deal Lebanon is an integral part of the agreement to end the war with the US, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding that the draft memorandum mentions Lebanon thrice as it calls for an end to war on all fronts. “Respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon is part of interim agreement with the US,” Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters. He said diplomatic visits to regional countries are on the agenda for Tehran, before the signing of the agreement due on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland.
Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar had been attempting to climb its walls without safety equipment when he fell in, local authorities say.
'Israel is weaker': Israeli political class reacts angrily to the US-Iran peace deal Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 06/15/2026 - 13:16 Across the political spectrum, Israeli figures denounce an agreement they see as unfavourable to Israel and pledge not to commit Destruction in Nabatieh, Lebanon, on 15 June 2026, as Israel's defence minister said the army would remain in Lebanon indefinitely, hours after the US-Iran peace deal's announcement (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP) Off Anger and disappointment were recorded in Israel on Monday morning after mediator Pakistan announced late on Sunday that the US and Iran had reached a peace agreement. "We are pleased to announce that the Peace Deal between the United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran has been REACHED," Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on his X account. Sharif, who assumed the role of the mediator between the US and Iran after the joint Israeli-US war on Iran started in April, added that the agreement included an "immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon".
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An informed source revealed that under the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, US combat forces are required to withdraw from areas surrounding Iran within 30 days of a final agreement.
UK lords working for consulting firm lobbying for UAE Submitted by Daniel Tester on Fri, 06/12/2026 - 15:20 FGS Global says peers are not involved in work promoting Emirati-UK relations - but campaigners raise concerns about overlap between parliament and lobbying industry Labour peer Thangam Debbonaire has previously criticised “egregious acts of paid lobbying” and called for a ban on MPs having second jobs (UK Parliament) Off Members of the UK’s House of Lords are working for a consulting firm hired as a lobbyist by the United Arab Emirates , Middle East Eye can reveal. The Gulf state is widely accused of backing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, which has committed mass killings and widespread human rights abuses in Sudan’s civil war . Thangam Debbonaire, the former Labour MP and shadow culture secretary, is one of three peers working in paid roles for FGS Global, a multinational consultancy.
The pace of the recovery will depend on how confident companies are that the deal between the United States and Iran will hold and be extended.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei made it clear that Lebanon and ending the war in the Arab country constitute an inseparable part of the understanding reached between Iran and the US.
Maersk makes no changes to Middle East operations yet despite US-Iran pact Denmark's shipping company Maersk said on Monday it welcomed the US-Iran agreement but that it was too early to assess its impact and that there were no changes yet to the group's Middle East operations. "The announced agreement is a welcome and positive development, but publicly available details are still limited, and it is too early to assess how it will impact logistics and maritime operations," Maersk said in a statement to Reuters. "At this stage, there are no changes to our operations in the region," the company added.
Middle East Eye journalist refused entry to UK for awards ceremony Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 06/15/2026 - 12:01 Mohammed Amin had been short-listed by One World Awards for his reporting on the war in Sudan, including the bloody siege of el-Fasher Mohammed Amin collects the Martin Adler Prize at the Rory Peck Awards on London's Southbank in November 2022 (Rory Peck Awards) Off MEE correspondent Mohammed Amin has been refused a visa to travel to the UK and attend a prestigious journalism awards ceremony in London this week. Amin was due to be present at the One World Media Awards , to be held next Wednesday, where he has been nominated for the Journalist of the Year Award for his reporting from Sudan . But on Thursday he was told by the Home Office that his application for an eight-day visa had been refused because it believed he did not have a genuine reason for coming to the UK and that he would not leave the country afterwards.
Lebanon’s Aoun hopes ceasefire deal will end Israel-Hezbollah war permanently Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday expressed hope that the deal between Washington and Tehran would put a “definitive end” to the war between Israel and Hezbollah. In a statement issued by his office, Aoun praised the memorandum’s affirmation that “Lebanon’s security and safety are an integral part of any effort to consolidate stability in the region”. The Lebanese people “look forward to these understandings transforming into practical steps that put a definitive end to the cycle of violence and establish a phase of stability, security, recovery and reconstruction,” the statement added.
European leaders seize G7 summit to address Hormuz reopening as Iran weighs fees Allies from the G7 group will seek common ground on Monday with US President Donald Trump at a summit in France following the fresh agreement between Washington and Iran. Macron said in a post on Instagram overnight that the summit will examine the "consequences" of the Iran accord, which is due to be signed in neighbouring Switzerland on Friday, in terms of the implications for Lebanon , the lasting reopening of Hormuz and Iran's ballistic activities. He later added in a post on X that a UK-France mission to aid the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz had its assets in place and was "ready to be deployed".
