Israeli air strike on central Gaza kills at least two At least two Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli air attack north of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to medical sources cited by Wafa news agency.
Top UN officials called for bolstered efforts to stave off rising hunger and foster a path towards permanent peace in Yemen as they briefed the Security Council Tuesday morning.
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The commander of the IRGC Quds Force said the developments of recent years have demonstrated that the Resistance Front remains resilient and capable of enduring pressure, arguing that neither the US nor the Israeli regime has succeeded in forcing resistance groups out of the field.
Tehran [Iran], June 16 (ANI): Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday said that the war has ended, and any attack on Lebanon would constitute a violation of agreement reached between Iran and the US, ISNA News Agency has reported.
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): European credit conditions are set to face more headwinds through end-2026 as the US-Iran war dragged on growth, lifted inflation and raised funding costs, but the outlook may now shift quickly, as per Fitch Ratings' mid-year update. The US and Iran signed an MoU on June 16, paving the way for the Strait of Hormuz to fully reopen after 108 days of war.
Iran dealt Israel a crushing defeat and vindicated America's anti-war majority Submitted by Hamid Dabashi on Tue, 06/16/2026 - 08:56 Pro-war pundits promised regime change, state collapse and strategic victory. Instead, Iran endured and Israel is now more isolated than ever Protesters organised by VoteVets demonstrate outside the US Capitol against the Iran war on 20 May 2026 in Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP) On Following the announcement of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States , it is time to revisit some criminal documents. Back in early March, as Israel mobilised all its American cards to launch a war on Iran , Zionist writer Bret Stephens, who has a regular column in The New York Times, where he fervently defends an Israel that trains dogs to rape human beings - published his bucket list of what he wished Israel and the US should achieve against what he thought would soon be a defeated Iran.
For months, a coalition led by Britain and France has been preparing to send minesweepers and other ships to secure the strait once the fighting ends. That moment may finally be here.
Any attack on Lebanon is violation of agreement with US: Iranian FM Any Israeli attack on Lebanon or continued presence on Lebanese territory from now on constituted a violation of the interim agreement with the United States , Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. "In our view, the two parties to this memorandum are the US and Israel on one side, and Iran and Hezbollah on the other," he stated on Tuesday. Araghchi also added that Iran and the US will start a new round of negotiations on Friday in Switzerland to reach a final agreement after the official start of the interim agreement.
The global order has been altered, and economies are unlikely to simply pick up where they left off before the U. S. and Israel began bombing Iran.
The much-hyped deal, which is set to be formally signed on Friday in Geneva, doesn’t end the war. It’s essentially a 60-day extension of a ceasefire When Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, he had ambitious goals: to topple Iran’s theocratic regime, destroy its military capabilities and nuclear program, and instigate a popular uprising by Iranians. A week into the war, Trump said he would only accept Iran’s “unconditional surrender”.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesperson for the Iranian Army stressed that the country’s Armed Forces remain fully prepared and vigilant following recent conflicts, saying Iran has emerged stronger militarily and continues to act with full awareness in coordination with strategic policies.
World leaders will be joined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they try to keep Donald Trump on side We are now getting live pictures of the leaders arriving (slightly late) for today’s talks, with France’s Emmanuel Macron deep in conversation with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The French president is walking casually, hand in pocket, while Zelenskyy appears to be explaining something. Continue reading...
Israeli ministers reject US-Iran deal, call for continued destruction of Lebanon Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich criticised the US-Iran agreement and voiced opposition to a ceasefire linked to the deal. In a social media post, Ben Gvir said: "The state of Israel must not accept the ceasefire between the United States and Iran. " The two ministers also called for continued military pressure in southern Lebanon despite the agreement.
US B-52 bomber crashes after take-off, killing eight in California A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off during a routine test mission at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert, killing all eight people on board. The aircraft went down on Monday while supporting the base's radar modernisation programme, sending a large plume of black smoke into the sky. Aerial footage showed a scorched crash site with little of the aircraft remaining.
Palestinian family accuses Israeli army of kidnapping and murdering their child in Gaza Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Mon, 06/15/2026 - 14:22 Israeli soldiers shot dead three-year-old Rayan Abu al-Ajeen in central Gaza, then detained his wounded father with the child's body for hours before dumping them on a roadside, says family Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, 12 June 2026 (Reuters/Mahmoud Issa) Off Baha Abu al-Ajeen, 32, is a farmer who regularly goes to his farmland in the Wadi al-Salqa area, about 150 meters from the yellow line that Israel established to demarcate its forces within the Gaza Strip after the genocidal war of October 2023. At 6pm on Sunday, Baha left home in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, as usual, taking his three-year-old son, Rayan, and his brother-in-law, Khaled Abu Gharaba, to check on their farmland. However, the trip ended in tragedy.
IRGC Quds Force chief says war ‘discredited’ US, weakened Israel Brigadier General Esmail Qaani said the war against Iran had “completely discredited America” and accelerated the “collapse” of what he called the “criminal Israeli regime”, according to remarks carried by Iranian media. Qaani said that despite “unprecedented pressure, maximum destruction, and horrific crimes”, “not a single resistance group abandoned the field”, adding that the resilience of regional allies had “terrified the enemies”. The Iranian commander also said regional armed groups independently chose to support Iran during the conflict, stating: “This was their own decision, without anyone even asking them a single word.
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve tumbled last week to its lowest level since 1983 as the Trump administration continues to deploy emergency oil to minimize economic damage from the war with Iran. Citing federal data released on Monday, a CNN news report highlighted that US officials released another 8. 9 million barrels from the emergency stockpile last week alone.
Iran vows to boost military readiness despite agreement with US An Iranian military spokesperson said Tehran intends to maintain and strengthen the readiness of its armed forces as the agreement with the United States is implemented. According to remarks carried by Fars News Agency, the spokesperson said Iran would “maintain the level of readiness of the armed forces more than ever before” and added: “We will increase our defence capabilities during the agreement period. ” The official also warned that any violation of the memorandum of understanding would trigger a strong response.
Tehran [Iran], June 16 (ANI): Iran has reiterated that Lebanon remains an integral component of the understanding reached to end the ongoing conflict in the region, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei asserting that Tehran will closely monitor developments and use all available tools to ensure that commitments made by other parties are honoured.
