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Trump defends Iran MoU after Republican-led Senate votes to curb war powers

UN inquiry accuses Israel of genocide as talks begin with Lebanon in Washington • S. Korean ships leave Strait of Hormuz • Trump, IAEA claims Iran agreed to inspection of nuclear facilities •

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ISRAELI SECURITY forces guard while Israeli bulldozers demolish a Palestinian home in the Khirbet Qalqas area, south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank, June 23, 2026.
People march through neighborhoods in Nabatieh, during a religious procession marking Ashura, following an interim deal between the US and Iran, Lebanon, June 23, 2026.

UN claims Israel targeted Gazan children, Israel-Lebanon talks begin in DC

Oman announces temporary maritime corridor • Lebanon floats returning lost IAF pilot Ron Arad in Lebanese prisoner exchange • Iran says only it will control unfrozen assets

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IDF troops operating in the Wadi Saluki area of southern Lebanon.

Majority see MoU as Iran win, Israel security loss; Lebanon ceasefire prompts IDF doctrine rethink

Ghalibaf, Araghchi leave for Oman, will discuss Hormuz • Majority of Israelis see MoU as win for Iran, loss for Israel's security • Lebanon ceasefire shows need for IDF rethink on slow war doctrine

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US Vice President JD Vance, left, meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026.

First round of US-Iran talks conclude, five IDF soldiers killed in two days

Trump insists US-Iran MoU qualifies as Tehran's 'unconditional surrender' • Israel will not withdraw troops from southern Lebanon ahead of negotiations, official tells 'Post'

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One soldier dead from Hezbollah’s overnight attacks, US-Iran talks delayed

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire, IDF to remain in Lebanon for now • Marco Rubio to visit Gulf states next week • US responsible for ending war on all fronts, including Lebanon, Iran's FM says

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ISRAEL-US-LEBANON-IRAN-WAR Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on June 19, 2026. Mediators in the US-Iran conflict, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, are due to gather for talks in

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire starting on Friday, Israel to remain in Lebanon

Iranian delegation cancels Switzerland trip, reportedly due to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah • Israel must stop hostilities in Lebanon, US must pressure Israel, French minister says

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IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, published May 24, 2026.

Iran to reportedly invite inspectors to enriched material sites, Trump expects 'complete ceasefire'

JD Vance: Israel should not attack its only powerful ally left • IDF soldier killed, seven others wounded in southern Lebanon • Netanyahu vows IDF will remain in Lebanon

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, June 15, 2026.

Trump signs MoU as Iran says it will not let enriched uranium leave country

Israeli officials remain 'frustrated' over US-Iran agreement • Monthly record number of ships pass through Strait of Hormuz • Mike Pence, Nikki Haley slam Iran deal

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US President Donald Trump (front), who attended the G7 summit in France, boards Air Force One at Paris Orly Airport, 13 kilometres (8 miles) south of Paris, in the early hours of June 18, 2026.

Reported leak of US-Iran deal shows Israel not mentioned, IDF continues strikes in Lebanon

Hezbollah says Iran will not sign MOU without Israeli withdrawal • Iran will reportedly be allowed to sell oil immediately under Trump's new MOU • JD Vance leads push to sell world on MOU

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Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 13, 2026.

Beirut claims Israel struck Lebanon for first time since US-Iran ceasefire announced

US-Iran agreement to be signed in Switzerland on Friday • World congratulates all parties for reaching agreement • Israeli leaders decry inclusion of Lebanon in US-Iran deal

JUNE 15, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 13, 2026.

US-Iran deal agreed upon after Iran vows IDF strikes on Beirut will ‘not go unanswered’

US to cut NATO support • Qatar made a secret deal with Iran, report claims • US-Iran agreement to be signed in Switzerland on Friday

JUNE 14, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran.

IDF continues to target Hezbollah, as Iran says signing of MoU will not take place on Sunday

IDF struck over 70 Hezbollah sites in last 24 hours, military says • UAE denies release of Iran funds • Trump says Iran deal 'approved by all'

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A United States Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) is flown by Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on May 14, 2026 in San Diego, California.

US military shoots down Iranian attack drones as Pakistan says text of US-Iran deal agreed upon

UAE denies release of Iran funds • Trump says Iran deal 'approved by all' • US ground mission to capture Iran's uranium paused by Trump - CNN

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A woman holds an Iranian flag near an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2026.

Explosions reportedly heard in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says Iran deal 'approved by all sides'

IDF pushes deeper in into Lebanon to neutralize threat of Hezbollah • Iran to reestablish closure of Strait of Hormuz, blaming US tensions • IED explosion wounds two IDF soldiers

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US Sailors observe as a US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter lands on the flight deck of USS Tripoli while transiting the Arabian Sea in a photo shared by US Central Command on May 30, 2026.