Hezbollah reports fresh clashes as Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 3
BEIRUT: Hezbollah said its fighters were engaged in fresh clashes with the Israeli military on Thursday (Jun 18), hours after Lebanese state media reported that Israeli strikes in the south killed three people.The fighting came a day
Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill three
BEIRUT: Israeli strikes in south Lebanon killed three people on Thursday (Jun 18), according to Lebanese state media, hours after the United States and Iran signed an agreement to end the Middle East war."An enemy dr
Trump's Iran deal sparks anger among Republicans
US President Donald Trump's deal with Iran has opened a rare breach with Republican hawks, who warn that the agreement falls far short of the sweeping victory he promised and could leave Tehran richer, stronger and still able to threaten the region.
Swiss-hosted U.S.-Iran talks abruptly postponed
June 19 (UPI) -- Scheduled talks on implementing the U.S.-Iran memorandum aimed at de-escalating their war have been postponed, Switzerland said Friday, hours before the meeting was to be held.
Swiss-hosted U.S.-Iran talks abruptly postponed
June 19 (UPI) -- Scheduled talks to implement the U.S.-Iran memorandum aimed at de-escalating their war have been postponed, Switzerland said Friday, hours before the meeting was to be held.
Iran Supreme Leader Backs Trump Peace Agreement
Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said Thursday that he authorized a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the U.S.
Israel steps up Lebanon attacks with strikes that kill 15
DUBAI, June 19 - Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 15 people on Friday, state news agency NNA said, while Israel said the attacks launched overnight were aimed at what it described as Hezbollah targets in several areas. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
4 Israeli soldiers killed as Lebanon hostilities escalate, weighing on US-Iran deal
Clashes have been particularly intense at a hill Israeli forces are trying to occupy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Explainer-How Trump's deal with Iran compares to Obama's
WASHINGTON, June 18 - President Donald Trump has insisted that the deal he has reached with Iran is superior to the one that President Barack Obama sealed in 2015, while Trump's critics say at this point he has gotten much less and given up much more to Tehran. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Republicans blast Trump's Iran agreement as details emerge
U.S. President Donald Trump's interim deal to end the Iran war met scorching public criticism from some of his fellow Republicans as copies of the signed agreement circulated on Capitol Hill on Thursday. One Republican senator called the framework pact announced this week the "worst ‌foreign policy blunder in decades,"…
Uncertainty hangs over timing of US-Iran peace talks as Switzerland meeting is scrapped
US Vice-President Vance cancels trip for peace talks with Iran amid ongoing regional conflict and diplomatic uncertainty. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US Vice-President Vance cancels trip for peace talks with Iran
US Vice-President Vance cancels trip for peace talks with Iran amid ongoing regional conflict and diplomatic uncertainty. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Republicans blast Trump’s Iran agreement as details emerge
By June 18, congressional aides said there had been no briefings for Congress on the deal. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Switzerland says US-Iran talks planned for Friday are off
June 19 - Talks that had been planned for Friday between the United States and Iran at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland have been postponed, according to a Swiss foreign ministry statement. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JD Vance postpones Switzerland visit amid Iran talks uncertainty
The White House said Thursday, June 18, night that Vice President JD Vance was delaying a trip to Switzerland.
US-Iran talks postponed as Vance pulls out of Switzerland trip
Eighteen people and four IDF soldiers are also killed in clashes in Lebanon, despite a truce meant to be in place in the country.
US-Iran peace talks cancelled as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon
Switzerland said US talks with Iranian negotiators on a pact to end the war would not take place on Friday, as Vice President JD Vance dropped...
US-Iran technical talks delayed as Switzerland meeting plans stall
The US and Iran have delayed direct technical talks in Switzerland after logistical plans fell through. The hold-up exposes regional tensions and uncertainty around the new 60-day nuclear agreement.
JD Vance says Israel is isolated amid US-Iran ceasefire rift
JD Vance publicly rebuked Israeli ministers over their response to the US-Iran ceasefire deal. His remarks exposed a sharper Washington-Tel Aviv split despite both sides stressing their strategic ties.
US lifts blockade on Iranian ports after initial peace deal
The United States has announced the lifting of its blockade on Iranian ports around the Strait of Hormuz following the signing of an initial peace
Hezbollah reports fresh clashes as Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 3
BEIRUT: Hezbollah said its fighters were engaged in fresh clashes with the Israeli military on Thursday (Jun 18), hours after Lebanese state media reported that Israeli strikes in the south killed three people.The fighting came a day
Israel strikes southern Lebanon, straining fresh US-Iran ceasefire deal
Israeli forces launched overnight strikes across southern Lebanon as Hezbollah reported intense fighting. The violence threatens a new US-Iran deal that demands an immediate halt to combat in Lebanon.
Hezbollah says destroyed Israeli tanks as Lebanon reports 3 killed
Hezbollah said on June 18 that its fighters had repelled a four-day Israeli offensive. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hezbollah says destroyed Israeli tanks as Lebanon reports 3 killed
Hezbollah said on June 18 that its fighters had repelled a four-day Israeli offensive. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hezbollah reports fresh clashes as Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 3
BEIRUT: Hezbollah said its fighters were engaged in fresh clashes with the Israeli military on Thursday (Jun 18), hours after Lebanese state media reported that Israeli strikes in the south killed three people.The fighting came a day
Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire, official claims, after US-Iran peace talks called off
The new truce between Israel and Lebanon begins immediately.
Trump urges Middle East to honour Iran deal, expects ceasefire on all fronts
Trump urged Middle East countries to honour the new US-Iran agreement and maintain a ceasefire on all fronts. The next 60 days will show whether the framework can hold regional truces and turn diplomacy into a broader accord.
US-Iran peace talks in Geneva called off, clouding prospects for lasting truce
The White House earlier said US Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel to Geneva for the talks, and that the "logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable".
US-Iran peace talks in Geneva called off, clouding prospects for lasting truce
The White House earlier said US Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel to Geneva for the talks, and that the "logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable".
U.S.-Iran peace talks postponed, clouding prospects for lasting truce
U.S.-Iran talks scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland are canceled after Vice-President J.D. Vance withdraws from the trip.
U.S.-Iran peace talks postponed, clouding prospects for lasting truce
U.S.-Iran talks scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland are canceled after Vice-President J.D. Vance withdraws from the trip.
Vance warns Israeli critics over Iran deal: Trump is your only ally
The US V-P was defending the deal reached this week to end the war with Iran. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Vance warns Israeli critics over Iran deal: Trump is your only ally
"I find this whole freakout in Israel a little bit odd because I think that it comes from a place of mistrust," says Vance.
Vance warns Israeli critics over Iran deal: Trump is your only ally
"I find this whole freakout in Israel a little bit odd because I think that it comes from a place of mistrust," says Vance.
Israel, stunned by Trump’s Iran deal, sees it as a ‘catastrophic capitulation’
Analysts and officials say it accomplishes none of Israel’s war aims and could leave it in worse shape. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US-Iran deal redraws the Middle East: Iran gains, rivals alarmed
BEIRUT, June 18 - The U.S.-Iran agreement — the first signed by an American and an Iranian president since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution — is being hailed by its backers as the deal of the century. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US-Iran deal redraws the Middle East: Iran gains, rivals alarmed
Iran has gained room to manoeuvre and the deal risks entrenching its position while deepening Israel's isolation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump’s unfiltered commentary on Lebanon is leaving Israel with an impossible choice
Clearly tired of what Israel sees as an urgent fight, the US president is making the contradictory claims that the war on Hezbollah is both not speedy enough and not careful enough
Can Netanyahu derail Trump's Iran deal? Inside Israel's push to influence US
Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to shape the final terms of the US-Iran memorandum after its signing. The push centres on nuclear restrictions, Lebanon and widening differences with Donald Trump.
18 killed as Israeli strikes in Lebanon violate US-Iran peace agreement
The Israeli military said the strikes targeted what it described as Hezbollah militants and infrastructure in southern Lebanon. It added that the attacks were launched in response to what it called repeated violations of the ceasefire by the Iran-backed group.
Some GOP senators and Trump allies have harsh reviews of his agreement to end Iran war
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are voicing strong reservations — and some outright condemnation — of the Trump administration’s agreement to end the fighting in Iran.
After Iran deal, Israel's Netanyahu calls for preserving 'vital relationship' with US
Netanyahu has still not commented directly on the deal. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
What a rotten deal we made with Iran: How Trump's 2013 tweet turns prophetic
US Iran News: Trump once called a 2013 Iran nuclear deal rotten"and vowed to negotiate something better. After dismantling the Obama-era accord and confronting Tehran militarily, he has secured a deal that opponents say exceeds the concessions he once condemned.
Israel in talks with US over continuing its Lebanon troop deployment, officials say
The official said Israel would not back down on its positions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Israel in talks with US over continuing its Lebanon troop deployment, officials say
JERUSALEM, June 18 - Israel is holding negotiations with the U.S. as it seeks to continue its deployment of troops in southern Lebanon, two Israeli officials including a senior Israeli official close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Reuters on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JD Vance: Trump Iran Deal Fundamentally Different from Obama Iran Deal
President Donald Trump's peace deal with Iran is fundamentally different from former President Barack Obama's infamous Iran nuclear deal, JD Vance explained.
16 killed several injured as Israel strikes Lebanon, Iran-US deal negotiations on hold
Tel Aviv: Israel Defence Forces (IDF) carried out strikes against the Hezbollah in Lebanon on Friday, killing at least 16 people and leaving several more
White House postpones sending J.D. Vance to Switzerland for talks with Iran negotiators
The White House says Vice President JD Vance isn't leaving Thursday for Switzerland to lead a new round of talks with Iran about its nuclear program, citing difficult logistics for negotiations m
Talks between the US and Iran are called off because of fighting in Lebanon, officials say
Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
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