(2026-06-21). Iran says Hormuz closed again after Israel strikes Lebanon. geo.tv 
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026. — ReutersNegotiators head to Switzerland for Iran-US talks.US says Hormuz passage remains secure and monitored.Lebanon ceasefire collapses amid Israel-Hezbollah clashes.Iran said on Saturday that it…
(2026-06-21). Drop Site News: Stand with analyst Trita Parsi against deportation from US. asiapacificreport.nz EDITORIAL: Drop Site News The Free Press, an American news organisation founded by the Zionist editor-in-chief of CBS News, Bari Weiss, and now owned by David Ellison, reported recently that the Trump administration had launched an investigation into Trita Parsi, one of America's most prominent critics of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The aim is…
(2026-06-21). US-Iran Deal leaves Lebanon in Limbo, Israel as Spoiler. juancole.com The Conversation) — The United States and Iran What about those who have endured the war's spillover in…
(2026-06-20). US, Iran to begin talks on Sunday; Tehran closes Hormuz strait. newarab.com 
This live blog has now ended. Make sure to follow us for the latest news on Here were the key developments from Saturday: | • Iran has again closed the Strait of Hormuz after Israel refused to comply with the ceasefire in Lebanon imposed by Tehran's agreement with the US. Iran accused the US of failing to uphold the memorandum of understanding after Israel escalated its attacks against Hezbollah.
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(2026-06-20). Iran Delays Swiss Meeting, Links US Talks to MoU Implementation Amid 'Israel's' Lebanon Strikes. orinocotribune.com Talks between Iran and the United States in Switzerland on a recently inked memorandum of understanding (MoU) have been postponed, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says, as Israel keeps up its attacks on Lebanon in violation of the MoU. | The talks were set to take place in Switzerland on Friday under the 'Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding' signed between the US and Iran a day ago, after the two sides agreed on a 14-point accord on Monday. Under the deal, Washington and Tehran have agreed on a framework to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and negot…
(2026-06-20). Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz in Response to Israel's Attacks on Lebanon. truthout.org Israel's attempts to sabotage the peace agreement between the United States and Iran appear to be working again, with its relentless attacks on Lebanon reportedly prompting Iran to once again close the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, mere days after it reopened. "In light of the United States' clear bad faith and breach of its commitment to implement the first clause of the memorandum of… |
(2026-06-20). Securing peace with Iran compels Trump to divorce Israel. strategic-culture.su After President Donald Trump signed a preliminary Iran peace deal on Wednesday, Israel's occupation and bombing of Lebanon presents the central obstacle to a final agreement and lasting peace. Securing and upholding the final peace deal will require the kind of confrontation with Israel that Trump has avoided for most of his presidency, given Iran's leverage over the Strait of Hormuz and global energy flows.
(2026-06-20). Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after Israel bombs Lebanon. ummid.com Three days after the Strait of Hormuz was opened following the signing of a deal between Iran and United States, Tehran Saturday closed the key waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman accusing Israel of violating the terms of the deal dubbed as Islamabad MoU.
(2026-06-20). 16 Killed in Israeli Strikes as US-Iran Talks Hang in Balance. moderndiplomacy.eu Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon killed 16 people shortly after a truce was announced. Israel stated it was responding to attacks by Hezbollah, while Hezbollah insisted it would not let Israel operate freely in Lebanon. A ceasefire is essential for starting U. S.-Iran talks on Iran's nuclear program and other issues, but the timeline for these …
(2026-06-20). US-Iran deal on the verge of breakdown 48 hours after being signed. wsws.org The first round of nuclear talks, scheduled to open in Switzerland, was scrapped before it began after Iran refused to send its negotiator in response to a wave of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon.
(2026-06-20). Israeli strikes kill 10 in Lebanon after truce, with prospect of US-Iran talks unclear. tribune.com.pk 
At least ten people, including two children and a Lebanese soldier, were killed in a new wave of Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Saturday, despite a "ceasefire". | Two children and their parents were killed in an Israeli strike on the town of Barish in southern Lebanon's Tyre district, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. | In Arabsalim, a town in Lebanon's Nabatieh governorate, one person was killed and seven others remain missing under the rubble following a two-wave Israeli airstrike. | In a separate incident in Nabatieh governorate, one person was killed in an Israeli strike targeting a m…
(2026-06-20). New Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill at least 8, including Lebanese soldier. tribune.com.pk At least eight people, including two children and a Lebanese soldier, were killed in a new wave of Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Saturday, despite a "ceasefire". | Two children and their parents were killed in an Israeli strike on the town of Barish in southern Lebanon's Tyre district, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. | In Arabsalim, a town in Lebanon's Nabatieh governorate, one person was killed and seven others remain missing under the rubble following a two-wave Israeli airstrike. | In a separate incident in Nabatieh governorate, one person was killed in an Israeli strike targeting a…
(2026-06-20). Israel collapses Iran-US deal, Swiss meeting cancelled. thecanary.co 
Israel has succeeded — at least for now — in its openly-admitted aim of collapsing peace talks between the US and Iran. Iranian negotiators said they would not attend talks in Geneva after Israel murdered dozens of people in airstrikes in Lebanon — so US vice-president JD Vance has also cancelled. According to Israeli claims, […] | By
(2026-06-20). Lebanon says 47 killed in strikes, Israel reports deaths of 4 soldiers. al-monitor.com Fighting flared anew in Lebanon on Friday, with authorities reporting 47 killed in Israeli airstrikes and Israel announcing the deaths of four of its soldiers.The violence is the worst since the sealing of a US-Iran deal to halt the wider Middle East war, which was supposed to also pause fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.Lebanon's official National News Agency reported a fresh Israeli strike on the area of Jezzine in the south, soon after a US official said on Friday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed a ceasefire.
(2026-06-20). Is Israel Deliberately Derailing Iran-US Peace Talks? ummid.com The delay in the Switzerland talks, therefore, cannot be understood solely through the lens of US-Iran relations, it must also be analysed in the context of Israel's broader regional objectives.
(2026-06-20). Join activists in Iran the US: World Cup/War Cup Hands off Iran Sat, June 20 12pm ET / 9am PT / 7:30pm Tehran. iacenter.org Join activists in Iran and the US for this webinar to protest the, FIFA organized, World Cup games being held in the U.S. and the insulting treatment of the Iranian and African teams, as well as the continuing US/Israeli threats on Iran. This webinar is the day before the next Iranian football match and the day after the formal signing of the MOU ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. This will be addressed, as well as Iran's support for Palestine and Lebanon. World Cup/War Cup Hands off Iran Saturday, June 20, 12 PM Est Click here to register for this important webinar Speakers include: Fatemeh Khezireverb and Hami…
(2026-06-20). Trump May Be Drawing Down Iran War, But He's Demanding Billions More for Bombs. truthout.org The day before he signed a memorandum of understanding with Iranian leaders, President Donald Trump said he wants to put the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in the "rearview mirror." But even if the memorandum — which puts an end to the war for at least the next 60 days — holds, the enormous costs of the war itself will not disappear with the next news cycle. In Iran, at least 3,468… |
(2026-06-20). JD Vance asks Israel to get on board, else… ummid.com In a stern warning to the Israeli government, U.S. Vice President JD Vance Thursday June 18, 2026 asked the Netanyahu led-Zionist regime to get on board with President Donald Trump's peace deal with Iran or risk losing its closest ally.
(2026-06-20). Israel's Lebanese blitz threatens to blow up US-Iran Deal. ummid.com A fragile diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran has collided head-on with Israeli military aggression in Lebanon, casting a long shadow over what could have been the most consequential peace settlement in the Middle East in a generation.
(2026-06-20). 'Ceasefire' Fails to Slow Israeli Onslaught Against Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Updated 6/20/2026 4: 40 PM EST Friday morning's attacks by Israel on Lebanon killed so many people they ended up postponing the US-Iran peace deal signing in Geneva, and the US and Qatar scrambled to announce Israel had agreed to yet another "ceasefire" with Hezbollah. The problem underpinning this was that Israel had already agreed to …
(2026-06-20). Israel, Hezbollah agree ceasefire as US-Iran deal under strain. al-monitor.com Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire on Friday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon once again put a deal to end the Middle East war under strain, less than two days after it was signed.Lebanese authorities reported 47 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes and Israel announced the deaths of four of its soldiers, the highest combined casualty count since the US and Iran struck their deal.
(2026-06-20). How Israel Is Trying to Burn Down International Law. juancole.com Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — According to OXFAM "Israel copied and pasted its war crimes from Gaza to Lebanon. But …we haven't heard just how dire the situation really is. Thousands of civilians have been killed. 450,000 people have had their water systems damaged or destroyed. More than one million people are facing acute food insecurity". | Why is Israel pursuing military policies that alienate its neighbors and horrifies many? The recent assassination by Israel, with the assistance of "CIA tracking", of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with his family, shocke…
(2026-06-20). What does Trump's defeat mean for the Middle East? mondoweiss.net 
After months of war, the U.S. and Iran have signed a framework agreement that excludes every U.S. war aim. Mouin Rabbani breaks down why this is a decisive defeat for Washington and Israel.
(2026-06-20). Lebanese villagers return to find homes in ruins. al-monitor.com By Jihed AbidellaouiJune 19 (Reuters) – Abed Hachem rebuilt his home when it was damaged in a conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants in 2024, but is at a loss now that most of his village has been destroyed in Israel's latest round of strikes.Where his house once stood in Qlaileh is now rubble; where his garden bloomed, dust, with more dust covering the toys and furniture strewn around the remains of his living room.
(2026-06-20). Mona Khalil, Lebanon's turtle advocate, dies after Israeli attack. aljazeera.com Khalil spent more than two decades protecting the nests of endangered turtle species in southern Lebanon.
(2026-06-20). Israel and Hezbollah renew ceasefire. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire after a sharp escalation in southern Lebanon threatened broader regional diplomatic efforts and forced…
(2026-06-20). Fresh disgrace for GAA: sponsor Allianz are Israel's biggest foreign backer. thecanary.co 
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is set to come under renewed pressure for its disgraceful failure to cease its sponsorship agreement with backer of the 'Israeli' genocide Allianz. A new report by Middle East Eye reveals that the German insurance giant is: …the single largest foreign financier of the Israeli state — holding more in […] | By
(2026-06-20). Reclaiming my Baba: the legacy of a Palestinian father who inspired The Sameer Project. mondoweiss.net 
This Father's Day, Miramar Abusaleem reclaims her father's memory — a Gaza farmer killed by an Israeli airstrike, and namesake of The Sameer Project — challenging how Palestinian men disappear from media coverage of the genocide.
(2026-06-20). Israeli strikes kill 11 in Gaza, including two girls. newarab.com 
Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least 11 people, including four members of the same family, in the latest violence to rock the Palestinian territory Gaza Strip remains gripped by bloodshed as progress on permanently ending the war remains stalled, and with near-daily Israeli violations of an October 2025 truce. | An overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City killed four members of the Al-Safadi family, including the husband, wife…
(2026-06-20). Parents and two daughters killed in Israeli strike in Gaza. aljazeera.com Israel has repeatedly violated the October ceasefire brokered by the US.
(2026-06-20). 'Take this seriously' flotilla activist claims beating allegations ignored by NZ govt. asiapacificreport.nz 
By Penny Smith of RNZ A New Zealand activist detained as part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla is calling on the government to launch an independent investigation into allegations of mistreatment by Israeli forces, after Australia launched an inquiry into similar claims involving 11 of its citizens. HƒÅhona Ormsby, a member of the Global Sumud…
(2026-06-20). Al Jazeera says Israeli strike kills journalist in Gaza. newarab.com 
Qatar-based Al Jazeera said on Saturday that an Israeli strike killed one of its An Israeli military spokesman told AFP it "confirms it carried out a strike on "Ahmed Wishah, a cameraman for…
(2026-06-20). Israeli attacks kill at least 5 in Gaza amid continued ceasefire violations. tribune.com.pk 
At least five Palestinians, including four from the same family, were killed and others injured in the Gaza Strip early Saturday amid continued Israeli violations of an ongoing ceasefire, according to medical and eyewitness accounts. | Two children and their parents were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit their home near Al-Tayaran junction in Gaza City, a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital told Anadolu. | Eyewitnesses said the strike targeted the Safadi family home at dawn, killing Hussein and Rana Safadi and their two daughters, Zina (6) and Lana (13). Several other family members and nearby residents wer…
(2026-06-20). Nancy Fraser: Gaza as World Event. newleftreview.org The global reverberations of Israel's destruction of Gaza, understood as world event—an epochal turning point which serves to reveal the changing nature of the times. Philosophical reflections on the rise of a new-era McCarthyism in Germany and the US.
(2026-06-20). Family, including two daughters, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza. aljazeera.com Israel has repeatedly violated the October ceasefire brokered by the US.
(2026-06-20). Rapid decline in birth rates amid Israel's ongoing war on Gaza. newarab.com 
New data from Gaza's Ministry of Health revealed that only 2,004 births were registered in April 2026, compared to 6,076 births in November 2025, a decrease of around 67 per cent. | Further data obtained by T…
(2026-06-20). Euro-Med Monitor closes offices after threats by Israeli occupation. thecanary.co 
After 15 years of carrying out essential fieldwork in the Strip, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) has closed its Gaza office. Precautionary measures in place The decision was taken as a precautionary measure, in response to recent Israeli occupation threats, smear campaigns, and actions targeting the organisation and its staff. View this post […] | By
(2026-06-20). Somaliland open to possibility of Israeli military base. newarab.com 
The breakaway state of The visit has been described as the first by a leader of the unrecognised state, and the developments come around six months after Somaliland's foreign minister, Abdirahman Dahir Adam, said that the presid…
(2026-06-20). An Israeli court has convicted seven men over the 2021 lynching of Sa'id Mo. aljazeera.com An Israeli court has convicted seven men over the 2021 lynching of Sa'id Moussa, ending a five-year trial.
(2026-06-20). Peter Beinart Discusses Monstrosities, Abuse of Power, and the Universal Desire for Justice. covertactionmagazine.com Treating a state as a god is a very frightening endeavor. It confers upon mortals a level of veneration that we do not deserve and will always abuse. [Israeli scientist Yeshayahu] Liebowitz called it "the essence of fascism." It is especially frightening when that state operates along explicitly tribal lines.[1] — Peter Beinart On this …
(2026-06-20). Palestinian women face increasing abuse in Israeli prisons. newarab.com 
The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office said women held in Damon Prison had been subjected to 30 prison crackdowns ov…
(2026-06-20). FARA Docs: 'Israel' Is Spying on Millions of Christian Americans in Their Churches. orinocotribune.com By Alan MacLeod — Jun 18, 2026 | If you are a Christian living in the Western United States, you have almost certainly been targeted with pro-Israel, anti-Palestine propaganda, paid for directly by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu. Your searches, location, and internet activity is being monitored by Israel, and your algorithms and search results across multiple platforms are being manipulated by Israeli government in what its American partner calls the "largest geofencing and targeted Christian digital campaign ever." | Amid a massive drop in support from the Christian community, Israel is spending milli…
(2026-06-20). Could a new Jewish-Arab party split the anti-Netanyahu vote. newarab.com 
The launch of a new Jewish-Arab political party ahead of A Place for Us All, founded by activists from the grassroots movement Standing Together, says it aims to attract younger voters, women and politically disengaged Israelis who have lost faith in existing parties. | Its founders…
(2026-06-20). Israel fetes Somaliland's leader as it seeks to expand Red Sea influence. aljazeera.com Six months after recognition, Israel and Somaliland say they are moving from symbolism to strategic cooperation.
(2026-06-20). UN meeting erupts over sexual violence allegations against Israel. aljazeera.com "You will be quiet." A UN meeting descended into a heated exchange.
(2026-06-20). Israel Is Spying On Millions Of Christian Americans In Their Churches. popularresistance.org If you are a Christian living in the Western United States, you have almost certainly been targeted with pro-Israel, anti-Palestine propaganda, paid for directly by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu. Your searches, location, and internet activity is being monitored by Israel, and your algorithms and search results across multiple platforms are being manipulated by Israeli government in what its American partner calls the "largest geofencing and targeted Christian digital campaign ever." | Amid a massive drop in support from the Christian community, Israel is spending millions of dollars to target individuals e…
(2026-06-20). Israeli Foreign Agent Took Over The Charlie Kirk Show. popularresistance.org The Charlie Kirk Show is now distributed by a federally registered agent of Israel tasked with seeding American media with Zionist propaganda. It is part of a whopping $46 million dollar annual contract between the Israeli government and Brad Parscale, the former chief of staff for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. This may be the largest lobbying contract in the history of foreign influence operations in the US. | On September 10, 2025, Kirk was assassinated during the first stop on his American Comeback Tour at Utah Valley State University.
(2026-06-20). People power against Trump's wars act against NZ 'war mineral' deals. asiapacificreport.nz 
Greenpeace Aotearoa The streets of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, echoed with the sound of people power today. From Aotea Square to the US Consulate on Customs Street, protesters marched shoulder-to-shoulder because they refuse to let Aotearoa become a supply chain for global conflict. The protesters in the March for Peace were demanding that the…
(2026-06-20). U.S. anti-war activists demand: 'Stop the secret war chest for Israel before it starts!'. iacenter.org By J.M. Straw June 15, 2026 June 14 — In the face of widespread and growing popular opposition to Israel's atrocities, Congress is proposing two bills that would give Israel unprecedented powers and access to U.S. military expenditures and intelligence resources far surpassing current levels, which are already high. According to an article in Responsible Statecraft, the magazine of the Quincy Institute think tank, a buried section, 224, in the House's 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) "would all but fuse the two countries' armed forces together." ("Congress quietly moves to integrate U.S. and I…
(2026-06-20). Cancer and birth defects as Israel dumps waste in West Bank. newarab.com 
A rise in According to engineer Bahjat Jabarin, the director general of environmental protection at the Palestinian environmental quality authority, 90 per cent of electronic waste that ends up in the West Bank originates from I…
(2026-06-20). Israeli envoy shouts 'be quiet' at UN official during sexual violence in conflict event. tribune.com.pk 
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon clashed with a senior UN official at a General Assembly event on Friday, shouting at her to "be quiet" after she attempted to raise a point of order. | The confrontation erupted during an event marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, where Danon directed sharp criticism at Pramila Patten, the secretary-general's special representative on sexual violence in conflict, demanding her resignation for a 2025 report that documented patterns of sexual violence against Palestinians detained in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. | A…