(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). 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). How Lebanon, Hormuz and nuclear tensions are testing fragile US-Iran deal. al-monitor.com The heated debate in Tehran revolves around whether the agreement can absorb external shocks without collapsing into renewed confrontation — or whether it is structurally closer to a managed pause in a continuing cycle of escalation.
(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). 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). 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). 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). Tehran publishes Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and U.S. iacenter.org June 19, 2026 The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA — Tehran) published the following article on June 17, 2026. The memorandum, which was exclusively provided to IRNA, states that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the U.S. and their allies in the current war, by signing this document, declare the immediate and permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and pledge not to start any war or any military operation against each other from now on and to refrain from threatening or using force against each other and to guarantee the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Leban…
(2026-06-20). How Netanyahu used Lebanon strikes to push back on Trump's Iran deal. al-monitor.com The latest ceasefire in Lebanon leaves Netanyahu squeezed between Washington and domestic pressure.
(2026-06-20). Family fights to preserve legacy of Lebanon turtle sanctuary. newarab.com 