(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). JD Vance looks terrified? Giant convoy descends on Swiss resort amid fears Iran drama could explode. hindustantimes.com U.S. and Iranian negotiators have arrived in Switzerland for what could be the most critical round of talks yet, with the Strait of Hormuz dominating discussions as both sides seek a path forward amid lingering tensions. U.S. Vice President JD Vance joined a high-level American delegation in Burgenstock, while Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir also participated in mediation efforts. Despite renewed diplomacy, Tehran has signaled that major differences remain, using its leverage over Hormuz and regional issues to press for additional concessions as negotiators race to prevent a fre…
(2026-06-21). Fresh Israeli strikes test Lebanon ceasefire. tribune.com.pk 
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 20 people on Saturday, Lebanon's state news agency NNA said, one day after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, aimed at halting months of escalating violence. | In retaliation, Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had declared the Strait of Hormuz shut, appearing to raise the stakes ahead of the talks as both sides seek to advance an interim deal brokered by Pakistan and signed on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to end their almost four-month war. | The IRGC warned ships not to approach the waterway, a vital con…
(2026-06-21). New headache for Trump? After Hezbollah, Bibi's silent fleet moves closer to Mojtaba's another proxy. hindustantimes.com Reports suggest Israel is exploring expanded naval reach in the Red Sea region amid rising tensions with Iran-aligned groups across the Middle East. According to multiple sources, discussions have included potential access to the port of Berbera in Somaliland, which could provide a strategic foothold near key shipping routes by the Gulf of Aden and close to Yemen. The move is reportedly linked to broader efforts to monitor regional maritime activity and strengthen deterrence capabilities, including the deployment of Dolphin-class submarines known for long-range strike potential. While no official agreement has be…
(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…
(2026-06-21). 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). Vance hopes for 'additional progress' in Iran talks, praises Pakistan's mediation. geo.tv 
US Vice President JD Vance makes an opening statement next to PM Shehbaz Sharif and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani at the Lake Lucerne Summit, June 21, 2026. — ReutersUS VP praises Pakistani leadership's role.He says Field Marshal…
(2026-06-21). PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir reach Switzerland to attend Islamabad MoU talks. tribune.com.pk 
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Zurich on Sunday along with his delegation to participate in high-level talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said. | According to the PMO, the prime minister and Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir will "participate in the High-Level Talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding." | Zürich: 21 June 2026. | Prime Minister and Field Marshal to participate in the High-Level Talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum…
(2026-06-21). Who is attending US-Iran talks in Switzerland, and what does each side want. geo.tv 
Flags of Switzerland, the United States, Qatar, Pakistan and local Swiss canton of Nidwalden are photographed at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026. — AFP
(2026-06-21). Pakistan leads push for second phase of US-Iran peace process. tribune.com.pk 
As a follow-up to the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, technical-level talks between the United States and Iran will be held in Bürgenstock, Switzerland on Sunday (today). | Representatives of the United States and Iran, along with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar, will participate in the discussions. | Pakistan will continue to facilitate the process in its role as mediator, with a view to advancing the understandings reached under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. | Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will personally represent Pakistan at the talks, the Foreign Office said in a…
(2026-06-21). US-Iran talks begin in Switzerland, says Qatar. tribune.com.pk 
Qatar's Foreign Ministry on Sunday announced the launch of talks between the United States and Iran in Switzerland, held with the mediation of Qatar and Pakistan, Al Jazeera reported. | The ministry expressed "its aspiration that these meetings will lead to the conclusion of a comprehensive and permanent agreement addressing all aspects covered in the memorandum of understanding". | Pezeshkian says Iran-US understanding benefits Iranian people | Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the provisions of the understanding between Iran and the United States are "largely in the interests of the Iranian people", a…
(2026-06-21). PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir meet JD Vance and Iranian delegation in Switzerland. tribune.com.pk 
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir held a bilateral meeting with US Vice President JD Vance at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland, Press TV reported on Sunday. | In a post on X, it added that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were also present. | According to Pakistan TV's Adil Shahzeb, who is present at Burgenstock Resort in Switzerland, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir hold a bilateral meeting with US Vice President JD Vance at Burgenstock Resort in Switze…
(2026-06-21). Trump warns of hitting Iran 'very hard again' amid peace talks. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump delivers a speech as he stands in front of the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 19, 2026. — ReutersTrump warns of hitting Iran again like last week.US, Iranian delegations holding…
(2026-06-21). Iran says US negotiations entered with 'power and caution'. tribune.com.pk Hojjatoleslam Abdollah Haji Sadeghi, the main representative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said "negotiation is not the primary option" with the United States, Al Jazeera reports. | "We will enter negotiations with power and caution, but we are not passive," Sadeghi was quoted as saying in a post on Telegram. | "Our primary option is the field of jihad, whether on the battlefield or in the streets," he added, saying Iran is "not worried about the negotiations failing" and did not enter talks "out of desperation or helplessness". | Iran says the ongoing conflict betwee…
(2026-06-21). US and Iran set for new talks after delay and deadly strikes. newarab.com 
(2026-06-21). Iranian, U.S. presidents sign peace MoU digitally: ministry spokesman. ecns.cn Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, had digitally signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two countries on ending the war, said Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei early Thursday.
(2026-06-21). Read the full text of the 14-point MoU between U.S. and Iran. ecns.cn The Islamabad Memorandum of Understandingbetween the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran was signed digitally by presidents of both countries on Wednesday.
(2026-06-21). US defends Iran World Cup travel restrictions, discussions ongoing. newarab.com 
The United States will continue to assess the Iran squad's travel arrangements at the Iran are unhappy at restrictions that mean they can only travel to venues within 24 hours of their…
(2026-06-21). Saturday 6/20: Webinar: World Cup/War Cup – Hands off Iran. indybay.org Zoom | us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nYmw……
(2026-06-21). Iran: ICRC delivers 18 tonnes of humanitarian supplies to support emergency response. icrc.org
(2026-06-21). Sabotaje del acuerdo EE.‚ÄØUU.-Irán, auge del Eje de Resistencia y Hezbolá es invencible. thealtworld.com àönete al debate, donde hablamos de geopolítica, economía y de la relación entre las narrativas oficiales y la realidad en todo el mundo. | Elijah Magnier es analista político y corresponsal veterano en zonas de guerra con más de 35 años de experiencia cubriendo Oriente Medio y el norte de àÅfrica. El profundo conocimiento de Elijah sobre Irán, Irak, Líbano, Libia, Sudán y Siria convierte sus escritos en lectura obligatoria para quienes deseen comprender los complejos asuntos que suelen ser mal informados en los medios occidentales.
(2026-06-21). sabotage de l'accord USA-Iran, montée de l'Axe de la résistance et Hezbollah invincible. thealtworld.com Participez à la discussion où nous abordons la géopolitique, l'économie et la relation entre les récits officiels et la réalité à travers le monde. | Elijah Magnier est un analyste politique et un correspondant de guerre chevronné, fort de plus de 35 ans d'expérience dans la couverture du Moyen-Orient et de l'Afrique du Nord. La connaissance approfondie d'Elijah sur l'Iran, l'Irak, le Liban, la Libye, le Soudan et la Syrie rend ses écrits incontournables pour quiconque souhaite comprendre des affaires complexes souvent mal rapportées par les médias occidentaux.
(2026-06-20). Di cosa tratta il protocollo d'intesa tra Iran e Stati Uniti. strategic-culture.su Dal punto di vista di Teheran, la situazione è completamente diversa. Sono riusciti a sopravvivere a tutto cià≤ che non una, ma ben due potenze nucleari hanno scagliato contro di loro. Non nutrono alcuna fiducia in cià≤ che proviene dalla "Barbaria". | Segue nostro In occasione del G7 di Evian, evento di assoluta irrilevanza, l'Imperatore di Barbaria ha proclamato alla platea — tra cui figuravano tre membri a pieno titolo del…
(2026-06-21). Hormuz Effect: EVS = Record 2/3s of Chinese New Car Sales. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — India's Insider observers of the Chinese auto market are suggesting that internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle manufacturers will never be able to come back from this sharp decline. TEH says that…