TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s aggressive and terrorist operations against various areas in Lebanon and warned of serious and immediate consequences stemming from the continued warmongering of the Zionist regime.
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It comes a day after the US and Iran signed a deal to end their conflict, including fighting in Lebanon.
Israeli ministers vow 'heavy price' and indefinite stay in Lebanon after soldier deaths Israeli officials have openly said that troops will remain in southern Lebanon , as strikes between the Israeli military and Hezbollah continue overnight despite the signing of the memorandum of understanding on Thursday. The Israeli army will stay in Lebanon “as long as necessary”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement he posted on social media on Friday, promising to make Hezbollah pay a “heavy price” for its attacks. “Israel will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary for the protection of the communities of the north,” he added.
The United Nations has welcomed reports of a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah on Friday while warning that civilians on the ground are still fleeing amid ongoing insecurity.
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 19 (ANI): The Federation of Seamen's Unions of India (FSUI) on Friday demanded Rs 10 crore compensation for the family of a Marine Engineer who was killed in a military strike on the commercial vessel MT Settebello off the coast of Oman, while strongly condemning the incident and the alleged delay in response from the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government.
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 19 (ANI): Tensions have once again sparked in West Asia despite a peace deal between US and Iran being signed. On Friday the Israeli Air Force continued its attacks on Hezbollah infrastructure with strikes in the Bekaa Valley.
China’s UN envoy calls on Israel to stop Gaza ceasefire violations China 's permanent representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, called on Israel to stop violating the ceasefire in Gaza, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. Speaking on Friday at an emergency UN Security Council session on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Fu said China views Israel's continual expansion of military occupation in Gaza with grave concern. China calls on all parties concerned, particularly Israel , to fully comply with the ceasefire agreement and cease any reckless actions that violate it, Fu added.
Israeli strike in Lebanese town of Jamaliyah kills three An Israeli airstrike killed three people in the Lebanese town of Jamaliyah, located near Baalbek in the Beqaa Valley in the east of the country, Lebanon ’s National News Agency reported. The attack followed an Israeli military announcement claiming Hezbollah violated the ceasefire and stating it plans to keep up the attacks across the valley. Despite the recently brokered ceasefire, ongoing Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon since midnight have intensified.
JD Vance has not travelled to Switzerland as the Israeli military said it was targeting Hezbollah and that four of its own soldiers had been killed.
Shipping companies hoping to get their stranded vessels out face complications like mines and the lack of clear coordination.
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 19 (ANI): Israel Defence Forces (IDF) carried out strikes against the Hezbollah in Lebanon on Friday, killing at least 16 people and leaving several more injured, Al Jazeera reported. Despite the fact that the Iran-US deal called for cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon, the strikes continued.
Revealed: How a German-US corporate giant became the world’s largest foreign financier of Israel’s wars Submitted by Sebastian Shehadi on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 12:02 Munich-based Allianz and California subsidiary have amassed at least $2. 67bn in Israeli government bonds since 2024 An Israeli soldier during a West Bank raid in December 2025. Israeli government bond sales have helped fund the country's wars (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off At the height of Israel 's military campaign in Gaza , one company became the single largest foreign financier of the Israeli state – holding more in Israeli government bonds than the US , the UK , France and every other country put together.
British official calls on Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon Britain's International Development Minister, Jenny Chapman, urged Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon to allow families displaced by three months of war to return to their homes “Israel should withdraw from southern Lebanon. ” Britain's International Development Minister, Jenny Chapman, urged Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon to allow families displaced by three months of war to return to their homes pic. twitter.
Tanker owner trade body says centre of strait will remain closed for ‘some time’, with vessels risking running aground by taking Omani route The centre of the strait of Hormuz is blocked with about 80 mines that will need clearing for normal shipping to resume, the independent tanker owner trade body has said. Several vessels began to exit the Gulf through the key maritime chokepoint on Thursday, after the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran. Continue reading...
Fresh Israeli assaults on southern and eastern Lebanon, death toll rises to 18 The latest Israeli air strikes targeted several areas in southern Lebanon and Beqaa valley, located east of the country. The ministry of health reported that the death toll has risen to at least 18 since Israel began its attacks early on Friday. More than 33 others have also been wounded as a result.
Will Iran war redefine the Middle East order? Submitted by Ahmed Mawlana on Mon, 06/15/2026 - 16:29 The conflict has upended long-held beliefs about the US security umbrella, fuelling a broader regional realignment The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia pose for a photo during a diplomacy forum in Antalya, Turkey, on 17 April 2026 (Turkish Foreign Ministry/AFP) On Far beyond military outcomes, some wars have the capacity to reshape the region. Iraq ’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 reorganised the Arab regional order around the American security umbrella, while the 2003 US invasion of Iraq unleashed a wave of sectarian conflict that defined the Middle East for nearly two decades.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Israeli shelling was reported across southern Lebanon early on Friday, including in Tyre and Nabatieh, despite a recent agreement between the US and Iran, which categorically calls for a halt to fighting between Israel and Lebanon. While Israel's military said it was striking Hezbollah targets, the country's National News Agency indicated that areas targeted were populated residential towns. Here are the latest updates from the region: Expected US-Iran talks on Friday at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland will not take place, the Swiss foreign ministry said in a statement.
IDF claims continuing strikes come after Iran-backed group repeatedly violated ceasefire; JD Vance cancels trip as US-Iran talks set for Friday cancelled US-Iran talks in Switzerland abruptly called off JD Vance tells Iran deal critics in Israel: Trump is your only ally left in the world Welcome to our continuing live coverage of events in the Middle East. Israel ’s military says it is attacking Hezbollah in several areas across southern Lebanon and has been striking throughout Thursday night. Vance lashed out at Israeli critics of the Iran deal , saying Donald Trump was Israel’s only ally left in the world, in a sharp rebuke that referenced the billions in defence aid the country receives from America.
Experts say internet, media and government restrictions have all hampered casualty reporting across the region.
