The US-Iran war ended with Hormuz reopened, but with no decisive political gain, exposing the limits of American power against a resilient Iran The war between the United States and Iran, which began on the last day of winter, will undoubtedly enter the history of international politics. Not because it transformed the balance of power, but because it did almost the opposite.
Israeli army reservist 'flees' India after war crimes allegation filed An Israeli army reservist on holiday in India, who was accused of war crimes by the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), appears to have fled the country, a lawyer associated with the case told Middle East Eye on Thursday. According to the lawyer who filed the case and asked for anonymity over security concerns, Eitan Gilboa, a member of Israel's 271st Combat Engineering Battalion, is likely to have left India, where he was vacationing, a few days after the complaint was filed. The latest development comes just two weeks after the Brussels-based HRF filed a complaint with Indian authorities seeking the arrest of Gilboa for alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israeli army reservist 'flees' India after war crimes allegation filed Submitted by Azad Essa on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 14:23 Eitan Gilboa likely left India days after Hind Rajab Foundation filed a complaint calling for his arrest Eitan Gilboa, left, with a fellow Israeli soldier (Hind Rajab Foundation) Off An Israeli army reservist on holiday in India, who was accused of war crimes by the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), appears to have fled the country, a lawyer associated with the case told Middle East Eye on Thursday. According to the lawyer who filed the case and asked for anonymity over security concerns, Eitan Gilboa, a member of Israel's 271st Combat Engineering Battalion, is likely to have left India, where he was vacationing, a few days after the complaint was filed. The latest development comes just two weeks after the Brussels-based HRF filed a complaint with Indian authorities seeking the arrest of Gilboa for alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Drivers feel some relief but prices still a dollar more per gallon overall since before US-Israel attack on Iran Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The average price of US gasoline fell to just under $4 a gallon on Thursday for the first time since March , following the announcement of a preliminary agreement between the US and Iran to end the war and reopen the strait of Hormuz. The development has provided some relief to drivers who have seen soaring costs amid Washington’s war with Iran . But filling up still remains more expensive than it was before the conflict began.
Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill three Hezbollah said its fighters were fighting the Israeli military on Thursday as Lebanese state media reported that Israeli strikes in the south killed three people. Hezbollah's statement came a day after the United States and Iran signed an agreement to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon. Hezbollah said on Thursday it was fighting "a force of the Israeli enemy army that attempted to advance from the town of Arnoun towards the outskirts of Kfar Tibnit", near the key town of Nabatieh.
Israel plans expanded occupation of Lebanon in defiance of US-Iran pact The Israeli army published a map on Thursday of a new expanded zone of control in southern Lebanon, detailing a significant expansion in military occupation and operations, Reuters reported. Israeli forces have said they will not rule out carrying out attacks beyond occupation lines, challenging the recently signed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran, which categorically calls for a halt to fighting between Israel and Lebanon. The first point of the MoU, which ended the US-Israel war on Iran, declares an “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon” as well as “ensuring the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon”.
Trump says US expects 'complete ceasefire on all fronts' following Iran deal US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States expects "a complete ceasefire on all fronts," including Lebanon, Hezbollah, and Israel. "We encourage everyone in the Middle East Region to maintain their commitment to allowing our negotiations to beautifully unfold," Trump wrote on Truth Social, one day after he signed a memorandum of understanding to end a nearly four-month war on Iran.
Israel plans expanded occupation of Lebanon in defiance of US-Iran pact Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 18:50 A map published by the Israeli army reveals that it has been operating deeper within Lebanese territory than previously reported A map published by the Israeli army indicates areas where its forces are operating in southern Lebanon, on 18 June 2026 (Israel army/Handout via Reuters/Third party) Off The Israeli army published a map on Thursday of a new expanded zone of control in southern Lebanon, detailing a significant expansion in military occupation and operations, Reuters reported. Israeli forces have said they will not rule out carrying out attacks beyond occupation lines, challenging the recently signed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran, which categorically calls for a halt to fighting between Israel and Lebanon. The first point of the MoU, which ended the US-Israel war on Iran, declares an “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon” as well as “ensuring the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon”.
The memorandum of understanding signed in Versailles lays bare US failure and the pointlessness of this illegal war Donald Trump’s wishful thinking, as much as Benjamin Netanyahu’s persuasion, was responsible for their illegal war on Iran. The US president wanted regime change, the eradication of Tehran’s ballistic missiles programme, to prevent it from ever building a nuclear bomb, and demilitarisation of its proxies. He announced that he would accept nothing less than unconditional surrender.
Hezbollah lawmaker says Israel's war failed to crush group The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, Mohammad Raad, said on Thursday that Israel's war in Lebanon had "failed" to eliminate the group. Raad said in a statement that "the enemy's war aimed at crushing the resistance in Lebanon has failed and will not achieve its objectives". He also called on Lebanese authorities to "adopt a framework for indirect negotiations with the enemy" to stop the fighting.
The conflict has apparently ended, having cost US taxpayers billions, killed thousands, and disrupted global energy markets The US-Iran war appears to have ended after 108 days, costing American taxpayers over $100 billion, according to estimates gathered by the independent Iran War Cost Tracker.
Israel 'will be at war with Syria sooner or later', says Likud minister An Israeli minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said this week that Israel “will be at war with Syria sooner or later”. The remarks came in a series of radio interviews given by Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli on Wednesday and Thursday, in which he outlined what he dubbed a "radical Sunni axis of evil" in the Middle East. “There is no way that a jihadist regime rooted in Isis and al-Qaeda, whose aspiration is the unification of Jerusalem, can live in peace alongside the State of Israel,” the far-right minister said, referring to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government.
Israel 'will be at war with Syria sooner or later', says Likud minister Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 16:01 Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli outlined a 'radical Sunni axis of evil' made up of Pakistan, Turkey and Qatar Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli (R) sits beside Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, as they attend a conference on antisemitism in Jerusalem on 27 March 2025 (AFP) Off An Israeli minister from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party said this week that Israel “will be at war with Syria sooner or later”. The remarks came in a series of radio interviews given by Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli on Wednesday and Thursday, in which he outlined what he dubbed a "radical Sunni axis of evil" in the Middle East. “There is no way that a jihadist regime rooted in Isis and al-Qaeda, whose aspiration is the unification of Jerusalem, can live in peace alongside the State of Israel,” the far-right minister said, referring to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government.
While the human cost is clear, the Iranian regime has not just survived the war, it has been empowered.
While the human cost is clear, the Iranian regime has not just survived the war, it has been empowered.
UK minister urges Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon Britain's international development minister Jenny Chapman called on Thursday for Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon so that families displaced by three months of war could return to their homes. "Israel should withdraw from southern Lebanon, absolutely. Displacement we know anywhere in the world causes huge disruption," she told Reuters while visiting a school where displaced families were sheltering.
Israeli forces kill three people in southern Lebanon Israeli attacks on south Lebanon killed three people on Thursday, Lebanese state media reported, hours after the US and Iran signed an agreement to end the war. "An enemy drone targeted a car" in the Kfar Tebnit area, killing two people, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported. In the neighbouring village of Zebdine, another drone killed one more person, NNA said.
This is the 'Hormuz Effect' - the ultimate symbol of the decline of the American dream The US-Iran War is officially over.
Former senior Israeli officials issue 'final warning' over West Bank settler terror Submitted by Ayse Betul on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 11:48 Dozens of former high-ranking officials, including two prime ministers, are threatening to go to court if Netanyahu's government continue to enable settler violence An armed Israeli settler stands overlooking Nablus from the Mount Ebal settlement in the occupied West Bank, on 28 April 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off A broad coalition of former high-ranking Israeli officials, including former prime ministers and defence chiefs, have issued what they termed a “wake-up call” and “final warning”, demanding that the Israeli government act against Jewish settler “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank . In a joint statement reported by Haartez on Thursday, the ex-officials, who include former prime ministers Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert, warn Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that they will appeal to the Supreme Court if immediate action is not taken to change policies on the matter. The letter states that the government and its ministers “have done nothing to eliminate Jewish terrorism” and that some of its officials have even provided support to illegal settlement outposts where the attackers reside.
U. S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday berated NATO allies for not assisting in American strikes against Iran and announced a review of U.
