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.
In US statecraft and warcraft, the president and Pete Hegseth are now saying previously quiet parts out loud The Department of Defense will soon officially become the Department of War, if Republicans get their way. Key committees in the House and Senate have approved the name change, and Donald Trump is eager to sign it into law. The rebranding is candid and ominous, offering a future of heightened zeal for killing, maiming and destroying.
The United Nations has again called for freedom of movement for its peacekeepers in Lebanon who continue to closely monitor developments in the south of the country, including in the wake of the recent provisional agreement signed by the United States and Iran.
The Security Council debated conditions in Gaza at the request of its 10 elected members amid concern that the territory's humanitarian crisis is being overshadowed by wider regional developments. The meeting took place under a ceasefire that has existed in name since October 2025 – but nearly 1,000 Palestinians have been killed, and most Gazans remain displaced. Relief chief Tom Fletcher told ambassadors that “fragile gains” since the truce are “the bare minimum of what Palestinians need.
'This was not easy': Trump and Iran sign interim ceasefire deal in France Submitted by Ayse Betul on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 09:24 The 14-point memorandum of understanding affirms reopening of Hormuz and a 60-day window to negotiate a permanent peace treaty involving nuclear down-blending Videograb from the X account of French President Emmanuel Macron shows Trump and Macron during the signing of the deal with Iran in Versailles, Paris 17 June 2026 (X) Off US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end a war that has devastated the Middle East since late February. The White House has confirmed the digital signing, noting that an initial phase of the agreement was signed on Sunday by US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, with President Trump witnessing. Trump had previously announced that both sides had agreed on the deal on 14 June.
Iranian press review: Conflict revived Iran’s regional power, says anti-war analyst Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 11:05 Meanwhile, new details emerge of US missiles used for first time, first motorcycle licences issued for women, and economist warns of hyperinflation risk A man in Tehran reads the Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri bearing an image of the US president and the headline 'Gone with the wind', on 18 June 2026 (AFP) Off War renews confidence in regional alliances Iranian analyst Mehrdad Ahmadi Sheikhani said the recent US-Israeli war on Iran has renewed support for one of the country's key regional policies of expanding its strategic depth. Since the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988, Tehran has built ties with armed and political groups across the Middle East that share its ideological views. Iranian political and military leaders have long argued that these alliances help the country deter attacks by Israel .
Israeli military: Our forces are operating in southern Lebanon The Israeli military said on Thursday that its forces were operating in what it described as a security zone extending about 10 km into southern Lebanon, despite a provision in the interim US-Iran agreement calling for an immediate halt to military operations in Lebanon. The military said the deployment was dictated by operational needs and that troops remained stationed in their designated area of operations, Reuters reported.
Russia welcomes US-Iran ceasefire The Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday that it welcomed the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war on Iran on Wednesday.
The White House confirmed that President Trump signed the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran on Wednesday at the Palace of Versailles.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the morning of June 18 that drones had attacked the Moscow Oil Refinery, the largest fuel supplier to the Moscow region. Sobyanin described the incident as a massive drone attack on the Russian capital, claiming that 180 drones had been "shot down on their approach to Moscow.
Germany deploys ships to Red Sea for possible mission in Hormuz Strait Germany is deploying two ships to the Red Sea to arrange for a possible military mission in the Strait of Hormuz, the country's Defence minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday. "As we speak, our minesweeper Fulda and the supply ship Mosel are sailing through the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea," he told reporters. Pistorius noted that approval would be needed from Iran and Oman before any participation in a minesweeping operation, with the mission depending on further developments between Tehran and Washington.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Air Force pilots involved in the bombing of Camp Buehring in Kuwait during the US-Israeli war of aggression disclosed details of the operation for the first time, describing a low-altitude mission that targeted the largest American military base in the region.
US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict that has roiled the Middle East since late February. The agreement was signed by Trump on June 17 at the Palace of Versailles following the Group of Seven 7 (G7) summit. A video shared by the White House and French President Emmanuel Macron on X shows Trump signing the document.
Chief Iranian negotiator says key waterway will ‘not return to prewar conditions’ after 60-day window; both sides sign memorandum of understanding extending truce Reaction: Donald Trump’s Iran deal met with anger, relief and incredulity Analysis: Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable war Welcome to our continuing live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East. The US and Iran have released the text of an interim agreement their presidents have signed to end their war, but Donald Trump has threatening to resume attacks and kill Iranian officials if Tehran fails to honour its commitments. Iran’s leaders did not address the new threats while celebrating the deal , with Ghalibaf saying on state television: “Everything we sought to achieve through military action, we obtained several times over through negotiation; it was not even comparable.
US senators threaten to withhold Hegseth’s travel budget over Iran school attack US senators are threatening to withhold 75 percent of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget amid increasing frustration with the Pentagon's refusal to comply with congressional requests. Lawmakers have sought information on the military’s investigation into the US targeting of girls school in Iran on 28 February - which killed 165 people, the majority of them children. No one has been held account for the killings as of now.
The fate of Iran's nuclear programme, a key reason cited by the US for starting the conflict, is still to be negotiated.
The fate of Iran's nuclear programme, a key reason cited by the US for starting the conflict, is still to be negotiated.
