Trump says retailers face ‘big problems’ over fuel costs US President Donald Trump has again called on petrol stations and fuel retailers to immediately lower prices, arguing that recent declines in oil prices should be reflected at the pump. “Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY! They’re too high considering that Oil is now at $68 a Barrel, and heading south,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump: Doha meeting may prove important for Iran talks US President Donald Trump said a new round of talks with Iran is set to take place in Doha, Qatar, as Washington continues efforts to secure what he described as the denuclearisation of Iran. “There’ll be a meeting on that tomorrow in Doha,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “The meeting in Doha is going to be, perhaps important, perhaps not.
Iran says conditions for final agreement not yet met Iran has said negotiations on a final agreement with the United States, including on its nuclear programme, have not yet begun. “We have not yet entered the negotiation phase for a final agreement,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in comments carried by state broadcaster IRIB. Baghaei said Article 13 of the memorandum of understanding makes final negotiations contingent on the implementation of other provisions.
Only Iran will demine Strait of Hormuz, minister says Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, said the Islamabad MoU allows only Iran to carry out demining in the Strait of Hormuz and that the country will not allow any other country to participate in the process. He was reacting to French president Emmanuel Macron’s message that “we have decided to collaborate with our partner on demining the strait to secure maritime routes”. On Sunday, in accordance with the Islamabad MoU, Gharibabadi held talks with his Omani counterpart on the future management of the Strait of Hormuz.
"Big problems lie ahead": Trump warns US fuel retailers over high prices The US president has warned fuel retailers that “big problems lie ahead” if they do not start charging customers less. “Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY! They’re too high considering that Oil is now at $68 a Barrel, and heading south,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Talks with Iran could fail and diplomacy may not succeed, Rubio tells Congress US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress that the Trump administration has no illusions about the difficulty of negotiations with Iran and recognises that the talks could fail, according to sources cited by MSNOW (formerly MSNBC). Rubio said the administration nevertheless wanted to give diplomacy an opportunity to succeed. "There was a possibility that the negotiations would fail, but we wanted to give the diplomatic track a chance," he told lawmakers, according to the report.
Centcom commander meets Lebanese president, US troops The commander of US Central Command (Centcom), Adm. Brad Cooper, has met senior civilian and military leaders in Israel and Lebanon during an ongoing trip to the Middle East, as Washington pushes ahead with implementing a new Israel-Lebanon framework agreement. In Beirut, Cooper held talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Lebanese Armed Forces commander Gen.
Witkoff says nuclear negotiating team has left for Qatar US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told lawmakers that the technical team responsible for nuclear negotiations with Iran has left Switzerland for Qatar, according to Politico, citing sources familiar with the discussions. The report said Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio also confirmed that Iran has not received any funds under the memorandum of understanding signed between Washington and Tehran. Rubio and Witkoff reportedly stressed the need to negotiate an agreement that would prevent Iran from retaining highly enriched uranium, a key issue in the ongoing talks.
Iran's Pezeshkian says US talks hinge on mutual commitments Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said US-Iran talks depend on both sides honouring their commitments, saying "mutual understanding is a bilateral matter. " “If the American side adheres to the memorandum of understanding, we will also fulfil our obligations,” he wrote on X. “Our approach to unreasonable boasting and unfounded threats is to rely on rationality and human dignity in decision-making and decisive and fearless defence when taking action.
Iran says 'expert delegation' heading to Qatar this week Iran on Monday said a delegation of experts would travel to Doha this week to discuss the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States earlier this month. "An expert delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran will travel to Doha later this week" to discuss the implementation of clauses of the memorandum, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said. "We have not yet entered the stage of negotiating a final agreement," he said, noting that "over the coming days, we will not have any negotiation meetings with the US side at any level.
No Iran-US talks in coming days, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson says No talks between Iran and the United States are scheduled in the coming days, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement on Monday, adding that an Iranian technical delegation will visit Qatar this week, but has no relation to US officials visiting the country. Tehran has not started negotiations for a final deal as these require the implementation of certain points of the MoU, which is Iran's priority currently, Baghaei added.
UAE allows nationals to travel to Lebanon starting on Monday The United Arab Emirates will allow its nationals to travel to Lebanon starting on Monday, the state news agency WAM reported. UAE citizens planning to visit Lebanon must register through an official service, an emergency and support platform by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before their departure, the agency added. On 30 April, the UAE banned its citizens from travelling to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq, and urged Emiratis in those countries to leave immediately and return home, citing regional developments.
Demining of Strait of Hormuz to be carried out only by Iran, deputy foreign minister says The removal of mines from the Strait of Hormuz is to be carried out solely by Iran, according to the Islamabad MoU between Tehran and Washington, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in a post on X on Monday, in response to French President Macron's comments on the subject. Macron said on Monday that France and Oman are working together to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East and will cooperate with their partners on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz. "We fundamentally do not permit any such thing," Gharibabadi said.
Opinion: The morning after the Lebanon 'agreement' There was a 19th-century Orientalist traveller and diplomat by the name of David Urquhart, who said about (Mount) Lebanon that there “never was a country for which God has done so much, nor a people who could do less for themselves”. Such a description was unfair and stereotypical. But Urquhart was writing just as Lebanon was becoming a central node in both European imperialism and the Ottoman attempt to stymie that imperialism.
Israel finds new breakaway allies in Bosnia's Serbs Submitted by Mersiha Gadzo on Mon, 06/29/2026 - 15:15 Serbia and Bosnia's Republika Srpska are both strengthening ties with Israel, as recent meetings and arms deals show Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 22 June 2026 (Social media) Off With Israel ’s international standing severely damaged by the genocide in Gaza , invasion of Lebanon and the war on Iran , it is continuing to develop ties with breakaway regions in search of recognition. The latest of these is Bosnia’s Serb-run breakaway entity, Republika Srpska , with analysts telling Middle East Eye that Israel is hoping to “dilute European unity on the Palestinian issue”. Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, recently wrapped up a week-long visit to Israel, where she met with a slew of senior officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
John Major says Reform are ‘ragbag’ scapegoating Muslims and migrants Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 06/29/2026 - 13:05 Former Conservative prime minister says right wing party have 'nothing good to offer' and are hostile to those they disagree with Britain's former Prime Minister John Major attends the second Proclamation of King Charles III, at the Royal Exchange, in the City of London, on 10 September 2022 (AFP/David Levene) Off John Major, the former Conservative British prime minister, has launched a scathing criticism of right-wing party Reform UK, accusing it of scapegoating Muslims and migrants. He made the comments last week in an interview with The Independent. “What is Reform?
Trump says Iran meeting to be held tomorrow in Doha US President Donald Trump said meeting with Iran would be held Tuesday in Doha, without giving further details. "Iran has requested a meeting. It will take place tomorrow in Doha," Trump wrote in a social media post on Monday.
Iran says technical meetings under MoU not scheduled this week Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Monday that technical working group meetings under the Iran-US memorandum of understanding were not scheduled for this week, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported. Earlier on Monday, Reuters reported that Iranian and US technical teams working on implementing the MoU would be meeting in the coming days, citing a source with knowledge of the talks. Gharibabadi also said consultations between Iran and Qatar regarding the US commitments were continuing as planned, but that technical working group talks in Doha had not been confirmed.
Azerbaijan issues rare rebuke against key ally Israel over Armenian genocide recognition Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Mon, 06/29/2026 - 09:30 Israel's Likud-led government made the a move on Sunday in what is widely seen as a swipe against Turkey Members of the Armenian community in Israel hold banners as well as Armenian and Israeli national flags in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on 6 November 2020 (AFP) Off The Israeli government’s decision on Sunday to formally recognise the Armenian genocide has drawn a rare rebuke from Azerbaijan , a close Israeli ally. In an official statement, Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry said the Israeli decision was a matter of “serious concern". The ministry called the recognition a "distortion of the historical facts" and "the reduction of a complex historical issue to a political decision".
Andy Burnham wants to be prime minister. He cannot do it without Britain's Muslims Submitted by Ismail Patel on Fri, 06/26/2026 - 20:05 The community that Labour once took for granted has gone - and it will not return to a party that offers warm words but changes nothing Andy Burnham, new Labour Party MP for Makerfield, speaks to supporters in Ashton in Makerfield, north-west England on 19 June, 2026 (AFP) On If Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer , he will inherit a Labour Party that has lost something it spent decades assuming it owned: the trust of Britain ’s Muslims. He should understand that this trust will not be recovered with a photograph at a mosque, an iftar or Eid party, or platitudes.
