The Foreign Ministry in Moscow has welcomed the development, urging all parties involved to avert renewed escalation, including in Lebanon The Russian Foreign Ministry has welcomed the US-Iran memorandum of understanding and expressed its readiness to help facilitate further diplomatic efforts toward establishing peace in the Middle East.
Inside the Oxford Union debate where Tommy Robinson lost to a Palestinian student from Gaza Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 10:14 The far-right leader was defeated in a fiery debate on Islam as hundreds of protestors surrounded the prestigious institution's building Tommy Robinson and Arwa Elrayess at the Oxford Union on Wednesday (MEE/Imran Mulla) Off On Wednesday night Britain's most notorious anti-Islam activist was hosted at the Oxford Union by a Palestinian student from Gaza who said she was upholding his right to free speech, before roundly defeating him in a debate on Islam. Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, arrived at the debating society to speak in support of the motion "This House believes the West is right to be suspicious of Islam". It failed to pass.
After a year of displacement, Tulkarm's Palestinians allowed home for two hours Submitted by Mojahid Nawahda on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 12:38 Residents granted brief access to retrieve belongings left behind after fleeing Israel's operation in the refugee camp Palestinians collect their possessions as Israeli forces stand nearby in the Tulkarm refugee camp, northern occupied West Bank, 17 June 2026 (Mojahid Nawahda/MEE) Off Carrying nothing but identity cards, displaced Palestinian families lined up outside Tulkarm refugee camp on Wednesday morning, waiting for permission to enter homes they had not seen since January 2025. More than 16 months after Israel launched its “Iron Wall” operation in the northern occupied West Bank, tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians remain unable to return to their homes in Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps. Some 45 displaced families from Tulkarm refugee camp were granted access for only two hours to retrieve personal belongings left behind when they fled, in an arrangement coordinated through the Palestinian Civil Affairs Committee.
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.
BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the first stage of negotiations between the United States and Iran carries positive significance for easing tensions and consolidating the ceasefire momentum, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Thursday.
Brussels [Belgium], June 18 (ANI): US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced that America will conduct a comprehensive review of its forces stationed in Europe. The announcement follows a sharp critique directed at the volume of financial contributions made by the United Kingdom and other international allies to the NATO alliance.
US-Iran deal leaves Israel isolated and Netanyahu exposed Submitted by Meron Rapoport on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 13:15 The deal could weaken Israel's regional influence and accelerate the political decline of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the podium after addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly on 22 September 2023 (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via AFP) Off Israelis are viewing the emerging US - Iran deal as more than just a diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran. For many in the country's political and military elite, the agreement to end the war represents a strategic turning point that could weaken Israel's regional influence, strain its most important alliance and accelerate the political decline of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Although an agreement between the US and Iran had been widely anticipated since April, Pakistan's announcement on Sunday that a deal had been reached sent shockwaves through the country.
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.
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Palestinian Ambassador to India Abdullah M Abu Shawesh has said that the peace deal between the United States and Iran has been welcomed by all nations except Israel. Shawesh said that Israel keeps pushing for war.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi underlined the importance of dialogue with the Persian Gulf countries to strengthen regional engagement and address existing concerns following the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding with the US.
Washington DC [US], June 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that stock markets have hit a record high, and oil prices have come down following his Iran deal. In a post on Truth Social, he said, 'These fools, who think I haven't been tough enough on Iran, when the Stock Market Just Hit A RECORD HIGH, and Oil prices are 'tumbling' down, are either jealous, bad people, or stupid.
Tehran [Iran], June 18 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei in his interview with Al-Akhbar, said that the peace memorandum stipulates the other party's guarantee of Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Al Akhbar is known to be sympathetic to Lebanon's Hezbollah. In Iran's view, this means the complete withdrawal of occupying forces from Lebanese territory, as Baghaei explains.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The foreign minister of Cyprus welcomed a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US as an important step toward strengthening regional and international security and stability.
Bern [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): The United States and Iran are set to hold their initial round of talks following the ceasefire agreement which was signed Wednesday virtually by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Reuters reported on Thursday citing the Swiss government.
The preliminary U. S. -Iranian peace deal does not address Iranian rockets or drones, raising questions in the region about relying on Washington as a security guarantor.
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.
Baluch women were beaten during protests over local mining projects in southeastern Iran, renewing attention on the Islamic Republic’s treatment of one of the country’s poorest and most heavily policed minorities.
ISLAMABAD, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as mediator in the U. S. -Iran peace deal, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.
US and Israeli nuclear weapons 'brought no advantage in talks' The US-Iran framework agreement to end the war proves that nuclear weapons provide no strategic advantage, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican) said on Thursday. US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a deal on Wednesday which lays the groundwork for detailed negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme and sanctions relief for Tehran. Ican, which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its key role in drafting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), insisted the deal revealed how little advantage US and Israeli nuclear arsenals provided.
