Live Updates: Leiter says Lebanon deal focused on Hezbollah disarmament as France, UK to work with Oman on Hormuz
Foreign officials attend Khamenei's funeral • Iranian general warns Israel, US against strikes • IDF reservist severely wounded in Lebanon
Follow us on GoogleA yellow flag belonging to the Iran-backed Shia Muslim party Hezbollah flutters on top of the rubble of a building in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on June 23, 2026.(photo credit: Joseph EID / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump says US 'knocked the hell out of Iran,' regime wants deal 'so badly'
Lebanon deal focused on dismantling Hezbollah, not Israeli withdrawal, ambassador Leiter says
The ambassador also rejected a report that he had raised his voice at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a conversation about the Lebanon agreement.
ByIDAN KWELLERIsraeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks during a signing ceremony hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (out of frame) at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026.(photo credit: SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
France, UK agree to work with Oman to restore safe transit through Strait of Hormuz
French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the joint effort will ensure that Oman’s “sovereign territorial waters are safe for navigation.”
ByGOLDIE KATZBritain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq during their meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in central London on July 2, 2026.(photo credit: CARLOS JASSO/Pool via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
France has deployed minehunters in Hormuz, will withdraw aircraft carrier
Iran begins talks with Japanese firms on oil sales under temporary US sanctions waiver
A senior Iranian official said any deal would require the US to extend the current waiver given the shipping time between Japan and Iran.
ByREUTERS Iranian flag with stock graph and an oil pump jack miniature model are seen in this illustration taken October 9, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >
Iranian general warns of 'harsh response' if Israel, US attack during Khamenei's funeral
The event will last a week and span several major cities in Iran and Iraq, with ceremonies in Tehran, Qom, Mashhad, Najaf, and Karbala.
ByARIELLA ROITMANCoffins are displayed containing the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque on July 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.(photo credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
IDF reservist severely wounded during altercation with terrorist near Bint Jbail
According to Army Radio, two other soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident but did not need to be evacuated to the hospital for treatment.
ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirteen IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
