Ceasefire talks paused after Iran shutters Strait of Hormuz, Vance delays trip to Switzerland

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Vance also told Fox that there is no evidence that Iran is closing the Strait of Hormuz, despite Iranian state media reports that Iran’s top joint military command ordered the Strait to be closed.

US Vice President JD Vance attends a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 19, 2026.

Iran reportedly shuts Strait of Hormuz as Vance to reschedule Switzerland talks

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Hezbollah breaks ceasefire, launches 50 rockets at IDF soldiers in Lebanon, Israel retaliates

Earlier on Saturday, Hezbollah stated that it had targeted IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon, saying that it would "not hesitate to confront any attempt by Israel to seize land in Lebanon."

Lebanese Army forces deploy in the village of Bir al-Salasel in southern Lebanon on June 15, 2026.
A woman holds an Iranian flag near an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2026.

Iran claims Strait of Hormuz closed in retaliation for US, Israel breaches of MoU

According to Mehr, Iran’s military declared the closure of the strait as the “first step” in its retaliation against what it deems violations of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding.

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VOLUNTEERS OF the National Guard participate in a simulation training in Sweida in January. Pro-Israel and anti-Damascus regime sentiments typically mark this heartland of the Druze community in Syria.

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Former US president Barack Obama delivers his speech at the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Obama Presidential Centre in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 18, 2026. Picture taken through the bulletproof glass.

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US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.

US, Qatar plan to unfreeze billions in Iranian funds for purchase of humanitarian goods

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Former Palestinian Authority foreign minister and Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Nasser al-Qudwa, who is related to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (portrait), has been critical of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

'No law, no political program': Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah rival says reforms are a sham

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Members of the "Ponchos Rojos" community wearing signs reading "Union Police" on their hats attend a meeting to discuss the future of protests ongoing for more than six weeks in Tilata, La Paz department, Bolivia, on June 18, 2026.

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026.

Judge Sohlberg orders Ben-Gvir to remove flotilla video over campaign violation

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Sean Pero, 26, an Israeli Druze fighter, is rising in the mixed martial arts world who has his sights set on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and, eventually, a world title.

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The United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict later concluded that there were reasonable grounds to believe conflict-related sexual violence had occurred during the attacks

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An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.

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Former Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal recounts sexual assault in Hamas captivity

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Levy also criticized France for barring Israel from the Eurosatory weapons exhibition, saying “An embargo is something that has accompanied the State of Israel for many years."

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If Israel wants mass aliyah, it must end its bureaucratic gatekeeping

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Trump-backed pastor Jackson Lahmeyer, who says Antichrist will be Jewish, drops from GOP race

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Ambassador Huckabee defies Trump, claims US would not exist without Israel

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US family returns four artifacts to Egypt, including statue head thought to depict female pharoah

Remains of medieval European Queen Elisenda, 24 others unearthed in Barcelona

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