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US, Iranian officials to travel to Switzerland ahead of nuclear negotiations

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire, IDF to remain in Lebanon for now • Marco Rubio to visit Gulf states next week • US responsible for ending war on all fronts, including Lebanon, Iran's FM says

 ISRAEL-US-LEBANON-IRAN-WAR Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on June 19, 2026. Mediators in the US-Iran conflict, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, are due to gather for talks in
An IDF sniper takes aim during operations in southern Lebanon, June 18, 2026

US intelligence indicates Israeli operations against Hezbollah may undermine US-Iran MoU - report

A meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, after the Trump administration said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 3, 2026.

Lebanon-Israel talks to resume next week in Washington, State Department says

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem accepts condolences for the death of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 2, 2024.

'Why should we surrender?': Hezbollah chief says group capable of victory


‘Release the damn MoU’: MAGA ally Mark Levin turns on Trump over Iran deal

Right-wing Fox News host said Trump should publicize all the details of the recent deal between the US and Iran and claimed he's "controlling the narrative."

: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Julie Strauss Levin (R) look on as conservative radio host Mark Levin (C) speaks during a Hanukkah Reception in the East Room of the White House on December 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.

After 15-year sentence for Israeli interview, Lebanese journalist says courts protect Hezbollah

Maria Maalouf was sentenced for speaking to KAN News in 2021, where she complained, "Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s party in Lebanon have taken the state hostage and returned it to the stone age."

Journalist Maria Maalouf.

Trump on Lebanon: 'If Israel can't do the job without killing everyone, Syria should do it'

Trump says he considers the Lebanon war a minor one, and an arena in which Syria can take on Hezbollah in partnership with the United States if Israel under Netanyahu cannot be reigned in.

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.

Senior Shi'ite cleric hails 'Iranian victory,' demands stronger Hezbollah role in Lebanese gov't

Israeli experts who spoke with The Jerusalem Post on Monday largely discredited Iranian reports of the deal, arguing the Tehran-funded reports were little more than an unrealistic “wish list.”

Hezbollah supporters hold flags and posters during a rally in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 10, 2026.

US, Iran deal alarms Iranian dissidents while Israel vows to stay in Lebanon

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An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16. Negotiations between the US and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled.

Iran says Lebanon is integral part of peace deal with US

Esmaeil Baghaei said diplomatic visits to regional countries are on the agenda for Tehran, before the signing of the agreement due on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks during an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

'A new dawn': Middle East, Gulf states react to US-Iran deal

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun praised Lebanon's inclusion in the agreement, noting that the people of Lebanon look forward to a "definitive end to the cycle of violence."

A billboard with a graphic design about the Strait of Hormuz on a building in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026.

Netanyahu 'needs Trump,' won't give up on US support so easily, fmr. comms. advisor says

He argued that Netanyahu is currently in an uncomfortable political position, having been "humiliated" with the announcement of the deal, adding that there is no news about Lebanon.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embrace as they walk into Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

What if US-Iran deal is too good to be true? Potential options for Middle East's future - analysis

The US and Iran appear poised to agree on a path forward toward some kind of deal. It is not entirely clear what is being agreed upon or what may emerge in the coming days.

US and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.

Iran’s regime survives, Israel worries: Winners, losers emerging from new US-Iran deal - analysis

Two Israeli strikes over the past year have influenced a rapid American push toward ceasefire agreements.

People gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Beirut's southern suburbs on June 14, 2026.