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Gaza/MidEast June 2026
Guardian: "Israel-Hamas war" — (LINK)
Al Jazeera: "Israel-Hamas war live": now "Israel War on Gaza" — (LINK)
Israel launches new Lebanon strikes even as Trump insists Iran deal coming soon, 5 killed and 8 wounded in Tyre on Monday (LINK) — 9 June 2026
U.S. crew saved in first-ever sea drone rescue after Apache helicopter crash near Strait of Hormuz (LINK) — 8 June 2026
Iraq and UAE race to establish alternative oil pipelines as exports through Hormuz dry up (LINK) — 9 June 2026
Israel puts Palestinian doctor in solitary confinement after 17 months held without charge (LINK) — 9 June 2026
Iran and Israel say they have halted strikes, after US President Donald Trump called on Iran and Israel to stop shooting, but leave door open to resume (LINK) — 8 June 2026
Israel hits Iran with air strikes after Tehran fires missiles at northern Israel: the first time Iran and Israel have launched attacks at each other's territory since the ceasefire came into force two months ago (LINK) — 8 June 2026
Israel strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truce (LINK) — 7 June 2026
Trump says will not unfreeze Iranian assets before ceasefire deal reached, though Iranian officials have indicated the release of funds would build 'trust' needed to reach lasting deal ending war (LINK) — 7 June 2026
US and Iran exchange strikes in Gulf in latest test of ceasefire (LINK) — 6 June 2026
— The US military says it shot down four Iranian "one-way attack drones" launched toward the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles at two US air bases in Kuwait, and facilities of the US Navy in Bahrain, Iran's state-run Irib news agency reported. One person was killed and more than 60 injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait's international airport on Wednesday, local officials said. One person was killed and more than 60 injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait's international airport on Wednesday, local officials said.
Turkey's interior minister vows to 'liberate' Jerusalem, return it to Turkish hands (LINK) — 6 June 2026
Iran's World Cup team approved for visas to play games in the US, officials say: first World Cup where a host nation receives a country it is at war with (LINK) — 5 June 2026
Funeral held for baby shot dead accidentally by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank (LINK) — 6 June 2026
— According to the Israeli military, a shot was fired when soldiers "perceived a threat" from the vehicle in the Tel Rumeida area on Friday evening. The family say they obeyed soldiers' orders to stop and posed no danger. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has acknowledged the family were "uninvolved civilians" and has expressed "deep sorrow" over the incident. The boy's father has dismissed the IDF's expression of regret.
Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon ceasefire after House votes to curb Trump war powers (LINK) — 4 June 2026
Ships stranded in Persian Gulf quietly coordinate with U.S. Navy to exit Hormuz: nearly 40 ships previously stranded in the Persian Gulf have exited through the Strait of Hormuz over the past three weeks, according to Lloyd's List Intelligence (LINK) — 4 June 2026
Iran nuclear program relatively unchanged since start of war: IAEA, warning it cannot verify enriched uranium stockpiles following recent U.S.-Israeli strikes (LINK) — 4 June 2026
— IST: According to the IAEA, Iran maintains a stockpile of 440.9 kg of uranium enriched up to 60% purity — a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent. That stockpile could allow Iran to build as many as 10 nuclear bombs, should it decide to weaponise its programme, IAEA director general Rafael Grossi warned in a recent AP interview.
Israeli Supreme Court rules ban on International Red Cross visits to detainees unlawful (LINK) — 3 June 2026
Trump suffers rare House defeat as bipartisan vote moves to withdraw troops from Iran conflict. The measure now heads to the Senate but is not subject to Trump's approval (LINK) — 3 June 2026
— Fox News: "Lawmakers voted 215-208 to withdraw troops from using military force against Iran absent congressional authorization."
Donald Trump's Iran war drains US oil stocks to lowest level since 2004 (LINK) — 4 June 2026
— FT: Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group and a former White House adviser, warned prices could reach $200 per barrel this summer unless the Strait of Hormuz — the crucial energy waterway in the Gulf closed by the war — was reopened to tanker traffic.
Iran launches deadly attack on Kuwait airport after U.S. strikes, as Trump says talks ongoing (LINK) — 3 June 2026
US and Iran launch new strikes as ceasefire negotiations stalled (LINK) — 3 June 2026
— The US military says it has launched "self-defence" strikes on Iran and shot down ballistic missiles and drones fired at ships and Gulf countries. Iran said it had attacked US bases and helicopters in a "regional country" using missiles and drones in retaliation. Centcom said Tehran had fired two missiles at Kuwait and three at Bahrain, all of which broke apart or were intercepted.
Over 100 Venice Biennale artists consider legal action over inclusion after they asked not to be considered for the exhibition's Visitors' Lions awards allowing votes for artists from all countries, including Israel and Russia (LINK) — 3 June 2026
Israeli official unable to finish speech at ILO conference in Geneva amid protests (LINK) — 3 June 2026
US sanctions Iran's largest digital asset exchange Nobitex and 3 others (LINK) — 2 June 2026
Rubio says U.S. wants to end Russian oil waivers "as soon as possible" (LINK) — 2 June 2026
Strikes continue in southern Lebanon after Trump has heated call with Netanyahu (LINK) — 2 June 2026
Tehran ponders US peace proposal as Israel bombs Lebanon (LINK) — 2 June 2026
Trump reportedly calls Netanyahu 'crazy', pushes Israeli leader to back down on beirut attack (LINK) — 1 June 2026
Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media (LINK) — 1 June 2026
US bombs Iranian military sites, then downs missiles Tehran fired at troops in Kuwait (LINK) — 1 June 2026
— AP: The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the U.S. says it shot down.
