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US Treasury to broaden scope of secondary sanctions on Iran

The ​US Treasury Department was expected on Monday to broaden the scope of secondary sanctions it can impose on entities and countries that maintain business ties with Iran as the Trump administration seeks to increase...

People walk past shops at a market area in Tehran on Monday. Iran responded with defiance to a US threat of the 'single greatest financial offensive ever', saying it was an admission of military defeat. - AFP

UN halts escort of ships through Hormuz after vessel comes under attack

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Iran deal grants access to nuclear inspectors, IAEA chief says

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Hormuz traffic sees sharp uptick but not back to normal

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz. — Reuters file photo

Israeli troops remain in Lebanon despite truce talks

A Lebanese woman removes broken metal railing from her damaged house in the southern Lebanese village of Srifa. — AFP

Rubio in Middle East tour says any Iran deal will ensure security of Gulf allies

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks with Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah after their meeting at Bayan Palace

Venezuela twin quakes kill at least 32, injure more than 700

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Iran warns against Hormuz crossings without authorisation

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Iran says deal to end war declaration of US defeat

A family loads their belongings into a small cart as they prepare to return home following an interim deal between the US and Iran, after living in temporary tents in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. — Reuters

Rubio starts Middle East trip as allies seek answers on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan before boarding a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Al Bateen Executive Airport, en route to Kuwait during his visit to the Middle East

Cyberattack hits state banks in Iran

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Israel targeted Gaza kids resulting in genocide: UN

Palestinians ride past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Gaza City. — Reuters

More vessels transit Strait of Hormuz

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 21, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency)via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide: UN inquiry

A man carries a girl as casualties arrive by ambulance at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 17

US eases sanctions on Iranian oil

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam. — Reuters

Lebanon weighs truce to back regional peace efforts

A Lebanese woman weeps as she sits on the rubble at the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Qennarit. — AFP
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