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Iran warns Hormuz is a 'red line' and will resist until the end
Iran army says struck US targets in Kuwait, Bahrain with drones: state media
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US, Iran exchange blowsin rekindled Mideast war

The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the countries battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war despite a call from mediator Pakistan to...

An Iranian man holds Iran’s national flag at Valiasr Square in Tehran on Thursday. — AFP

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

Qatar fatal gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens

Qatar's Energy Minister and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad al Kaabi speaks during a press conference in Doha. — AFP

US and Iran make 'encouraging progress' at talks although tension remains

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (C) next to Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir (R) prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict.

US and Iran conclude high-level talks in Switzerland, mediators say

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reacts prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar

Trump threatens to strike Iran over support for Hezbollah

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi (L) and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif greet each other. — AFP

Israeli threats on Lebanon continue

A Lebanese man looks under the gap in the rubble of a flattened building destroyed by the Israeli military, in the southern city of Nabatieh. — AFP

Poll finds Israelis believe Iran won Mideast war

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the document of U.S. Memorandum of Understanding in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026.

Vance, Iranians in Switzerland for first talks, overshadowed by closure of Strait

U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, June 21, 2026.

Vance arrives in Switzerland for Iran peace talks with Hormuz in spotlight

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US and Iran set for new talks after delay and deadly strikes

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Iran says Hormuz shut again; US denies claim

A child stands next to the rubble of a building damaged in an Israeli strike in Qennarit, southern Lebanon, on Saturday. — Reuters
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