Live Updates: First round of US-Iran talks conclude, five IDF soldiers killed in two days
Trump insists US-Iran MoU qualifies as Tehran's 'unconditional surrender' • Israel will not withdraw troops from southern Lebanon ahead of negotiations, official tells 'Post'
Follow us on GoogleUS Vice President JD Vance, left, meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026.(photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)
Ship traffic plunges after Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz following Israeli strikes
Five vessels passed the strait on Sunday, from 26 ships spotted a day earlier, data from analytics firm Kpler showed.
ByREUTERSVessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 16, 2026.(photo credit: STRINGER/FILE/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
IDF considering handing Lebanese army control of Hezbollah underground compound - report
Israel believes that transferring the responsibility to Lebanon’s army could serve as a test of its ability and willingness to act against Hezbollah, said N12.
ByARIELLA ROITMANAn Israeli soldier inspects a Hezbollah attacking position tunnel found during anIDF operation.(photo credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Iran refused to return to negotiations with US, says Trump used ‘threatening, insulting' statements
Israel will not withdraw troops from southern Lebanon ahead of negotiations, official tells 'Post'
An earlier report from LBCI claimed that the US had notified Lebanon that Israel was planning to withdraw some troops as a “goodwill gesture” ahead of Israel-Lebanon negotiations.
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirteen IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
