Live Updates: Majority see MoU as Iran win, Israel security loss; Lebanon ceasefire prompts IDF doctrine rethink
Ghalibaf, Araghchi leave for Oman, will discuss Hormuz • Majority of Israelis see MoU as win for Iran, loss for Israel's security • Lebanon ceasefire shows need for IDF rethink on slow war doctrine
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Ghalibaf, Araghchi leave for Oman, will discuss Hormuz
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Majority of Israelis see MoU as win for Iran, loss for Israel's security, Hebrew University finds
The overwhelming majority of the Israeli public views the agreement negatively, with over 90% believing Iran has emerged victorious.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA member of the Qatari delegation makes adjustments ahead of a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Lake Lucerne Summit, June 21, 2026.(photo credit: Nathan Howard-Pool/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Lebanon ceasefire shows need for IDF rethink on slow war doctrine - analysis
The slow war in Lebanon, based on a doctrine from Gaza, has resulted in leaving Hezbollah in the field just miles from Israel's northern border.
BySETH J. FRANTZMANSmoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, June 19, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)Go to the full article > >
'Good foundation for successful final deal' was made during US-Iran talks, says Vance
Speaking on the ongoing conflict in Lebanon, Vance said that while “we want Israel's security to be protected, we also want Lebanon's sovereignty to be protected."
ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFUS Vice President JD Vance speaks during a quadrilateral meeting between the US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, June 21, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool)Go to the full article > >
US authorizes Iranian oil sales amid talks on final peace deal
The license authorizes the production, delivery, and sale of crude oil, petrochemicals, and petroleum products of Iranian origin through August 21.
ByREUTERSA VIEW of an oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf, March 12, 2017. (photo credit: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images, ILLUSTRATIVE)Go to the full article > >
Sampling flaws may have inflated Lancet's Gaza mortality survey death toll, researchers argue
Released by Professor Emeritus Sergio DellaPergola of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and independent researcher Mark Zlochin, the correspondence analyzed the survey’s publicly released data.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFBuildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025. (photo credit: NIR ELIAS/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
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
