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US-Iran deal highlights: Iran's response came after US military launched retaliatory strikes on Iran in response to its attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
US-Iran deal highlights: Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday said it targeted US military positions in the region, in response to a fresh US strike against Iran, Reuters reported....Read More
Iran's response came after US military launched retaliatory strikes on Iran in response to its attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
“U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes against Iran, June 26, as a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” the central command said in a statement.
Israel-Lebanon sign framework
Israel, Lebanon and the United States signed a trilateral framework agreement on Friday following several days of talks aimed at ending the long-running conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
Ahead of the signing, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the agreement as an important first step. "Today we've taken the first step in what will be a difficult journey, without a doubt, but an important and an essential and a necessary one," Rubio said.
"It's the beginning of the beginning. There's a lot of work ahead," he added.
Netanyahu calls deal a 'great achievement’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the agreement as a "great achievement" but said Israel would keep its troops in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed and no longer poses a threat.
"The most important thing, first and foremost, is that Israel will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon," he said. "This is a major achievement, and we will maintain it as long as Hezbollah has not been disarmed and as long as it continues to pose a threat to the State of Israel."
Netanyahu also said Israel was allowing the Lebanese army to begin preparing to take control of territory.
"We are establishing two pilot zones, both based on the recommendation of the IDF," he said. "The first is entirely outside the security zone and south of the Litani River. The second is north of the Litani."
Hezbollah opposes agreement
Hezbollah has warned against the agreement, with the group's lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah saying it could not be implemented without triggering a civil war.
"Lebanese authorities will be unable to impose the implementation of the agreement signed in Washington unless they go, with American support, to civil war," Fadlallah said. His party has long opposed direct Israel-Lebanon talks, AFP reported.
He added that "what happened in Washington is an attempt to disrupt the Islamabad path, and without the resistance (Hezbollah) nothing will pass," referring to the initial agreement between the US and Iran on halting the Middle East war, which includes Lebanon.
IAEA says peace deal gives it access to Iran nuclear sites
The interim US-Iran peace accord gives inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog access to Iran, the agency's chief said on Friday, after Tehran indicated that key sites would remain off-limits until a final deal with Washington is reached and sanctions are lifted, Reuters reported.
"There is an agreement and to comply with that agreement, the IAEA will have to have access and inspect," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said at a news conference in Japan. "We hope to be there soon.
IAEA says peace deal grants access to Iran's nuclear sites
The interim US-Iran peace accord gives inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog access to Iran, the agency's chief said on Friday, after Tehran indicated that key sites would remain off-limits until a final deal with Washington is reached and sanctions are lifted, Reuters reported.
"There is an agreement and to comply with that agreement, the IAEA will have to have access and inspect," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said at a news conference in Japan. “We hope to be there soon.”
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- 27 Jun 2026, 06:39:29 AM IST
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- 27 Jun 2026, 06:34:09 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Violence will be met with violence, says JD Vance
US-Iran deal latest news: Following the fresh flare-up, US vice president said that the US has honoured the ceasefire agreement that Iran signed first. “Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence,” he said.
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- 27 Jun 2026, 06:31:38 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: What led to the fresh flare-up?
US-Iran deal latest news: Iran has warned vessels not to enter or leave the Gulf through the strait without permission, but ships have continued to move, some using a route not authorized by Tehran.
Around half of the 42 vessels that made the passage Thursday used a non-approved southern route along Oman's coast, according to tracking platform Kpler.
The UN maritime agency said an evacuation operation had freed 115 vessels and 2,500 seafarers trapped by the dispute before the attack forced its suspension.
- 27 Jun 2026, 06:30:44 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Iran's fresh warning
US-Iran deal latest news: On Saturday morning Iran time, state television reported that the Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US sites in the Gulf region in retaliation for the American strikes.
"If the aggression is repeated, our response will be broader than this," the Guards said, according to a post by state TV on Telegram.
The exchanges raised fresh questions about efforts to keep the Strait of Hormuz open while Washington and Tehran negotiate a final settlement to a war that began February 28 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
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- 27 Jun 2026, 06:20:48 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: US says strikes against Iran response to 'unwarranted aggression'
US-Iran deal latest news: US Central Command said the American strikes, against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions, were a response to "unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces" that "clearly violated the ceasefire."
- 27 Jun 2026, 05:23:03 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Hezbollah supporters take to streets of Beirut to protest Israel deal
US-Iran deal latest news: Hezbollah supporters took to the streets of Beirut late Friday to protest an agreement between Israel and Lebanon, as a lawmaker from the Iran-backed group warned enforcing the deal risked sparking civil war.
The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that "Hezbollah supporters rode motorbikes through the streets of Beirut" including central areas and along a road leading to the airport "in protest at the framework agreement announced between Lebanon and Israel".
via AFP
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- 27 Jun 2026, 04:42:55 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Iran's Revolutionary Guards say it targeted US positions in the region in response to attack
US-Iran deal latest news: Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday said it targeted U.S. military positions in the region, in response to a fresh U.S. strike against Iran.
The Guards did not provide details on the U.S. positions it targeted in the region.
The statement by IRGC came after semi-official ISNA news agency carried an earlier statement it said was from the IRGC saying the force's response to a fresh U.S. attack against Iran will be "swift and decisive," before later deleting the statement.
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- 27 Jun 2026, 03:54:51 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: ‘Trump has no commitment to principles of negotiation’, says senior Iranian leader
The U.S. attacked Iran in the middle of negotiations once again.
— ابراهیم عزیزی (@Ebrahimazizi33) June 26, 2026
The failed U.S. President has shown he has no commitment to the principles of negotiation or a ceasefire.
This reckless violation of the ceasefire will, as always, lead to retreat and regret on their part.
The…US-Iran deal latest news: Following US strikes on Iran, Senior Iranian MP Ebrahim Azizi, said, “Once again, America has attacked Iran in the midst of negotiations.”
“The failed U.S. president has once again proven that he has no commitment to the principles of negotiation and ceasefire,” Azizi said in a post on X.
"Certainly, this reckless violation of the ceasefire by America will, as always, lead to their retreat and regret."
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- 27 Jun 2026, 03:53:07 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Vance says Iran can call if have disagreements, warns violence will be met with violence
US-Iran deal latest news: US vice president JD Vance said that if Iran has disagreements with how the MoU is being applied, they can call, but warned that violence will be met with violence.
“Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone,” he said in a post on X.
"But violence will be met with violence."
- 27 Jun 2026, 03:24:25 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: ‘Trump has shown no commitment to ceasefire’, says Iranian leader
US-Iran deal latest news: The head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee on Friday said US President Donald Trump has shown no commitment to the principles of negotiation or the ceasefire, Reuters reported.
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- 27 Jun 2026, 02:53:12 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Israel's ambassador to US thanks Trump after signing Israel-Lebanon agreement
US-Iran deal latest news: Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, thanked the Trump administration after the signing of an Israel-Lebanon agreement, saying Iran and Hezbollah would not prevent the two countries from pursuing peace.
"We are on the track toward security and peace between Israel and Lebanon," Leiter wrote on X. "Today’s signing says loud and clear: both our people’s want peace, and Iran and its terror proxy, Hezbollah, won’t get in the way of achieving it. The sovereign governments of Israel and Lebanon will decide the fate of our people, and shape the future of our countries, not the mullahs of Teheran."
- 27 Jun 2026, 02:46:27 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Hezbollah opposes Israel-Lebanon agreement with US
US-Iran deal latest news: Hezbollah has warned against the agreement, with the group's lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah saying it could not be implemented without triggering a civil war.
"Lebanese authorities will be unable to impose the implementation of the agreement signed in Washington unless they go, with American support, to civil war," Fadlallah said. His party has long opposed direct Israel-Lebanon talks, AFP reported.
He added that "what happened in Washington is an attempt to disrupt the Islamabad path, and without the resistance (Hezbollah) nothing will pass," referring to the initial agreement between the US and Iran on halting the Middle East war, which includes Lebanon.
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- 27 Jun 2026, 02:45:53 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Netanyahu calls Israel-Lebanon framework ‘a major blow to Iran’
US-Iran deal latest news: Calling the agreement "a major blow to Iran", Netanyahu said Tehran was trying to force Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon.
"Iran is trying to force us into a withdrawal by force from southern Lebanon. And in effect, Israel, Lebanon, and the United States are telling them — this is none of your business."
- 27 Jun 2026, 02:45:22 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Israel will let Lebanese army take control over territory, says Netanyahu
US-Iran deal latest news: Netanyahu also said Israel was allowing the Lebanese army to begin preparing to take control of territory.
"We are establishing two pilot zones, both based on the recommendation of the IDF," he said. "The first is entirely outside the security zone and south of the Litani River. The second is north of the Litani."
Netanyahu also said that civilians displaced from the so-called "security zone" in south Lebanon will not be allowed to return home under the new agreement, according to AFP.
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- 27 Jun 2026, 02:44:45 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Netanyahu calls deal a 'great achievement’
US-Iran deal latest news: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the agreement as a "great achievement" but said Israel would keep its troops in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed and no longer poses a threat.
"The most important thing, first and foremost, is that Israel will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon," he said. “This is a major achievement, and we will maintain it as long as Hezbollah has not been disarmed and as long as it continues to pose a threat to the State of Israel.”
- 27 Jun 2026, 02:24:24 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: ‘You’ll find out', says Trump on whether there will be consequences for Iran's violation of the ceasefire agreement
US-Iran deal latest news: On whether there will be consequences for Iran's violation of the ceasefire agreement, US President Donald Trump said, "You will find out. I don't like the fact that they took a shot yesterday, actually, four. We knocked down three... A very expensive ship took a little beating. They shouldn't be doing that..."
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- 27 Jun 2026, 02:14:17 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: US launches retaliatory strikes on Iran after cargo ship attack, says CENTCOM
US-Iran deal latest news: The US Central Command said it launched retaliatory strikes on Iran in response to its attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
“U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes against Iran, June 26, as a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” the central command said in a statement.
"U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites after Iran hit M/V Ever Lovely on June 25 with a one-way attack drone. The Singapore-flagged cargo ship was exiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani coast at the time of Iran’s attack."
- 27 Jun 2026, 01:27:25 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Netanyahu says Israel to remain in south Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms
US-Iran deal latest news: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel would remain in south Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms, shortly after the announcement in Washington of a framework agreement with the United States and Lebanon, AFP reported.
"The most important thing is, first of all, that Israel remains in the security zone in southern Lebanon. This is a major achievement, and we will maintain it as long as Hezbollah has not disarmed," Netanyahu said in a pre-recorded video shared with Israeli media shortly after the trilateral framework agreement was announced.
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- 27 Jun 2026, 01:15:31 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Dept of War prepared to reimburse Lebanese army
US-Iran deal latest news: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said that the Department of War is prepared to reimburse Lebanese armed forces with more than $30 million under existing authorities and appropriations, Reuters reported.
- 27 Jun 2026, 12:55:24 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Oil prices dive as more tankers move through Strait of Hormuz
US-Iran deal latest news: Crude prices fell by more than 3% on Friday, on course for steep weekly losses, as oil tankers kept exiting the Strait of Hormuz, easing supply concerns the day after a cargo vessel was hit near Oman.
Brent crude futures settled at $71.99 a barrel, down $3.27, or 4.34%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate finished at $69.23 a barrel, down $2.69 or 3.74%.
Since the market closed last Thursday, the Brent benchmark fell 10.86%, while WTI fell 9.62% for the week. The market closed for a public holiday last Friday.
"There is a growing sense that oil is going to keep moving through the Strait of Hormuz," said Phil Flynn, senior analyst with Price Futures Group.
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- 27 Jun 2026, 12:13:06 AM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington
US-Iran deal latest news: Lebanon, Israel and the United States on Friday signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between the two long-time Middle East adversaries.
The agreement -- details of which were not announced -- is the result of five rounds of talks in Washington aimed at ending decades of hostilities and weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
The agreement "begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the signing ceremony.
Lebanon's ambassador to Washington, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, said the accord "is a first step on the road to restoring Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity, securing a permanent and final cessation of hostilities (and) enabling our people to go back to their land."
And Israel's envoy to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, said that under the deal, "Iran is out, Hezbollah is out, and the road to peace between Israel and Lebanon is in."
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- 26 Jun 2026, 11:45:15 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement for IDF withdrawal with US
US-Iran deal latest news: Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in 'first step' toward peace, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, AP reported.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 11:21:48 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Rubio announces framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon after talks in Washington
US-Iran deal latest news: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a framework agreement on Friday between Israel and Lebanon after talks in Washington, Reuters reported.
- 26 Jun 2026, 10:46:59 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Israel and Lebanon expected to sign framework agreement after talks extended
After negotiations were extended for a third day in Washington, negotiators from Lebanon and Israel have come to a framework agreement that is expected to be signed shortly, Al Jazeera reported, citing sources.
The agreement centres around zones in southern Lebanon occupied by the Israeli army that would be handed over to the Lebanese army.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 10:34:08 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: EU could face jet fuel crisis in latter half of year
The jet fuel crisis in the EU could worsen by the second half of the year.
In April, the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, told The AP news agency that Europe has “maybe six weeks or so [of] jet fuel left.”
While the situation in Europe seems stable at the moment, the continued demand for jet fuel from European airports could spell disaster approaching midyear.
“We will, of course, monitor this, and if member states then want to release national reserves … we will … help facilitate and coordinate those efforts”, EU Commissioner for Energy Dan Jorgensen said on Friday.
The price of Brent Crude Oil dove more than 5 per cent on Friday.
- 26 Jun 2026, 10:21:41 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: IRGC denies direct Iran-US line on Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards spokesperson denied claims of a direct Iran-U.S. line on the Strait of Hormuz, calling them 'a complete lie', saying it is 'Iranian territory and has nothing to do with the US, Nour News reported.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 09:54:35 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Lebanon death toll from Israeli attacks rises
The Lebanese Ministry of Health has said the overall toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 has risen to 4,243 dead and 12,186 wounded.
Israeli officials insist they will stay in Lebanon, despite Iran saying Israel is obliged to withdraw under the terms of the interim US-Iran ceasefire agreement that also covers Lebanon.
- 26 Jun 2026, 09:27:29 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Trump says Iran fired 4 drones at ships in Hormuz
Iran has fired at least four one-way attack drones at ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, adding that one of the drones hit the upper deck of a cargo ship.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran shot at least four One Way Attack Drones at Ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz. One of the Drones solidly hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive Cargo Carrying Ship. Damage was done, but the Ship was able to proceed on its way. We knocked down three other Drones. Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement. President DONALD J. TRUMP,” he wote on Truth Social. - {{^htLoading}}
- 26 Jun 2026, 09:12:42 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Israeli attack kills three people in central Gaza
An Israeli attack has killed three people in al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told Al Jazeera.
Israel bombed a vehicle in the camp, leading to the killings of three Palestinians.
- 26 Jun 2026, 09:11:30 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Brent crude oil price dives nearly 5%
World oil prices extended sharp losses Friday on optimism for traffic flows in the Strait of Hormuz despite suspension of a UN evacuation programme.
The price of Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, dived more than five percent to around $71.50 a barrrel and the main US contract, West Texas Intermediate, shed 4.5 percent to under $69.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 08:53:39 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Lebanese FM welcomes GCC-US statement on the situation in the country
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji says he spoke with the GCC secretary-general, Jasem Albudaiwi, to convey his “appreciation for the support expressed in the joint ministerial statement” for the Lebanese-Israeli negotiations mediated by the US.
In a statement posted on X, Raji said the ministry had “highly appreciated” the references to Lebanon in the GCC-US statement.
“Particularly its welcome of the ongoing US-mediated negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, its emphasis on preserving the negotiation process and keeping it separate from any other track, and its affirmation that Lebanon cannot achieve full sovereignty as long as non-state armed groups retain military capabilities,” the statement read.
“The ministry also welcomes its call for the complete disarmament of all such groups and for the Lebanese state alone to have the exclusive authority to use force,” it added.
- 26 Jun 2026, 08:47:12 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Next round of talks on June 28 and 29, report says
As Tehran and Washington continue with their engagements following the signing of the MoU earlier this month, sources have told Al Arabiya that the two are set to hold the next round of negotiations in Switzerland on June 28 and 29.
Citing sources, Al Arabiya said that the next round of US-Iran negotiations will be held on June 28 and 29 at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland.
According to sources, Al Arabiya said that these will be technical talks held at the expert level.
The major development comes as US Vice President JD Vance confirmed that the US and Iran have agreed to establish a direct deconfliction channel involving military representatives from both countries, reported Al Jazeera.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 08:27:37 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Iraq seeks quota review as OPEC restores output allocations
Iraq's Oil Ministry said on Friday that OPEC has begun gradually restoring Iraq's pre-war production allocations, a move it said would strengthen Iraq's output capacity and support recovery of its oil sector.
In a statement carried by the state news agency, the ministry said Baghdad supported a reassessment of OPEC production quotas to better reflect member states’ conditions, including Iraq’s economic and security circumstances. It added that Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi had not discussed the possibility of Iraq leaving OPEC.
- 26 Jun 2026, 08:21:03 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: UN maritime head says 115 vessels, 2,500 seafarers evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz since Tuesday
The UN maritime head has said that 115 vessels, 2,500 seafarers, have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz since Tuesday.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 08:10:26 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: UAE blames technical malfunction in early warning system for faulty missile alert
The United Arab Emirates said on Friday that a technical malfunction in its early warning system had led to incorrect messages being sent to residents about a possible missile threat.
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority said the issue, which occurred on Friday evening, had been addressed and that specialised teams had begun corrective measures to ensure service continuity and minimise any impact.
The alert recalled warnings issued during the height of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, when Iranian attacks on targets in the Gulf region, where U.S. military bases are located, prompted UAE authorities to send public safety messages.
- 26 Jun 2026, 07:45:26 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Iranian sailors reach Pakistan after US tanker seizure: state media
Tehran said Friday that 22 Iranian crew members whose oil tanker was seized by the United States during the recent conflict had been transferred to Iran's consulate in Pakistan.
Iran's eastern neighbour and mediator in talks with the US, Pakistan, facilitated the return of "the 22 Iranian seafarers whose oil tanker had been seized by the United States", the state news agency IRNA reported.
The crew were handed over to Iranian diplomats in Karachi and are expected to return to Iran in the coming days, according to the agency.
Neither IRNA nor Iranian authorities identified the tanker or disclosed where or when it was seized.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 07:36:32 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: UAE stresses need for free navigation through Hormuz in call with Iran foreign minister
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed on Friday stressed the need to adhere to the terms of a U.S.-Iran agreement and to protect maritime corridors, including freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, in a call with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqchi, the UAE state news agency WAM reported.
- 26 Jun 2026, 07:28:07 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Israel says kills 7 in southern Lebanon, alleging Hezbollah membership
The Israeli army has claimed to have killed seven Hezbollah members who had transferred weapons near soldiers in southern Lebanon.
In a statement on Telegram, the army said it had struck the alleged members near the so-called “security zone” in the al-Manzala area that was used as a “combat and observation post”.
The “security zone” is an area of southern Lebanon that Israeli forces are occupying north of the Israeli border.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 07:07:08 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: UAE sends alert saying 'please disregard the previous warning
UAE has sent another alert saying ‘please disregard the previous warning’.
A Ministry of interior official told HT that citizens can disregard the warning as this was a precautionary test alert
- 26 Jun 2026, 06:59:18 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Missile alert in Dubai
Authorities sound an incoming missile alert in Dubai in the UAE, reports AP.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 06:43:36 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Direct communication line between US and Iran established
"Iran's Press TV has reported that a communication line between the U.S. and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz has been established"
- 26 Jun 2026, 06:15:17 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Katz warns Iran against attacking Israel
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that any Iranian attack on Israel would be Tehran's "biggest mistake".
Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani said on Thursday that if Israel did not withdraw voluntarily from South Lebanon, it would eventually be forced to leave in defeat.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 06:07:38 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Oil set for hefty weekly losses as tankers exit Strait of Hormuz
Crude prices plunged by about 3% on Friday, on course for steep weekly losses, on easing supply concerns as more stranded oil tankers exited the Strait of Hormuz, even though a cargo vessel was hit near Oman on Thursday.
Brent crude futures fell $2.50, or 3.32%, to $72.76 a barrel by 1209 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate lost $2.15, or 2.99%, to $69.77. The Brent benchmark was heading for a weekly decline of about 9.7%, while WTI was trading around 8.9% below its close last Thursday, before the market closed for a public holiday last Friday.
- 26 Jun 2026, 05:14:40 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: West has brought nothing but plunder and violence, says advisor to Iran’s supreme leader
Ali Akbar Velayati said that the stability of Gulf Arab states “is indebted to Iran’s century-long management of the Strait of Hormuz,” adding that “the West has brought nothing to the region but plunder and violence”.
In a post on X, Velayati wrote: “These political minors of the periphery should not be comforted by commissioned statements; know this, your survival feeds off the scraps of this table.
“In the great realignment, peripheral minor players have no seat at the table,” he added, “They are eliminated, and their strategic survival is at the mercy of Tehran’s tolerance.”
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- 26 Jun 2026, 05:13:37 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: IRGC warns Hormuz transit only possible via routes approved by Tehran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned that passage through the world’s energy chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, “is only possible via routes announced by Iran,” the state broadcaster IRIB has reported.
“The only law that governs this region is still the law of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Revolutionary Guards Navy,” a reporter from the state broadcaster said.
- 26 Jun 2026, 04:58:19 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Israel drops leaflets over south Lebanon town ordering residents to leave
Israeli forces dropped leaflets over a town in southern Lebanon on Friday, ordering residents to leave, Lebanese state media reported, in a first such order issued since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect.
The town lies near the boundary of the area occupied by Israeli troops inside southern Lebanon, as designated by Israel.
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- 26 Jun 2026, 04:53:40 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Middlemen offer Iranian oil to Indian refiners after US waiver, report says
Several middlemen have offered Indian refiners discounted Iranian oil as Tehran looks to expedite sales after Washington's temporary sanctions waiver, Indian refining sources told Reuters.
On Monday, the United States waived sanctions on Iran for 60 days after the first talks under a nascent peace deal, opening a narrow window for renewed energy trade.
The approaches to Indian refiners have come directly from the National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) and through intermediaries, the sources quoted by Reuters said, adding that they have been allocated oil by the Iranian state producer.
"Apart from NIOC, several traders are contacting us for the sale of Iranian oil. But my priority is to give a chance to NIOC," said one of the refining sources. The sources declined to be named because the discussions are confidential.
NIOC is telling Indian buyers that Iranian crude would be $3 to $4 a barrel cheaper than similar regional grades on a landed basis, they said.
The traders approaching refiners are mainly from small and mid-sized trading companies based in Singapore and Dubai, the sources said, declining to name them.
- 26 Jun 2026, 04:45:11 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Three foreign tankers turned back from Strait of Hormuz after warning by IRGC Navy
Iran's state TV has reported that three foreign tankers attempting an 'unauthorised' passage of the Strait of Hormuz turned back after a warning by the IRGC Navy
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- 26 Jun 2026, 04:37:03 PM IST
US-Iran deal latest news: Gaza’s only prosthetic eye clinic reopens to treat war’s wounded
Gaza’s only prosthetic eye clinic has reopened for the first time in nearly three years. Hundreds of people have signed up for treatment.
Most prosthetic eyes brought into Gaza since October 7 were brought by visiting medical teams. Now supplies are running out.
Yousef, 13, lost his eye in an Israeli attack. Last year, an air strike hit his family's tent as they slept, killing his father and brother.
His mother, Heba, has been bringing him to this prosthetic eye clinic since it reopened a month ago.
“Before that, he had a small round plastic piece fitted in his eye socket,” Heba Rayan told Al Jazeera.
“Each day I would clean it for him, and every time I did, it was painful to look at. I kept thinking, Oh God, I wish he had a proper prosthetic eye instead of this plastic piece.
“The prosthetic eye has since made a tremendous difference. It is far better in every way – more natural in appearance, more beautiful, and it has restored his confidence.”
Since October 2023, only 140 prosthetic eyes have been allowed into Gaza.
“Some of the available sizes did not meet the patients’ needs, and the colours were not always a good match. In some cases, the ocular centring was slightly off,” Sabri Hajaj, a prosthetic eye specialist, told Al Jazeera.
“In others, post-surgical complications made it impossible to fit a prosthetic eye at all.”
Mustafa al-Huwaiti says he hasn’t been able to find a prosthetic at the clinic.
“When I came in for the fitting, they couldn’t find a suitable size or colour, so I wasn’t able to get the prosthetic and will remain as I am for now,” he told Al Jazeera.
For many people like Mustafa, finding a suitable match will likely only happen when more medical aid is allowed to enter.
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US-Iran deal latest news: Japan pledges $15 million in aid to Iran, Lebanon and the West Bank
Japan has announced an emergency grant of $15 million to support worsening humanitarian conditions in Iran, Lebanon and the occupied West Bank, its foreign ministry said in a statement.
The aid will be delivered through international organisations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and focus on healthcare, food, shelter, and water and sanitation services.
An additional $640,000 will be provided through the Japan Platform to support NGO-led relief efforts in Lebanon.