June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning a trip to the Middle East next week and is expected to visit Kuwait, the UAE and Bahrain, Axios reported on Friday, citing two sources. Rubio is expected to hold a summit with foreign ministers of the Gulf
US President Donald Trump unveiled on Friday a replacement Air Force One aircraft gifted by Qatar, which he dubbed a "flying White House." "This is considered the world's most luxurious plane," Trump said at a speech inside the plane's hangar, praising the gulf emirate for
WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will go to Turkey and make another trip to China at some point in 2026. "We're doing a lot of trips. We'll be going to Turkey. We'll be going at some point during the year back to China," Trump said
The heated debate in Tehran revolves around whether the agreement can absorb external shocks without collapsing into renewed confrontation — or whether it is structurally closer to a managed pause in a continuing cycle of escalation.
A U.S. intelligence assessment presented to Trump indicates that, ahead of Israel's October elections, Netanyahu is increasingly likely to push for an intensified campaign against Hezbollah, adding that any truce or an IDF withdrawal would likely be perceived in Israel as a
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will make a rare trip to Camp David this weekend, returning to the presidential retreat for only the second time since retaking office last year. Trump will hold policy and political meetings during his
The economic benefits promised to Tehran are the prize for conducting successful negotiations with President Trump, who decided to cut his losses. However, the strategic outcomes are far more significant: Iran will be able to return to the international community as a
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose to its busiest in two months after a deal to halt the US-Iran war, maritime trackers said on Friday. A total of 25 commercial vessels crossed the newly reopened strait on Thursday, the highest number since mid-April, according
Fighting flared anew in Lebanon on Friday, with authorities reporting 47 killed in Israeli airstrikes and Israel announcing the deaths of four of its soldiers. The violence is the worst since the sealing of a US-Iran deal to halt the wider Middle East war, which was supposed to
From the corridors of power in Washington to a Swiss mountaintop resort, via Tehran and a French spa, it has been a dizzying week of diplomacy on Iran -- marked by surprise twists and a last-ditch hunt for a printer in the Palace of Versailles. Talks mediator Pakistan announced
By Jihed Abidellaoui June 19 (Reuters) - Abed Hachem rebuilt his home when it was damaged in a conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants in 2024, but is at a loss now that most of his village has been destroyed in Israel's latest round of strikes. Where his
By Humeyra Pamuk and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON/LUCERNE, Switzerland, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance is poised to take on his biggest role yet on the international stage as President Donald Trump's chief negotiator to end the three-month war with Iran, a moment
According to Lebanese media reports, the Israeli military continued to strike Lebanon, even after Israeli officials confirmed the truce had taken effect. According to Lebanon's Health Ministry, 47 people have been killed and 97 wounded in IDF strikes across the country since
Two Hezbollah sources told Reuters that the group implemented the cease-fire at 4 P.M., immediately after receiving word that it had taken effect.
Despite the temptation of schadenfreude over Netanyahu's personal and political debacle, there's limited satisfaction. The emerging U.S.-Iran agreement is the rare case when 'bad for Bibi' is also no good for Israel
WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire set to begin at 4 p.m. local time on Friday, a senior U.S. official told Reuters. “Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire,” the official said on background, adding that negotiators for the
Deadly exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon put a newly signed deal to end the Middle East war under further strain on Friday, after the postponement of planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland. The delay came as Tehran's top negotiator warned it would not bend on its
Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire on Friday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon once again put a deal to end the Middle East war under strain, less than two days after it was signed. Lebanese authorities reported 47 people were
The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a "deadly illusion", the UN charged on Friday, with 265 children killed there since the fighting was supposed to have stopped. Despite a ceasefire being declared in October 2025, Israel has continued to launch strikes
Five militia commanders said the new Iraqi cells reflect a shift in IRGC tactics aimed at preserving Iran's ability to project force across the region at a time when its armed proxy groups are greatly diminished and its own resources are depleted
The latest ceasefire in Lebanon leaves Netanyahu squeezed between Washington and domestic pressure.
By John Irish PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Paris-based Iranian opposition group NCRI said on Friday that the city's police had banned a rally it was due to hold on Saturday and that it had appealed what it said was a "bogus" decision.
The politician and Marada Movement leader has a close relationship with the Syrian Assad family and staunchly supports Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah.
PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry denied on Friday that it had asked for the ban of an Iranian opposition rally that had been due to take place on Saturday in Paris. The Paris-based NCRI said earlier in the day that the Paris police had banned their rally at
Ben Simhon, who was killed in the Friday strike, became the battalion's commander in April after his predecessor was severely wounded in fighting in southern Lebanon. He is survived by his wife, who serves as a combat officer in the IDF's Reconnaissance Corps, and his two
TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - A vessel owned by a Japanese company carrying three Japanese crew members safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and exited the Gulf, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. • The vessel, which had been stuck in the Gulf due to the
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, June 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Bar Standards Board said on Friday it had imposed an interim suspension of Karim Khan, who had been the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor before he was suspended by the court on June 8 over sexual
PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - France wants to play a role in talks dealing with Iran's nuclear programme and will not approve the lifting of UN sanctions unless it is satisfied by the terms of a final accord, its foreign minister said on Friday. Jean-Noel Barrot, whose country is
By Nandita Bose, Yomna Ehab and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON/DUBAI/ZURICH, June 19 (Reuters) - Switzerland said U.S. talks with Iranian negotiators on a pact to end the Middle East conflict would not take place on Friday, while Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel there,
The Iranian football federation said Thursday it will lodge a complaint with FIFA claiming its team is being subjected to travel restrictions during the World Cup in North America. Iran wanted to fly from their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, to the United States two days before
The Israeli military said it targeted Hezbollah operatives and sites responding to what it said were 'repeating violations of the cease-fire agreement' by the Iran-backed group
DUBAI, June 19 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 15 people on Friday, state news agency NNA said, while Israel said the attacks launched overnight were aimed at what it described as Hezbollah targets in several areas. Residents and domestic media
June 19 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up secretive new cells in Iraq to carry out attacks on Gulf countries that host American forces, bypassing established militia networks to avoid detection, eight Iraqi sources told Reuters. Three or
U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland were canceled after a dispute over a Lebanon-related clause in the agreement, a diplomatic source told Haaretz, as Lebanese media reported at least 16 killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon
By Nandita Bose, Yomna Ehab and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 19 (Reuters) - Switzerland said U.S. talks with Iranian negotiators on a pact to end the Middle East conflict would not take place on Friday, as Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel to Geneva,
June 19 (Reuters) - Talks that had been planned for Friday between the United States and Iran at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland will not take place, according to a Swiss foreign ministry statement. The announcement came after a White House spokesperson said
Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, was detained in March as part of Trump's crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices. He was convicted as a teenager in an Israeli military court before moving to the U.S.
