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Donald Trump announces a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz toll-free

Trump Declares the Strait of Hormuz Toll-Free – The Fine Print Says 60 Days

Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is permanently toll-free and the war with Iran is over. The memorandum he is selling as a triumph suspends those tolls for just 60 days,

June 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A Palestinian man walks through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza after Israeli attacks, as the US approves a $6.7 billion weapons deal for Israel

US $6.7 Billion Weapons Surge Feeds Gaza Genocide

WASHINGTON — As Gaza buries its dead and starves under siege, the Trump administration has quietly signed off on a 6.7 billion dollar surge of US weapons for Israel, adding new attack

June 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Trump Rejects $300 Billion Iran Fund Reports Ahead of US-Iran Deal

Trump Rejects Reports of $300 Billion Iran Fund as Questions Swirl Over US-Tehran Deal

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed reports that a $300 billion fund would be established as part of a future agreement between Washington and Tehran, rejecting claims that the United States

June 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Oil Prices Fall as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Ease

Oil prices extend sharp decline as Strait of Hormuz reopening and US-Iran peace hopes shake global energy markets

Global oil markets extended their downward trajectory as crude benchmarks continued to weaken amid rising expectations that geopolitical tensions in the Middle East may ease. Traders are increasingly reacting to signals suggesting

June 17, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·Government and Politics

ConocoPhillips executives attend Syria gas fields development agreement in Damascus

US Oil Giant ConocoPhillips to Sign Contract With Syria to Develop Gas Fields – Reports

The US oil and gas giant ConocoPhillips is set to sign a contract with Syria aimed at expanding existing gas fields and exploring new reserves, according to a Financial Times reported, in

June 16, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks as Iran demands Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon during US-Iran peace negotiations.

Iran Challenges Israel Over Lebanon, Fragile US-Brokered Peace Deal Risks Collapse

A tentative agreement aimed at ending months of conflict between the United States and Iran has entered a critical phase after Tehran declared that any lasting peace must include a complete Israeli

June 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, a 2026 World Cup venue

Iran Twice Comes From Behind to Draw New Zealand in a Charged World Cup Opener

Iran came from behind twice to draw its World Cup opener 2-2 with New Zealand, with Ramin Rezaeian and Mohammad Mohebbi answering each Elijah Just strike. The result, in a country that

June 16, 2026

News·Sports

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and spokesman Stephane Dujarric at UN press briefing on Iran US MOU Geneva signing

UN Will Not Be at the Table When the Iran-US MoU Is Signed in Geneva on Friday

The United Nations will likely not be present at the June 19 Geneva signing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, spokesman Stéphane Dujarric confirmed Monday, an absence that underscores how completely the

June 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Trump Wants to Talk to Hezbollah. The US Still Calls It a Terrorist Group.

At the G7 in Évian-les-Bains, Donald Trump said the US needs to have a 'little talk' with Hezbollah to resolve Lebanon — a militia Washington still legally classifies as a foreign terrorist

June 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Trump Leaves the Geneva Question Open as Vance Locks In the June 19 Iran MOU Signing

On the sidelines of the G7 in Évian-les-Bains, Donald Trump declined to commit to attending the Iran MOU signing ceremony in Geneva on June 19, saying he will likely be stateside —

June 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Trump Declares the Strait of Hormuz Toll-Free – The Fine Print Says 60 Days

US $6.7 Billion Weapons Surge Feeds Gaza Genocide

Trump Rejects Reports of $300 Billion Iran Fund as Questions Swirl Over US-Tehran Deal

Oil prices extend sharp decline as Strait of Hormuz reopening and US-Iran peace hopes shake global energy markets

US Oil Giant ConocoPhillips to Sign Contract With Syria to Develop Gas Fields – Reports

Iran Challenges Israel Over Lebanon, Fragile US-Brokered Peace Deal Risks Collapse

Iran Twice Comes From Behind to Draw New Zealand in a Charged World Cup Opener

UN Will Not Be at the Table When the Iran-US MoU Is Signed in Geneva on Friday

Trump Wants to Talk to Hezbollah. The US Still Calls It a Terrorist Group.

Trump Leaves the Geneva Question Open as Vance Locks In the June 19 Iran MOU Signing

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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