A convoy of Israeli military vehicles enters southern Lebanon from the Israeli border in northern Israel, June 29, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
June 30, 6:13 AM
Witkoff, Rubio brief Congress in first-ever meeting since signing of US-Iran MoU – reportBipartisan lawmakers pressed the administration officials on issues such as lifting sanctions on Iran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.ByARIELLA ROITMAN
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner meet with a Ukrainian delegation in Hallandale Beach, Florida, US, November 30, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Eva Marie Uzcategui)Go to the full article > >
June 30, 5:41 AM
Tehran to fulfill commitments if Washington adheres to agreement, Pezeshkian saysByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
June 30, 5:40 AM
Democratic House Leader Jeffries says ‘full unclassified briefing’ on US-Iran talks necessaryHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a press conference on Monday that he hopes a briefing on the war would happen “sooner rather than later.”ByARIELLA ROITMAN
US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at an unveiling ceremony for the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 24, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon)Go to the full article > >
June 30, 5:39 AM
Iran indicts Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, anti-regime journalists for ‘inciting’ January protestsAccording to Salehi, the defendants are accused of “creating the conditions” for the unrest on January 8 and 9, 2026.ByALEX WINSTON
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and his wife Yasmine Pahlavi attend a demonstration by Iranian pro-monarchy supporters near the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2026. (photo credit: CHRISTIAN MANG / REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
June 30, 5:38 AM
IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas Rafah Brigade defense, counterintelligence chiefIsmail Masri, Hamas’s Rafah Brigade military defense chief, was killed in a joint IDF and Shin Bet operation conducted in Gaza last Tuesday.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)Go to the full article > >
June 30, 5:38 AM
Katz’s position on Mossad’s Kurds vs Iranian regime plan unclear after conflicting statementsTrump vetoed a Mossad plan to support Kurdish forces against Iran, fueling debate over which Israeli and US officials backed the proposal.ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)Go to the full article > >
June 30, 5:37 AM
Lebanese army must clear Hezbollah from Yellow Line to Litani River, Katz saysKatz told CENTCOM Chief Adm. Brad Cooper that Israel will only partially, not fully, withdraw from any of its security zones in Lebanon, Syria, or Gaza.ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
People hold Hezbollah flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Raghed Waked)Go to the full article > >
June 30, 5:37 AM
Strait of Hormuz instability to remain Iranian leverage until final deal signed, experts predict“I would say that the primary reason Iran has decided to renew attacks on the Persian Gulf states has to do with the balance of leverage in the ongoing negotiations,” one expert says. ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)Go to the full article > >
June 30, 5:36 AM
Iran, US to work on negotiating peace deal in Doha after de-escalating weekend strikesMediators have established communications channels to de-escalate any incidents, and technical talks are set to continue, the source, with knowledge of the discussions, added.ByREUTERS
IRAN’S DELEGATION including Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi (C) and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf (2ndR) arrive for a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex.(photo credit: URS FLUEELER / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >