{"id":865343,"date":"2026-06-13T21:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T21:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/865343\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T21:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T21:33:24","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/865343\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostIDF struck over 70 Hezbollah sites in last 24 hours, military says \u2022 UAE denies release of Iran funds \u2022 Trump says Iran deal &#8216;approved by all&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"ArticleGoogleNewsButton_btn__uqBA8 ArticleGoogleNewsButton_desktop__OuWv9\" aria-label=\"Follow The Jerusalem Post on Google News\">Follow us on <strong>Google<\/strong><\/a><img alt=\"A United States Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) is flown by Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on May 14, 2026 in San Diego, California.\" title=\"A United States Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) is flown by Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on May 14, 2026 in San Diego, California.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/725449.jpeg\"\/>A United States Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) is flown by Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on May 14, 2026 in San Diego, California.(photo credit: Kevin Carter\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 13, 10:31 PM<\/p>\n<p>Former Israeli consul general: Netanyahu &#8216;not natural partner&#8217; in Trump&#8217;s push for Mideast peace\u201cHe [Trump] is now focused on world peace, peace with the Iranians, and expanding the Abraham Accords,\u201d Dayan said, adding that Trump&#8217;s Iran plans &#8220;don&#8217;t look great&#8221; for Israel. By103FM<img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.\" title=\"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/712307.jpeg\"\/>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.(photo credit: JONATHAN ERNST\/REUTERS)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-899265\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 13, 10:09 PM<\/p>\n<p>Qatar sent &#8216;secret deal&#8217; to Iran in order to avoid strikes on energy infrastructure &#8211; reportAn official described the report as an example &#8220;of how hedging works behind the scenes with Gulf states and their communications with Iran.\u201dBy<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"A Qatar flag in front of the Doha skyline on September 20, 2025.\" title=\"A Qatar flag in front of the Doha skyline on September 20, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/710836.jpeg\"\/>A Qatar flag in front of the Doha skyline on September 20, 2025.(photo credit: XRONX X LIFE\/Shutterstock)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-899263\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 13, 8:58 PM<\/p>\n<p>Trump says Iran deal to be signed tomorrow, Hormuz to open &#8216;immediately after&#8217;Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said earlier on Saturday that the US and Iran have agreed to a framework for a peace deal to end the months-long conflict in the Middle East.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>, REUTERS<img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026.\" title=\"US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/725476.jpeg\"\/>US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026.(photo credit: Kent NISHIMURA \/ AFP via Getty Images)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-899262\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 13, 6:17 PM<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu will not join Trump meeting with Middle East leaders at G7, senior US official saysA spokesperson for Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the country has no plans to send a negotiating team to Geneva over the next few days, according to Iranian state media.ByREUTERS<img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.\" title=\"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/724907.jpeg\"\/>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL\/FLASH90)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-899260\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 13, 4:10 PM<\/p>\n<p>Iran says signing of Islamabad memorandum will not take place on SundayByREUTERS<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 13, 4:08 PM<\/p>\n<p>IDF struck over 70 Hezbollah sites in last 24 hours, military saysBy<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 13, 2:28 PM<\/p>\n<p> Tanker struck by unknown projectile 6 nautical miles east of Oman, UKMTO saysByREUTERS<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 13, 2:09 PM<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan PM says US-Iran peace deal signing expected within 24 hoursBy<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 13, 1:58 PM<\/p>\n<p>Iran says funeral for late Supreme Leader Khamenei to begin July 4, burial set for July 9ByREUTERS<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 13, 1:56 PM<\/p>\n<p>Iran booby traps entrances, collapses tunnels leading to cache of enriched uranium &#8211; reportThis comes a day after a senior administration official told reporters that the US and Iran are close to a deal requiring Iran to relinquish its uranium, which has been enriched to near-bomb grade.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\" Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.\" title=\" Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/669383.jpeg\"\/> Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.(photo credit: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES\/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-899251\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; 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