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Vance slams Israeli critics of US-Iran deal

7+ min ago  (385+ words) US Vice President JD Vance on Friday issued an extraordinary rebuke to Israeli critics of the Iran deal, warning them not to alienate their "only powerful ally" left in the world. Vance told members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's…...

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Vance criticizes Israel 'freakout' over Iran deal

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (453+ words) WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - U. S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Israel for a "weird panic" and "freakout" over the agreement struck between the U. S. and Iran, in an interview released on Thursday as the Trump administration sought to tamp down criticism of the…...

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Iran war leaves Islamic republic intact and opponents divided

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (729+ words) The Iran war was cast as a catalyst for the Islamic republic's collapse, but months of fighting failed to dislodge the clerical leadership and left its opponents out in the cold. US President Donald Trump said in launching the war…...

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Vance criticizes Israel 'freakout' over Iran deal in New York Times interview

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (453+ words) WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - U. S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Israel for a "weird panic" and "freakout" over the agreement struck between the U. S. and Iran, in an interview released on Thursday as the Trump administration sought to tamp down criticism of the…...

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In Lebanon, first responders salvage memories from debris of destroyed HQ

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (641+ words) By Jihed Abidellaoui and Zohra Bensemra NABATIEH, Lebanon, June 18 (Reuters) - Rescue workers in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh said they believed their headquarters, clearly identified as a civil defence centre, would be safe from Israeli bombardment - until it was…...

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Death toll from Israeli fire in Gaza since ceasefire passes 1, 000, says health ministry

4+ hour, 36+ min ago  (345+ words) CAIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza has reached more than 1, 000 since a U. S. -brokered ceasefire last October, the enclave's health ministry said on Thursday, as at least three people were reported killed in the…...

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First tankers cross strait after Iran deal; Israeli strikes stir doubt in Lebanon

6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (824+ words) By Maya Gebeily, Rami Ayyub and Jonathan Saul BEIRUT/JERUSALEM/LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, hours after U. S. President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to…...

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Trump defends Iran deal from critics he calls 'fools"

20+ hour, 7+ min ago  (828+ words) US President Donald Trump lashed out at critics of his agreement with Iran on Thursday, calling those who accused him of offering concessions to end the war "fools", ahead of negotiations in Switzerland on implementing the deal. Oil prices tumbled…...

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Israeli foreign minister severs contact with EU foreign policy chief

7+ hour, 36+ min ago  (225+ words) June 18 (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday he was severing "all contact" with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas over what he said were remarks attributed to her comparing Israel to apartheid-era South Africa. In a…...

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Israel in talks with US over continuing its Lebanon troop deployment, officials say

9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (267+ words) JERUSALEM, June 18 (Reuters) - Israel is holding negotiations with the U. S. as it seeks to continue its deployment of troops in southern Lebanon, two Israeli officials including a senior Israeli official close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Reuters on Thursday. The…...