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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks next to U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani during a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar, June 21, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool) Earlier, Tasnim reported that the Iranian delegation declined to participate in a group photo with the US delegation and that Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf refused to join a press conference. The first session of peace talks between the US and Iran in Switzerland has concluded, mediators  Qatar  and Pakistan announced in a joint statement early on Monday morning.  The talks were conducted in a positive and constructive atmosphere, the countries said, despite the fact that the Iranian team walked out of negotiations Sunday night in protest of threats by  US President Donald Trump  to restart Iran strikes unless the Strait of Ho...

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 16, 2026. (photo credit: STRINGER/FILE/REUTERS) The number of ships that passed through the  Strait of Hormuz  fell sharply on Sunday after Iran announced it had again closed the waterway, citing Israeli and US violations of the interim peace deal, shipping data showed. Five vessels passed the strait on Sunday, from 26 ships spotted a day earlier, data from analytics firm Kpler showed. These included three Very Large Crude Carriers carrying 2 million barrels of  Saudi  crude and fuel oil each, one of which was heading to Japan. Go to the full article > >

An Israeli soldier inspects a Hezbollah attacking position tunnel found during anIDF operation. (photo credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images) Security officials are considering allowing  Lebanon’s  army to take control of a Hezbollah tunnel compound in the southern Lebanese village of  Tebnit , N12 reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter.   According to the sources, the idea was raised in recent days in political and military discussions, and may continue to be discussed in upcoming talks on Tuesday.  Israel believes that transferring the responsibility to Lebanon’s army could serve as a test of its ability and willingness to act against  Hezbollah , said N12.  “This could be a test for the ability and motivation of the Lebanese army to deal publicly and in an unprecedented way with Hezbollah,” said an Israeli source. 

It's been a violent weekend in Chicago so far this  weekend . Multiple shootings have occurred across the city following a mass shooting on the  South Side on Friday night . Violence prevention advocates are saying the focus now needs to remain on bringing people together safely. City leaders and youth advocates are saying the number of shooting victims from just the Juneteenth weekend alone is a reminder of why organizations like the Peacekeepers and Violence Interrupters are so important and need continued support. Chicago police and first responders were kept busy during the weekend—processing scene after scene. The Juneteenth holiday came to a violent end on the South Side, with more than shell casings near 95th and Wentworth, where a drive-by shooting left thirteen people injured just after 11 p.m. on Friday. The victims were between 17 and 47 years old. Then, on Saturday around 10:15 p.m. on the West Side, an  18-year-old boy died after being shot inside a home ...

Search Login Subscribe JPOST DIGITAL LIBRARY HOME PAGE THE JERUSALEM REPORT DEFENSE & TECH OPINION BUSINESS & INNOVATION JERUSALEM POST EN ESPANOL REAL ESTATE LISTINGS ALIYAH JERUSALEM POST CONFERENCE PREMIUM JP STORE Categories ISRAEL NEWS WORLD NEWS MIDDLE EAST US POLITICS DIASPORA OPINION PODCAST JUDAISM KABBALAH CHRISTIAN WORLD HEALTH & WELLNESS SCIENCE LAW ARCHAEOLOGY OMG ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE FOOD & RECIPES HISTORY SPONSORED CONTENT ADVERTISE WITH US TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US CANCEL SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT US Staff sgt. Yoav Klein, 21 and Sgt. first class Nir Ben Ari, 21 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UN Five IDF soldiers died, and 13 were injured in separate instances in southern Lebanon within two days of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire being announced, the IDF announced over the weekend. The five soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Saturday. Four names have been ...

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 7, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90) An earlier report from LBCI claimed that the US had notified Lebanon that Israel was planning to withdraw some troops as a “goodwill gesture” ahead of Israel-Lebanon negotiations. A senior Israeli official told  The Jerusalem Post  on Saturday that the IDF will not be withdrawing from Lebanon or making concessions, contrary to Lebanese reports stating the opposite. “There are no concessions and no withdrawals. The IDF is deployed along the Blue Line in positions deemed optimal for the protection of our forces. This is the directive issued by the military leadership, with the backing of the political echelon,” the official told the  Post . This comes in response to an earlier report from Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI), which claimed that the US had notified Lebanon that Israel was planning to withdra...