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US-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Israel stands firm on troops in Lebanon, as Rubio seeks to sell Mid-East peace deal

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Israel smuggled Starlink systems into Iran, former PM says

Israeli gunfire kills 2 people in south Lebanon, testing Iran-linked ceasefire

Israeli forces remain deployed deep inside southern Lebanon, having invaded during their offensive against Hezbollah.

Lebanon ceasefire largely holds but fears persist it may collapse

Displaced people react, as they make their way back to their home in southern Lebanon following an interim deal between the U.S. and Iran, in Qasmiyeh, Tyre district, Lebanon, June 21, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Israel PM says troops to stay in south Lebanon ‘as long as necessary’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that the war had achieved Israel’s key goal of preventing Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu faces one of the biggest challenges of his career

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, has staked his career on preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Poll finds Israelis believe Iran won Mid-East war

An Iranian woman walks past a mural depicting late Iranian supreme leaders Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R) in Tehran on June 18. The survey found that even among voters who support the right-wing bloc, the electoral base of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 93.1 per cent believed Iran had won.

US-Iran nuclear talks stall over Lebanon before they begin

Smoke billowing from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike on June 20.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 19, 2026

Hours before the agreement was announced, US President Donald Trump excoriated Netanyahu for launching attacks in Lebanon that threatened to derail it.

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