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Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Israel-Lebanon security deal as ‘surrender’

Lebanon’s state news agency said an Israeli drone struck Nabatieh al-Fawqa on June 27. The area is outside the security zone shown on a map published by Israel of the territory its troops will continue to control.

Tanker struck in Hormuz as Iran, US trade attacks in worst escalation since peace deal

An Israeli military vehicle drives near a damaged building with a large Israeli flag in Lebanon, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following U.S.-mediated talks, as seen from northern Israel, June 27, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Hezbollah supporters take to streets of Beirut to protest Israel deal

Supporters pass by a billboard showing leaders of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 17.

US strikes Iran in response to attack on cargo ship Ever Lovely in Strait of Hormuz

An oil tanker sailing near the Omani coast on June 25.

Israel, Lebanon sign initial agreement after US-mediated talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looking on as State Department Counsellor Daniel Holler, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and Lebanon’s Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh sign the framework deal in the US on June 26.

UN agency working to restart Hormuz evacuations after ship attack

FILE PHOTO: The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Shi’ite Muslims mark their holiest day in war-battered Lebanon

Shi’ite Muslim mourners participate in Ashura commemorations, marking the holiest day in the Shi’ite calendar, in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon on June 26.

Trump slams Iran drone attack in Strait of Hormuz as ‘foolish’ ceasefire violation

Oil tanker Al Shaffiah sails at the sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 26, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Ships crossing Strait of Hormuz use Oman passage despite Iran warnings

Oil tanker Al Shaffiah sails at the sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 26, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

115 vessels, 2,500 seafarers evacuated from Strait of Hormuz since June 23, says UN maritime head

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 26, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

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