Strait of Hormuz won't reopen 'until Lebanon ceasefire holds and oil waivers issued' Strait of Hormuz won't reopen 'until Lebanon ceasefire holds and oil waivers issued' Iran's Tasnim news agency, citing a source close to Tehran's negotiating team, reported on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened as long as a ceasefire in Lebanon was not respected. The source said the waterway would also remain closed until waivers allowing the sale of Iranian oil were issued. Iran announced that it had once again closed the strait a day earlier over Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon. A fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the vital waterway, which Iran had effectively closed for nearly four months after Israel and the US began the war in late February. It was briefly reopened after US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a preliminary agreement earlier this week to halt hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon.
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Fleeing war in Syria | Two Syrian civilians ki*lled in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon #SOHR https://t.co/8DYFTdDxEx
Assault reported in Kharg Island, Bushehr, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 29.2458, 50.3158 GDELT CAMEO event code 18 (Assault); mentions: 8; average tone: -4.8605577689243. Source article: https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/78613
Fighting reported in Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 32, 53 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 10; average tone: -8.82352941176466. Source article: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/688171
Assault reported in Kharg Island, Bushehr, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 29.2458, 50.3158 GDELT CAMEO event code 18 (Assault); mentions: 2; average tone: -4.8605577689243. Source article: https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/78613
Fighting reported in Sayeh, Yazd, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 30.2329, 54.2869 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 5; average tone: -5.33536585365854. Source article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4617280/iran-leadership-war-battered-transformed/
Fighting reported in Sayeh, Yazd, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 30.2329, 54.2869 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 5; average tone: -5.33536585365854. Source article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4617280/iran-leadership-war-battered-transformed/
Fighting reported in Basij, Fars, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 30.608, 53.1874 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 5; average tone: -5.33536585365854. Source article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4617280/iran-leadership-war-battered-transformed/
Assault reported in Shahed, Fars, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 28.5934, 52.2295 GDELT CAMEO event code 18 (Assault); mentions: 2; average tone: -2.5531914893617. Source article: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/78614
Fighting reported in Tehran, Tehran, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 35.75, 51.5148 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 10; average tone: -2.80373831775701. Source article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/21/nation/trump-presidency-live-updates/
Strait of Hormuz remains closed to shipping — news agency According to Fars, the naval forces of the IRGC are not issuing permits for ships to pass "until further notice"
Fighting reported in Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 32, 53 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 2; average tone: -3.58974358974359. Source article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-567
Fighting reported in Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 32, 53 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 2; average tone: -3.58974358974359. Source article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-567
Fighting reported in Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 32, 53 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 2; average tone: -3.58974358974359. Source article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-567
Israeli attacks kill at least seven in Lebanon's Western Bekaa and Tyre Israeli attacks kill at least seven in Lebanon's Western Bekaa and Tyre At least seven people were killed in separate Israeli attacks in Lebanon's Western Bekaa and Tyre areas, according to reports carried by Lebanon's National News Agency. The agency, citing the Lebanese health ministry, said five people were killed in a raid on the town of Sohmor in Western Bekaa, including a child, a woman and two elderly people. In a separate incident, two Palestinian nationals were killed in the Rashidieh area of the Tyre district in southern Lebanon, according to the agency. The reported attacks come amid continuing violence in southern Lebanon despite ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at preserving the ceasefire and reducing tensions along the border. First responders evacuate a body from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Qennarit, 20 June 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon conservation pioneer dies from injuries after Israeli strike Lebanon conservation pioneer dies from injuries after Israeli strike Tributes have been paid to Lebanese marine ecologist Mona Khalil, who died on Friday from injuries sustained in an Israeli strike on her home in the southern village of al-Mansouri. Khalil was widely known for leading efforts to protect one of Lebanon's most important nesting sites for endangered sea turtles and for her environmental work along the country's coastline. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon described Khalil as "one of Lebanon's most dedicated environmental defenders and a tireless champion of sea turtle conservation". Environmental group Green Southerners said her conservation programme at the Orange House "inspired generations of Lebanese to value and protect their natural heritage and coastal ecosystems". Speaking to AFP, Julien Jreissati of Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa said her death was a loss felt not only by her family but also "for the environmental movement in Lebanon and the region". It is with profound sadness that Green Southerners mourns the passing of Mona Khalil, a pioneering environmental defender who died from injuries sustained in an Israeli strike on her home on the Mansouri coast. pic.twitter.com/X7rnmreLEt — Green Southerners الجنوبيون الخضر (@GreenSoutherns) June 19, 2026
Israeli soldier killed and 13 wounded in Lebanon attack Israeli soldier killed and 13 wounded in Lebanon attack An Israeli soldier was killed and 13 others were wounded in an attack in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to reports cited by The Times of Israel. The outlet said a barrage of rockets and a drone struck an Israeli military position in the Kfar Tebnit area, causing multiple casualties among troops involved in operations there. According to the report, the soldiers were taking part in an operation aimed at capturing what was described as a major underground Hezbollah facility beneath the Ali Taher Ridge. The attack came a day after four other Israeli soldiers were reported killed during operations linked to the same objective.
Fighting reported in Tehran, Tehran, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 35.75, 51.5148 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 8; average tone: -3.84615384615385. Source article: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/epaper/delhicapital/2026/jun/21/sunet-front/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-even-as-negotiators-head-for-us-talks/articleshow/131883104.cms
Fighting reported in Tehran, Tehran, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 35.75, 51.5148 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 8; average tone: -3.84615384615385. Source article: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/epaper/delhicapital/2026/jun/21/sunet-front/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-even-as-negotiators-head-for-us-talks/articleshow/131883104.cms
Staff Sgt. Yoav Klein, 21, of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, from Herzliya, is identified by the military as one of the four soldiers killed in a Hezbollah attack on a tank in southern Lebanon early Friday morning. Read more on The Times of Israel
Iran war live: Vance heads to Switzerland; Israel kills 16 in Lebanon Talks come as Iran says it is closing the Strait of Hormuz over Israel's deadly attacks on Lebanon.
Fighting reported in Tehran, Tehran, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 35.75, 51.5148 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 4; average tone: -0.335012135071055. Source article: https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/World/20260621/4465241.html
Fighting reported in Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 32, 53 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 1; average tone: -7.10059171597633. Source article: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/06/israeli-strikes-kill-least-20-lebanon-hours-after-ceasefire
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill seven Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill seven Lebanon's health ministry said late Saturday that fresh Israeli strikes in the south and east of the country had killed seven people. Five people, including a woman and child, were killed in the east of the country and two Palestinians were killed in the southern Tyre region, said the ministry. These latest strikes came before a pause noted by an AFP correspondent, when the Israeli army said it had received orders from the country's political leadership to halt attacks on southern Lebanon.
A drone targeted a passenger transport vehicle in Sabreen market in Al-Malaha locality, resulting in the deaths of nine people and injuries to others https://t.co/Yp9YVLITPl
Here's a video of RSF combatants at the captured Sudanese Armed Forces outpost at Sirkum, Blue Nile State, 20 June 2026. https://t.co/NyyFKqoPKe
Fighting reported in Tehran, Tehran, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 35.75, 51.5148 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 12; average tone: -1.19225037257824. Source article: http://www.jpost.com/international/article-899972
Fighting reported in Tehran, Tehran, Iran (iran theater). Coordinates (WGS84): 35.75, 51.5148 GDELT CAMEO event code 19 (Fighting); mentions: 8; average tone: -1.19225037257824. Source article: http://www.jpost.com/international/article-899972
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Saturday captured the military garrison of Sirkum in Sudan's Blue Nile State, according to videos geolocated by Sudan War Monitor. Located about 12 kilometers southwest of Sali in Kurmuk locality, Sirkum has long served as a defensive position https://t.co/w7F9nNYySK
An IDF soldier was killed, and 13 others were injured in an overnight Hezbollah attack on troops in southern Lebanon, the military announces. The slain soldier is named as Sgt. First Class Nir Ben Ari, 21, of the Commando Brigade’s Maglan unit, from Kerem Maharal. Read more on The Times of Israel