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ISRAELI SECURITY forces guard while Israeli bulldozers demolish a Palestinian home in the Khirbet Qalqas area, south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank, June 23, 2026.(photo credit: WISAM HASHLAMOUN/FLASH90)
June 24, 9:50 AM
Trump slams Senate’s Iran resolution as ‘meaningless,’ attacks its GOP defendersThe Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing Trump to halt US military action against Iran.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 23, 2026.(photo credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
June 24, 8:41 AM
Establishing US-Iran hotline essential to reopen Hormuz strait, Qatari PM tells FTThe PM also said Qatar would resume normal liquified natural gas production “within a few weeks.”ByREUTERS
June 24, 8:02 AM
Republican-majority US Senate votes to curb Trump’s powers in Iran war The vote was a setback for Trump, who until recently had enjoyed near-unanimous support.ByREUTERS
A protester holds a banner opposing the war with Iran during US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s opening remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump’s FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defence on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 20(photo credit: REUTERS/Eric Lee)Go to the full article > >
June 24, 6:25 AM
Trump ‘doing exactly what is needed’ NATO, Sec.-Gen. saysByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
June 24, 5:56 AM
Trump, Rubio praise Iran deal progress, ‘Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon’ As US-Lebanon talks continue in Washington, Rubio noted that “the future of Lebanon belongs to the Lebanese people through their sovereign, elected government.”ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media upon arrival at al-Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi on June 23, 2026, on the first stop of a tour of Gulf states aimed at showing solidarity with key allies hit hard by the Middle East war.(photo credit: Eric Lee / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
June 24, 5:56 AM
IAEA chief, Trump says Iran agreed to nuclear inspections, Tehran denies deal – reportUS President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to allow long-term nuclear inspections, a claim Tehran has rejected, as he also addressed US naval positioning near the Strait of Hormuz.ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN, DANYA SAPERSTEIN
Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for the position of the next Secretary-General, speaks during a dialogue with delegations while candidates for the position of new United Nations Secretary General are interviewed at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 21, 2026.(photo credit: EDUARDO MUNOZ / REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
June 24, 5:56 AM
Oman announces temporary maritime corridor for Hormuz trafficByREUTERS
June 24, 5:56 AM
Four South Korean-operated vessels exit Strait of Hormuz, leaving 18, ministry saysByREUTERS