{"id":493272,"date":"2026-06-15T03:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T03:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/493272\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T03:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T03:38:15","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/493272\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUS to cut NATO support \u2022 US-Iran agreement to be signed in Switzerland on Friday \u2022 Trump says Netanyahu almost derailed US-Iran agreement, should thank US for reaching deal<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"ArticleGoogleNewsButton_btn__uqBA8 ArticleGoogleNewsButton_desktop__OuWv9\" aria-label=\"Follow The Jerusalem Post on Google News\">Follow us on Google<\/a><img alt=\"Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 13, 2026.\" title=\"Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 13, 2026.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/725688.jpeg\"\/>Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 13, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/STRINGER)<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 15, 6:11 AM<\/p>\n<p>Trump announces US-Iran peace deal has been completed, Strait of Hormuz to reopen\u201cBoth sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,\u201d Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated in a post on X\/Twitter.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/goldie-katz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GOLDIE KATZ<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758860350_8_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, June 8, 2026.\" title=\"US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, June 8, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781494691_865_724880.jpeg\"\/>US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, June 8, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/Nathan Howard)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-899402\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 15, 6:10 AM<\/p>\n<p>Two IDF soldiers wounded by Hezbollah rockets in southern LebanonOne was lightly wounded, and the other was moderately wounded, during activity at the Ali Taher Ridge, per the IDF.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>, <a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/avi-ashkenazi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AVI ASHKENAZI<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758860350_8_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.\" title=\"(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781494691_878_725403.jpeg\"\/>(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON&#8217;S UNIT)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-899397\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 15, 6:10 AM<\/p>\n<p>US refueling aircraft to be moved from Ben-Gurion amid flight disruption fearsUS refueling planes stationed at Ben-Gurion Airport are expected to be partially relocated as Israel seeks to ease pressure on airport operations.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/anna-barsky\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ANNA BARSKY<\/a>, <a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758860350_8_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft are parked at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on February 25, 2026.\" title=\"US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft are parked at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on February 25, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/725671.jpeg\"\/>US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft are parked at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on February 25, 2026.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG\/FLASH90)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-899387\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 15, 6:09 AM<\/p>\n<p>Trump, Netanyahu spoke on the phone after IDF struck Beirut, source tells &#8216;Post'&#8221;Bibi has no f***ing discretion,&#8221; Trump said in an earlier conversation with Israel&#8217;s Channel 12, hours before the US-Iran ceasefire deal was expected to be signed. By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/maya-zanger-nadis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MAYA ZANGER-NADIS<\/a>, <a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/amichai-stein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AMICHAI STEIN<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758860350_8_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One while flying from Joint Base Andrews to Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., June 5, 2026. \" title=\"U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One while flying from Joint Base Andrews to Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., June 5, 2026. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781494693_542_724642.jpeg\"\/>U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One while flying from Joint Base Andrews to Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., June 5, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS\/Nathan Howard)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-899374\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 15, 6:09 AM<\/p>\n<p>Iran will never have a nuclear weapon under US deal, Hegseth says&#8221;What I would say the president has been most clear about is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon &#8211; never, full stop,&#8221; Hegseth said.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758860350_8_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 2026.\" title=\"US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/718908.jpeg\"\/>US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump&#8217;s FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/Eric Lee)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-899376\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 15, 6:08 AM<\/p>\n<p>Islamic regime detains 130 people over riots, espionage operations for Israel, US &#8211; reportSome 126 people were arrested for &#8220;sabotage operations and rioting&#8221; during the January protests, while four individuals were accused of spying for Israel and the US, Iranian media reported.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758860350_8_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"Basij militia members during an anti-Israel march in Tehran, January 2025; illustrative.\" title=\"Basij militia members during an anti-Israel march in Tehran, January 2025; illustrative.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/711821.jpeg\"\/>Basij militia members during an anti-Israel march in Tehran, January 2025; illustrative.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR\/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-899373\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 15, 6:08 AM<\/p>\n<p>Families of imprisoned Iranian protesters targeted in fraud scam, Iranian legal group claimsMany family members are facing extreme financial hardship to raise the funds requested by scammers in exchange for legal help, some going as far as to sell their houses. By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/danielle-greyman-kennard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758860350_8_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. \" title=\"Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/701568.jpeg\"\/>Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. (photo credit:  MAHSA \/ Middle East Images \/ AFP via Getty Images)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-899370\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">June 15, 6:07 AM<\/p>\n<p>IDF chief Zamir: We are ready for Iran attack in coming hours, home front should be alertIsraeli officials told the Post that if Iran launches an attack, Israel will respond: &#8220;There is no scenario in which Iran fires at us and Israel does not respond. That would be unthinkable.&#8221;By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/yonah-jeremy-bob\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YONAH JEREMY BOB<\/a>, <a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/amichai-stein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AMICHAI STEIN<\/a>, <a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/tobias-holcman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOBIAS HOLCMAN<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758860350_8_zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026.\" title=\"IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720273.jpeg\"\/>IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL\/FLASH90)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-899369\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUS to cut NATO support \u2022&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":493273,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,56,54,50,60,86,149244,1031,85,87,46,15005,88,89,57,43,157282,201224,157283,114994],"class_list":["post-493272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-ceasefire","tag-donald-trump","tag-gaza","tag-gaza-war","tag-hezbollah","tag-hormuz","tag-idf","tag-il","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-israel-iran-war","tag-lebanon","tag-lebanon-war","tag-live-updates","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-project-freedom","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}