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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, on June 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Though U.S. President Donald Trump has been repeatedly saying the war is over, conflicts over the Strait of Hormuz are still playing out, albeit without the use of force. The MoU signed between the U.S. and Iran…
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Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A total of 25 commercial vessels crossed the newly reopened Strait of Hormuz on Thursday (June 18, 2026), the highest number since mid-April, according to data from maritime tracking firm AXSMarine published on Friday….
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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi. File picture | Photo Credit: AFP The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday (June 18, 2026) that it was ready to begin defining the “concrete steps” needed to implement a U.S.-Iran deal to end the West Asia war. US President Donald Trump and…
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Shipowners will not resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz for weeks until they are confident that the U.S.-Iran deal is “material”, the chief executive of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines told the Financial Times in an interview…
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, on Monday (June 15, 2026) denounced the deal between the United States and Iran to end the war in West Asia, including in Lebanon, insisting his country was not bound by it. “Trump’s agreement does not…