Strait of Hormuz

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a news conference in Jerusalem, June 15, 2026. (Photo: AAP)

With Iran, US signing peace deal; where does that leave Benjamin Netanyahu?

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Sydney, Jun 23 (Conversation) The peace deal between the US and Iran calls not just for the cessation of hostilities between the two countries, but also between Israel and Hezbollah. It also calls for Lebanese territorial integrity and sovereignty to be respected. This places Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a political conundrum, because ceasing

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  • Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • Vice President JD Vance listens as a reporter asks a question in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • U.S. President Donald Trump receives a tour of Chateau de Versailles from President Emmanuel Macron ahead of a dinner on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 in Versailles, France, after the G7 summit in Evian, France. (Photo: AP)

Vance’s push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump as weekend negotiations are put on hold

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ZURICH, June 19, 2026 (AP) — The U.S. push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag just two days after the signing of an agreement that opens a 60-day window to negotiate a permanent understanding about Iran’s nuclear program while getting oil traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz back to prewar

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  • Speaking at a news conference as the G7 comes to a close, President Donald Trump says he “might” stick around in Europe for the signing of his Iran deal in Switzerland and jokes that if the agreement is a failure, he’s blaming his Vice President JD Vance. (Photo: Video grab/AP)
  • A man stands beside a fishing pole along the shore as cargo ships and commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, second right, listens to head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami as he visits an exhibition of Iran’s nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2025. (Photo: AP)
  • People who returned to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, use an excavator as they search for dead bodies under the wreckage of a destroyed house in the southern village of Touline, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron and and first lady Brigitte Macron as he arrives at the Palace of Versailles, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Versailles, France. (Photo: AP)

US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue

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WASHINGTON, June 18, 202 (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from Washington, according to details released by both

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