Iran-US war latest: Israel and Lebanon agree ceasefire as US House votes to limit Trump’s war powers
Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a ceasefire after participating in talks led by the United States.
The ceasefire was announced in a joint statement after representatives from all three countries met on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A pause in fighting “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hizbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hizbollah operatives from the South Litani Sector”, the statement read.
The ceasefire comes amid an escalation of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli strikes killed nine people in Lebanon on Wednesday as Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel, according to reports.
Israel and Lebanon also agreed to quickly advance the creation of “pilot zones”, according to the joint statement. In these zones, the Lebanese Armed Forces will “take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors”.
Meanwhile, enough Republicans joined Democrats in the US House of Representatives to pass a resolution limiting Donald Trump's war powers. The resolution passed by a vote of 215 to 208, but still needs approval from the Republican-controlled Senate. Israeli strikes kill eight in Gaza city
Israeli attacks in Gaza killed at least eight people, the civil defence agency in the Hamas-run Strip said.“At least eight martyrs as a result of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City at dawn,” spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal told AFP.
He said seven were killed in strikes on residential buildings and one in the Al-Shati refugee camp to the west of Gaza City
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 06:31Iran’s fortress island with an underground ‘missile city’ threatening US troops in Hormuz
The US military launched fresh strikes on a fortified Iranian island near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as diplomacy slowed and Iran restarted attacks on its neighbours.
US Central Command said the military attacked a ground control tower on Qeshm Island in “self-defence”, claiming Iran had tried and failed to attack Kuwait and Bahrain with missiles.
Residents reported hearing early morning explosions on the 558sq mile stretch off the mainland, which has been used throughout the conflict to attack ships passing through the closed waterway.
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 06:30Funeral held for victims of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon
Relatives and friends of a man who was killed along with his son and daughter in an Israeli strike that targeted their car earlier this week in southern Lebanon attend their funeral in the christian border village of Qlayaa (AFP/Getty)
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 06:13Trump does not commit to timeline for ending Iran war
US president Donald Trump has remained noncommittal about a timeline for settling the Iran conflict, saying the Strait of Hormuz might stay blocked through the Labour Day holiday on 7 September.
He has insisted that Iran stop any efforts that could lead to a nuclear weapon and that the strait be reopened for shipments of oil and natural gas."I don't know. I mean, I think it could be (closed through Labour Day), but I think it's unlikely. I think that we'll have it. I think this will resolve itself fairly quickly," Trump said.
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his late father, is "involved" in peace talks, Trump added."They have a lot of respect for him," the president said.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 06:00Oil falls as Lebanon and Israel agree to implement ceasefire
Oil prices eased this morning as Israel and Lebanon's ceasefire agreement boosted hopes for a broader deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran, while the US House approved a resolution seeking to curb president Donald Trump's war powers.
Brent futures were down 67 cents, or 0.69 per cent, at $97.14 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude fell 62 cents, or 0.65 per cent, to $95.4.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 05:39Bahrain arrests 15 for 'working for Iran'
Bahrain has arrested 15 people for allegedly working as field operatives for Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the home ministry said.
The suspects have been accused of carrying out incitement directives aimed at influencing citizens, particularly the youth, and pushing them towards illegal activities, the ministry added.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 05:28Trump 'tells aides he will end Iran ceasefire if Tehran kills US troops'
President Donald Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Trump's remarks on avoid renewal of a full-scale war comes as the US and Iran traded a series of air strikes over the past week, testing an already fragile ceasefire between both nations.
"The president’s reluctance to reignite the war suggests he might be willing to withstand smaller flare-ups for weeks—or even months—to avoid a broader conflict in the Middle East," the WSJ reported.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 05:00Trump confirms he called Netanyahu crazy
US president Donald Trump has acknowledged calling Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon, while the US was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran.
In an interview broadcast yesterday, Trump was asked whether he had called the longtime Israeli leader "effing crazy" and accused him of ingratitude, paraphrasing a report by Axios.
"I did," Trump told the "Pod Force One" podcast. "I wouldn't say angry. I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon, you know."Trump went on to say he and Netanyahu get along very well.
According to the Axios report, which cited an unidentified US official, Trump said to Netanyahu in a call on Monday: "You're f****** crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this."
Trump said in the interview: "At some point, I said, Bibi, we got to stop this. We got to stop it."
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 04:45Trump says ‘there would be no Israel’ if not for him after clash with Netanyahu
“I’m the one that started it”, the president insisted. “I started it because we can’t let them [Iran] have a nuclear weapon. If there wasn’t me there would be no Israel right now”.
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Maira Butt4 June 2026 04:30Indian national killed in Kuwait airport strike
An Indian national was killed after Kuwait's main airport was struck with drones yesterday, which wounded dozens of others and forced the closure of the airfield.
Kuwait's defence ministry said it destroyed over a dozen missiles and a similar number of drones from Iran. Authorities said 63 were wounded, including passengers and workers, and some suffered serious injuries.
India's embassy in Kuwait later confirmed that the person killed was an Indian national.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar4 June 2026 04:27
