Iran says Hormuz ships will face fees after 60-day period
Iran has said ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz will be charged a fee after a 60-day period linked to a newly signed memorandum of understanding, directly contradicting Donald Trump's claim that the route would remain toll-free. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, described in the supplied material as Iran's lead negotiator, said the strait would not return to "pre-war conditions" and that Iran has the right to sovereignty over the waterway. The comments add a fresh point of tension to an already fragile arrangement over one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints.The supplied material says the 14-point MoU was digitally signed... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Jun 2026 12:59 LONDON
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Thousands protest in Israel over ultra-Orthodox military conscription
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered outside Prison 10 at the Beit Lid military base near Netanya on 17 June to protest against mandatory military enlistment. The demonstrators also called for the release of men detained for refusing to serve. Security forces were deployed near the prison, including a water cannon vehicle, as crowds gathered at the entrance to the detention facility.The protest took place against the backdrop of a long-running dispute over exemptions for full-time religious students. According to a parliamentary committee, around 13,000 ultra-Orthodox men reach conscription age each year, but fewer than 10% enlist. The issue has become... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Jun 2026 10:33 LONDON
Netanyahu says fight with Iran is not over after US-Iran preliminary deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel's fight with Iran is "not over", despite the announcement of a preliminary peace agreement between Washington and Tehran. Speaking at a televised press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, he said the joint US-Israeli military campaign had saved Israel from what he described as "nuclear annihilation". He also said the operation had destroyed much of Iran's nuclear and missile capability.Netanyahu said Israeli forces had "neutralised" nuclear scientists, "decapitated" the leadership of what he called the terror regime, and destroyed nuclear facilities and missile factories. He said Israel would not allow... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Jun 2026 05:31 LONDON
Israel expands de facto military control across Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, probe says
An investigation has found that Israeli forces now hold a de facto military footprint of about 1,000 sq km across Gaza, southern Lebanon and southern Syria. The report says the area under control extends well beyond declared boundaries and unannounced buffer zones. It describes the pattern as a widening of ground control during the war that began on 7 October 2023.The analysis compares official Israeli maps with satellite imagery, geographic information systems data and Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project statistics. It says military maps published after ceasefire agreements have not reflected the extent of operations on the ground.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Jun 2026 21:02 LONDON
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Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
GAS, GOD, AND GUNS: The Secret Agenda Behind the Washington Talks and the Death of the Maritime Border
The mahogany tables of the U.S. State Department are hosting a ghost today. As official delegations from Israel and Lebanon convene for a third round of high-stakes negotiations this Friday, May 8, 2026, the air in Washington is thick with the scent of a "peace" that looks increasingly like a strategic ambush. While the world watches the diplomatic theatre, the reality on the ground in Southern Lebanon tells a story of a predatory recalibration. Prime Minister Netanyahu isn’t just looking for a ceasefire; he is aiming to hit three birds with one single, devastating stone: the annexation of land, the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 08 May 2026 12:29 LONDON
