Israel and Hezbollah say they have a ‘cease-fire’….
Israeli hardliners say that it will NOT stop them from further attacks….
Iran IS making a Israeli cease-fire part of the Trump ‘deal’ they have, that Israel feel’s it is NOT involved in….
Trump and Vance ARE trying to nudge Israel to stop it’s attacks…
Iran may use the Israeli attacks as a condition in the talks about its uranium…
Iran IS trying to figure out how it CAN make ‘protection’ fee’s despite Trump’s saying that won’t happen…
Iran maybe setting up a system to launch attacks against Middle East asset’s of the US in different countries….
US lawmakers want MORE info for the status of Trump’s ‘Deal’ which is openly being called a ‘Bad Deal’ by members of Trump’s own party….
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Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew their ceasefire at 4pm local time on Friday, multiple outlets reported, even as Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa valley continued, killing at least 47 people and wounding 97 others. Despite the reported ceasefire, the IDF said it would “carry on with its mission [in southern Lebanon] until ordered otherwise”.
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Donald Trump told NBC News in a phone interview that he spoke with Israel on Friday and asked them to agree to the ceasefire with Hezbollah.“You just gotta calm down sometimes and use your head,” the US president was quoted as telling Israel.
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The flare-up in fighting saw talks that were due to take place on Friday between the US and Iran in Switzerland to implement the peace deal abruptly cancelled. It has caused new uncertainty about the timing of negotiations during the 60-day window that began two days ago, vital to ensure the reopening of the critical strait of Hormuz to global shipping and restoring peace in the region. Here’s our story.
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A “comprehensive” ceasefire is a “fundamental pillar” for advancing negotiations with Israel in Washington next week, Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, told the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio. The next round of Israel-Lebanon talks will be held on 23–25 June in Washington, the US state department said on Friday.
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Trump will make a rare trip to Camp David this weekend, where he will hold policy and political meetings, a White House official told Reuters. It comes as the US president works to secure a final agreement to end his war against Iran and faces scrutiny over his provisional peace deal, which critics say grants Tehran too many concessions and fixes nothing for Trump other than problems his war caused. More on the trip here.
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ISW…Iran Update Special Report, June 19, 2026
- Iran is attempting to condition US-Iran nuclear negotiations on the United States compelling Israel to halt operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Tying the US-Iran nuclear negotiations to the Lebanon issue not only helps Iran advance its strategic objective of preserving Hezbollah but also enables the regime to delay nuclear negotiations while reaping the economic benefits of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU).
- Iran likely seeks to postpone nuclear negotiations in order to avoid having to make concessions on its nuclear program while benefiting from the economic relief that is included in the MoU. Iranian officials have not indicated any willingness to concede on key nuclear issues, such as Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile and ability to enrich uranium on Iranian territory.
- Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a new ceasefire on June 19. This ceasefire probably does not meet Iran’s demand for a “complete ceasefire” in Lebanon because Iranian officials and media have repeatedly argued that a “complete ceasefire” in Lebanon requires the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory.
- Iran is reopening the Strait of Hormuz in a way that retains Iranian control over the strait rather than restoring the pre-war status quo. Some elements of the Iranian regime have argued that Iran should close the Strait of Hormuz to extract further concessions from the US, such as securing an end to Israeli operations in Lebanon and an Israeli withdrawal.
- The IRGC has formed multiple Iraqi militia cells that directly report to the IRGC, instead of pre-existing Iranian-backed Iraqi militias, in order to conduct attacks on Gulf countries hosting US forces, according to eight Iraqi sources speaking to Reuters on June 19. Iran reportedly formed these new militia cells to deflect responsibility for attacks from established militias amid increased US pressure on the Iraqi federal government to disarm Iraqi militias. It is also possible that Iran formed these new militia cells as part of an initial effort to build a new, loyal cadre of ideological militias over which Iran has strong control and would supplement the political activity of existing Iranian-backed Iraqi actors.
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