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June 19, 2026

Podcast by Jasim Al-Azzawi with Mark Pfeifle: Two Protagonists, But Can They Control The Wild Card?

WATCH: Podcast by Jasim Al-Azzawi with Ronnie Chatah: Will The Big Boys Squeeze Lebanon?...

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June 19, 2026

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire starting Friday, US official says

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire that will take effect at 4 pm local time (1300GMT) Friday, a senior US official confirmed to Anadolu Agency. The official...

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June 19, 2026

War has diminished Iran, says Trump

US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that Iran’s military capabilities had been severely weakened, dismissing criticism from Democrats over his administration’s handling of the conflict, Anadolu Agency reports....

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June 19, 2026

Wake up and ‘smell the reality,’ Trump is your only friend left says Vance

US Vice President JD Vance has delivered a blunt and revealing message to Israel’s far-right cabinet members: stop attacking Donald Trump, because he is the last powerful leader on...

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June 19, 2026

Did the boomerang war prove Iran’s power to endure?

When coercion lacks clarity, the weapon turns back on the hand that threw it. One hundred and ten days of American and Israeli bombardment. A relentless naval blockade. The...

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June 19, 2026

Lebanese president condemns latest Israeli attacks, urges ‘comprehensive ceasefire’

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday condemned Israel’s recent attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon that have expanded, causing more killing and destruction and called for a “comprehensive ceasefire...

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June 19, 2026

Olmert: Israel is running a state-funded campaign of settler terrorism in West Bank

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has accused the Israeli government of directly organising, funding and protecting Jewish terrorism in the West Bank. Writing in Haaretz yesterday, Olmert —...

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June 19, 2026

Israeli opposition would secure Knesset majority over Netanyahu bloc, poll shows

Israel’s opposition would be able to form a government if elections were held today, securing 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset, compared with 49 seats for Prime Minister Benjamin...

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June 19, 2026

Extremist Israeli ministers call for ‘burning’ Lebanon, opening ‘gates of hell’ after soldiers killed

Israel’s far-right cabinet members, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, on Friday called for intensified attacks in Lebanon after the Israeli army said four soldiers...

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June 19, 2026

‘No one can tell us what to do,’ Israeli defense minister says amid US criticism

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said late Thursday that Israel would respond immediately and with force if Iran attacks, saying that “no one can tell us what to do,”...

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