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Qatar confirmed indirect US-Iran talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz are ongoing, with no direct negotiations planned. A cargo ship was struck by a projectile near the strait, and its crew abandoned the vessel with one person missing. Israel and Lebanon began a seventh round of US-brokered talks in Rome, focusing on pilot zones and cessation of hostilities. The Houthis claimed a drone strike on Saudi Arabia’s Najran airport. In Gaza, a mass funeral was held for 112 Palestinians recovered from rubble two years after an Israeli airstrike.

The IDF demolished key Hezbollah tunnels beneath Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon using 700 tons of explosives. President Trump announced a Gaza disarmament agreement under which Hamas would gradually disarm and a technocratic government would assume security control, though both sides express deep mistrust. Iran held funerals for IRGC members killed in US strikes, with officials vowing retaliation.

Prime Minister Netanyahu met with President Trump at the White House amid a third day of US-Iran strike pause, with Trump signaling progress in talks but threatening to destroy Iranian infrastructure if no deal is reached. Iran rejected Trump's proposal to compensate ships damaged in the Gulf from frozen Iranian funds, while Oman proposed a joint regional mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz with voluntary fees. The IDF killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander involved in the October 7 abductions in a strike in Khan Younis, and Israeli forces conducted operations in southern Lebanon and the West Bank.

The US launched a third consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets, as Iran retaliated with attacks on UAE-flagged tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and US bases in Jordan and Bahrain. President Trump reversed his plan for a 20% Hormuz toll, replacing it with Gulf investment deals, while Israel and Lebanon resumed talks in Rome focused on an IDF withdrawal pilot. Houthi rebels threatened a siege on Saudi Arabia after strikes on Sanaa airport, and oil prices rose amid the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The US military struck Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz area after an Iranian drone attack on the commercial vessel Ever Lovely. President Trump called the attack a 'foolish' ceasefire violation. Separately, a US-mediated Israel-Lebanon framework agreement was signed in Washington, but Hezbollah rejected it, demanding an unconditional Israeli withdrawal. In Gaza, hundreds protested against Hamas for the first time in a year. The IRGC denied a direct line with the US over Hormuz.

President Trump described the Lebanon war as a “minor conflict” and suggested Syria handle Hezbollah, while the Israeli Air Force chief confirmed a major strike on Iran was called off one hour before departure on June 8. The US-Iran memorandum of understanding is set for signing in Geneva on Friday, with both sides preparing for immediate follow-on talks. Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israeli troops in southern Lebanon continued, and Israeli drone strikes near Nabatieh killed four, according to Lebanese media.

The IRGC launched a retaliatory attack on a US base in Kuwait following overnight American strikes near Bandar Abbas, Iran. An IDF soldier was killed and two reservists wounded in a Hezbollah explosive drone attack on a military zone near the Lebanese border. The IDF began striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Tyre after ordering evacuations. The UN added Israel to its blacklist of perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict zones, prompting Israel to reportedly cut ties with UN Secretary-General Guterres. The US reimposed sanctions on UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

Hamas confirmed the death of its military chief Mohammed Odeh in an Israeli strike, while the IDF ordered the evacuation of Tyre, southern Lebanon's largest city, and struck over 150 Hezbollah targets. US-Iran negotiations stalled, with the White House denying reports of a draft deal, and Iran claiming the Strait of Hormuz could reopen within a month if terms are agreed. A fire at a kosher supermarket in London's Golders Green was blamed on an electrical fault.

Hezbollah explosive drones killed an IDF soldier and seriously wounded another in southern Lebanon, as President Trump declared it 'mandatory' for six Muslim nations to join the Abraham Accords as part of an Iran deal. The US and Iran voiced cautious optimism but tempered expectations of an imminent breakthrough, while Israeli opposition leaders accused Netanyahu of being sidelined.

The IDF launched a wave of airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon for the first time since a 45-day ceasefire extension was announced, killing two operatives at a rocket launch site. Hamas Gaza chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad was confirmed killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. The US and Israel are preparing for a possible renewal of strikes on Iran as early as next week, while Iran’s foreign minister signaled US willingness to continue negotiations.

The US and Israel are in advanced preparations for renewed strikes on Iran, potentially as early as next week, as the IDF targeted Hamas military chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad in a Gaza City airstrike that killed at least seven. A US-brokered Israel-Lebanon ceasefire was extended by 45 days, but Israeli strikes continued in southern Lebanon, killing six including three paramedics. An Iraqi Kata'ib Hezbollah commander was charged in the US for plotting attacks on Jewish targets in New York and Los Angeles.

Hezbollah rockets targeted Avivim in northern Israel on Sunday, with no casualties reported, as the IDF continued operations in southern Lebanon, killing two Hezbollah gunmen and seizing weapons caches. Israel approved the purchase of two additional squadrons of F-35I and F-15IA fighter jets, doubling fleet sizes. President Trump reviewed Iran's 14-point peace proposal but expressed skepticism, while the US announced the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany amid a deepening rift with Europe over the Iran war. A cargo ship was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's Foreign Minister discussed ending the war with his German counterpart.