Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
The U.S. presidential executive office provides a text of the details on the agreement to the U.S. Congress. (Reuters)
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif postpones his visit to Switzerland after the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Iran and the United States was signed remotely. (AFP via Al Arabiya) (Dunya News)
Sharif reaffirms that the MOU to end the war will take effect immediately and that Iran will "instantly" reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that the American blockade on ports will end "immediately". (TRT World) (CBS News)
Iran announces that it will begin charging fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz at the end of the 60 days in the agreement. (The Guardian)
According to data from Kpler, three oil supertankers from Saudi Arabia carrying 6 million barrels of crude oil were seen transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. (CNBC)
2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
2026 United States naval blockade of Iran
U.S. vice president JD Vance says that his country will allow ships through to Iranian ports, and that the naval blockade will be lifted as part of a agreement to end the war. (AP)
The United States Central Command confirms that the naval blockade imposed by the U.S. Navy on Iranian ports and coastal areas has ended. (CNBC)
Israeli airstrikes kill at least three people across southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Israel publishes a map of southern Lebanon that it will continue to illegaly occupy, and says it may launch attacks beyond it, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon. (Reuters) (South China Morning Post)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukraine launches its largest ever drone attack on Moscow, Russia, targeting the Moscow Refinery and damaging several residential buildings. (AP) (CNN)
Residents of Moscow report oil raining down as massive plumes of black smoke are visible over the city. (BBC News)
Following the attack, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy threatened Moscow saying, "If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn", warning against further Russian attacks on the country. (The Guardian)
Russia says it will carry out a "massive retaliation" against Ukraine with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov saying the Russian Armed Forces will from now on, carry out "massive group strikes" on a "regular basis" following the attack on Moscow. (MSN)
War in the Sahel
June 2026 Diori Hamani International Airport attack
Eleven soldiers, two civilians and 22 gunmen are killed in a mass shooting and shootout at the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger. Twenty suspects are also arrested. (AP)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
The United Kingdom lifts its travel advisory for Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the Riyadh and Eastern provinces of Saudi Arabia after the signing of the peace deal. (The Independent)
The American Automobile Association reports that gas prices in the United States are at $3.999 per gallon, making it the first time gas prices have gone below $4 since March 30 after rising amidst the Iran war. (CBS News) (PBS)