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Lebanese Amal Movement party rejects Israel-Lebanon framework

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Lebanon's Amal Movement, a Shi'ite party headed by the parliament's Speaker, Nabih Berri, rejected the Israel-Lebanon framework reached last week, saying in a statement early Monday morning that the deal would not be ratified, according to a report by the independent news channel Iran International. "This agreement will not be ratified and will not be implemented in its current form," the statement reportedly read, adding that the framework doesn’t guarantee the rights of Lebanon. The Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement holds 15 out of 128 seats in Lebanon’s Parliament, and the Iran-aligned March 8 Alliance, of which both parties are members, has 51 seats in total.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi calls for international protests

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Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for protests to take place outside US embassies across the world as part of a "Global Week of Action for a Free Iran," in a post on his official press office's X/Twitter early Monday morning.  The week of action is scheduled to coincide with the July 4 funeral of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Iran, as well as with Independence Day celebrations in the US. "Our message to the American people and the US government is clear: stand with the Iranian people. Do not deal with terrorists. Choose the people of Iran," the post read.

IDF demolishes 200-meter-long terror tunnel in southern Lebanon, Netanyahu announces

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Israeli soldiers operate near the Israel–Lebanon border during Operation “Roar of the Lion,”. March 16, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90) The tunnel contained hundreds of weapons and several shafts from which rockets would be launched towards Israel, according to Netanyahu and Katz's statement.  The IDF destroyed a 200-meter terror tunnel used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Sunday night.  The tunnel, located in the Majdal area of southern Lebanon, was over 25 meters deep. It contained hundreds of weapons and several shafts from which rockets would be launched towards Israel, according to Netanyahu and Katz's statement. 

Israel damaged heritage sites during ops. against Hezbollah, Lebanese culture minister says

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A piece of metal lies at of Al‑Bass Roman ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site hit by an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, June 25, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Israel's security zone in southern Lebanon includes the medieval Beaufort Castle as well as centuries-old villages that were home to Christians, Shi'ite Muslims, and Sunni Muslims. A crown was blown off an ancient column in a UNESCO-listed site in Lebanon's port city of Tyre. A pilgrimage site for Muslims and Christians alike was destroyed in another southern town. Israeli strikes hit the Mamluk-era market in the city of Nabatieh. Israel's nearly four-month operation targeting Hezbollah has damaged or destroyed revered heritage sites across southern Lebanon, Lebanese Culture Minister Ghassan Salame told  Reuters .

Two of CENTCOM's targets in weekend strikes in Hormuz were newly built by Iran,

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Smoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, in this screen grab from video released June 26, 2026. (photo credit: US CENTRAL COMMAND/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) Two of the targets struck by US Central Command (CENTCOM) in the  Strait of Hormuz  on Saturday night were newly built by the Iranians, a source familiar with the details told  The Jerusalem Post  on Sunday, while others were targets that had not been attacked before. Included in the targets were Iranian surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and mine-laying capabilities.

US-Iran talks in Switzerland halted after US, Iran exchange blows

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The talks between the US and Iran that were scheduled to take place next week in Switzerland have been stalled,  The Wall Street Journal  reported on Sunday.  This comes as the US carried out a wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday morning in response to Iran's drone attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has also launched missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain and promises harsher attacks if ceasefire violations continue. 

Hezbollah chief Qassem rejects Israel-Lebanon agreement, calls it a humiliation

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Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location in this still image obtained from a video released December 5, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: Al Manar TV/REUTERS TV/via REUTERS ) Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Saturday that the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed in Washington is "null," a "humiliation" and a surrender of sovereignty, and should be replaced by the Iran-US memorandum. Qassem said in a statement that any attempt to link Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon to the group's disarmament crossed "red lines."