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A projectile strikes a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz: the UN's maritime agency abruptly halts the evacuation of 11,000 sailors, Washington blames Iran, and the peace won a week ago is already wobbling.
The IAEA chief swears his inspectors will enter Iran's nuclear sites, Trump promises checks 'into infinity' on Truth Social — and Tehran denies conceding anything. The peace hangs on a misunderstanding.
In June 2026, a UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. Israel flatly rejects the report while the Arab world and Global South demand accountability, as the legal label fractures the international community.
In June 2026, the US Senate voted to end US military involvement against Iran, defying Donald Trump in a rare bipartisan rebuke over war powers. From Washington to Tehran, the vote is read as a test of presidential authority.
Technical talks between Washington and Tehran concluded in Switzerland on 23 June 2026, yielding working groups, the release of 12 billion dollars in Iranian assets and a US waiver on oil sanctions. Iran will administer the Strait of Hormuz, where oil traffic has returned to normal, while Donald Trump warned Tehran against breaking the deal.
Washington et Téhéran concluent en Suisse un mémorandum d'entente en 14 points et une feuille de route de 60 jours ; le blocage d'Ormuz est levé et les avoirs iraniens doivent être restitués, mais la délégation iranienne quitte la salle après une menace de Trump.
Tehran announces the closure of the Strait of Hormuz despite the ceasefire, following continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, and warns Washington that the nuclear deal is 'in danger.' Trump threatens a passage toll as oil prices and global shipping waver.
Tehran postpones the talks scheduled in Switzerland over Israeli strikes in Lebanon, jeopardizing the nuclear deal with Washington. The agreement divides the United States and Israel, which is defying Donald Trump. Observers speak of a '60-day test' for the deal's survival.
At least 18 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah. An Israeli minister declares that 'all of Lebanon must burn,' Lebanon's president appeals to Washington, and the escalation jeopardizes the nuclear deal with Iran.
Israel announced it was breaking off relations with the European Union amid rising tensions over Gaza and European criticism, marking a major diplomatic rupture between Israel and its largest trading partner.
The United States and Iran finalized a peace deal calling for an immediate halt to military operations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices lower as Europe warned over the nuclear file.
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