Defense and Military Forces – War Watch

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U.N. Report Says Israeli Killings of Gaza Children Post-Truce Amount to Genocide
ByNick Cumming-Bruce June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Israel’s U.N. mission dismissed the report as a “libelous sham,” and called the investigating commission a “fundamentally flawed mechanism.”

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The Guardrails Designed to Protect U.S.-Iran Talks
ByLeo Sands June 22, 2026

The U.S. and Iran have agreed to set up a Strait of Hormuz hotline and a “de-confliction cell” for Lebanon, according to mediators from Pakistan and Qatar.

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The Guardrails Designed to Protect U.S.-Iran Talks
ByLeo Sands June 22, 2026

The U.S. and Iran have agreed to set up a Strait of Hormuz hotline and a “de-confliction cell” for Lebanon, according to mediators from Pakistan and Qatar.

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As Vance Offers Iran ‘Outstretched Hand’ in Talks, Trump Threatens Bombing
ByMark Landler June 21, 2026

The administration’s split message came as the United States and Iran began a new round of nuclear negotiations in Switzerland.

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Netanyahu faces one of the biggest challenges of his career.
ByIsabel Kershner June 21, 2026

In a ‘plot twist’, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be heading into an election this fall without his main prop: President Trump.

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Neither the War Nor Trump’s Deal Terminated the Main Threats in Iran, Analysts Say
ByNeil MacFarquhar June 21, 2026June 21, 2026

Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said.

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Israel and Hezbollah Are Still Fighting, Several Cease-Fires Later
ByEuan Ward June 20, 2026

For the second time in two days, Lebanon was again at the center of whether the fragile U.S.-Iran deal would hold.

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Lebanon Cease-Fire Bolsters U.S.-Iran Truce, After a Shaky Start
ByAbdi Latif Dahir, Euan Ward, Adam Rasgon, Johnatan Reiss and Richard Pérez-Peña June 19, 2026

Talks on a long-term peace deal were set to begin on Friday, but Iran pulled out, citing Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Hours later, diplomats say, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to halt fighting there.

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Deadly Violence Rocks Lebanon in Threat to U.S.-Iran Deal
ByAbdi Latif Dahir June 19, 2026June 19, 2026

Israel launched strikes across the country after Iran-backed Hezbollah said it had ambushed Israeli troops, leaving diplomats scrambling to prevent the deal from collapsing.

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Gulf States Are Frustrated by Failure to Tackle Iran’s Missiles, Analysts Say
ByAdam Rasgon June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

The preliminary U.S.-Iranian peace deal does not address Iranian rockets or drones, raising questions in the region about relying on Washington as a security guarantor.

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