Le président américain Donald Trump a affirmé mardi qu’aucune discussion avec l’Iran n’avait lieu en ce moment, alors que Téhéran a assuré que son verrou sur le détroit d’Ormuz tenait toujours. Ces positions illustrent l’impasse dans laquelle se trouve le conflit.

Si les hostilités ont diminué après les frappes israélo-américaines et les répliques iraniennes des premières semaines, la situation reste tendue dans la région, au bout de quasiment huit mois de guerre.

Les Emirats arabes unis ont accusé mardi l’Iran d’avoir tiré deux missiles balistiques, tombés en mer, qui visaient « la navigation maritime ». Dans la foulée, la diplomatie émiratie a annoncé sur le réseau social X suspendre jusqu’à nouvel ordre tous « les échanges commerciaux » et « transactions financières » avec l’Iran.

Téhéran a pour sa part nié avoir lancé des missiles dans le golfe Persique, rejetant « catégoriquement » les accusations émiraties.

éhéran met en garde les pays du Golfe contre toute aide à l’armée américaine

L’Iran a mis en garde mercredi les pays du Golfe contre toute assistance à l’armée américaine, qui serait considérée comme un soutien aux opérations militaires de Washington contre la République islamique, a déclaré le chef des forces armées iraniennes.

« Nous tenons à avertir: toute assistance ou facilitation apportée à l’armée agresseuse américaine équivaut à une participation aux opérations militaires américaines », a affirmé le général Ali Abdollahi dans un communiqué relayé par l’agence Mehr.

Des appareils militaires à l’insu des pays hôtes?

La guerre au Moyen-Orient a été déclenchée le 28 février par une campagne de bombardements israélo-américains contre l’Iran. Téhéran a riposté par des frappes contre les pays du Golfe alliés de Washington.

« Il paraît improbable qu’un tel nombre d’avions militaires, notamment des avions ravitailleurs, se trouvent sur des bases régionales à l’insu des pays hôtes », a déclaré le général iranien.

Cet avertissement intervient alors que le porte-avions USS George Washington est redéployé au Moyen-Orient pour relever l’USS Abraham Lincoln.

« Les pays riverains du golfe Persique, qui ont publié diverses déclarations affirmant qu’ils n’autoriseraient pas les Etats-Unis à utiliser leur territoire contre l’Iran, doivent savoir que nous sommes parfaitement au courant », a assuré le chef des forces armées iraniennes.

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President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman – a US ally – if it « gets in the way » of his administration’s own talks with Iran, Fox News reports.

The US and Oman have been negotiating separately with Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is vital to the global economy. It has been largely closed for nearly six months during the US-Iran war.

A reporter for Fox said the US president made the threat to Oman while using an expletive during a phone interview.

Earlier in the day, Iranian officials said they were close to finalising a deal with Oman. Meanwhile, the future of talks between the US and Iran is unclear as a 60-day Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two sides is expiring.

Since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February, Tehran has largely blocked the Strait of Hormuz – through which about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas usually passes. Reopening it has been a key point of discussion.

Oman borders the southern side of the Strait and says it is a neutral country in this conflict. However it has suffered a number of strikes from Iran and is now playing a key role in negotiating with Tehran to reopen the waterway.

Washington has pursued its own efforts to secure the reopening. Fox reporter Trey Yingst quoted Trump as saying: « If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them. »

During the same interview with Fox, Trump also said the US had a direct backchannel with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is a major military, economic and political force in Iran.

An IRGC spokesman denied Trump’s claim.

A spokesman told semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim News: « There are no talks taking place between IRGC officials and the Americans, and this lie by Trump is merely fantasies caused by the delusions and nightmares he has suffered as a result of defeat and desperation in the war. »

Trump made his threat to Oman a few hours after Iran had said the two countries had reached an agreement for ships to travel through the Strait.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters « an understanding has been reached regarding the map of the transit route ».

He added that both sides would finalise the details before issuing a joint statement. Oman has previously described these talks as positive.

Earlier this month, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a full reopening was dependant on Iran receiving compensation from the US for what Tehran described as violations of the MoU.

Reuters – citing an Iranian official – previously reported that Tehran was seeking fees of between 5% and 7% of the price of cargoes from vessels who travel through the Strait.

While Trump said in his call with Fox that he had a direct backchannel with the IRGC, he said he was in no hurry to bring the war to a close.

« They’re good poker players, but they’re dying, » he was quoted as saying. « I have no time schedule. I’m not in a hurry. »

The Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran, signed on 18 June, was designed to bring about a ceasefire and at least partly reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But it fell apart a short time later when both sides resumed strikes.

On 8 July, Trump said the ceasefire was « over » and blasted Iran’s leadership as « scum » and « cuckoo » after fresh exchanges of fire.

As the MoU neared its formal expiry on Monday, Trump posted on his Truth Social network: « The number one goal is, and always will be, that Iran cannot have, in any way, shape, or form, a nuclear weapon. »

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Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war with the US and Israel.

Footage from Iranian state TV showed many tens of thousands of mourners gathered to watch Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin being transported by a lorry along a 10km (6-mile) route that passed through the capital’s landmark Enghelab Square.

The procession took place after his body lay in state for two days at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla mosque.

Three of Khamenei’s sons prayed beside his coffin there on Sunday. But Mojtaba, the son who succeeded him as supreme leader, did not make an appearance.

He has not been seen in public since reporting being seriously wounded in the same Israeli air strike in Tehran on 28 February that killed his father and his wife.

Khamenei’s funeral procession wended its way slowly through central Tehran, from Imam Hossein Square in the east to Azadi Square in the west, on the last of three days of public mourning in the capital.

State media reported that millions of mourners filled the main boulevards connecting the squares and crowding around the black lorry that carried the coffin of the late supreme leader and four family members.

Many people were waving Iranian flags and red banners symbolising vengeance.

There were also placards saying « We must rise » and others calling for the death of US President Donald Trump, who along with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a joint attack on Iran four months ago that triggered a war in which thousands were killed.

Mourners were also seen throwing stones at a billboard displaying Trump’s face that was hung from a bridge. « The US killed our father. We won’t let you go! » it read.

Former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was seen at the procession, local media reported. It appeared to be his first major public appearance since the start of the war, when three of his bodyguards were reportedly killed in a strike near his home.

Iran’s current president, Masoud Pezeshkian, was also filmed walking among a group of mourners on a Tehran street.

Earlier, he wrote on X that Khamenei had taught everyone in Iran that the country’s « greatest asset » was « its people and their unity ». He promised that Iranians would « continue the path of Iran’s honour, progress, and glory ».

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Khamenei was « eliminated by Israel » because he had threatened its existence. « Any Iranian leader who will again try to pursue plans to destroy Israel will be killed as well, » he added.

The funeral ceremonies are taking place less than three weeks after Iran and the US signed a preliminary agreement to end the war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway, through which 20% of global oil and gas shipments pass.

The two countries also gave themselves two months to reach a final deal that covers Iran’s nuclear programme, US sanctions and a permanent truce.

Mediator Qatar said Iranian and US negotiators made « positive progress » at indirect talks in Doha last week following a four-day exchange of strikes and that their next meeting would be scheduled after the conclusion of the events for Khamenei.

On Tuesday, there will be a funeral procession and prayers in the central city of Qom, the centre of Iran’s Shia Muslim clerical establishment.

The ceremonies will then move to the Iraqi shrine cities of Karbala and Najaf on Wednesday.

They will end on Thursday, when Khamenei will be buried at the Imam Reza shrine in his home city of Mashhad, in north-eastern Iran.

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The number of people killed in two Venezuelan earthquakes jumps to at least 920, with 3,360 injured, according to officials

It comes as international rescue teams join the search for survivors, with 80 Swiss rescuers and a team of Mexican aid workers among those helping

Natacha Diaz, a mother of two missing women, tells the BBC her daughters « are all I have » – watch what else she says

Others are also trying to reach their relatives – Marianella tells BBC News Mundo « my heart tells me my brother is alive »

A doctor in La Guaira says the two main hospitals in the state are « completely overwhelmed », with a « critical lack » of medical supplies

The quakes, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, hit a minute apart on Wednesday night, and the second was the strongest to hit Venezuela since 1900 – here’s what else we know.

We’re seeing images showing military personnel guarding aid on a large lorry, presumably to help people affected by the earthquakes.

This comes after criticism that the government has not responded in time to the disaster.

The images show supplies on a lorry in La Guaira, one of the worst-impacted areas. Our colleague Vanessa Silva, who is there, reported earlier that she has yet to see international rescue teams deployed in the state.

More than 240 rescued from La Guaira, Rodríguez sayspublished at 19:4619:46

As well as the rising death toll – now at 920 people – 383 buildings have been damaged, including 13 hospitals and 25 shopping centres, lawmaker Jorge Rodríguez says on Venezuelan television.

At least 1,000 other infrastructure sites have sustained damage, he adds.

He also says 243 people have been rescued from La Guaira, one of the areas worst affected by the earthquakes.

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A few days ago, Vance said specifically that they had called the inspectors in early hours of the morning to set them up and become inspectors of Iran’s nuclear sites.

We’ve had Trump repeatedly posting in the last 48 hours that Iranians have agreed to weapons inspectors coming in to examine and monitor those sites. The Iranians say no, that is not the case.

Yet another discrepancy.

But Trump did say on the issue of inspectors, they will go in, in his words, at the appropriate time. Now, this is an important issue because these negotiations are scheduled to take place for 60 days. Within that time, the issues, like Iran’s nuclear programme, have got to be resolved.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says no negotiations will take place on the country’s ballistic missiles.

President Donald Trump says there will be no further US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, insists Iran has agreed to allow nuclear inspections despite statements from Iranian officials that it ⁠has not done so.

Israeli troops open fire in the Lebanese town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa – killing two people and wounding others – in what Hezbollah called a “blatant” truce violation against civilians.

Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says an agreement has been reached with the United States to release $12bn in frozen Iranian funds.

Lebanese lawmakers announce UN team will document Israeli destruction

A “parliamentary commission for the protection of civilian property and the prevention of systematic destruction”, made up of three MPs, has announced the creation of a UN team tasked with organising meetings and field visits to document the “systematic destruction in south Lebanon since 2023″, according to Lebanese media.

L’Orient-Le Jour reported that the team formed after a request from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is expected to work for four months, according to MP Ashraf Baydoun, who spoke during a news conference held Tuesday in parliament.

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Le commandement central de l’armée iranienne a annoncé samedi qu’il avait de nouveau fermé le stratégique détroit d’Ormuz, en réaction aux attaques d’Israël dans le sud du Liban violant selon lui le protocole d’accord conclu avec les États-Unis.

Alors que la Confédération annonçait vendredi le report des négociations sur l’accord entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran, le travail préparatoire aurait déjà débuté au Bürgenstock (NW).

Selon des informations de la RTS, les délégations techniques des Etats-Unis et de l’Iran ainsi que celles des médiateurs qatari et pakistanais sont présentes et discutent depuis vendredi pour préparer l’arrivée des chefs de délégation américaine et iranienne.

L’émissaire américain Steve Witkoff est en route pour la Suisse, ont rapporté des médias américains. L’envoyé de Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, est également attendu. Côté iranien, rien n’est confirmé pour le moment.

Israël et le Hezbollah se sont mis d’accord sur un cessez-le-feu, a annoncé vendredi un responsable américain, après un regain de violences au Liban qui a mis en péril le nouvel accord entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran.

Sept morts supplémentaires dans le sud du Liban

Une frappe israélienne sur un village proche de Saïda, dans le sud du Liban, a fait plusieurs morts, selon un média d’Etat.

La frappe sur Qannarit a tué « sept personnes et blessé 13 autres, selon un bilan préliminaire », a précisé l’Agence nationale d’information (ANI).

Le Hezbollah dit avoir attaqué des forces israéliennes

Le Hezbollah a annoncé samedi avoir « fait barrage » à une force israélienne qui « tentait de s’infiltrer » sur une hauteur stratégique surplombant la ville de Nabatiyé, dans le sud du Liban.

« Tout en étant engagé en faveur du cessez-le-feu, le Hezbollah ne fera preuve d’aucune tolérance face à toute tentative israélienne […] d’étendre son occupation », a affirmé le mouvement allié de l’Iran dans un communiqué.

Cinq morts dans des frappes à Gaza

Des sources médicales dans le bande de Gaza ont annoncé samedi la mort de cinq personnes, dont quatre membres d’une même famille, dans des frappes israéliennes, malgré le cessez-le-feu fragile en vigueur dans le territoire palestinien.

Douze personnes ont également été blessée.

Israël et le Hamas s’accusent presque quotidiennement de violer la trêve entrée en vigueur en octobre dernier, tandis que la bande de Gaza reste en proie aux violences, faute de progrès vers une fin durable de la guerre.

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Malgré l’annonce d’un accord entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran incluant la guerre opposant Israël au Hezbollah, mouvement pro-iranien, des attaques de drones ont visé deux véhicules dans la localité de Mayfadoun et un autre dans la ville voisine de Choukine, dans la région de Nabatiyé, selon l’Agence nationale de l’information.

Des frappes israéliennes ont tué au moins quatre personnes mardi dans le sud du Liban, a rapporté un média d’État. De son côté, l’armée israélienne a affirmé avoir riposté après avoir intercepté des roquettes du Hezbollah.

L’armée iranienne menace d’une « réponse sévère » aux attaques israéliennes au Liban

L’armée iranienne a menacé d’une « réponse sévère » aux frappes israéliennes dans le sud du Liban qui ont fait quatre morts mardi, en dépit de l’annonce d’un accord entre les États-Unis et la République islamique pour mettre mettre fin à la guerre, selon un média d’État.

« Si l’armée infanticide du régime sioniste ne met pas un terme à ses agressions dans le sud du Liban, elle devra s’attendre à une sévère réponse de la part des puissantes forces armées de la République islamique d’Iran », a prévenu le commandement des forces armées, Khatam al-Anbiya, dans un communiqué cité par la télévision d’État Irib.

Selon son décompte, Israël aurait violé le cessez-le-feu au Liban 84 fois depuis l’annonce de l’accord lundi.

L’accord prévoit un fonds de 300 milliards de dollars pour des investissements privés en Iran, selon Reuters

Un fonds privé de 300 milliards de dollars destiné à stimuler les investissements en Iran est prévu dans l’accord-cadre entre les États-Unis et l’Iran, et plus de la moitié de cette somme a déjà été engagée, a déclaré à Reuters une source ayant une connaissance directe de l’accord.

Ce fonds est destiné à offrir aux deux parties une incitation économique à conclure un accord définitif, a déclaré cette source, qui s’est exprimée sous couvert d’anonymat car le projet n’a pas encore été annoncé, alors que Washington et Téhéran s’apprêtent à signer vendredi.

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Iran confirms it has reached a deal with the US to end fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

US President Donald Trump announces an end to Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports and says the Strait of Hormuz will reopen on Friday when the agreement is signed in Switzerland.

Trump slams Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for nearly derailing the deal and says the Israeli leader “should be very thankful” for the US diplomatic efforts.

World leaders welcome the agreement as oil prices drop and markets rally in Asia.

Israeli defence chief vows to occupy southern Lebanon despite deal

⁠Israel will not withdraw ⁠from territory it ⁠seized in Lebanon and if ‌Iran attacks it over events in Lebanon Israel ⁠will retaliate, says Israel’s ⁠Defence Minister Israel Katz. ⁠

Lebanon was drawn into the conflict when fighting broke out between Israel and Hezbollah on March 2. An April ceasefire in Lebanon was never observed, and the fighting has continued despite a new conditional truce deal announced last week after Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington.

Israel’s Ben-Gvir says ‘Trump’s agreement does not bind us’

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says Israel is not a “subordinate of the United States”.

“We are an independent and sovereign nation,” he said on X, adding: “We are not partners to this agreement that does not ensure our security, and it does not bind us in any way.”

“We must not compromise on anything less than the dismantling of Hezbollah, we must not withdraw from any territory that our fighters have captured and cleared of terror infrastructure, we must not return to a situation where thousands of terrorists sit on the fences of northern settlements, and certainly we must not remain silent for a moment in the face of fire directed at the State of Israel,” the minister added.

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President Donald Trump says he has cancelled planned strikes and bombings against Iran after discussions were allegedly approved by the “highest level” of the Iranian leadership. There has been no confirmation from Iran.

Earlier, he has warned the US will be hitting Iran “very hard” tonight, adding that Washington will take over Iran’s Kharg ⁠island and ⁠other oil ⁠infrastructure points.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the US strikes on the country, saying that it has rendered the ceasefire “practically meaningless”.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched retaliatory strikes on US forces in the region, including in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, according to Iranian news reports. Iran’s military also ordered the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels.

Trump says deal signing could take place this weekend in Europe

Continuing his remarks in the White House, the US president said the signing of a deal could take place somewhere in Europe as soon as this weekend.

Trump said he would not be able to attend, but VP JD Vance would be there.

Qatar says emir and Trump spoke about the deal

Qatar’s emir and Trump spoke about the deal and Trump “affirmed that the understandings reached had the approval of all concerned parties”, the Qatari emir’s office says.

“During the call, the two leaders discussed the close strategic relations between the two countries and ways to support and enhance them, in addition to the latest regional and international developments, particularly those related to diplomatic efforts for de-escalation in the region,” the statement said.

It added that Qatar welcomes the efforts made to reach a deal and supports “everything that would consolidate regional and international security and stability, and enhance opportunities for peace and cooperation among the countries of the region”.

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A total of 3,666 people have been killed and 11,321 have been injured since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon’s National News Agency reports, citing figures from the country’s Ministry of Public Health.

This latest figure, which covers the period from 2 March to 9 June, rose from 3,637 deaths and 11,188 injuries reported by the health ministry on Monday.

Israeli forces kill nine people in Tyre city after issuing forced displacement orders, as it continues deadly attacks on southern Lebanon.

US President Donald Trump says he’s in the “final throes” of a deal with Iran after a dangerous escalation with Israel and suggests an agreement will be done in days.

Iran warns fighting will resume if Israel continues its “aggression”, including bombing Lebanon.

US Vice President JD Vance says any deal with Iran would be good for people in the US, whether Israel likes it or not.

China calls for ‘concrete actions to cool down situation’ in Middle East

Beijing has urged all sides to avoid escalating the US-Israel war on Iran stressing military action cannot resolve disputes among nations.

“The three-month-long US-Israel-Iran conflict has hit countries in the Gulf and the wider Middle East region hard,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian in a statement.

“At this critical juncture of Iran-US negotiations, no one should reignite military conflict. Regional countries’ sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity should be respected and upheld.”

The three-month-long U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict has hit countries in the Gulf and the wider Middle East region hard. Facts have proven that military means provide no solution, and arbitrary use of force will only complicate the issue.

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— Lin Jian 林剑 (@SpoxCHN_LinJian) June 9, 2026

Iran ‘unwilling to let go of’ Hezbollah security role in Lebanon

Ronnie Chatah, host of the Beirut Banyan podcast, says continued Iranian influence over Lebanon through its ally Hezbollah – a relationship Iran appears unwilling to relinquish – remains a major obstacle to stability in Lebanon.

“Lebanon cannot function, Lebanon cannot be governable so long as this security arrangement exists,” Chatah told Al Jazeera. “Lebanon is a battlefield for the Iranian regime.”

He argued that Hezbollah’s popularity “has diminished significantly” during Israel’s attacks on the country.

“The Lebanese government has made gestures towards sovereignty, it has delegitimised Hezbollah’s weapons, it deems all IRGC activity in this country illegal. Yet until now, Iran is unwilling to let go of this country,” said Chatah.

“I think the Iranian regime can negotiate on everything else – it can negotiate on the Strait of Hormuz, it can negotiate on nuclear technology, but up until now it is refusing to negotiate on Hezbollah.”

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