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Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon as Hormuz tensions widen
Israeli strikes near Ansar and Deir al-Zahrani killed at least 11 people in southern Lebanon after an explosive drone seriously wounded three Israeli soldiers. The UAE said Iranian forces struck two ADNOC-linked tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, while Trump said the United States may impose new economic measures on Iran.
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Strait of Hormuz · transits per day, 7-day average
4.4▲ 14.8%
1.4 tankers per day · previous 7 days averaged 3.9 · latest reported day logged 1
- Suez Canal
- 48 · 16 tankers
- Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- 34 · 9 tankers
- Cape of Good Hope
- 83 · 16 tankers
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- $2.733▼ 2.2%
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IDF says it hit 70-plus Hezbollah sites
Times of Israel reported the IDF statement that Israeli forces struck more than 70 Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon over the past day, including launchers and attack-use buildings, and said several Hezbollah operatives were killed. L'Orient separately logged added evacuations, strikes, shelling and a wounded Lebanese soldier near Nabatieh as the Kfar Tebnit/Ali Taher fight continued.
- Local time
- 3:07 PM Israel time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- Southern Lebanon, including Nabatieh district
- Relationship
- Update
Sources Pakistan puts U.S.-Iran signing inside 24 hours
L'Orient reported Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saying Washington and Tehran had agreed on a peace framework with final text complete and an online signing expected within 24 hours, followed by technical talks next week. AP's deal explainer kept the same frame: Hormuz reopening, nuclear handling, sanctions relief and Lebanon remain the execution tests.
- Local time
- 4:41 PM Pakistan time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- Islamabad, Pakistan
- Relationship
- Update
Sources Lebanese army leaves Kfar Tebnit barracks
AP reported that Lebanese army troops withdrew from their Kfar Tebnit barracks after Israeli forces advanced nearby, as NNA logged strikes and shelling around Nabatieh. AP said the push appeared aimed at the strategic Ali Taher hill, while Times of Israel and L'Orient tracked the same south Lebanon ground-pressure line.
- Local time
- 2:07 PM Beirut time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- Kfar Tebnit and Ali Taher hill, Nabatieh district, Lebanon
- Relationship
- Update
Sources South Lebanon strike toll reaches at least five
Al Jazeera/Reuters, citing Lebanon's NNA, reported at least five killed in Israeli raids across southern Lebanon, including one in Maarakeh, Rihan mayor Ali Badie, and three people in Deir al-Zahrani and Kafr Reman in Nabatieh district. The deaths followed the 20-town Zahrani displacement order and sharpen the fight over whether a U.S.-Iran deal can quiet the Lebanon front.
- Local time
- 1:00 PM Beirut time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- Maarakeh, Rihan, Deir al-Zahrani and Kafr Reman, Lebanon
- Relationship
- Update
Sources CNN said Iran reinforced uranium stores by sealing tunnels and mining entrances
In a June 13 CNN interview segment, reporting was cited that Iran had sharply increased efforts to seal near-bomb-grade uranium storage, including collapsing tunnel entrances and placing explosive mines, as sources described a recent U.S. contingency operation to seize that material as too risky and difficult.
- Local time
- 4:00 AM New York time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- Isfahan and associated nuclear sites, Iran
- Relationship
- Update
Sources Israel warning rolls into south Lebanon strikes
Times of Israel/AFP and Dawn, citing Lebanon's NNA, reported that Israel ordered residents of 20 southern Lebanese towns and villages to move north of the Zahrani River and that strikes followed in warned areas including Rihan and Sujud. Indian Express and Al Jazeera separately logged the 20-town order, northern-Israel sirens and an Israeli aerial-target intercept.
- Local time
- 11:00 AM Beirut time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- Nabatieh, Jezzine and southern Lebanon
- Relationship
- Update
Sources CENTCOM downs Hormuz attack drones
CENTCOM said Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones toward commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and that U.S. forces downed them in recent hours. The command said traffic through the strait continued unimpeded, while wire and regional outlets framed the intercepts as a flare-up inside the still-unsigned deal window.
- Local time
- 5:40 AM Gulf time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- Strait of Hormuz
- Relationship
- Update
Sources Araghchi details two-stage MOU terms
Iran's foreign minister told state media the proposed Islamabad MOU would include mutual sovereignty and no-force commitments, keep Hormuz under Iran-Oman management, defer nuclear and sanctions details to a 60-day second stage, and fold Lebanon into the end-of-war declaration. U.S., Israeli and regional reporting still frame benefits, uranium handling and withdrawals as conditional or disputed.
- Local time
- 3:14 AM Iran time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- Tehran, Iran
- Relationship
- Update
Sources India takes tanker deaths to Rubio
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said he spoke with Secretary Marco Rubio and protested U.S. Navy attacks in the Gulf that killed three Indian mariners. Hindustan Times and Anadolu tied the call to earlier Indian summonses and U.S. blockade strikes on tankers accused of carrying Iranian oil.
- Local time
- 4:30 AM India time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- New Delhi / Strait of Hormuz
- Relationship
- Update
Sources UKMTO issued warning after tanker hit by unknown projectile east of Oman
UKMTO reported that at 2230 UTC a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in its port bow about 6 nautical miles east of Oman; the crew was reported safe and no environmental impact was reported.
- Local time
- 10:30 PM UTC time, Jun 12, 2026
- Location
- 6NM east of Oman
- Relationship
- Update
Sources UAE denies frozen-funds transfer
The UAE Foreign Ministry denied reports that frozen Iranian funds had been released, transferred or moved through the UAE, after Reuters-sourced reports said Abu Dhabi had agreed to unlock $10B-$20B. The denial turns the cash leg of the MOU into a verification fight rather than a settled implementation receipt.
- Local time
- 2:22 AM UAE time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- Abu Dhabi / Iranian assets track
- Relationship
- Update
Sources Araghchi puts signing on digital track
Times of Israel/Agencies reported that Abbas Araghchi said a U.S.-Iran MOU, if completed, could be signed remotely in the coming days, with nuclear talks following only after implementation. He also said Tehran's position is to dilute highly enriched uranium inside Iran, cutting against U.S. claims that the deal leads to removal of the material.
- Local time
- 12:05 AM Iran time, Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- Tehran / Strait of Hormuz
- Relationship
- Update
Sources Araghchi narrows first-stage deal
Guardian/Reuters reported that Abbas Araghchi told Iranian state media nuclear talks with the U.S. would only happen later, after the interim agreement is implemented, and that the MOU was not signed and could still change. He also said the deal would reopen Hormuz but not return the strait to pre-war management because Iran and Oman hold sovereignty.
- Local time
- 11:36 PM Iran time, Jun 12, 2026
- Location
- Tehran / Strait of Hormuz
- Relationship
- Update
Sources Hezbollah drone hits northern Israel zone
Times of Israel reported the IDF saying a suspected Hezbollah drone struck a military zone in northern Israel near the Lebanon border, with no injuries and an investigation underway. The same update said sirens sounded in several Western Galilee towns and another suspected Hezbollah drone was intercepted over southern Lebanon near Israeli troops.
- Local time
- 10:55 PM Israel time, Jun 12, 2026
- Location
- Western Galilee / southern Lebanon border
- Relationship
- Update
Sources Araghchi puts Lebanon inside deal test
Guardian/Reuters reported that Abbas Araghchi told Iranian media the agreement announcement would cover an end to war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and that for Lebanon this means Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas. AP and Axios kept final signoff, Hormuz execution, sanctions relief and enriched-material handling unresolved.
- Local time
- 11:09 PM Iran time, Jun 12, 2026
- Location
- Tehran / southern Lebanon
- Relationship
- Update
Sources White House reassures Netanyahu on deal gate
AP and the Guardian reported that Trump spoke with Netanyahu about the Iran-deal effort and that Washington is stressing to Israel that Tehran must begin delivering concessions before receiving settlement benefits. The update keeps Israel inside the implementation watch even though it is not a party to the MOU.
- Local time
- 3:07 PM Eastern Time, Jun 12, 2026
- Location
- Washington, D.C. / Jerusalem
- Relationship
- Update
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