Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on June 19, 2026. (AFP)
Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on June 19, 2026. (AFP)
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif holds up the memorandum of understanding after signing it as a peace mediator to end the Middle East war, in Islamabad. (AFP)
Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on June 19, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Smoke rising from fires reportedly ignited at a site targeted by Israeli artillery shelling in the southern village of Kfar Tibnit on June 15, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Ghalibaf, an influential figure, has grown in prominence since the start of the war and was the lead negotiator in the so far only round of direct US-Iranian talks. (AFP)
A billboard on which hangs a portrait of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and reads, 'Diplomacy is the way to end war in Lebanon' along the highway of the coastal city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, June 15, 2026. (AFP)
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026. (AP)
