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Gulf diplomacy
US and Iran end Doha round without deal on Strait of Hormuz as oil slides to four-month low
The United States and Iran concluded two days of indirect, Qatari- and Pakistani-mediated talks in Doha on 2 July without resolving control of the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for about a quarter of seaborne oil. The round focused on maritime traffic and unfreezing Iranian funds under June's Islamabad Memorandum. Oil fell to four-month lows, and the next round awaits the six-day funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei consolidates power.
By Camille Reuter2 days ago
Politics
Iran
Iran opens six-day state funeral for Khamenei as his unseen successor faces first test
Iran began six days of funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei on 3 July, four months after the supreme leader was assassinated in the opening hours of the US–Israeli war. Officials expect crowds in the tens of millions before his burial in Mashhad on 9 July, while his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei — chosen by the Assembly of Experts in March — has yet to appear in public. US–Iran talks in Doha are paused for the funeral, and oil prices have fallen back to near pre-war levels.
By Léa Hoffmann2 days ago
Politics
Climate finance
World Bank drops its 45% climate finance target under US pressure
The World Bank has extended its Climate Change Action Plan but scrapped its explicit climate-finance targets, retiring the goal of directing 45% of annual financing to climate projects after sustained pressure from the Trump administration and over the objections of European and developing-country shareholders.
By Jonas Thill2 days ago
Politics
United States
US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump order
The US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's executive order ending automatic citizenship for many US-born children, ruling 6-3 that the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship.
By Léa Hoffmann3 days ago
Politics
Middle East
US and Iran agree to halt attacks and renew talks, official says
A senior US official says Washington and Tehran have agreed to stop attacking each other and return to talks in Doha on 30 June, a de-escalation that has steadied oil prices and drawn cautious EU welcome.
By Camille Reuter5 days ago
Politics
Middle East
Israel and Lebanon Sign US-Brokered Framework to Wind Down Their Conflict
Israel and Lebanon, still technically at war, signed a US-mediated framework on 26 June pledging to end their conflict through a sequenced, conditional process. Israel will hand two pilot zones to the Lebanese army once Hezbollah is disarmed there, but keeps its security zone and sets no timetable. Beirut called it a first step; Hezbollah rejected it.
By Léa Hoffmann28 June 2026
Society
Human rights
UN rights chief calls for independent investigations into deaths in US immigration custody
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for independent investigations into a rising toll of deaths in US immigration detention, putting the system's compliance with international human-rights norms under scrutiny.
By Léa Hoffmann27 June 2026
Politics
Middle East
Lebanon, Israel and US sign Washington framework as Hezbollah rejects deal
Lebanon, Israel and the United States signed a trilateral framework agreement in Washington on 26 June 2026, setting out a sequenced process to disarm Hezbollah and eventually withdraw Israeli forces. Hours later Hezbollah, excluded from the talks, rejected the deal, exposing the framework's central weakness.
By Camille Reuter27 June 2026
Politics
United States
US Supreme Court Clears Way to End Deportation Protections for Haitians and Syrians
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe that federal courts cannot review the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Syria, clearing the way to strip protections from more than 350,000 Haitians and about 6,000 Syrians.
By Léa Hoffmann25 June 2026
Politics
Diplomacy
Iran and US wrap first round of talks with a 60-day road map as oil slides
The first round of formal U.S.-Iran post-ceasefire talks ended at the Bürgenstock resort with a road map toward a final deal in 60 days, sending oil lower and equities higher even as the enrichment dispute remained unresolved.
By Camille Reuter22 June 2026