US, Iran sign remote memorandum to end war – Shafaq News

2026-06-17T22:26:10+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Washington US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding remotely on Wednesday to end hostilities and... Read more »

Democratic socialist who accuses Israel of genocide leads DC mayoral primary

JTA — A democratic socialist who has sharply criticized Israel and pledged to defend Jews from antisemitism is in the lead in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for mayor in Washington, DC, possibly putting... Read more »

Senior Iranian opposition figure: Qatar bribed the entire region, the IDF is our hope

The signing of the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US, and President Donald Trump’s turning the terrorist regime into a partner, have stunned opponents of the regime in Iran, as... Read more »

Yitzhak Rabin: soldier, leader, statesman (special crossover)

Noam This episode is sponsored by Jewish Lives, a prize-winning series of biographies from Yale University Press. To learn more about Yitzhak Rabin’s life, identity, and legacy, check out Yitzhak Rabin, Soldier... Read more »

40-GW electricity gap forces Iraq to back private generators – Shafaq News

2026-06-17T06:30:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Baghdad A power gap of nearly 40,000 megawatts is forcing Iraq to lean more heavily on private generators this summer, with demand... Read more »

‘Without me, there would be no Israel,’ Netanyahu ‘has to be more responsible’ with Lebanon, Trump says at G7 – Israel & Jewish News

(Jun. 16, 2026 / JNS) Amid extensive controversy and speculation about the contents of a memorandum of understanding with the Iranian regime, which U.S. President Donald Trump announced without providing much detail,... Read more »

What have Iran and the US actually agreed to?

The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement on Sunday night to end nearly four months of war, a Memorandum of Understanding that will extend the ceasefire for 60 days and... Read more »

World Cup June 17 preview: Iraq finally come back – Shafaq News

Shafaq News Five matches shape Wednesday’s World Cup schedule in Baghdad time, starting with Iraq’s opener against Norway at 01:00 and ending with England’s heavyweight Group L match against Croatia at 23:00.... Read more »

Muharram in Iraq: New year becomes a season of mourning – Shafaq News

Shafaq News- Baghdad For much of the world, a new year carries connotations of celebration and renewal. In Iraq, the opening of the Islamic Hijri New Year, marked by the arrival of... Read more »

Journalist Amir Tibon wins Sami Rohr Prize for book on his family’s Oct. 7 survival

Haaretz journalist Amir Tibon was on Tuesday awarded the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for his book “The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands,”... Read more »