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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, June 21

Xinhua
| June 22, 2026
2026-06-22

TEHRAN -- The Iranian delegation left negotiations with the United States in Switzerland on Sunday in protest of U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to launch further strikes against Iran, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

Tasnim cited a source close to the delegation as saying that "the negotiations stopped minutes ago." (Iran-US-Talks)

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TEHRAN -- Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the war in Lebanon is not ended, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, citing a source close to the Iranian negotiating team.

The source warned that if Israel's "crimes" in Lebanon continue and Lebanon's territorial integrity is not guaranteed, Iran will hold no negotiation on other issues. (Iran-Hormuz Strait-Lebanon)

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BEIRUT -- Israeli drones dropped sound bombs in the city of Nabatieh and an Israeli tank opened fire toward the outskirts of the village of Hadatha in southern Lebanon on Sunday, marking the first reported violation of a ceasefire announced a day earlier, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.

Meanwhile, Lebanese Civil Defense teams recovered six bodies from the rubble and transported eight wounded people to hospitals in Nabatieh on Sunday during search and rescue operations. (Lebanon-Israeli Attacks-Ceasefire)

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BEIRUT -- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Sunday that any Israeli military presence on Lebanese territory is unacceptable, stressing that the Lebanese army is the "only party authorized to protect national sovereignty."

"There is no place for security zones or Israeli military positions inside Lebanon," Qassem said in a televised speech on al-Manar local TV channel. (Hezbollah-Israel-Military Presence) Enditem

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