Middle East live: Trump seeks $88 billion in extra funding, mostly for Iran war

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25 Jun 2026 • 8:42 AM MYT
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Yesterday's key developments:

  • US ⁠President Donald Trump said ‌a ⁠deal ‌with ⁠Iran that included fees ‌in ‌the Strait of Hormuz would be "unacceptable".
  • Hezbollah accused Israel of a new ceasefire "violation" after an Israeli drone killed two people in southern Lebanon a day after two people died in Israeli gunfire.
  • The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike targeting suspected Hezbollah militants who crossed into the so-called "security zone" it has created in southern Lebanon, the second such incident it reported within hours.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)

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