Eye on Extremism: June 15, 2026
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Naharnet: Hezbollah says halted operations in south, Israel claims stopping activities
A Hezbollah official told Reuterson Monday that the group has not carried out any operations since the Iran-U.S. deal was announced and that its position on the ceasefire was linked to Israel's adherence to it. He added that Iran delayed signing the deal with the U.S. to monitor Israel's adherence to the ceasefire in Lebanon.
Wall Street Journal: U.S. and Iran Have Reached a Deal to Stop Fighting, Reopen Shipping
Iran and the U.S. have agreed on an interim peace deal, the two nations announced Sunday, a potentially major breakthrough after nearly four months of fighting that created global political and economic turmoil.
CEP Mentions
The Sunday National: Expert reveals what we know about forces behind Scottish 'race riots'
The Sunday National has spoken with Alexander Ritzmann, a senior advisor with the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) – which monitors farright extremist and terrorist networks in Europe.
NTV: Schindler: Iran deal possibly as early as Monday
According to Iran expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, Trump's wish to announce a deal with Iran on his birthday tomorrow will likely not come true. However, he added, "All sides are now talking about days," and a first declaration of intent similar to the Gaza plan could come as early as Monday or at the beginning of next week.
Analysis
There are five twists that will determine whether, in five months or in five years, US President Donald Trump’s nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic will be seen as having been good or bad for Israel.
United States
The Times: How net closed in on ‘mastermind behind UK arson attacks’
In the early hours a few weeks ago in Baghdad, Mohammad al-Saadi and his colleagues got to work. From their darkened lair in the Iraqi capital the men allegedly used Apple’s FaceTime app to connect with an individual who was about to firebomb a synagogue more than 3,000 miles away in north London. While al-Saadi recorded proceedings in real time, another man in the Baghdad bunker ordered the person in the UK to take a petrol bomb and “light one in your hand”, according to US court papers.
Jewish Insider: Graham demands administration present the Iran deal to Congress
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said on Sunday he is “somewhat concerned” that Iran’s account of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal diverges sharply from what the U.S. negotiators are claiming, and demanded Vice President JD Vance personally present the deal to Congress.
A Cornell University student who applied for a summer internship with a Jewish-owned NYC startup rejected the opportunity with a hateful message: ‘Not interested in working for a Jew,” the shocked CEO posted on X. Austin Franco put his antisemitism on full display when he passed up an interview with VryfID because its co-founders Gabe and Aiden Einhorn are proudly Jewish.
A unhinged raisin heir who has been caught hurling racist and antisemitic insults at Jewish neighbors from his multimillion-dollar Pacific Palisades property has been arrested for making terror threats. The California Post obtained several videos of Lion Raisins scion Bruce Lion allegedly harassing neighbor Rabbi Zushe Cunin from the balcony of his $5.3 million mansion, screaming nonsensical grievances he has with the Jewish faith or with the religious leader himself.
Dallas Express: FBI Warns North Texas Parents: Violent 764 Extremist Group Targeting Kids Online
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice have designated the online extremist network known as “764” as a national security threat, citing its efforts to target and exploit minors through social media and gaming platforms. The group, which originated in Texas, has documented connections to North Texas.
A South Carolina man faces federal hate crime charges for allegedly vandalizing multiple buildings at a Charlotte Jewish community complex with Nazi symbols and threatening imagery. Dalton Ray Mullis, 24, of Indian Land, was arrested Thursday and appeared in federal court Friday. Prosecutors allege Mullis traveled to the Foundation of Shalom Park complex on the evening of Jan. 19 and defaced several buildings with antisemitic flyers.
Canada
Montreal Gazette: ‘It will trigger hate,’ Housefather says of Projet Montréal’s anti-Israel motion
Antisemitism has been front and centre in Montreal news the last two weeks. First, chief heart surgeon Emmanuel Moss at the Jewish General Hospital cited rising antisemitism as one of the reasons for accepting a new position in the United States. That was followed by a firebombing Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom synagogue in Westmount, where one suspect was arrested with a walkie-talkie.
Police in Newfoundland and Labrador are warning residents about a violent online extremist group targeting youth. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says it’s aware of the online group called 764, which it says deliberately victimizes, recruits and targets children, often through online gaming platforms.
Germany
Bloomberg: German Bank Chief Warns Rising Extremism Threatens Investment
The head of Germany’s state development bank warned that a rising tide of political extremism poses a threat to foreign investment in Europe’s biggest economy.
New York Times: Taking on Neo-Nazis, One Trademark at a Time
In Germany, a campaign called Rights Against the Right is securing trademarks for right-wing symbols and phrases, aiming to cut into a revenue stream that sustains hate groups.
Italy
A group of Israelis were pushed and verbally accosted by attendees at the LGBTQ Pride Parade in Bologna, Italy, on Saturday, witnesses told Israel’s Channel 12 television station. The group was waving a pride flag with the Star of David in the center, which other parade attendees took issue with, prompting the altercation. According to the report, a pregnant woman among the group of Israelis was violently pushed.
Spain
A group of masked individuals in Spain’s Basque region has vandalized six light rail trains belonging to the Spanish company CAF that were allegedly destined for Tel Aviv. The damage caused is likely to delay the trains’ arrival in Israel.
The level of online Spanish-language antisemitism was far higher last year than before October 7, 2023, the new annual report Online Antisemitism 2025, by the Web Observatory, revealed. The research was carried out in conjunction with the Latin American Jewish Congress, the World Jewish Congress, and other Latin American Jewish organizations.
United Kingdom
BBC: Man, 21, charged with terror offences
A 21-year-old man has been charged with terror offences following a police investigation. Joshua Jones, of Buttercup Close, Stockton, on Teesside, faces four counts of possessing a document likely to be useful to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
AFP: UK court upholds ban on Palestine Action group, days after four activists jailed
London’s Appeals Court on Monday upheld a UK government ban on activist group Palestine Action that has seen thousands of people — from students to an 83-year-old retired vicar — arrested and carried away from protests by police.
Fourteen people were arrested for violence and disorder while protesting an Israeli real estate event in London’s Edgware United Synagogue on Sunday. The Met Police confirmed that a total of 14 arrests were made: five for violent disorder (one person also arrested for assault on an emergency worker); six for Section 4a Public Order Act offenses (four of those for racial or religiously aggravated matters); one for Section 18 Public Order Act offenses; one for assault on an emergency worker, and one for common assault.
Reuters: UK anti-Islam activist Robinson briefly detained under terrorism laws
British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson said he was detained at Heathrow Airport on Saturday and had his phone seized, after a week when he posted heavily online about racist and anti-immigrant riots in Northern Ireland. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said on X he was held on Saturday evening foraround three hours under the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act.
The Telegraph: New pro-Palestinian group should be banned, says former anti-extremism tsar
The Government’s former anti-extremism tsar has called for the People Against Genocide protest group to be banned. Lord Walney, a former aide to Gordon Brown and ex-government adviser on political violence, accused People Against Genocide of being a “successor group” to Palestine Action.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: Suspect In Vehicle Attack On Girls In Kabul Arrested, Says Taliban
Khalid Zadran, the Taliban police spokesperson in Kabul, announced that the driver who rammed a vehicle into a group of girls in Kabul has been arrested. Zadran said the suspect is under interrogation and that the investigation is ongoing. According to him, the suspect was detained along with the vehicle involved.
Amu TV: Security Council extends UNAMA mandate for another year
The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, ensuring the mission will continue operating through June 17, 2027. The resolution, numbered 2822 (2026), was adopted with the support of all 15 members of the Security Council.
Amu TV: UNAMA draft drops ‘de facto authorities’ reference to Taliban: Report
A draft UN Security Council resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) no longer refers to the Taliban as Afghanistan’s “de facto authorities,” according to Security Council Report, an independent New York-based organization that monitors and analyzes the work of the Security Council. Instead, the draft resolution uses the phrase “relevant authorities,” a change that emerged after disagreements among Council members over language that some governments feared could imply legitimacy or recognition of Taliban rule.
Amu TV: Taliban expand dress code warnings beyond Herat
After detentions in Herat, Taliban have expanded warnings over women’s dress requirements to parts of Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif cities, calling on women and girls to fully comply with their prescribed dress code, local residents and sources said. In Kabul, Taliban morality police held a meeting with representatives and residents of the District 13 in the west of the city, asking them to warn everyone about the dress requirements that will be implemented starting from this week, according to at least two sources who attended the meeting.
Gaza Strip/West Bank
Settlers attempted to set fire to a mosque in the West Bank village of Burqa while worshipers were inside on Sunday night, Palestinian media outlets reported. The Palestinian Authority’s Wafa news agency reported that settlers initially set fire to a vehicle parked near the mosque, in the Ramallah area, before turning their attention to the house of worship itself.
Times of Israel: Hamas documents show Oct. 7 attack aimed at thwarting Israel-Saudi normalization
The Hamas terror group carried out its October 7, 2023, attack on Israel partly in order to thwart the Jewish state’s rapprochement with Saudi Arabia, according to seized documents. The internal Hamas materials were published by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, a government-controlled think tank, and then aired by the Kan public broadcaster on Sunday.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said it has fired 70 employees in Gaza “to mitigate safety and security risks for the refugees” amid Israeli accusations that many of its staffers were Hamas operatives. Announcing the move on Thursday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) temporary head Christian Saunders said the firings took place with “immediate effect” and “were taken further to an assessment of the safety and security of UNRWA operations in Gaza.”
Iran
Iran International: Iran media publish purported details of Iran-US draft agreement
Iran's state-affiliated Mehr News on Sunday published what it described as details of a 14-point draft memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington, provides for the release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets during the 60-day talks
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Tehran's Crackdown On Political Dissent Continuing Unabated
Recent reports from Iran suggest that an intense crackdown on political opposition within the country that began during mass protests in January is continuing unabated.
Iranians who oppose the regime were “shocked” by the emerging details of an agreement between the US and Iran, an Iranian source told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. The source, who is in touch with Iranians inside Iran and is knowledgeable about the situation on the ground in areas of Iran, discussed the way the emerging agreement is being greeted in Iran.
Wall Street Journal: The Iranian Enforcer Driving Tehran’s Hard Bargaining With the U.S.
Iran’s decision to fire ballistic missiles at Israel for the first time in months demonstrated the power wielded by the new head of the regime’s feared paramilitary force. Ahmad Vahidi, commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, had advocated striking Israel hard to stop attacks on Hezbollah in Beirut, said Iranian and Arab officials. More moderate voices in the Iranian leadership wanted to hold off on the strikes, the officials said, for fear of jeopardizing a deal with the U.S. that could save Iran’s economy.
Iraq
Iraqi News: Iraq helps thwart terrorist operations in France, Spain
The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Sabah al-Numan, revealed on Wednesday that Iraq has a huge intelligence database that has stopped terrorist operations in France and Spain. Al-Numan said in a statement that the operation to liberate Mosul, where terrorist groups were made up of people from more than 67 countries, served as a security shield for both the region and the international community, the state-run news agency reported.
Israel
Israel will not withdraw from southern Lebanon as part of the newly agreed to US-Iran deal despite Iranian demands, an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. An IDF source also confirmed that if Hezbollah respects the ceasefire, there will not be attacks anywhere in Lebanon.
Lebanon
A Hezbollah official told Reuters on Monday that the group has not carried out any operations since the Iran-U.S. deal was announced and that its position on the ceasefire was linked to Israel's adherence to it.
Naharnet: Hezbollah MP says Iran told them Israeli pullout part of deal
MP Hussein al-Hajj Hassan on Monday said that Hezbollah and Speaker Nabih Berri have been informed by Iran that Israeli withdrawal is included within the "framework of the agreement" with the U.S. and that "its details will be discussed soon." "If the Israeli army does not withdraw, we will have a stance then," Hajj Hassan added, in an interview with Al-Jadeed TV, emphasizing that Hezbollah does not recognize any Israeli-drawn lines.
Times of Israel: Hezbollah welcomes US-Iran MOU, thanks Iran for including Lebanon in deal
Hezbollah welcomes the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, saying it has resulted in a comprehensive ceasefire across all fronts, including Lebanon. In a written statement, the Tehran-backed terror group warns Israel that it will not accept any attacks that violate Lebanon’s sovereignty or target its people.
Iran International: IDF says it killed senior Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq
The Israeli military said it killed senior Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq, whom it accused of playing a central role in attacks and combat operations against Israel and its forces.
Iran International: Hegseth says Beirut strike not expected to disrupt Iran-US MoU
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Israel’s strike on Beirut was not expected to disrupt plans for a preliminary memorandum with Iran to be signed. “From all I know, we are on track. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when,” Hegseth said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
Iran International: Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut - Al Arabiya
Hezbollah commander Ali al-Hajj was killed in Israel’s airstrike on Dahieh in Beirut on Sunday, Al Arabiya reported. Al Arabiya also reported that the Israeli military carried out three airstrikes on the town of Sajd in southern Lebanon.
New York Times: Israel Strikes Beirut Outskirts as Fighting With Hezbollah Escalates
The Israeli military said Sunday that it had struck a Hezbollah target on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, an escalation that threatened to imperil U.S. peace talks with Iran and drew the ire of President Trump.
Iran International: Israeli military says it will act against Hezbollah, orders evacuations
The Israeli military on Sunday issued an urgent evacuation warning for residents in several towns and villages in southern Lebanon, telling them to leave their homes immediately.
Syria
Jerusalem Post: No longer an open corridor: How the post-Assad Syrian government isolates Hezbollah
US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks suggesting that Syria could play a role in efforts against Hezbollah in Lebanon have sparked widespread debate - not only because of what he said, but because of what his comments reveal about the dramatic shifts in regional alliances since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government in late 2024.
Yemen
Yemen Online: Gunfire , Boarding Attempt on Container Ship off Yemen
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported Monday that a container ship came under gunfire and was approached by a small boat attempting to board, about 14 nautical miles south of Yemen’s coast.
A UN report warned that the Houthis' continued engagement in the regional war alongside Iran coupled with a sharp reduction in humanitarian funding, threaten to deepen Yemen’s humanitarian crisis when already 450 health facilities, including 76 hospitals, have closed in the last year.
Fox News: Expert warns of 'general escalation' of fighting if Houthis resume Red Sea campaign
The U.S. has hit back against threats to now block another Middle East waterway by Iranian terror proxy, the Houthis. Earlier this week, the group declared a complete ban on Israeli-owned ships using the Red Sea, declaring them to be "legitimate targets."
Pakistan
Five policemen were killed and eight others injured after an explosives-laden vehicle struck the Jhangi police check-post near the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Punjab border in Pakistan’s Dera Ghazi Khan district, officials said. According to police, the vehicle was carrying a load of wood, beneath which the explosives are suspected to have been concealed. The blast destroyed a section of the check-post’s outer wall and left the vehicle buried under the debris.
Mali
Reuters: Al Qaeda-linked militants curb their brutality in seized Malian territory
The meetings have become routine. Every few months, jihadists in Mali affiliated with al Qaeda summon the men of Poutchi to a mud-brick mosque to collect tax on their crops and cattle, and later distribute food, medicine and animals to the poor. Five years ago, the same militants threatened to slit the throat of anyone in Poutchi - including the imam - who questioned their interpretation of Islam, recalls Amadou, a herder who lives in the village by the Niger River.
Australia
A Brisbane private schoolboy allegedly plotted terrorist attacks against the Liberal party and Brisbane’s Labour Day march in 2024 after being influenced by the Unabomber. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was 16 in 2024 when he was arrested by counter-terrorism police.
J-Wire: Royal Commission to examine online hate and media antisemitism
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will turn its attention to online hate speech, social media platforms and antisemitism in traditional media when it resumes public hearings in Sydney later this month.
AAP: ISIS bride rejects extremism, decries Syrian 'hell'
An accused "ISIS bride" rejects Islamic extremism and considers her time in Syria to have been 11 years of hell. Zeinab Ahmad's lawyer made the assertions on her behalf on Monday as her application for bail entered its third day.
Herald Sun: ‘Hail Hanson’: Chaos reigns at One Nation Melb fundraiser as police cuff neo-Nazi
“Hail Pauline Hanson,” Michael Nelson yelled as officers cuffed his hands behind his back outside the South Melbourne venue. He added: “The great white hope.” Nelson accused police of arresting him for supporting Hanson.
Technology
Last month, two US teenage gunmen opened fire at an Islamic center in San Diego, California, murdering three men outside the mosque. The two suspects, Caleb Vasquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, fled the scene and got into a white BMW. They placed a camera used to livestream the attack on the car’s dashboard.
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