Umut Uras

Senior reporter

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Based in Doha, he serves on Al Jazeera English’s Live Page team. Previously, he covered news and analysis from the European Union, Cyprus and Turkiye for aljazeera.com. Before joining Al Jazeera, Umut contributed news and commentary to various Turkish and Cypriot newspapers including Hurriyet Daily News. Umut was a member of the Al Jazeera Live Page team which received Edward R Murrow Breaking News awards in 2024 and 2025 for its coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza.

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Iranian deputy foreign minister says Iran ‘ready to move forward’ on diplomacy with US, but war must end on all fronts.

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on June 19, 2026. Mediators in the US-Iran conflict, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, are due to gather for talks in the Egyptian city of Alamein on June 21, Cairo and Islamabad have confirmed. The agreement was meant to halt fighting in Lebanon as well, but clashes have since resumed between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) /

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Thursday, June 18, 2026.

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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JUNE 17: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference during the G7 Leaders' Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 (G7) countries convened in Evian, France, near the Swiss border, for their annual summit to discuss challenges to peace and security for Ukraine and Europe, the situation in the Middle East, and other geopolitical issues. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

These were the updates from US-Israel’s war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

A man walks past the rubble of a destroyed building in the village of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr in southern Lebanon on June 16, 2026.

These were the updates from the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Monday, June 16, 2026.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JUNE 15: U.S. President Donald Trump talks as he meets French President Emmanuel Macron for a bilateral meeting at Hotel Royal Evian on June 15 in Évian-les-Bains, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 (G7) countries convened in Evian, France, near the Swiss border, for their annual summit to discuss challenges to peace and security for Ukraine and Europe, the situation in the Middle East, and other geopolitical issues. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

These were the updates from the US-Israel’s war on Iran on Sunday, June 14, 2026.

A few demonstrators wave Iranian flags.

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Thursday, June 11, 2026.

Trump

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

A woman holds an Iranian flag on a street in Tehran, Iran

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

A US Army AH-64D Apache helicopter

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Monday, June 8, 2026.

Daily life in Tehran continues as usual despite tensions with Israel, US

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