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Key themes include Iran–Israel–U.S. escalations around the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security impacts, and subsequent moves toward interim understandings. The digest also covers regional shifts affecting shipping routes and civilian safety, alongside Lebanon ceasefire steps and Red Sea tensions linked to Yemen’s Houthis. It further highlights India’s diplomatic outreach across Europe, Asia and Latin America, and cooperation across defense, trade, technology and energy in multilateral settings, including BRICS.","June 2026  \nKEY HEADLINES  \nThe month was dominated by developments in West Asia, where tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States continued to influence maritime security, energy routes, and regional stability.  \n• Iran warned that all vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz must obtain authorisation from Tehran and follow designated maritime routes. The United States rejected the move, maintaining that the Strait remains an international waterway with unrestricted navigation rights.  \n• U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of shooting down a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz and warned of a strong American response.  \n• The United States subsequently launched strikes on Iranian military targets after the helicopter incident, while Iran retaliated by attacking U.S. bases, sharply escalating tensions in West Asia.  \n• Iran later launched drone and missile  \nstrikes on Kuwait International Airport after U.S. strikes on Iran's military facilities on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.  \n• India strongly condemned attacks on three civilian ships carrying Indian crew members in the Strait of Hormuz, describing attacks on commercial shipping as unacceptable.  \n• Later in the month, the United States and Iran reached a preliminary understanding to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, raising hopes of restoring regional stability.  \n• Following direct negotiations in Switzerland, U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance stated that discussions had laid a strong foundation for a final U.S.–Iran peace and nuclear agreement.  \n• President Donald Trump later announced fresh negotiations with Iran in Doha to preserve the fragile interim agreement, even as fresh attacks across the Persian Gulf complicated peace efforts.  \n• Despite earlier understandings, Israel and Iran exchanged fresh military strikes. India subsequently issued travel advisories urging Indian nationals in both countries to exercise caution and evacuate wherever possible.  \n• Israel captured the strategically important Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, marking another escalation in the conflict with Hezbollah.  \n• Israel and Lebanon later agreed to implement a conditional ceasefire following U.S.-mediated negotiations. Both sides agreed to establish pilot security zones under the exclusive control of the Lebanese Armed Forces.  \n• Yemen's Houthi movement claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Israel and announced a complete ban on Israeli-affiliated ships in the Red Sea, widening regional maritime tensions.  \nIndia continued expanding strategic partnerships across Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and its immediate neighbourhood through cooperation in defence, trade, technology, energy and connectivity.  \n• National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing, with discussions focusing on border security, connectivity, defence cooperation, and bilateral relations.  \n• During President Min Aung Hlaing's visit to India, both countries reaffirmed cooperation on border management, regional stability, and preventing Myanmar's territory from being used by anti-India insurgent groups.  \n• During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first bilateral visit to Slovakia since 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