Day 112 of the WarFriday, June 19, 2026

Day 112 — The Lebanon Front Erupts With 63 Hezbollah Rockets Killing Four Israeli Soldiers and Netanyahu Orders Strikes on 80+ Sites; Iran Ties the Ceasefire to an Israeli Withdrawal While Trump Warns Escalation Could Close Hormuz; Power Shifts to Mojtaba and the Guards as the Parliament Stays Shut; Blackout and Fear Grip Iran — Yet the Tehran Metro Fights Back

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Since Khamenei's death, Visegrád 24 reports power has shifted to a small group of Revolutionary Guards commanders and the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with his inner circle — even as the regime prepares to bury the late dictator in the coming days.source
Mojtaba Khamenei says he held a different opinion on the U.S. agreement but signed it because of a commitment given to him by Pezeshkian, head of the Supreme National Security Council; a government speaker calls for a 'Movement to Return to the Leader's View,' urging protesters to reject the deal within 60 days.source

As the regime prepares Khamenei's burial, Visegrád 24 reports it has imposed nationwide internet blackouts and thrown thousands of extra security forces onto the streets — a weakened, fearful and unstable state bracing against its own population.source
In the Tehran metro, a pro-regime morality officer tries to bully a group of teenage girls — but young women and men stand together and force the bully out, a small scene of defiance Masih Alinejad shares as proof the war against women is still being fought back.source

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Between June 17 and 18 Hezbollah conducted 25 separate attacks on Israel — 63 rockets, 1 missile, 7 explosive UAV strikes, 2 IED attacks and 1 infiltration attempt by 5 operatives — 72 munitions and attack events in 48 hours, despite the ceasefire the memorandum was meant to cover.source
Netanyahu says he ordered the IDF to strike Hezbollah 'with force' after an attack killed Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Shimhon and three other soldiers; the IDF says it hit over 80 terror sites in response — the U.S. backing Israel's right to defend itself while pressing for calm.source
Analysts stress the misconception: a ceasefire is not a withdrawal — it only means the shooting stops. With 63 rockets fired in 48 hours, an Israeli pullback looks unlikely until Hezbollah disarms or clears southern Lebanon of its fighters and infrastructure.source

The IRGC declares on maritime radio channel 16 that the withdrawal of Israel from Lebanon, the complete lifting of the naval blockade and the departure of American forces from the Persian Gulf are 'core conditions' of the agreement — hardening its terms as Lebanon burns.source
In an Axios interview, Trump warns that intensifying military action against the Islamic Republic could close the Strait of Hormuz and disrupt global oil supplies — a rare acknowledgment that his own escalation threats could trigger the very chokepoint crisis the deal was meant to prevent.source

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