Israel maintains that its operations are directed against Hezbollah positions and infrastructure, arguing that it must continue acting against security threats regardless of diplomatic developments elsewhere.

Messi, who turns 39 on June 24, started his scoring with a goal that has become so typical of the great man over the years. He picked the ball up, ran at Algerian defense, and then unleashed a trademark left footed curler, which was too much for Algeria keeper Luca Zidane, son of French legend Zinedine Zidane.

This flare-up continues an escalation cycle that began with Pakistani strikes on February 22 across eastern and southeastern Afghanistan.

The LNG tanker Disha, chartered by India’s Petronet LNG, crossed the Strait of Hormuz on June 14, becoming the first Indian ship to exit the Persian Gulf in over three months following a US-Iran peace deal announced by President Donald Trump.