US-Iran Deal Reshapes Middle East Amid Protests and Return of Displaced

As the Strait of Hormuz opens, thousands of Shiites return to southern Lebanon, while protests target Google and G7.

US-Iran Deal Reshapes Middle East Amid Protests and Return of Displaced — About 100 pro-Palestinian students stood up, chanted 'Free Palestine,' and left the hall while Google CEO Sundar Pichai was speaking at Stanford University's 135th commencement ceremony.[^1] The protest aimed to oppose the 'Nimbus' contract—a $1.2 billion cloud computing deal between Google, Amazon, and the Israeli government—and was organized by groups such as Students for Justice in Palestine.[^1] The scene underscored how the US-Iran deal, which includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, continues to reverberate across global campuses and streets. Meanwhile, in Geneva, about 20,000 people protested against the G7 summit, with some 600 Black Bloc activists setting fire to a Tesla and smashing windows at a UN building.[^2] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated at the G7 conference in Évian that the use of drones and UAVs in wars creates a 'new circle of hell.'[^3] The protests highlight growing discontent with global governance and corporate power, even as diplomatic breakthroughs are announced. In southern Lebanon, thousands of Shiite residents began returning to their villages after the announcement of a ceasefire between the US and Iran.[^4] However, local authorities are warning the approximately 1.2 million displaced not to return, and Israeli security sources confirmed a drone attack on a vehicle in the village of Tabnit as an operation to eliminate a threat.[^5] The return movement clashes with Israel's clarification that the IDF has not withdrawn from security zones and will continue to operate against terrorist infrastructure.[^4] The deal, scheduled to be signed on June 19, only covers the transit of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, leaving broader security concerns for Gulf states unresolved.[^6] TikTok shooting, fraud sentencing, and fitting-room scandal: crime digest — On Sunday evening, a 22-year-old woman from Jaljulia was shot while sitting at a café broadcasting live on TikTok.[^1] The incident, which left her seriously wounded, is one of two shootings involving young women livestreaming—another TikTok star was shot in a Jaffa rest