As per reports, the updates on tensions in the Middle East as of Thursday (25 June) are as follows:

• Israel and Lebanon were reportedly discussing a pilot scheme to transfer control of certain areas in southern Lebanon to the Lebanese Armed Forces, according to reports, citing three Israeli officials who indicated the US-backed project would involve American training and vetting of Lebanese troops to ensure no links to Hezbollah, while Israel would retain a military presence in the buffer zone.
• Oman announced it was working with the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) to establish a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, with the Omani Maritime Security Centre. Vessels intending to use the corridor would need to coordinate directly with the IMO, though the statement notably made no mention of any collaboration with Iran in establishing the arrangement.
• Despite the framework agreement between the US and Iran and the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) urged airlines to continue avoiding Middle East airspace, extending its conflict-zone advisory for the region until 01 July and recommending that flight operators avoid Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon entirely.
• Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that technical-level talks between the US and Iran were set to resume the following week, with spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi clarifying that the current pause represented only a temporary break rather than a suspension of the broader negotiating process.
• The global benchmark oil price fell below 76 dollars a barrel on Monday morning, dropping beneath the level at which Brent crude had been trading prior to the onset of the war in Iran.
• The US has resumed operations at its embassy in Kuwait, more than three months after suspending operations due to Iranian attacks during the war, with a State Department spokesperson confirming that emergency services for American citizens would resume immediately while other services were phased in gradually.
• The second day of US-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon were reported at the US State Department on Wednesday (24 June), according to a State Department official, with the current round of working-level discussions having begun on Tuesday (23 June) and scheduled to continue through Thursday (25 June). T
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Wednesday (24 June) that upcoming technical talks with Iran would be conducted at the expert level through work groups covering various subjects, with discussions expected to begin on 30 June.
• An Israeli drone strike on a four-wheel vehicle on the outskirts of Dabsha, near Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon, killed two people on Wednesday (24 June_, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.