Middle East

Iran, US seek to resume back-channel efforts to restart nuclear talks, Iran's foreign ministry says

Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, had said that the US needed to show it had a genuine desire for peace with Iran.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Philanthropist calls Bahrain Abraham Accords ‘unsung hero’ after Israel’s Iran strike

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How Yossi Cohen set stage for Hezbollah beepers, Iran tech surprises, assassinations - exclusive

Former Mossad head Yossi Cohen is seen speaking at the Jerusalem Post annual conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021

Gaza aid group denies 'categorically false' reports of Palestinians killed at GHF sites

 The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) continued its operations today to provide vital food aid for the people in Gaza

Why Iran's defeat at hands of Israel has yet to spark a revolution - analysis

The assumption that bombing Iran's strategic infrastructure would immediately trigger a popular revolt shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how people behave under siege.

 A demonstrator holding an Israeli flag and an Iranian flag from the reign of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi takes part in a protest against the Iranian government outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, US, June 23, 2025.

WATCH: Iranian media releases footage of IAF strike in Quds Square, Tehran

A video released in Iran shows a direct hit on a building in Tehran's Quds Square - in real time, in front of dozens of bystanders.

 Security cameras from an Israeli attack on Quds Square in Tehran during Operation Rising Lion.

Is the Palestinian Authority on the edge of economic collapse, Abbas succession? - analysis

Amid economic crisis and Abbas's aging leadership, the Palestinian Authority faces instability and potential succession battles.

 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Beirut, Lebanon, May 22, 2025.

Senior Hamas leaders in Doha told to lay down weapons after Trump ceasefire proposal - report

The move to lay down weapons can be viewed as symbolic because Israel has demanded Hamas disarmament as a condition for ending the war. 

Palestinian Hamas terrorists keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025.

Saudi Arabia activates US THAAD to deter looming Iran missile threat

The battery was reportedly purchased in a deal with US President Donald Trump during his first term, which includes an additional six THAAD batteries, 44 launchers, and 360 interceptors.

 Saudi Arabia’s Air Defense Forces announced the inauguration of its first battery of the THAAD missile defense system

No imminent threat of attack from Iran despite belligerent rhetoric, Iran expert explains

“The Iranians are currently focused on damage control, hunting down collaborators with Israel – real or imagined,” Dr. Merhavi said.

 People attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2025.

Tehran offers minimal compensation for damage caused by Israeli strikes - report

No government official has commented on compensation plans for residents outside of Tehran, Iran International reported.

 THE AFTERMATH of an Israeli strike on a building in Tehran, June 2025.

Syria's Sharaa makes moves toward Abraham Accords to reduce Turkish influence

While Erdogan is doing everything to delegitimize Israel, any agreement between Israel and Syria "also undermines Turkey’s strategy," Yanarocak told Maariv.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Iranian nuclear program degraded by up to two years, Pentagon says

The results of the strikes are being closely watched to see how far they may have set back Iran's nuclear program, after President Donald Trump said it had been obliterated.

 Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell addresses the media in the Pentagon, March 17, 2025.

Mystery deaths in Tehran sparks concern over Swiss diplomats safety

The report noted that Switzerland’s unique role as Washington’s protecting power in Tehran “increases the visibility of Swiss personnel to hostile services.”

A cordon tape is seen at the garden in front of the tower, where the body of the Swiss embassy's first secretary was found after falling from a building, in Tehran, Iran May 4, 2021.