Middle East
Iran denies requesting meeting with US, state media reports
US President Donald Trump's Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said he would meet with Iranian diplomats "next week or so."
Iran's president accuses Israel of assassination attempt, says Tehran open to dialogue with US
Two crew wounded, two missing after second attack on ship off Yemen
GHF slams Reuters over 'false, so-called' document of Gazan relocation, 'deradicalization plan'
The hit that wasn’t: When Saddam Hussein offered to kill Khomeini and the Shah said no
This decision, made quietly, cautiously, and with the best of intentions, reshaped the fate of a nation and the entire region.
Rabbi Hier: ‘This is a phenomenal time to bring Azerbaijan into the Abraham Accords’
Ahead of Netanyahu’s White House visit, a leading US rabbi urges adding Azerbaijan to the Abraham Accords as a key ally to deter Iran and spark wider Muslim participation.
Why does the BRICS meeting matter for the Middle East? - analysis
The group of countries is concerned about escalation in the Middle East, saying they "condemn the military strikes againstIran ... which constitutse a violation of international law."
'It struck us like lightning': Crew of Greek ship hit off Yemeni coast safe, vessel risks sinking
Sunday's assault off the southwest coast of Yemen was the first such incident reported in the vital shipping corridor since mid-April.
'The tide may finally be turning': Hezbollah under pressure as US envoy arrives - analysis
Syria Envoy Tom Barrack has moved quickly to increase US ties to the new Syrian government. He has travelled around the region and is the US Ambassador to Turkey as well.
Admitting defeat? Why Hamas officials say the terror group 'lost control' of Gaza - analysis
Why would a high-ranking member of the Hamas terrorist group suddenly decide to leak these key details on the same day that ceasefire talks are ongoing?
France concerned over citizen missing in Iran, minister says
French media reported that the man was an 18-year-old who had been on a cycling trip in the region but went missing a few days after Israeli planes struck targets in Iran.
'No stopping a civil war against Hamas,' Gaza militia chief Abu Shabab tells KAN
This follows an earlier interview with Army Radio, where Abu Shabab denied working with Israel but added that he hadn't ruled out cooperating with the IDF on aid distribution in the future.
Twelve Turkish soldiers killed by gas exposure during cave search in Iraq
The incident took place during a mission to locate the remains of a Turkish soldier killed by the PKK. Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party will meet with Erdogan to discuss a peace process with the PKK.
'Security situation has completely collapsed': Hamas has lost 80% of its control over Gaza- report
“Let’s be realistic here, there’s barely anything left of the security structure. Most of the leadership, about 95%, are now dead,” the Hamas official told the BBC."
