Middle East

Iran views US demands for talks as 'excessive' • Police reach agreement with Latin Patriarchate • US allows Russian tanker to reach Cuba • IRGC commander killed in Tehran

While the decision has not yet been made, Trump remains open to the idea, US officials told WSJ. However, he is taking into account the danger such an operation would pose to US troops. 

According to Rudaw media, the IRGC threatened that all Israeli and US-tied universities in the region have been deemed "legitimate targets" in the ongoing war.

The post came in reply to a post from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), saying that freshwater supplies in Gaza were "severely limited and polluted."

The report noted that the damage to the tower was caused by shrapnel striking the facility, and that the authorities were working to restore power in the affected areas.

"The ambassador will not leave Lebanon, in accordance with the wishes of the speaker of parliament Nabih Berri and of Hezbollah," AFP reported, citing an anonymous source.

In recent days, US officials have indicated in closed-door discussions that “if the Iranians do not pursue a diplomatic path, there will be escalation, including the possibility of a ground operation

The message did not include any evidence that Khamenei, who has not been publicly seen since the war began last month, is alive.

Residents of a Syrian Christian town protested after homes and shops were burned in sectarian violence, calling for investigations and stronger state control.

The Jewish Institute for National Security of America reported that the main concern for the US and Israel in the coming weeks of the war is the impending shortage of interceptors.