Syria, Jordan, Turkey sign deal to launch regional trade corridor
The agreement prioritizes the railway sector, including a proposal to link Anatolia in the north with the port of Aqaba in the south and extend toward the Gulf.
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'Iran will not forfeit its rights': Statement attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei read on state TV
Inside America: How Iran’s regime built a decades-long influence network inside the United States
Ex-CENTCOM Chief: IRGC running Iran can make concessions without regime change - interview
‘Forgetting the people’: Iranians fear regime will become more brutal after ceasefire
Ending the war prematurely “could embolden the Iranian authorities, making them more repressive and self-assured,” warned Kako Aliyar, a member of a Kurdish Iranian opposition party.
Continued IDF ops. in Lebanon will ruin Iran peace talks in Islamabad, Iranian officials claim
Iran's deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said that despite reports to the contrary, the Strait of Hormuz remains open to civilian ships that coordinate with Iranian authorities.
Lebanon's hospitals may run out of vital medical supplies within days, says WHO
Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday after launching its largest attacks of the war on Wednesday.
As Trump claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but powerful with leverage over Hormuz - analysis
"This war will be remembered as Trump's grave strategic miscalculation. One whose consequences reshaped the region in unintended ways," Middle East scholar Fawaz Gerges told Reuters.
Hormuz at near standstill as Iran warns ships to keep to its waters
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, one of Japan’s big three shipping firms, is among those caught up in the confusion as firms try to work out what impact the US-Iran two-week ceasefire is having.
Kurds allegedly forced to register as Syrian Arabs to receive citizenship, NGO claims
NSVH reported that the failure to provide an option to register as Kurdish, which was flagged during field monitoring, has raised serious concerns about Damascus’s compliance with the legislation.
Iraq is on edge amidst Iran ceasefire - analysis
Over the past decade, Iraq’s government has empowered Iranian-backed militias, which in turn used Iraqi territory to carry out hundreds of attacks during the war.
Iran's nuclear enrichment cannot be stopped, US-Israel defeated, Tehran's nuke chief Eslami claims
The US and Israel have reached a "stage of desperation," and a "request for a ceasefire indicates their defeat," Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said.
As Israel pounds Hezbollah, Lebanese civilians pay price of war - analysis
Lebanon remains outside the ceasefire, as Israeli strikes and Hezbollah activity leave civilians displaced, vulnerable, and caught in a war they did not choose.
Iran estimates war losses at up to $145 billion after weeks of fighting
Open-source intelligence points to heavy military damage, casualties, and economic toll following the Israel-US campaign.
