Middle East

“Civilian supplies, humanitarian assistance and commercial activity must be protected from coercion, exploitation and interference,” Mladenov said.

Ophir Falk said military and economic pressure was creating an opening for Iranians to challenge their rulers, while stressing that regime change was up to the Iranian people.

Though an expert from the Royal United Services Institute said that the Houthis needed to be defeated, he insisted this could only come about by empowering the legitimate government - not airstrikes.

New Path list founder Samer Sinijlawi told the 'Post' that the court challenge was “about defending the right of Palestinians to choose their representatives and hold their leaders accountable."

Though Marwan Barghouti remains the most popular figure in Palestinian politics, support for independent figures like Bashar Masri and Mustafa Barghouti is steadily growing.

The Houthis also recently warned airlines that Saudi airspace and airports remain unsafe.

“The vehicle and its cargo belong to the resistance,” Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said. He noted that his organization also called for the immediate release of those arrested in the seizure.

Reports of intensifying clashes between IRGC and Baloch rebels point to growing unrest in the country's southeast, where restrictions on reporting make the scale of fighting difficult to verify.

According to the sources, Iran's message to Hezbollah was: "We estimate that an American attack is a matter of time - you should also be prepared."

The sources confirmed remarks by Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev, who earlier on Thursday said he had understood the meeting would be scrapped due to security concerns.