Middle East

Trump confirms US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites

US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US conducted airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in a Truth Social post on Saturday night.

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

WATCH: Israeli strikes destroy three F-14 jets in central Iran, IDF targeting military sites

 Israel Air Force targets an Iranian F-14 jet, June 21, 2025.

Israel strikes Iranian naval base in Bandar Abbas's strategic southern port

 IDF fighter jet preparing to attack Iran, June 2025.

Israel seeks swift action on Iran, with a split US administration

 (L to R): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of explosions in Gaza in October, 2023 (illustration).

Tehran says it is holding 'German Jew' on ‘espionage’ near Arak reactor - report

Mehr released a four-minute video that shows a bearded young man in cycling gear identifying himself as Marek Kaufmann.

Alleged German citizen Marek Kaufmann who is being held in Iran on espionage charges, according IRGC.

Hamas delegation arrives in Egypt for Gaza hostage deal talks - exclusive

Earlier this week, Qatar, Egypt, and the US called on Israel to dispatch a delegation to Sharm el-Sheikh to negotiate a hostage release deal.

 Demonstrators protest against the Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, June 7 2025.

Killed Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah's former bodyguard killed in Israeli strikes in Tehran

A source said Abu Ali Khalil, who served as a bodyguard for Hezbollah’s slain chief, had been on a religious pilgrimage when he met up with a member of the Kataeb Sayyed Al-Shuhada group.

 A person walks past a banner with a picture of Hassan Nasrallah, during preparations ahead of his public funeral ceremony, in Beirut, Lebanon. February 22, 2025.

Iran's last card: Will the Houthis try to rejoin the war amid Israeli strikes? - analysis

The US threats to intervene against Iran have apparently led the Houthis to reconsider their stance, leading to Iran possibly playing its final card.

Houthi supporters protest in solidarity with Palestinians and Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen June 20, 2025

Slain IRGC official was in regular contact with Sinwar to arm Hamas, IDF reveals

Documents discovered by the IDF in Khan Yunis detailed correspondence between Saeed Izadi and Mohammed Sinwar regarding the transfer of weapons to Hamas.

Mohammed Sinwar against backdrop of strike on the European Hospital which allegedly killed him, May 13, 2025 (illustration).

Houthis threaten US ships in Red Sea if Trump joins Israel's Iran strikes

The US president has been unclear on whether or not he will decide to strike Iran after nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran reached an impasse.

Houthi supporters burn Israeli and US flags in solidarity with Palestinians and Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen June 20, 2025

As Israel's war on Iran enters its second week, its mission grows longer - analysis

While Iran’s missile fire on Israel has been reduced, there is no clear indication that Iran is ready to throw in the towel.

 Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire on a bus, following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025

Europe's nuclear offers are 'unrealistic,' senior Iranian officials say as war with Israel rages

An Iranian official said that zero enrichment was a dead end and that Iran would not negotiate over its defensive capabilities, including its missile program.

 Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, flanked by France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to media after nuclear talk in Geneva.

WATCH: IDF strikes Isfahan nuclear site in central Iran, IAEA says centrifuge workshop hit

Friday night marked the second confirmed IDF attack on the Isfahan site since a week prior, when it struck one of the largest uranium enrichment sites in Iran.

Images from the IDF show destroyed nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Iran, June 21, 2025

UNRWA to open office in Turkey, Erdogan says as he calls for more support

Israel last year banned UNRWA, saying it had employed members of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas who took part in the October 7 massacre.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media at NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington last year. Turkey under Erdogan is no longer a NATO ally in spirit; it is a rogue state pursuing an expansionist, Islamist agenda that threatens stability, states the writer.