IDF, Hezbollah trade blows as negotiators prepare to broker peace with Iran
Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel, citing ceasefire breaches • US, Iran delegations arriving in Pakistan on Friday • Most Israeli schools to open on Thursday
Middle East
Inside the situation room: How did Netanyahu pitch the Iran war to Trump? - report
Iran's Araghchi seen as country's most powerful foreign minister yet - explainer
Israel offered to check itself in Lebanon strikes to promote Iran ceasefire, VP Vance claims
Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant undamaged from recent nearby strike, atomic watchdog confirms
The atomic watchdog said that the confirmation was based on its independent analysis of new satellite imagery and detailed knowledge of the site, adding that one strike had hit only 75 meters away.
US boots on the ground in Iran could lead to widespread regional conflict, experts say
US forces operating on Iranian soil could trigger an unstoppable chain reaction across global shipping lanes, energy markets, and political fault lines.
Zelensky’s Syria visit symbolizes new future for Middle East diplomacy - analysis
Ukrainian President Zelensky’s visit to Syria marks a symbolic step toward a peaceful future, fostering cooperation between Syria, Turkey, and Ukraine despite regional conflicts.
Kurdish Iranian groups deny receiving guns from US following Fox report
Reports about Kurdish Iranian groups tend to be sensitive because the groups fear an Iranian regime crackdown, and the groups have already been targeted by hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles.
Katz, IDF: We assassinated IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi
Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF confirmed that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Intelligence Organization chief Majid Khademi was killed in strikes on the Islamic regime.
Are Iraqi militias crossing into Iran to support Iran's war effort? - analysis
The militia forces could bolster the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran. They could also be used by Iran to enforce order and carry out suppression in some areas on its periphery.
Iran rejects temporary ceasefire proposal, Trump stresses Tuesday deadline is 'final'
According to IRNA, Iran is demanding a complete end to the fighting in the region, along with a protocol to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Russia said to provide Iran with Israeli targets, Trump says Iran can be taken out in a night
Iranian strike injures 15 US soldiers in Kuwait • Trump: Iran proposal not good enough, Tuesday deadline final • IDF strikes Iran's largest petrochemical plant, airports across Tehran
Strait of Hormuz to remain closed until Iran is compensated for war damages, Iranian official says
The IRGC Navy is currently in the process of completing operational preparations for a "new order in the Persian Gulf," the post read, emphasizing that the strait would be permanently changed.
Trump initially feared radio message from downed US airman was Iranian trap - Axios
After ejecting from the jet, the officer sent a message over his radio saying “Power be to God,” according to Trump who added that it "sounded like something a Muslim would say."
