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Forget Iran nukes, terror proxies - for Israel, it's all about ballistic missiles now - exclusive

IDF chief ready to strike surprising targets if Tehran chooses war • Eyal Zamir made case against ballistic missiles directly to US military officials in Washington

 Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, June 17, 2025.
A woman walks past a deactivated Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile in front of a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran's Bahrestan Square on September 27, 2025, as part of an exhibit to mark the "Sacred Defense Week" commemorating the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.

What Arab media is expecting from the US-Iran talks in Oman

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to MPs at his party's group meeting in the Turkish parliament on January 21, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey.

Erdogan: Turkey working hard to prevent new Middle East war over US-Iran tensions

Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora in Ireland Neale Richmond takes part in the fifth plenary meeting, during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, in Seville, Spain, July 2, 2025

Ireland's top lawyer raises legal issues on sanctioning services in Israeli settlements


Iran agrees to discuss proxy terror, ballistic missile arsenal in US negotiations - NYT

The talks between Iran and US are still set to focus on Iran's nuclear program and capabilities, NYT noted, citing three Iranian officials and one Arab official.

A banner with a photo of a new hypersonic ballistic missile called "Fattah" and with text reading "400 seconds to Tel Aviv" is seen on a street in Tehran, Iran June 8, 2023

Houthis prepared to strike Israel, US warships in event of attack on Iran - KAN

According to KAN News, Israeli security forces are operating under the assumption that Yemen's Houthi terrorists will be prepared to strike back against Israel if the US attacks Iran first. 

HOUTHI TERRORISTS carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, in September.

Trump has attacked pillars of democracy, Human Rights Watch alleges

Human Rights Watch Director Philippe Bolopion claimed that "the Trump administration has really undermined all the pillars of US democracy, all the checks and balances on power."

US President Donald Trump sits at his desk, behind a hat that reads "America is back" at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 3, 2026.

Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei 'should be very worried'

"I want peace in the Middle East," Trump said. "If we didn't take out that nuclear, we wouldn't have peace in the Middle East."

US President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

'Still lethal': As Tehran tests US resolve, Iranian drones pose a deadly threat, experts say

Iran's drones are slow, but present a significant threat due to their numbers as part of Iran's attempts to oversaturate Western air defense systems.

Iranian Army drone fleet parades on the occasion of National Army Day on April 18, 2025 in Tehran, Iran.

After mediators sway US, Iran's Araghchi says nuclear talks set for Friday in Oman

Arab mediators convinced the US to drop the demand that talks with Iran on Friday go beyond nuclear discussions. Nevertheless, the American position on the matter is unchanged, and gaps remain.

The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is shown at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, US, August 11, 2025

US seeks to prevent further Iranian harrasment of ships in Gulf - analysis

Iranian harassment of US ships prompts military reaction, increasing already-strained tensions between the two countries.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean August 10, 2024.

Russia says uranium proposal for Iran is still on the table

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that an offer for Russia to aid Iran with exporting uranium was still available.

Spokesperson of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, January 14, 2025.

Trump has betrayed the Iranian people, but it's not too late to topple the regime - editorial

“If it ends like this, he will be remembered as the worst president ever for Iranians,” one Iranian who managed to flee told The Jerusalem Post. 

Two men lights a cigarette from a burning picture of Islamic Republic head Ali Khamenei as they set it on fire outside the Iranian embassy in London, UK, at a rally yesterday.

Zelensky says Russia ignored US peace efforts with overnight energy strikes

"We expect a response from the United States to the Russian strikes," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2026.