Middle East

For those on the outside, until they’re ready to put some skin in the game by moving here, the business of governing should be left to those of us who call Israel our home!

The midterms will shape the next two years of American politics. What happens in Iran could shape the Middle East for the next hundred.

He stressed that any Iranian regime loyal to the Islamic Revolution "will always have the motivation to restore its capabilities," warning that this would include nuclear weapons if given the chance.

Turkey has interests in Kirkuk and the city of Tal Afar. The Turkish Ministry of Defense said, “We welcome Iraq’s reinforcement of outposts and observation posts along the border."

“The first decision of the PUK leadership following this thing [parliament reactivation] is that we will immediately withdraw from this failed government," Bafel Talabani, leader of PUK said.

The diplomat said a Syrian-Saudi defense cooperation deal signed on Wednesday "specifically includes advisory support, training and exchange of expertise."

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the US was reviewing the proposal but declined to provide further details.

Under the agreement, signed between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey and sent to parliament for approval last month, an attack on one party constitutes an attack on all.

JD Vance says voters want a new US-Israel relationship, and Trump is ending aid early. Jacob Laznik and Shir Perets unpack what the midterms really mean for Israel and the Iran war.

Iran sent the US a nuclear proposal via Qatar later on Thursday, which it said it would discuss only after Washington meets its seven demands, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.