Israel has ordered the closure of six schools run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestinian authorities have announced.
The National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran's Parliament warned that any encroachment on or threat to Iran's peaceful nuclear industry will be met with a "serious, decisive, and devastating response" from Tehran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has stated that the upcoming indirect talks with the United States in Oman are as much an opportunity as they are a test, stressing Tehran's seriousness in the negotiations.
A spokesperson for the European Union has welcomed the upcoming talks between Iran and the United States, emphasizing that diplomacy remains the only sustainable solution to Tehran’s nuclear issue.
The President of Algeria has expressed grave concern over the critical situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. Abdelmadjid Tebboune has called for solidarity and cooperation among all nations to stop the Zionist regime's massacre of innocent Palestinians and prevent the spread of insecurity in the region and beyond.
A pirnciplist newspaper in Iran suggests that Tehran may agree to reduce its uranium enrichment in its upcoming talks in Oman on Saturday, emphasizing that this should not be seen as a retreat but rather a strategic move to maintain its nuclear industry within non-military limits.
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, described a trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia, and China held in Moscow as "productive and constructive."
Ukrainian soldiers have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting in the ranks of the Russian military against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated.
The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has been temporarily taken offline to undergo scheduled maintenance aimed at ensuring the safe and efficient operation of its systems, according to the Iranian plant’s director, Reza Banazadeh.
The United Nations has announced that nearly 400,000 Palestinians have been displaced in the Gaza Strip since Israel shattered the recent ceasefire accord, with no arrangements made for civilian safety.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has called for an independent international probe into the “deliberate killing” of 15 medical and humanitarian workers in an attack by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been lobbying US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to block the sale of F-35 warplanes to Turkey, citing concerns over Ankara’s growing influence in Syria, three sources, including two senior western officials, told Middle East Eye.
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araqchi, has emphasized that the desires of the Israeli officials regarding the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington in Oman will never come to fruition, and that no preconditions will be accepted in the negotiations.
Senior U.S. Defense Department officials are considering withdrawing up to 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, NBC News has reported, citing six American and European officials briefed on the discussions.
U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who holds a senior position in NATO, has been fired as part of what appears to be an expanding national security purge of top officials by the administration of President Donald Trump, three sources have told Reuters.
Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli army, according to a group representing the workers.
The German Interior Ministry is advising schools to prepare children for crises and wars, the Handelsblatt daily has reported, citing a ministry spokesperson.
The United Nations is concerned by growing tensions in relations between Tehran and Washington and hopes that they would be able to agree on indirect talks via mediators, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, has stated.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has canceled all remaining contracts for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, a USAID official has told CNN.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that he will sit down for indirect high-level talks with US Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
