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Middle East

US had “nothing to do with attack on Iran”: Trump

US President Donald Trump has stated the United States “had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight” in a post to his social media platform Truth Social Sunday morning, issuing a warning to Tehran not to bring Washington into the conflict.

Iran fires more missiles at Israel       

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says that it has launched an attack involving missiles and drones on Israel in retaliation for the Zionist regime's aggression against Iran.

Pope Leo appeals for ‘reason’ amid Israel-Iran attacks, calls for dialogue

Pope Leo on Saturday called on the authorities in Iran and Israel to act with 'reason' following airstrikes between the two sides that killed dozens and forced civilians into shelters. He urged both Tehran and Tel Aviv to pursue dialogue.

Trump tells Iran to make a nuclear agreement “before there is nothing left”

US President Donald Trump on Friday urged Tehran to go back to the negotiating table and cut a nuclear deal "before there is nothing left" after Israel attacked several targets inside Iran.

IRGC warns Israel to pay dearly for striking Iran

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned Israel that it will have to pay a heavy price for its military attack against Tehran.

Iran vows retaliation after Israeli strikes assassinate top commanders, hit multiple cities

The Iranian government has pledged a forceful and comprehensive response following a wave of Israeli airstrikes early Friday that assassinated dozens, including top military leaders and civilians.

Iran-US nuclear negotiations to resume in Oman on Sunday

The sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks will be held on Sunday in Muscat, the Omani foreign minister announced on Thursday.

Yemen’s Houthis warn US, Israel of ‘war’ if Iran attacked

A source within the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, has shared with Newsweek a warning to Washington and Tel Aviv amid reports of a potential Israeli attack being planned against Iran.

US warns countries not to join French, Saudi UN conference on Palestine: Reuters

The United States is lobbying foreign governments not to attend a United Nations conference next week sponsored by Paris and Riyadh on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a US diplomatic cable reported by Reuters.

Trump tells Netanyahu to end Gaza war, stop Iran threats: CNN

US President Donald Trump has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in the Gaza Strip and stop talk of an attack on Iran, a source familiar with the conversation told CNN.

US says reduced presence of staffers not deemed essential in Middle East as tensions rise

The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest, the State Department and military announced Wednesday.

Gaza death toll surges past 55,000 as Israel’s war continues unabated

At least 55,104 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip since October 2023, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

More than 2,700 Gaza children diagnosed with acute malnutrition amid Israeli siege: UN

Over 2,700 Palestinian children were diagnosed with acute malnutrition in the Gaza Strip amid a crippling Israeli siege on the enclave, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday.

Several countries sanction two Israeli far-right ministers

Britain and four other nations have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

US military evaluating options to prevent nuclear-armed Iran: CENTOCM

The top U.S. general overseeing American troops in the Middle East has stated that there were a range of options when asked if the military was prepared to respond with overwhelming force to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.

Washington is not committed to a Palestinian state, Muslim neighbours could give land: US envoy

A Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank is no longer a Washington policy goal, but Israel’s “Muslim neighbours” could give up their land to create one, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has told Bloomberg news.

UN experts say Israel commits ‘extermination’ in Gaza

U.N. experts announced in a report on Tuesday that Israel committed the crime against humanity of "extermination" by killing civilians sheltering in schools and religious sites in the Gaza Strip, part of a "concerted campaign to obliterate Palestinian life."

Seized Gaza aid boat Madleen taken to Israeli port

A Gaza-bound aid boat illegally seized in international waters by Israel has been towed into Ashdod Port, with the dozen international activists who were on board now facing detention and deportation.

Iran is involved in Gaza hostage talks: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that Iran is involved in negotiations aimed at arranging a ceasefire-for-hostages agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Gaza health system ‘extremely fragile’ as aid point killings raise: ICRC

The healthcare system in the Gaza Strip is “extremely fragile” amid the ongoing Israeli war, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned.

US travel ban barring citizens from 12 countries, including Iran, goes into effect

President Donald Trump’s new travel ban on citizens from a dozen countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle East, went into effect at 12 a.m. on Monday, more than eight years after his first such ban sparked chaos, confusion, and months of legal battles

Israeli soldiers seize Gaza aid boat

Israeli soldiers have taken command of a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip and the boat with its crew of 12 including activist Greta Thunberg is now heading to a port in Israel.

Gaza aid sites branded ‘human slaughterhouses’ under deadly Israeli army fire

At least 13 Palestinians have been killed and more than 150 injured after Israeli soldiers and American security contractors opened fire on crowds waiting for food near two aid distribution sites in the Gaza Strip, one east of Rafah and another near the Wadi Gaza Bridge.

Israeli families call on US Mideast envoy to propose new deal to return hostages

Families of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip on Saturday urged US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to introduce a new proposal for securing their release.

Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader threatens US officials over Israel’s war on Gaza

The leader of al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch has targeted US President Donald Trump and other American officials over Washington’s support for Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip and its besieged Palestinian population

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