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Meeting with Muslim nations on Gaza was ‘very successful’: US

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Gaza War

“We had a very good meeting concerning Gaza,” Trump told reporters as he left the event.

“It was a very successful meeting with all of the big players, except for Israel, but that’s going to be next, and I think we can work something out on Gaza, but it was a very good meeting with great leaders,” he added.

No further information on the outcome of the closed-door meeting was provided by officials.

The White House previously said that Türkiye, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan would be represented at the leader-level meeting, but did not offer additional details.

Israel-US aggression against Iran nuclear sites ‘dark, dangerous chapter’ in non-proliferation history: FM

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Abbas Araghchi

The top diplomat made the remarks during a meeting with his counterparts from the UK, France, and Germany as well as the European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in New York. Araghchi has travelled to the city to attend the 80th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly.

He was referring to, what he denounced as, the “criminal” strikes that took place as part of Tel Aviv’s and Washington’s imposed war on the Islamic Republic from June 13 to 25. Aside from targeting the facilities, the war claimed the lives of many Iranian nuclear scientists as well as senior military commanders and ordinary civilians, including small children.

The meeting took place as part of talks between Iran and representatives of the European states – collectively known as the E3 – aimed at addressing Western states’ and their allies’ allegations against the Islamic Republic’s peaceful nuclear energy program.

Araghchi pointed to the framework agreement recently clinched between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as part of Iran’s goodwill efforts at addressing the so-called “concerns,” which have never been verified by the agency, despite its most intrusive inspections throughout history.

He identified the deal as an instance of Iran’s “practical steps” taken to eliminate any doubts or pretexts regarding its nuclear program.

The foreign minister noted how the deal was hammered out to enable fulfillment of Iran’s safeguards obligations under the new circumstances created by the Israeli-American attacks, which had rendered it impossible for the IAEA to continue its inspections as before.

He, meanwhile, emphasized the necessity of reciprocal and responsible measures by the European parties in return for Iran’s positive cooperation.

The meeting reviewed the developments of the past month’s talks between the two sides.

It featured addressing a number of ideas and proposals for continuing diplomatic efforts, despite the E3’s having triggered the so-called “snapback” mechanism.

The trio triggered the “snapback” in August, citing their alleged “concerns” and seeking an end to continued removal of the sanctions.

The Islamic Republic has categorically rejected the allegations, citing the consistent history of the IAEA’s failing to find any evidence against the country’s nuclear program.

It has also warned that potential reinstatement of the sanctions would undo the agreement with the IAEA.

The meeting ended with the engaged parties agreeing on continuation of consultations.

 

Netanyahu dreams of turning Arab region into Israeli sphere of influence: Qatar’s emir

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“The Israeli prime minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) dreams of turning the Arab region into an Israeli sphere of influence,” Tamim said at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Calling Israel a “rogue state,” the emir warned that international failure to confront its actions amounted to “allowing the law of the jungle to prevail.”

He stressed that peace in the Middle East will only be achieved through international recognition of Palestinian statehood, praising recent recognitions and urging more nations to follow suit.

On Syria, Tamim stated that the country was entering “a new phase,” pledging Qatar’s support and rejecting Israeli efforts to partition its territory.

He added that his country has engaged in “difficult mediation” to stop the Israeli war in Gaza and secure humanitarian access but faced “a disinformation campaign” against its role.

Israel’s airstrikes in Doha earlier this month undermined efforts to free its hostages from Gaza, he said.

“That will not deter our continued efforts,” he stressed.

The Israeli army has killed more than 65,300 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in Gaza since October 2023. The relentless bombardment has rendered the enclave uninhabitable and led to starvation and the spread of diseases.

 

Lebanon urges end to Israeli attacks, withdrawal from its territory

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In his address at the 80th UN General Assembly in New York, President Aoun urged the UN and the international community to stand by Lebanon and support it so the country can continue to serve as a platform and model for peace and coexistence.

“We demand an end to Israeli attacks, the withdrawal of the occupying forces from all our lands, the release of our prisoners, and the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. There can be no development without peace, no peace without justice, no justice without human rights, and no prosperity amid conflict and war,” he said.

Expressing sorrow over having to speak about peace, development and human rights at a time when some of his countrymen are being killed, part of Lebanon is occupied and its future hangs in the balance, Aoun reflected on the dire situation in his country.

He underscored that protecting Lebanon is a global and international responsibility, warning that if Lebanon—where Christians and Muslims live together as distinct yet equal communities—were to collapse, there would be no other place in the world to replicate this unique experience.

Aoun also underlined that Lebanon represents a model that has allowed it to have the only Christian Arab president in the region.

“The battle over Lebanon’s identity—whether it will be a land of life and joy, a platform for our people to connect with the region and the world, or instead a deathbed, a battlefield, and a launchpad for spreading conflict to all its neighbors—continues fiercely. We have made our choice, and we will pursue the first path,” he added.

“My call to you is this: stand with us for peace and humanity in our region. Do not abandon Lebanon.”

 

US: Ukraine can win war against Russia, restore ‘original borders’

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Russia Ukraine War

“After getting to know and fully understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation and, after seeing the Economic trouble it is causing Russia, I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

“With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option,” he added. “Why not?”

The president’s social media post came on the heels of a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The two leaders discussed the war in Ukraine, which has been raging since Russian forces invaded in February 2022, and efforts by the U.S. to hinder Moscow’s war machine.

In his Truth Social post, Trump said Russia had been “fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a week to win.”

“This is not distinguishing Russia. In fact, it is very much making them look like ‘a paper tiger,’” Trump wrote.

The president suggested Russian citizens could stop supporting the war effort as they learn it is hurting the economy.

“Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act,” Trump posted.

“In any event, I wish both Countries well. We will continue to supply weapons to NATO for NATO to do what they want with them. Good luck to all!”

Trump’s post marked the latest shift in rhetoric toward the war in Ukraine. Earlier this year, Trump had been adamant that Zelensky would need to be willing to make territorial concessions as part of a peace agreement after Russian forces advanced into Ukraine over the past three years.

Trump met last month with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, which yielded no specific progress toward peace. He later hosted Zelensky and European leaders at the White House to discuss potential security guarantees for Ukraine moving forward.

The president has also in recent weeks urged European nations to stop purchasing Russian oil as a way to undercut Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Asked during his meeting with Zelensky on Tuesday whether he could trust Putin still, Trump told reporters he would let them know in “about a month.”

 

Israel shuts crossing that connects West Bank to Jordan

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Israel will close the bridge crossing starting on Wednesday until further notice, the Palestinian General Authority for Borders and Crossings said on Tuesday. The Jordanian Public Security Directorate also announced the closure, saying the crossing was being shut “to passenger and cargo traffic by the other side until further notice”.

The crossing, which is practically the only exit and entry point for Palestinians wishing to travel outside the West Bank, was opened on Sunday after it was temporarily closed following a deadly attack.

A Jordanian national travelling in a humanitarian aid truck killed two Israeli soldiers at the Israeli-controlled crossing last week. Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for the shooting.

The crossing in the Jordan Valley, known as Karama on the Palestinian side, is the only international gateway for Palestinians from the West Bank that does not require entering Israel, which has occupied the territory since 1967.

Last week’s attack left Palestinians on edge as Israeli forces began a campaign of collective punishment, ordering the suspects’ homes in the West Bank demolished and their neighbours’ work permits revoked.

A week before the attack at the bridge, Israeli forces detained more than 100 Palestinians in raids in the West Bank city of Tulkarem and imposed a curfew.

Palestinians have to navigate hundreds of checkpoints and are often frisked by Israeli soldiers while travelling inside the West Bank, making their daily movements a harrowing and humiliating experience, campaigners said.

As the world’s focus has been on Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in the past two years, Israel has launched a crackdown on the West Bank, killing more than 1,000 Palestinians there, arresting thousands, and demolishing hundreds of homes and civic infrastructure. Even before the October 7, 2023, attack inside Israel by Hamas-led Palestinian groups, Israeli military and settler violence was at its highest level in years.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his cabinet have pledged to annex the West Bank despite international calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution.

But Netanyahu last week stated there “will be no Palestinian state” as he announced a new settlement expansion on Palestinian land. Settlements, which are illegal under international law, are a big hurdle to the realisation of a sovereign Palestinian state.

 

NATO member states should shoot down Russian jets breaching airspace: Trump

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“Yes I do,” Trump said when a reporter asked if NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace.

His comments come after a series of recent incursions by Russian fighter jets and drones that have rattled Washington’s NATO allies in Europe.

The US president meanwhile once again deflected questions about whether he believed Russian leader Vladimir Putin was ready to make peace despite recent Russian escalations.

“I’ll let you know in about a month from now, okay?” Trump stated when asked if he still trusted Putin, whom he met in a high-profile summit in Alaska in August.

The 79-year-old Republican has previously, and repeatedly, given deadlines of two weeks to make a decision on whether to take steps including fresh sanctions against Russia.

Trump, who had a televised bust-up with Zelensky in the Oval Office in February, added that he had “great respect for the fight that Ukraine is putting up. It’s pretty amazing actually.”

Zelensky thanked Trump for his “personal efforts to stop this war” and echoed Trump’s call for European countries to stop buying Russian oil.

Tensions between Russia and Europe over Ukraine have escalated with the recent spate of aerial violations.

NATO scrambled jets after three Russian MiG-31 fighters on Friday breached Estonian airspace for some 12 minutes, prompting Estonia to call for a meeting of the UN Security Council and talks with NATO allies.

Fellow NATO member Poland said earlier this month that Russian drones had repeatedly violated its airspace during an attack on Ukraine, in what Warsaw called an “act of aggression.”

Trump has previously announced that the Polish incident could have been a mistake, but his latest comment represents a signficant hardening of his position.

 

Israel seeks permanent Gaza control, Jewish majority in West Bank: UN Report

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Gaza War

In the report released on Tuesday, the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory outlined Israel’s plans to destroy life in Gaza and expand its illegal settlements in the occupied territory, saying Israel is demolishing civilian infrastructure, repeatedly forcibly transferring Palestinians across the enclave and razing basic infrastructure.

“Since October 2023, Israeli officials have demonstrated a clear and consistent intent to establish permanent military control over Gaza and to change its demographic composition while systematically destroying Palestinian life in Gaza,” the report added, citing Israeli demolition of wells, sewage pumping stations and wastewater treatment plants, as well as the destruction of educational institutions, mosques and cemeteries.

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 65,382 people and wounded 166,985 since October 2023. Thousands more are believed to be buried under the rubble.

Israel launched its war after a Hamas-led attack killed 1,200 people on October 7, 2023. Of the roughly 250 taken captive, some 48 still remain in Gaza. At least 20 of them are believed to be alive.

Last week, a United Nations inquiry found that Israel’s war on Gaza is a genocide, a landmark moment after nearly two years of war that campaigners say is a war of vengeance without any specific goals.

Last year, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes.

Responding to the UN’s most recent report, the Israeli mission in Geneva said, “Hamas has genocidal intent towards Israel, the report has everything backwards. This Commission does not miss an opportunity to reveal its true character and politically-driven agenda.”

Israel has dubbed the UN “anti-Israel”, though it has provided no evidence to back its allegations. At least 373 UN staff have been killed in the last two years in Israeli strikes.

The UN commission also highlighted Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank in the last two years.

“Israeli policies and actions implemented since October 2023 in the West Bank demonstrate clear intent to forcibly transfer Palestinians, expand Israeli civilian presence and annex the entirety of the West Bank, preventing any potential Palestinian self-determination and statehood and maintaining an indefinite occupation,” the UN report found.

Israel has launched a crackdown on the occupied West Bank since it began its devastating war on Gaza, killing more than 1,000 Palestinians. At least 18,000 Palestinians have been arrested in the last 23 months. Even before the October 7, 2023, attack inside Israel by the Hamas-led Palestinian groups, Israeli military and settler violence was at its highest in years.

The UN concluded its report by calling on the Israeli government to immediately end the genocide in Gaza, as well as “recognize and ensure the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.”

 

Trump urges Gaza war to end ‘immediately’

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“We have to stop the war in Gaza immediately,” Trump told world leaders in New York on Tuesday, adding that he has been “deeply engaged” in trying to secure a ceasefire.

He reiterated his call for the captives taken from Israel and being held in Gaza to be returned home.

“We have to get it done. We have to negotiate peace. We have to get the hostages back. We want all 20 back,” he added, referring to the 20 of the 48 remaining captives still believed to be alive.

Those who support peace should be united in demanding the release of the captives, he told the UNGA, while rejecting recent Western countries’ recognition of Palestinian statehood.

“As if to encourage continued conflict, some of this body is seeking to unilaterally recognise the Palestinian state. The rewards would be too great for Hamas terrorists, for their atrocities,” Trump said.

Trump had little criticism for Israel, which launched a deadly war on Gaza in October 2023.

Trump blamed the breakdowns in ceasefire negotiations on Hamas, which governs Gaza, and insisted that the Palestinian group “has repeatedly rejected reasonable offers to make peace”.

On the other side of the talks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has continually been accused of stalling the ceasefire negotiations since the beginning of Israel’s war.

Israel targeted Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha, this month as the Palestinian leaders were meeting there to discuss the latest truce proposal put forth by the US.

The Israeli prime minister broke the last ceasefire with Hamas in mid-March and imposed a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has led to famine and deaths from starvation in the enclave.

Hamas on Tuesday denied any responsibility for the failure to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza.

“We have never been an obstacle to reaching an agreement,” it said in a statement.

“The US administration, the mediators and the world know that Netanyahu is the sole obstructionist in all attempts to reach an agreement,” it added.

Hamas announced it was ready for a truce that will lead to the release of captives and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, as well as a withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza, but that Netanyahu has refused to commit to a full withdrawal.

This month, Netanyahu decided to seize Gaza City, launching a ground invasion that has killed hundreds of Palestinians and displaced thousands more.

More than 65,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its war, which a UN commission has described as amounting to genocide. The US has been heavily criticised for continuing to arm Israel, as it intensifies its attacks.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Negotiation with US a complete dead end

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ayatollah Khamenei

Speaking during a televised address to the nation, Ayatollah Khamenei recalled that, ten years earlier, Iran and the US reached an agreement, otherwise known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), under which Tehran restricted its nuclear activities.

The Leader noted that the Islamic Republic shut down certain production facilities, halted enrichment beyond agreed levels, and shipped or diluted its stockpile of enriched uranium.

Ayatollah Khamenei added that in return, Washington was expected to lift economic sanctions and normalize Iran’s nuclear file within the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

“Ten years is a long time…I warned back then that accepting such a period was risky, but officials went ahead”, he said.

“Now, the ten years have ended, yet sanctions remain in place and our nuclear issues have multiplied rather than being resolved”.

The Leader further stressed that US promises of granting concessions were “false”, saying despite Iran fulfilling its obligations, Washington failed to deliver its own commitments.

“They did not lift the sanctions, they did not keep their promises, and eventually tore up the deal altogether”, he said.

The Leader further said that the US lies and breaks promises in all matters, and if possible, resorts to assassination. “Negotiation with this side is impossible…I think talks with the US lead to nothing but a dead end”.

Ayatollah Khamenei underscored Washington’s untrustworthiness in international dealings.

Ayatollah Khamenei’s comments come as Iran and the European troika are engaged in talks in a last-ditch effort to reach an agreement to prevent the activation of of the so-called snapback mechanism that was enshrined in the JCPOA. The activation of the mechanism will automatically reinstate UN sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the JCPOA in 2015.

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