Iran on Monday denounced the US decision not to renew a sanctions waiver for Iraq that allowed it to purchase electricity from neighboring Iran, a move that's part of the Trump administration's so-called "maximum pressure campaign" against Tehran. "Such statements are...
After a weekend of fighting between the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) government and Alawite militias in northwestern Syria, and the subsequent massacres of Alawite civilians that left well over 1,000 people dead, Israel is expressing newfound outrage against...
President Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that he would like to cut military spending but couldn't do it now. The president denied that he said he wanted to cut military spending despite his recent suggestions that the US, Russia, and China could work out...
On Sunday, Adam Boehler, President Trump's special envoy for hostages, defended his direct talks with Hamas in the face of Israeli objections, saying the US is not an "agent" of Israel. Israeli media has reported that Israel expressed strong objections to the talks...
The Trump administration wants Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to move his country toward elections or consider stepping down as one of the requirements for the US to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, NBC News reported on Sunday. The...
Qatar has renewed its calls for Israel's nuclear facilities to be brought under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and for Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a non-nuclear state, which would require Israel to abolish its...
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has again rejected the idea of talks with the US in the face of increasing sanctions, comments that came after President Trump said he has tried to contact the Iranian leader. In remarks on Saturday, Khamenei didn't name...
There were hopes in Lebanon that the restoration of calm after the ouster of President Bashar Assad in Syria would mean that the large numbers of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon would return home. Some of that started to happen, but now a new influx of new refugees...
The leader of Yemen's Houthis has given Israel a deadline to lift its blockade on Gaza, warning that Yemeni "naval operations" against Israel could restart. Abdul Malik al-Houthi issued the ultimatum on Friday, suggesting Houthi attacks on Israel-linked shipping could...
Israel on Sunday said it was cutting off electricity to the Gaza Strip as it ramps up the collective punishment of the civilian population to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages, violating the ceasefire deal reached in January. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen...
