Middle East
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U.S. Feared Israel Might Target Iran’s Top Negotiators in Spring
WASHINGTON, July 2 — U.S. officials feared Israel might try to assassinate two of Iran’s most senior negotiators…
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Saudi Arabia Refused US Use of Bases and Airspace, Prompting Trump to Shelve Hormuz Escort Plan
The White House has a lever, and it pulled it. Saudi Arabia now faces a choice it tried…
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Israeli military razes southern Lebanese town of Naqoura
BEIRUT, July 1 — A year after the Israeli military withdrew from Naqoura under a ceasefire, Ali stood…
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Hezbollah leader rejects Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as Israeli strikes continue in the south
BEIRUT, June 30 — Hezbollah’s top leader has formally declared a U.S.-brokered agreement between Lebanon and Israel “null…
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Former Israeli Army Chief Gadi Eisenkot Emerges as Political Challenger to Netanyahu
Gadi Eisenkot built his reputation inside the Israeli military over four decades. He served as chief of staff…
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Trump Says Iran Asked for Doha Meeting; Tehran and Qatar Say No Talks Are Scheduled
TEHRAN, June 30 — President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran has requested a meeting, and that it…
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U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon accord faces Hezbollah rejection
BEIRUT, June 29 — A diplomatic breakthrough has raised cautious hopes that one of the Middle East’s most…
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Iran and US technical teams may meet in Doha after weekend strikes, source says
DOHA, June 29 — Iranian and American technical teams are expected to meet in the Qatari capital in…
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Trump says Iran sought Doha talks; Tehran denies direct US negotiations
WASHINGTON, June 29 — The first meeting of a joint committee to implement the Hormuz memorandum took place…
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Israel Says Its Strike Destroyed Iranian F-14 Tomcats at Isfahan Air Base
ISFAHAN — The Pentagon has confirmed what satellite analysts and regional intelligence officials had already pieced together. The…
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Katz warns war with Iran could resume within two days, tells IDF to prepare
Defence Minister Katz did not mince words. He told the Israeli Defense Forces to prepare a comprehensive strike…
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Qatar says no direct US-Iran talks held in Doha as Tehran demands MOU steps
History has a way of repeating itself in the Persian Gulf, and the latest round of US-Iran diplomacy…
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Hormuz Crossings Fall to 12 on Sunday After Saturday Vessel Strike
Two days after an unclaimed strike hit a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway is…
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Iran and Oman Hold First Hormuz Committee Meeting in Muscat as De-Mining Dispute Emerges
Fresh military strikes and competing claims over de-mining rights are testing the Hormuz memorandum almost as soon as…
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Conricus views Lebanon deal as key breakthrough amid separate regional incidents
Jonathan Conricus has been watching the Middle East long enough to know the difference between a single war…
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Indirect US-Iran Technical Talks Begin in Doha Through Qatari and Pakistani Mediators
Both Washington and Tehran are sending people to Doha this week. Neither side calls it a meeting. The…
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US and Iran Teams Head to Doha While Tehran Denies Any Meeting Is Set
In 2013, Iran and the United States spent months publicly denying they were negotiating while their diplomats shuttled…
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Iran and Oman Hold First Joint Hormuz Committee Meeting in Muscat
MUSCAT — A single vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. Twenty-nine commodity ships…
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Doha talks test fragile US-Iran interim deal as Tehran denies direct negotiations
Doha Talks Signal Fragile Progress, Analysts Warn of Implementation Risks The planned meeting of Iranian and American technical…
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Israeli Strikes on Isfahan May Have Destroyed Iran’s Last F-14 Tomcats
ISFAHAN — For the men who once flew them, the silence is the hardest part. The flight line…
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Iran warns ships not to bypass its chosen Hormuz route
TEHRAN, June 28 — Iran has warned commercial vessels not to bypass the specific route it has designated…
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Ramallah court rules against Palestinian Authority’s suspension of prisoner stipend, watchdog says
The Palestinian Authority’s legal system has effectively declared that its pay-for-slay program is not a policy choice. It…
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Netanyahu Ran for Re-Election on Iran War Record as Israel Voted October 27
October’s election in Israel is no longer a routine political contest. It has become a verdict on a…
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Twenty Years After the Islamic Courts Took Mogadishu, a Look at Their Rise and Fall
Mogadishu, 2026. Twenty years after the white-robed men took over, the question still gnaws at Somalia: what exactly…
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