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The UAE on Wednesday announced it was suspending all activities, trade exchanges and financial transactions with Iran.
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The UAE said on Tuesday that all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transations with Iran have been halted until further notice, according to a statement from the country's foreign ministry.
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US says Iranian hackers tried to extort HBO | The National
The Justice Department has unsealed an indictment accusing 17 Iranians of cyber crime and hacking campaigns against the US, one of which was directed at streaming service HBO.
· Cody Combs
Syrian petroleum company says explosion of gas pipeline 'deliberate act of sabotage'
Syria's petroleum company said on Tuesday that an explosion occurred at a gas export pipeline at the Al-Jabsah gas plant, halting oil flow through the pipeline.
· Middleeasteye
‘There is no breaking point’: The problem with Trump’s plan to economically strangle Iran
As the administration promises unprecedented economic isolation, former US officials and Iran experts warn Tehran may be willing to absorb far more pain than Washington anticipates.
· Megan Messerly, Sam Sutton
Peter Pan takes flight in Tel Aviv with dazzling cast, costumes, and Neverland magic - review
The summer break is coming to an end, and as kids across Israel are prepping to go back to school, there is still one activity that they can do before the academic year starts.
· GADI ZAIG
Iranian envoy visits four nationals detained for three months in Kuwaiti prison
Iran's ambassador to Kuwait met four Iranian nationals who have been detained in Kuwait for three months, state media quoted Iran's embassy in Kuwait as saying on Tuesday, a few days after an Iranian military official accused Kuwait of withholding information about their fate.
· REUTERS
B'Tselem claims 47 Palestinian families at risk of expulsion, IDF says homes built illegaly
Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem claimed on Tuesday that 47 Palestinian families are at risk of expulsion from their homes in the West Bank's northern Jordan Valley.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB, JONAH DAVIDOV
US sanctions International Criminal Court chief Tomoko Akane
Senior ICC lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, who was on the prosecution team that sought an arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, was also targeted
· Reuters
US sanctions International Criminal Court chief Tomoko Akane
Senior ICC lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, who was on the prosecution team that sought an arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, was also targeted
· Reuters
Iranian-American comedian Max Amini sparks backlash over 'species' remarks on Iranian people
Iranian-American comedian Max Amini has drawn criticism online after describing those fighting the US and Israel as a different "species" with "no sense of morals", while arguing that Washington's war is against Iran's government rather than its people.
· Middleeasteye
US envoy calls out Israeli settler 'terrorism' in interview
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Tuesday that “terrorism” is the most accurate term to describe the actions of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
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Iran threatens military attacks while US rules out extending temporary cease-fire
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· Reuters
Pentagon Weighing Permanent Smaller US Presence In Gulf (Just Don't Call It Retreat)
Already US officials have signaled they may just abandon hard-hit bases in the Middle East altogether, in the wake of Iran's retaliation as a result of Operation Epic Fury, and a conflict that's dragged on for nearly six months.
· Tyler Durden
Israeli grandmaster Yahli Sokolovsky wins European Under-20 Chess Championship
Israeli grandmaster Yahli Sokolovsky went unbeaten in Montenegro, scoring seven points from nine rounds and winning his final three games to claim the European title.
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Ofra Yitzhaki talks to ‘Post’ about new albums focusing on monumental musical figures - interview
Ofra Yitzhaki – an internationally acclaimed Israeli pianist, artistic director of the Upper Galilee Chamber Music Festival at Kfar Blum, and a highly regarded faculty member at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music – has long established herself on world stages as a prominent interpreter of modern and avant-garde music.
· LIRAN GURKIEWICZ
¿Por qué está Trump amenazando a Omán?
El Golfo de Omán cerca del Estrecho de Ormuz, visto desde Khor Fakkan, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el 1 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Fatima Shbair)
· Cara Anna
Trump envoy 'deeply concerned' by Israeli strikes on Syrian air base
US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack defended the Syrian government on Tuesday after Israeli air strikes targeted the Abu al-Duhur military air base in northern Syria, calling it an "unnecessary escalation".
· Middleeasteye
Gonski at Royal Commission as two Israel conferences loom before Bell deadline
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· Wendy Bacon
Russia shipping drones, explosives to rebuild Iran’s supply after US, Israeli strikes: report
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· Ronny Reyes
Houthi ballistic missile hits house near Yemen’s Taiz
A ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthis hit a house in al-Akmah village in the Maqbanah district, west of Taiz, according to the media centre connected to the country’s Saudi-backed government.
· Middleeasteye
Likud officials push Netanyahu to reserve spot for Yoseph Haddad amid Ofer Winter party concerns
Several senior Likud officials are pressuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to announce on Tuesday evening that Yoseph Haddad will be given a reserved spot on the Likud’s Knesset list, amid concerns that he could instead join a new party being formed by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter and deepen a split in the rig…
· ANNA BARSKY
US mulls shrinking military footprint in Gulf as a result of war on Iran: Report
The Trump administration is examining whether to pull troops out of the Gulf as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, with the Pentagon weighing the risks facing large US bases in the region that have come under Iranian drone and missile attack.
· Middleeasteye
Why Trump is mad at South Korea
By Mishel Bychkova, Vice-President, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Moscow)
· RT
Why Trump is mad at South Korea
By Mishel Bychkova, Vice-President, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Moscow)
· RT
Iraq-Syria Pipeline To 'Bypass' Hormuz Likely To Take Four Years, $15BN To Build
Iraq's plan to build a pipeline to export oil through Syria and partially bypass the Strait of Hormuz will likely take four years to complete and cost $15 billion, Reuters reported on Monday.
· Tyler Durden
Israeli strike on Gaza port kills at least seven, including a child
An Israeli drone attack on a cafe in the port area west of Gaza City on Tuesday killed at least seven Palestinians, including a child, and left one body so mutilated that health workers could not identify the victim, according to Gaza health officials.
· Middleeasteye
Israel to request information on US F-47 sixth-generation fighter jet, may seek to acquire for IAF
Israel intends to request information about Boeing's secretive F-47 fighter jet, amid regional diplomatic developments and a global arms race, Walla has learned.
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UK Green Party members discussed 'killing zionists' in leaked WhatsApp messages
Leaked internal communications from a private WhatsApp group used by UK Green Party members featured discussions regarding “killing Zionists” and descriptions of British Jews as a “weapon” for Israel, according to a report published by The Times.
· ALEX CARSON
Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino
IFA points to ‘unprecedented crisis of confidence’
· Matthughes, Nick Ames
Child among six dead as Israel bombs seaside cafe in Gaza | The National
Six people were killed in an Israeli strike on a seaside cafe in Gaza on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said, with others left stranded in the water.
· The National
US to levy sanctions against the president and a prosecutor of international criminal court
Marco Rubio announced measures against Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israel’s war crimes in Gaza
· Roth Andrew
NYC schools rack up disturbing 250 antisemitic, anti-Israel incidents since Oct. 7, 2023: scathing report
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· Carl Campanile
As the world fixates on Hamas, who will disarm the Israeli settlers storming West Bank villages?
In Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian families have spent August imprisoned inside their own homes.
· Middleeasteye
From war zones to disaster sites, UAE delivers billions of dirhams of humanitarian aid | The National
From delivering thousands of tonnes of aid to Gaza and Sudan to helping communities struck by earthquakes, floods, hunger and disease, the UAE has expanded its humanitarian work across some of the world’s most urgent crises in 2026.
· The National
Israel strikes Syrian airbase, drawing US and Turkish condemnation
Israel has carried out eight airstrikes on a Syrian military airbase in the northwest, damaging its runway and storage facilities, according to Syrian state media. The attack drew condemnation from Damascus and Ankara and criticism from a US envoy who called it an “unnecessary escalation.”
· AfricaNews
At least six killed in IDF strike on Gaza City cafe targeting Hamas commanders
Several Hamas terrorists were targeted in an airstrike in northern Gaza City on Tuesday, the IDF announced.
· JONAH DAVIDOV
Netanyahu comes out on top in Likud primaries, but voters want more - analysis
The Likud primaries are over, the results are in, and the big winner – according to most political pundits – is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
· HERB KEINON
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The UAE has accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles in its direction on Tuesday, as the two-month window for US-Iran peace talks expired without a breakthrough. Following the incident, Abu Dhabi announced a halt to all trade and financial transactions with Tehran.
· RT
Trump's anger with Iran extends to Oman over Strait of Hormuz
Cargo ships are seen at sea in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)
· Cara Anna
Iran war leaves US increasingly isolated on world stage | The National
US President Donald Trump is famous for his seemingly off-the-cuff policy changes and governing via social media, but his subversion of traditional diplomacy during the Iran war is alienating allies at a challenging moment.
· Sara Ruthven
Two children shot by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces fired live ammunition at two children, seriously wounding one, during a raid on the Am’ari refugee camp in the el-Bireh area of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reported, citing Palestinian medical sources.
· Middleeasteye
Trump posts map with Hormuz as ‘new US territory’, says no Iran talks planned
This is not the first time the US president, faced with a foreign policy obstacle, has threatened to annex foreign territory
· Agence France-Presse
Trump posts map with Hormuz as ‘new US territory’, says no Iran talks planned
This is not the first time the US president, faced with a foreign policy obstacle, has threatened to annex foreign territory
· Agence France-Presse
Israel withdraws support for embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino
Support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino appears to be gradually eroding following his controversial proposal to privatize the World Cup, an initiative that ultimately failed to move forward. Now, Israel has also withdrawn its support for the powerful figure in world soccer, one year before a new election for the…
· JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
The intifada is now globalized - opinion
In the aftermath of October 7, some of the most aggressive demonstrations against Israel’s response in Gaza were openly calling to “globalize the intifada.” Their wish has now been heard.
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Terrorism-supporting signs, inciting items confiscated from Mea She'arim warehouses
Signs and other items inciting and supporting terrorism were confiscated in Jerusalem's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) neighborhood of Mea She’arim, the Israel Police announced on Tuesday.
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'October 7, haredi-lite list': Eisenkot, Bennett, opposition leaders react to Likud's primaries
Opposition party leaders on Tuesday seized on the Likud primary results as campaign ammunition, attacking the party over responsibility for October 7, haredi influence, the loss of statesmanship, and the makeup of its electoral slate.
· ANNA BARSKY
Katz's hope to transfer W. Bank Jewish issues from IDF to police may get blocked - exclusive
Defense Minister Israel Katz's announced proposal last week to transfer authority for handling extremist Jewish activists' problems from the IDF to the police was not coordinated with the relevant authorities and may yet be blocked, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
UAE says Iran fired two ballistic missiles at territory
The UAE's defence ministry said on Tuesday that Iran targeted its terrority with two ballistic missiles, after reports that the country issued a missile threat alert earlier.
· Middleeasteye