Renewed cease-fire talks between US, Iran see ‘significant’ progress, mediators say
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Newest first · UTC+11:00US Senator Graham offered military support for Israeli war on Lebanon, new footage shows
Just one day before his funeral is set to take place in Washington, DC, video footage has emerged showing a gleeful Senator Lindsey Graham rejoicing at the launch of the US-Israeli war on Iran, and even single-handedly offering US military involvement to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his war on Lebanon.
· Middleeasteye
UN eyeing potential Israeli war crimes in Lebanon
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has accused Israel of committing large-scale violations of human rights in Lebanon that might be classed as war crimes.
· Hala Al Shami
Iran: Tehran slams Ukrain over Caspian sea attacks
Iran on Monday had scathing words for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after he announced that Kyiv had struck vessels linked to Iran in the Caspian Sea.
· AfricaNews
ASX set to slide, Wall Street mixed; Oil prices keep falling
Stocks are drifting on Wall Street and oil prices fell after the US and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end the war.
· Damian Troise, Alex Veiga
Delays expected on flights to, from Israel due to European air traffic control issues, IAA says
Flight delays are expected for aircraft flying to and from Israel due to air traffic control disruptions in Europe, the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) said in an X/Twitter post on Monday.
· AARON GLICK
UN experts urge Iran to halt death sentences of 10 men
UN experts on Monday called on Iran to cancel the death penalties given to 10 young men over anti-government protests that rocked the country in January.
· Middleeasteye
Trump administration backs phased IDF withdrawal from Lebanon under Hezbollah disarmament deal
The Trump administration supports a phased IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon under the framework of the Hezbollah disarmament deal, senior US officials told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
· IDAN KWELLER
Likud holds votes to expand Netanyahu's control over party list, secure top slots
The Likud Central Committee voted on Monday to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the authority to determine eight slots within the first 30 spots on the party list ahead of internal primaries before the upcoming elections.
· KESHET NEEV
Iraq says opens probe into Saudi drone attack claim
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi called on Monday for an investigation into Saudi Arabia's claim that drones targeting its territory had been launched by pro-Iran groups in Iraq, his spokesman said.
· Middleeasteye
Wife of ‘angel’ soldier killed by Iran drone honors his legacy: ‘He loved his family’
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· Fox News
Saudi Arabia defends against drone strikes from ‘Iran-backed’ groups
Saudi Arabia has reported intercepting drones that targeted oil facilities in its eastern province and Riyadh.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Israel Police search Jerusalem for mother suspected of abducting her two children
Israel Police asked the public to help locate a 20-year-old Jerusalem woman and her two young children, whom she is suspected of abducting and bringing to Israel from Canada, police said on Monday.
· ALON HACHMON
Recognition of Armenian Genocide belongs to Israel, not to one government - opinion
The Israeli government’s decision to recognize the Armenian Genocide had begun to remove an unnecessary burden from the relationship between two ancient peoples whose histories have long echoed one another. The hope was that the Knesset would give that decision permanent legislative form, but the dissolution of the …
· NADAV TAMIR
Iran's revenge campaign could put Trump in its crosshairs - opinion
Today, Iran does not see US President Donald Trump as merely a political rival. It views him as a personal enemy of the head of state and the Guardianship of the Jurist – the Islamic Republic’s doctrine that a senior Islamic jurist should rule the state.
· SALEM ALKETBI
Sharaa’s Israel comments signal shift toward security arrangements, not peace deals - analysis
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an Al Jazeera interview on Sunday that he is working to reach a security arrangement with Israel that could eventually lead to a comprehensive peace agreement.
· HERB KEINON
Will UNESCO’s heritage listing halt Israeli plans for West Bank’s Sebastia?
Palestinian officials have welcomed UNESCO’s decision to add Sebastia in the occupied West Bank to both the World Heritage list and its list of World Heritage in danger in the hope that it will prevent Israel from extending its control over the Palestinian village and its archaeological site. Israel, meanwhile, has …
· Al Jazeera Staff
Opinion: Why tying a Saudi nuclear deal to Israel is a strategic mistake
The future of US-Saudi Arabia relations may hinge less on grand declarations than on Washington's ability to distinguish between strategic interests and political aspirations.
· Middleeasteye
UN human rights chief urges Israel to end southern Lebanon occupation
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks to the media during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
· Kareem Chehayeb
Jewish education’s brightest stars take center stage
Jewish educators are the builders of Jewish identity. From Buenos Aires to Budapest, from Melbourne to Montreal, from Seattle to San Antonio, teachers pass on far more than Jewish knowledge – they cultivate belonging, values, memory, and purpose.
· ALAN ROSENBAUM
Boy George releases pro-Israel anthem ‘We Will Dance Again’ honoring Oct. 7 victims
Boy George has just released what may well be the most pro-Israel, pro-Jewish song ever by a mainstream recording artist, “We Will Dance Again,” which he posted on his social media accounts, with the hashtag, “Shalom.”
· HANNAH BROWN
Iran, Turkey seeking regime change in Israel via foreign interference, Likud MK warns to 'Post'
Likud MK Amit Halevi identified Iran and Turkey as the primary orchestrators of a strategic effort to sow internal division and achieve "regime change" in Jerusalem in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
· AMICHAI STEIN
Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails
Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisis
· Patrickwintour
Why tying a Saudi nuclear deal to Israel is a strategic mistake
The future of US-Saudi Arabia relations may hinge less on grand declarations than on Washington's ability to distinguish between strategic interests and political aspirations.
· Middleeasteye
Brookfield raises $2bn for PIF-anchored Middle East private equity fund | The National
Brookfield has raised about $2 billion from the Public Investment Fund and other investors for a private equity fund that will invest in companies in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund said on Monday.
· The National
Kuwait condemns drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities
Kuwait has condemned attempted drone strikes targeting petroleum facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province and the capital Riyadh, describing them as a flagrant violation of the kingdom's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
· Middleeasteye
Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars
The Caspian Sea forms a strategically vital direct supply route between Russia and Iran
· Bbcnews
Bab al-Mandeb: US war on Iran gives Houthis new leverage over Saudi Arabia
When Yemen’s Houthis threatened a “maritime embargo” on Saudi ports last week, the risk of war returning to the Arabian Peninsula - and of Bab al-Mandeb becoming the second major oil chokepoint under threat - suddenly became real.
· Middleeasteye
Lebanon offers Iraq transit route for crude oil to bypass Strait of Hormuz | The National
Lebanon has offered Iraq an oil transit route to the Mediterranean during talks in Baghdad amid plans for Iraqi crude to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, officials from both countries told The National on Monday.
· Sinan Mahmoud
Lebanon offers Iraq transit route for crude oil to bypass Strait of Hormuz | The National
Lebanon has offered Iraq an oil transit route to the Mediterranean during talks in Baghdad amid plans for Iraqi crude to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, officials from both countries told The National on Monday.
· Sinan Mahmoud
US, Iran pause strikes to give talks some space
TEHRAN — Iran and the United States held their fire Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump’s UN envoy said the president was “giving talks some space.”
· Agence France-Presse
Saudis Blame Iran-Backed Militias Based in Iraq for Drone Attacks
Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted and destroyed several drones launched by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias on Monday in the kingdom’s first direct military response to such attacks from Iraq since the U.S.-Iran cease-fire collapsed.
· Ismaeel Naar
Netanyahu, Zelenskyy come to DC for Graham's funeral, meetings with Trump amid wars
Politicians and world leaders including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are gathering in Washington to meet with President Donald Trump while in town to honor the late Sen. Lindsey Graham at his funeral service Tuesday.
· Irit Skulnik
'Abandoning values': Yoaz Hendel accuses Religious Zionist Party of encouraging mass draft evasion
Former Likud minister and Reservists Party Chairman Yoaz Hendel told 103FM on Monday that Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party leadership is abandoning Zionist values and enabling mass draft evasion, one day after the party held its primaries.
· 103FM
IDF increases West Bank deployment to 26 battalions amid sharp rise in violence
The IDF has increased its deployment across the West Bank to 26 battalions, adding two battalions amid a sharp escalation marked by Palestinian terrorist attacks and a series of violent attacks by extremist settlers, The Jerusalem Post learned Monday.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Ex-army chief main rival to Netanyahu
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· Agence France-Presse
Trump says he is ready for military action if Iran talks fail, report says
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington was in "very deep talks with Iran" and warned that he is ready for "strong military action" if diplomacy failed.
· Middleeasteye
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq report drone attacks days after US suspended Iran strikes
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· Reuters
West Bank raids follow Gilad Farm shooting, nine arrested including shooter's father
Security forces arrested nine suspects in overnight raids across the West Bank, including the father of the Palestinian terrorist who carried out Friday’s deadly shooting near Gilad Farm, Israel Police said Monday.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Trump says US in 'deep talks' with Iran, will return to war if negotiations fail
US President Donald Trump said that the United States is currently negotiating with Iran and will return to war if the talks fail, in an interview with N12 News on Monday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bab al-Mandeb: US war on Iran gives Houthis new leverage over Saudi Arabia
When Yemen’s Houthis threatened a “maritime embargo” on Saudi ports last week, the risk of war returning to the Arabian Peninsula - and of Bab al-Mandeb becoming the second major oil chokepoint under threat - suddenly became real.
· Middleeasteye
Opinion: Karim Khan dared to hold Israel to account - and that's why he was brought down
There was a revealing post in the welter of reaction that followed the all too predictable dismissal of the Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
A-G asks High Court to freeze law separating police investigations unit from prosecution
The High Court of Justice should temporarily freeze a law separating the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department from the State Attorney’s Office, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara argued on Monday, warning that it would create a “political prosecution unit” capable of intimidating police officers, inve…
· SARAH BEN-NUN
'I Almost Cried' - Documentary Video Trove Shows Lindsey Graham's Joy At Start Of Iran War
Batches of previously unreleased documentary footage give a behind-the-scenes look at the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's work to maneuver the United States into military conflicts on behalf of Israel, and the sheer joy he exuded when President Trump finally brought Graham's long-held dreams of an all-out war on Iran to …
· Tyler Durden
Israel to release 60 Palestinian detainees in largest release since October
Israel is expected to release 60 Palestinian detainees to the Gaza Strip on Monday, the Israeli military and Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office said, according to Haaretz.
· Middleeasteye
Lebanese army says Israel obstructing implementation of pilot zone scheme | The National
The Lebanese army has accused Israel of obstructing its deployment and the return of residents to designated areas in southern Lebanon through continued attacks and the “systematic destruction” of homes.
· The National
Palestinian woman delivers stillborn baby as Israeli soldiers delay ambulance at West Bank checkpoint
A Palestinian woman delivered a stillborn baby in an ambulance after the vehicle was delayed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Monday.
· Middleeasteye
Saudi Arabia says it reserves ‘right to respond’ to drone attacks
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned recent attacks on the kingdom, stating that it reserves the right to respond to them and deter those responsible, Al Jazeera reported.
· Middleeasteye
Key Events This Busy Week: FOMC, PCE, GDP, War On/War Off... And Earnings Galore
Before we look at the week ahead, a quick look at the main event that defines the market this Monday morning: after 13 consecutive nights of US strikes aimed at degrading Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping, Washington has refrained from further attacks since late Friday, while Tehran has publicly stated …
· Tyler Durden
Ben-Gvir rules out running with Smotrich for elections, says parties are 'fundamentally different'
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told 103FM on Monday that he had ruled out another joint election run with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionist Party, arguing that the two parties appeal to fundamentally different electorates.
· 103FM