After Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea, has Iran war now reached Caspian Sea?
A Ukrainian strike on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea could open a new front in a growing overlap between the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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A Ukrainian strike on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea could open a new front in a growing overlap between the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Israeli settlers have set fire to two mosques, as well as cars and agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say, as tensions in the territory continue to flare.
We reported earlier that two Palestinians had been killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle near central Gaza's Deir al-Balah.
International carriers are extending flight suspensions across parts of the Middle East amid escalating tension in the region.
Iran summoned a Ukrainian diplomat in Tehran on Sunday to protest an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, as the war in the Middle East threatened to overlap with the Ukraine conflict.
Two Palestinians have been killed and seven others wounded in an Israeli attack on a vehicle south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Wafa news agency reports.
The Houthis said on Sunday that they had downed a Saudi drone over the northwest of Yemen, a day after the group claimed it attacked oil facilities in the Gulf kingdom.
Sales volumes fell markedly in May and June, according to Knight Frank, with rising costs adding to developers’ woes
Sales volumes fell markedly in May and June, according to Knight Frank, with rising costs adding to developers’ woes
The UN's special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday said the removal of International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan cannot be read in isolation from the campaign to overturn the arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
TEHRAN — Iran said on Sunday it had made progress in talks with Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway crucial for oil and gas trade that both countries border.
Israeli television presenter and social media personality Korin Gideon revealed that former cabinet minister and UN ambassador Gilad Erdan approached her about a possible move into politics ahead of Israel’s 2026 national election.
The Israel Innovation Authority launched on Sunday a NIS 1 billion funding program for startups affected by the current strengthening of the shekel against the dollar in the currency exchange market.
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Damascus – Syrian state media said Israeli forces carried out an incursion into the country’s south on Sunday, a day after the visiting U.N. chief urged an end to Israeli violations and respect for Syria’s sovereignty.
Damascus – Syrian state media said Israeli forces carried out an incursion into the country’s south on Sunday, a day after the visiting U.N. chief urged an end to Israeli violations and respect for Syria’s sovereignty.
For decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran and, lately, Turkey have been funding and arming extremist militant and terrorist networks throughout the Middle East to be used against Israel.
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara has asked the High Court of Justice to strike down a law suspending enforcement against ultra-Orthodox (haredi) yeshiva students who fail to report for military service, arguing that it leaves their duty to enlist intact while removing the consequences of refusing.
Bad blood continues to linger within Labor over the Israel-Palestine conflict following the party’s national conference, with South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas questioning backbencher Ed Husic’s motives in pushing the party to ratchet up criticism of Israel.
Iraq’s cabinet has approved a series measures aimed at diversifying the country's crude export routes and boosting production, including reviving plans to build a new pipeline to Syria through the Mediterranean Sea
Two Palestinians have been killed and others wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza this morning, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing medical sources.
Former Gaza hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel found out they're going to be grandparents on Monday, their daughter Shir Siegel posted to her Instagram account.
The Defense Ministry on Saturday requested that the nationwide declaration of a special home front emergency be extended until August 11, subject to approval by the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Iran has been using Kheibar Shekan missiles, cheap, mobile, and accurate missiles, which have a range of at least 1,400 kilometers in their recent strikes against US assets across the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal cited US officials as saying on Saturday.
Iran and Oman have made "some progress" over navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, though it remains unclear whether Iran will accept the proposal currently on the table, two sources familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
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Iran and Oman are discussing management of the Strait of Hormuz – including imposing service fees, a move the US opposes
Iran and Oman are discussing management of the Strait of Hormuz – including imposing service fees, a move the US opposes
US President Donald Trump has held off on a major attack on Iran over concerns that the Pentagon is running low on air-defense missiles, the New York Times reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.
US President Donald Trump has held off on a major attack on Iran over concerns that the Pentagon is running low on air-defense missiles, the New York Times reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Federal Reserve is set to hold its second meeting under new chairman Kevin Warsh starting Tuesday, with markets expecting policymakers to keep interest rates steady amid inflation concerns that could be exacerbated by US President Donald Trump's renewed war on Iran.
Israeli military has issued two military orders to uproot vegetation and olive trees and seize Palestinian land in Jenin governorate in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reported.
As tensions in the region escalate, including a renewal of fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, analysts question whether the Houthis’ capabilities and regional alliances can sustain a prolonged conflict on multiple fronts.
MK Ron Katz (Yesh Atid) announced his resignation from the Knesset on Sunday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been a fixture of Israeli politics for so long that his campaign promises can start to blur into one another, as every time elections roll around, the country hears a familiar chorus of pledges on cost of living, security, and reform that's been sung for years.
The Iran war energy crisis revived Asean’s joint reserve plans. To avoid another shelved ambition, the bloc needs swift, binding action
The Iran war energy crisis revived Asean’s joint reserve plans. To avoid another shelved ambition, the bloc needs swift, binding action
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla en la Oficina Oval el viernes 24 de julio de 2026 en Washington. (AP Foto/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Talks between Iran and Oman regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and their respective territorial waterways in that area have seen progress, CBS News reported.
Kuwait's foreign ministry has condemned the Houthis' attacks on ships in the Red Sea, describing Saturday's strike on the Saudi vessel NCC MASA as a “flagrant violation of international law” and a direct threat to maritime security and international trade.
Israel Railways announced on Sunday that train service between Tel Aviv and Lod had been temporarily suspended due to a localized fault in the railway's electrification network, which is currently being repaired.
IDF forces mapped two terrorists' houses in the village of Tel on Saturday in preparation for their sealing and demolition, the military announced on Sunday.
A mosque in the West Bank village of Kusra was set on fire on Saturday night, in what is suspected to be a nationalist crime in response to the deadly attack that occured the day earlier.
Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya, a spokesperson for the Israeli army, says Israeli forces are raiding the homes of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank “in preparation for their temporary sealing, as a preliminary step preceding their demolition”, according to Al Jazeera
Tehran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen have fired missiles and drones at two of Saudi Arabia’s most strategically important oil facilities on the Red Sea, in a major escalation of the latest simmering regional conflict to be reignited by the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
Kuwait’s ambassador to the US, Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah, has denied a report that claimed the country had sent fighter jets to attack Iran, Kuwaiti media said.
UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, said Israel could not ensure law and order in the territory it "unlawfully occupies" and called on states to intervene.
It is time for Israel and the United States to help turn the Gulf’s growing willingness to confront Iran into a formal regional defense alliance.
US President Donald Trump has, for now, set aside plans to sharply escalate the American military campaign against Iran, with growing concern that a wider war could dangerously deplete the Pentagon's stockpile of Patriot missile interceptors and other air defence munitions in the Middle East, The New York Times repo…