Netanyahu’s son Yair adopts new name in latest family name change
Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has changed his name to Yonatan Hon, Haaretz reported on Wednesday.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Huge crowds in Mashhad as Iran's late supreme leader is buried
Crowds gathered on a boulevard in Mashhad leading to the gold-domed Imam Reza shrine
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Return To War: Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles At Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, After US Struck 170 Iranian Targets
Just as the US nighttime strikes were significantly bigger than prior rounds in June, so has Iran's 'retaliation' been bigger - chiefly on Gulf states and American bases there.
· Tyler Durden
Iran prepares to bury Khamenei in Mashhad after week-long funeral processions | The National
Enormous crowds gathered in Mashhad in preparation for the burial of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, overshadowed by a renewed exchange of strikes between the US and Iran.
· The National
Drone attack hits Iranian Kurdish opposition group's camp in Iraq
A drone attack hit a camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group northeast of Iraq's Erbil, security sources told Reuters on Thursday.
· Middleeasteye
Swanning around and traditional fashion in Bolivia: photos of the day – Thursday
View image in fullscreenBetween UK and USPresident Donald Trump speaks to reporters mid-flight in the press cabin of the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, after changing planes at RAF Mildenhall, UK, to return to WashingtonPhotograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenUlaanbaatar, MongoliaThe South …
Futures Rise, Oil Drops As Markets Ignore Latest Middle East Airstrikes
Futures are higher (although off session highs), and oil erased overnight gains as the market moved past the latest Middle-East flare up which saw the US military strike 90 Iranian targets for a second day and Tehran retaliated against American allies in the Persian Gulf. And like during previous escalations, this t…
· Tyler Durden
Syria's voting rights restored by chemical weapons watchdog
President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa walks towards 10 Downing Street to meet Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, on March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
· Mike Corder
Irán se despide de Jamenei y enfrenta su legado con agrias divisiones
Una persona sostiene un retrato del fallecido líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, mientras pasa junto a un muro con mensajes, incluido uno en inglés que dice “Mataremos a Trump”, durante los actos fúnebres por Jamenei y miembros de su familia en la Gran Mezquita Imán Jomeini en Teherán, Irán, el sábado 4 …
· Amir Hussein Radjy
Live updates: Trump launches new strikes on Iran after saying ceasefire is over
The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war.
US military delegation to visit Lebanon over limited Israeli withdrawal | The National
A US military delegation will arrive in Beirut in the coming days to help establish two “pilot zones” in south Lebanon as part of a Washington-brokered plan between Israel and Lebanon, Michel Issa, US ambassador to Lebanon, said on Thursday.
· Nada Homsi
Is US-Iran ceasefire over? A timeline of how agreement has come to brink of collapse | The National
US President Donald Trump has declared the ceasefire with Iran “over” after weeks of cautious calm and a diplomatic push to cement the initial peace deal.
· The National
IMF expects world economy to grow a sluggish 3% this year
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday modestly downgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, citing the energy shock caused by the Iran war. But the fallout from the conflict is being partially offset by booming investment in artificial intelligence and other technologies.
· Agence France-Presse
Mediator Pakistan says renewed US-Iran conflict is ‘in no one’s interest’
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has urged “all parties” in the escalating United States-Iran conflict to exercise restraint after a fragile ceasefire that had held for nearly three weeks collapsed into a new wave of strikes and counterstrikes.
· Abid Hussain
Secrets of Huqoq: New Galilee exhibit premieres mosaics, coins found at ancient Jewish settlement
A new exhibit of the ancient Jewish settlement of Huqoq at the Yigal Allon Center will offer the public its first glimpse into one of the most intriguing archaeological sites uncovered in Israel in recent years, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday morning.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across the Mideast, threatening the interim deal to end war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting US-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East.
· Yonhap
Why Britain must sanction Netanyahu
Last week, a group of British MPs despatched an open letter to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper calling for sanctions on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Jordan says sirens sound after missiles from Iran detected in airspace
Sirens have sounded in Jordan after missiles launched from Iran were detected in Jordanian airspace, the state news agency reported, citing a government spokesperson.
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Israel Police detain suspect caught carrying axe near Haifa's IDF recruitment center
A man was seen carrying an axe close to an IDF recruitment center in Haifa, Israel Police confirmed on Thursday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldier who ran marathons carrying heavy weights dies of cancer after nearly three year battle
An IDF soldier from the Yahalom Combat Engineers unit died of cancer on Tuesday, after a battle lasting over two-and-a-half years, N12 reported on Thursday.
· TZVI JASPER
Damascus yet to keep pledge to respect rights of detainees, UN inquiry team says
Damascus has so far failed to meet its pledge to respect the rights of detainees, members of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said on Wednesday after spending early July speaking with victims, government officials, and civil society groups.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Maine Democrats plan convention to replace scandal-hit Platner – US politics live
Senate pick announced his withdrawal in angry video accusing party and media of acting as ‘judge, jury and executioner’
· Tom Ambrose, Tom Perkins, Melody Schreiber, Joseph Gedeon
Democratic hopeful Rahm Emanuel calls for end to unconditional US aid to Israel
Washington’s long-standing policy of blindly supporting the Israeli government without any conditions or demands has been a mistake, said Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate for the 2028 US elections.
· Middleeasteye
US military completes latest strikes on Iran after Trump declares ceasefire is ‘over’
Sirens sounded in Kuwait and alerts were activated in Qatar and Bahrain due to retaliatory Iranian fire over the Gulf countries after the United States launched new airstrikes hitting Iran early Thursday.
· AfricaNews
Son of Dubai resident held in Iraq for five years desperate to bring 'hero' father home | The National
The son of a Dubai resident detained in Iraq for five years over a contract dispute has told of his fears he will be put behind bars again as he battles cancer.
· Ramola Talwar Badam
Netanyahu’s son Yair adopts new name in latest family name change
Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has changed his name to Yonatan Hon, Haaretz reported on Wednesday.
· Middleeasteye
Push to disarm Hezbollah deepens divisions in Lebanon and stirs fears of civil war
Relatives of missing victims weep, as they gather at the site of destroyed buildings that were hit in an Israeli airstrike in Qannarit village, southern Lebanon, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
· Abby Sewell
Turkey 'prevented Kurdish invasion' of Iran during Israeli-US war
Turkey thwarted an Israeli and US-backed incursion of Kurdish forces into Iran during the war on Iran earlier this year, Israel's i24News reported on Wednesday.
· Middleeasteye
Teenage Palestinian girls held in Israeli prison have their futures put on hold
As thousands of Palestinian students complete their final high school exams this summer and look ahead to university, 17-year-old Nada Bani Odeh and 16-year-old Ola Qutaishat are spending these same weeks behind bars in Israel’s Damon Prison, far from classrooms, textbooks and the futures they had been preparing for.
· Middleeasteye
World Cup 2026: Iraq returned, but it will take years to bridge the gulf with football's elite
Iraq ended a 40-year wait and returned to football's biggest stage this summer, but the scale of their World Cup defeats showed just how far they still have to go to compete with the game's elite nations.
· Middleeasteye
Iran summons UK ambassador over stabbing allegation
Iran has summoned the British ambassador to Tehran to protest what it called "baseless accusations", state media said on Thursday, after a London court jailed two people for a knife attack it said was carried out at Iran's behest.
· Middleeasteye
Iran prepares to bury slain leader Khamenei after mass funeral processions
Huge crowds have gathered in the eastern holy city of Mashhad as Iran prepares to bury its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US strikes Iran for second night – is the peace process all over now?
A second – and bigger – barrage of air attacks by the United States has hit Iran in two days, as fragile peace talks between the two countries appear at risk of collapsing.
· Shola Lawal
Explosions heard in Iran's Bushehr, says report
Several explosions were heard in Iran's Bushehr province on Thursday morning, Iran's Mehr news reported.
· Middleeasteye
Oil prices drop on assumptions US-Iran war will not resume despite hostilities | The National
Oil prices fell on Thursday on assumptions that the exchange of military strikes between the US and Iran will not lead to a resumption of all-out war, and that the two countries will ultimately return to negotiations.
· Sarmad Khan
Anti-Israel protests organized by global NGO network tied to IRGC, Islamists, NGO Monitor reveals
The anti-Israel protests that exploded across the UK after October 7 have been organized by a globally connected and financed network of NGOs aimed at promoting IRGC propaganda, Islamist and anti-Western narratives, and Israel eliminationism, NGO Monitor revealed in a new 129-page report, presented in the UK’s House…
· MATHILDA HELLER
Who is Zeynep Sonmez, the Wimbledon with the ‘Palestine’ watermelon racket?
Zeynep Sonmez‘s 2026 Wimbledon singles campaign came to a halt in the second round following a 7-5, 6-3 defeat to American Claire Liu.
· Mohammad Mansour
Trump says Iran called to make a deal after U.S. strikes; adds it's unclear if war is back on
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he does not know whether Washington and Iran are returning to a full-fledged war, but told reporters that Iran "badly" wants to make a deal to cease escalating hostilities in the Middle East.
· Chloe Taylor
Iran says US strikes on civilian infrastructure a 'gross war crime'
Iran's foreign ministry has denounced US strikes on the country, which it said targeted civilian infrastructure including railway bridges, as a "gross war crime".
· Middleeasteye
Iran suspends Tehran-Mashhad trains after reported US strike on bridge
Iranian passenger train services between Tehran and Mashhad were temporarily suspended following a reported US strike on a railway bridge connecting the two cities, state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) claimed.
· SHOSHANA BAKER
Trump declares himself Iran’s ‘number one target’
US President Donald Trump has warned he could be assassinated by Iran, claiming that Tehran considers him its “number one target.” His comments came as a tentative ceasefire between Washington and Tehran collapsed, with fighting flaring up anew around the Strait of Hormuz.
· RT
Ceasefire breakdown a fresh economic threat: Chalmers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned the renewed escalation of the US’s war against Iran would hit economic growth and pose more inflationary issues for the domestic and global economy as concerns grow the Strait of Hormuz could again be shut.
· Shane Wright, Mike Foley, Michael Koziol
US strikes kill 14 and wound 78 over past two days in Iran
US strikes on Iran have killed 14 people and left 78 injured over the past two days, Iran's health ministry said on Thursday.
· Middleeasteye
Navalization of economic warfare makes trade routes into military targets
With more than 80% of global trade by volume being transported by sea, maritime shipping lanes are indispensable to the world economy. That fact was
· John Calabrese
HaBashan Pioneers settler group crosses Syria border, spends night on Mount Hermon
Activists from the right-wing movement "HaBashan Pioneers" continued their efforts to promote Jewish civilian settlement in the security zone held by the IDF inside Syria on Wednesday and Thursday.
· ELI ASHKENAZI
Shaath speaks to Abbas in first publicized call since becoming NCAG chief
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke by phone with the Chief Commissioner of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), Ali Shaath, to offer his condolences following the death of Shaath’s uncle, marking the first publicized conversation between the two since Shaath assumed his new …
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Herzog, elections chief, Shin Bet head warn of efforts to disrupt upcoming vote
President Isaac Herzog met Thursday with Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head David Zini, issuing a joint warning that internal and foreign actors were seeking to undermine the integrity of Israel’s upcoming election.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
MK Lazimi demands probe into MK Vaturi after he compares her to Hamas
MK Naama Lazimi (Democrats) called on Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara to open an immediate criminal investigation into MK Nissim Vaturi (Likud) for "serious incitement to violence," on Thursday.
· JAMES GENN
Trump is bombing Iran again and blundering again. He has no grasp of his enemy | Sina Toossi
The president is behaving as if the battleground is the same, but it isn’t. Iran has leverage and knows it
· Sina Toossi
Few Jewish adults think Trump or the parties support their community: poll
A woman holds a sign saying, “end antisemitism” while attending a March for Israel rally Nov. 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
· Steve Peoples