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Internal conflict within Iran between civilian leaders led by President Masoud Pezeshkian and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has grown and threatens US-Iran peace talks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing officials familiar with the negotiations.
A 37-year-old New York woman named Catherine Beth Washburn was arrested and charged with attempting to provide funding to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the US Justice Department stated early Wednesday morning.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joked that he’s “lost a little weight” since October 7 when asked what had changed since the massacre almost 1,000 days ago, Ynet reported on Tuesday.
Iran has exported more than 40 million barrels of crude oil since the U.S. removed its naval blockade of Iranian ports, and is now selling oil at prices roughly 20% higher than before the war, parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tuesday.
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Doha to discuss ongoing talks between Tehran and Washington.
Specialist Michael Pistillo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it foiled a cell of separatists attempting to enter the country's northwest to carry out "acts of sabotage and terrorism".
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One additional South Korean-operated vessel has exited the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded there amid the US-Iran war, bringing the total number of ships remaining in the region to just two, the oceans ministry said Wednesday.
SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- One additional South Korean-operated vessel has exited the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded there amid the U.S.-Iran war, bringing the total number of ships remaining in the region to just two, the oceans ministry said Wednesday.
Iran has exported 50 million barrels of crude oil since the United States lifted its naval blockade on the country's energy exports, according to tanker-tracking firm TankerTrackers.com.
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Trump's so-called Board of Peace says the first "tactical vehicles" have arrived at the base of the International Security Force near Gaza, as logistical preparations continue for the deployment of a multinational force in the enclave.
Israeli officials say the planned withdrawal of Israeli forces from two villages in southern Lebanon will be delayed pending agreement on a US oversight mechanism, Israel's public broadcaster Kan News reports.
Negotiations between the United States and Iran are continuing despite the absence of high-level talks, the Qatari Foreign Affairs Ministry said in an X/Twitter post on Tuesday.
Gadi Eisenkot, the head of Yashar!, officially launched the party's election campaign on Tuesday with an event at the D-ONE hall of the South Sharon Regional Council.
Israeli forces have raided the headquarters of the al-Tadamon Charitable Society in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, and ordered its closure for one year, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa says Syria "is neither a testing ground for foreign conspiracies nor a venue for carrying out the ambitions of others", according to Al Mayadeen.
Doha/Dubai: Iran said it would not meet with top US envoys who flew to the region following an outbreak of hostilities, clouding the prospects for a lasting peace between the two countries.
The US Department of the Treasury has announced joint sanctions by the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center against five entities and 16 individuals it claims are linked to Hezbollah's financial network.
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Two people have been killed and several others wounded in an Israeli drone attack north of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the Wafa news agency.
Beitar Jerusalem is preparing for the new season in earnest as it held a festive evening to unveil the club’s new kits for the 2026/27 season, which will begin mid-July when it will face AEK Larnaca in UEFA Conference League play in a two-legged second-round qualifying tie.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to cover a $100 million gap in funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, saying the body was nearing a breaking point after deep cost-cutting and austerity measures.
“Voluntary migration” from Gaza remains on the table, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday night, while he declined to rule out renewed Jewish settlement in the Strip.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has criticised US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin after a report said he had done a "happy dance" over Iran's elimination from the World Cup.
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran will not begin negotiations on a final agreement before key clauses of its memorandum of understanding with the United States are implemented.
This combination of photos shows Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Vice President JD Vance, right, on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
The Palestinian Authority's Cabinet has warned against Israeli preparations to issue a tender for the construction of more than 3,400 settlement units in the E1 area, according to the Government Media Office.
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After staffing 13 Birthright trips and sending more than 500 young Jews to Israel, I recently sat in a Manhattan theater and watched my professional role and personal preoccupations play out on stage.
The IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade has acquired a new version of the Lavi Hummer for operational use, after significant upgrades, the army announced on Sunday.
Almost 65% of all public services provided by Israel's state agencies are digitized, while 116 that should have been digitized by law are still pending implementation, a new report by the National Digital Network revealed on Tuesday.
The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) announced on Sunday a raise of up to NIS 1 million in its Start Up Fund, with the aim of providing deep tech startups in the early stages of development companies a capital runway to reach commercial viability.
There have been a variety of evaluations of Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat capabilities following the June 2025 war and the early 2026 war, but where do those threats stand now, two weeks after the US-Iran deal?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hit back at Israel on Tuesday after the country unanimously voted on Sunday to formally recognize the Armenian genocide.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the United States and Iran has halted more than three months of direct warfare. The agreement, which includes lifting a US naval blockade and establishing a $300bn reconstruction fund for Iran, has fundamentally altered the geopolitical landscape.
A man has been killed in a car bomb blast in northern Israel on Tuesday, Israeli police have reported.
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El portero de Irán Alireza Beiranvand se toma una foto con aficionados en su hotel en Tijuana, México el domingo 28 de junio del 2026. (AP Foto/Gabriela Aoun Angueira)
An official Israeli aid delegation to Venezuela is expected to depart shortly, in an unusual move given that Jerusalem and Caracas have had no diplomatic relations for some 17 years.
MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party) kicked out Deputy Attorney-General Gil Limon on Tuesday from a heated Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting debate on the contentious bill to split the role of the attorney-general into two positions. Limon was asked to leave after attempting to speak.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that plans to establish three Israeli settlements in the northern Gaza Strip had been completed and were awaiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s green light before implementation could begin.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Doha, Qatar, to continue negotiations with Iran.
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El presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, escucha al presidente de Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, habla durante una conferencia de prensa en Estambul, Turquía, el 30 de diciembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Khalil Hamra, Archivo)
The US administration has signed two mutually contradictory deals to end its war on Iran.
Iran responds to US homeland security secretary comments