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La sede del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos en Washington, el 6 de junio del 2019. (AP foto/Patrick Semansky)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday that the US would not let Iranians with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "embed" themselves in the country's delegation to take part in the soccer World Cup that begins this month.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire on Tuesday while Lebanese and Israeli diplomats met in Washington for direct talks, with top US diplomat Marco Rubio saying the militant group was the only impediment to a peace deal.
The Treasury Department building is pictured at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Washington announced sanctions against Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to evade western sanctions.
Former Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan called for the United Nations to be defunded and dismantled, saying at The Jerusalem Post Conference in New York that the organization has become structurally hostile to Israel and incapable of reform.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran would only receive sanctions relief if it surrenders its nuclear programme, brushing aside Tehran’s demands to obtain economic relief as part of a phased ceasefire.
The Israel National Football Team is preparing to head for a friendly matchup against Albania on Wednesday night as the blue-and-white will fly out on Monday after a morning practice at the National Team training headquarters in Shefayim.
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The US announced sanctions on Nobitex, Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent western sanctions.
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During talks between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday, senior members of the Israeli delegation said that Hezbollah did not stop fighting, despite promising US President Donald Trump to do so on Monday.
Even Eid al-Adha — one of the two major holidays of Islam, which took place last week — has not been able to stem a relentless tide of Israeli attacks, demolitions and incursions across occupied Palestine.
Beirut, Lebanon – On Tuesday, representatives from Lebanon and Israel met at the US Department of State in Washington, DC – the first session of a two-day round of negotiations that Lebanese negotiators hope will end an invasion of their country.
Likud's primaries for its Knesset list will be held no later than July 28, 2026, the party's constitution committee unanimously decided on Tuesday.
The mysterious leader of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force has issued a new warning to the US and Israel. According to Iran’s IRNA state media, Brigadier-General Esmaeil Qaani “has warned the United States and Israel against further military escalation in Gaza and Lebanon, saying that new fronts …
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday he is optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that is looking increasingly in doubt.
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The militant group Hezbollah has released a video showing its kamikaze drones attacking Israeli soldiers in the immediate vicinity of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon.
Israeli fire killed at least four Palestinians in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gaza health officials said.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran would only receive sanctions relief if it surrenders its nuclear programme, brushing aside Tehran’s demands to obtain economic relief as part of a phased ceasefire.
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appears to be taking a more active role as negotiations between the two countries continue following an April 8 truce.
Iraq’s judiciary on Tuesday confirmed the detention of Deputy Oil Minister for Refining Affairs, Adnan Al Jumaili on corruption charges.
The Iran war, which began in February with a joint Israeli-US attack, has seen Tehran combine its trans-regional deterrence strategy with its domestic defence doctrine.
The US president seeks to curb Israel’s intensified offensive as he looks for an exit from war with Iran, but turmoil in the Middle East will not easily be ended
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Greek shipping mogul Evangelos Marinakis has said he is prepared to pay Iran a transit fee in order to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and that the fee would help compensate Iran for “damage” inflicted by the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States and Iran were speaking "continuously", denying reports that Tehran had broken off contact over Israel's attacks on Lebanon.
On June 2, 2014, Hamas and Fatah factions formed a joint government, dubbed the "Palestinian Unity Government," to rule over the Palestinian Authority.
In response to rising antisemitism in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new racism advisory board on Monday and tasked it with assessing antisemitism in the country, but included among its members was a politician who had previously rejected describing the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades as a terrorist organiz…
The IDF killed more than 20 terrorists and conducted 100 strikes during ground operations north of the Litania River, according to a military statement shared on Tuesday.
LONDRES (AP) — Una pareja británica encarcelada en Irán por acusaciones de espionaje ha perdido una apelación contra sus condenas, informaron el martes su familia y el gobierno del Reino Unido.
It’s appalling. The more viciously anti-Zionists libel the State of Israel while targeting all Jews, the more some American Jewish institutions welcome Jewish anti-Zionists into their oh so inclusive “tent.”
Israel continues to inch closer to elections. The Knesset Plenum approved the first reading of a Bill for the Dissolution of the Twenty-Fifth Knesset on Tuesday.
An Israeli source familiar with the details disputed a report that US President Donald Trump personally insulted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a tense phone call on Monday over Israel’s planned strike on Hezbollah targets in Beirut on Tuesday.
Manifestantes intentan interrumpir la audiencia de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado con el secretario de Estado Marco Rubio, en el Capitolio, en Washington, el 2 de junio de 2026. (Foto AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
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LONDON (AP) — A British couple jailed in Iran on spying allegations have lost an appeal against their convictions, their family and the U.K. government said Tuesday.
GENEVA, Switzerland — Even if the Middle East war stopped immediately, disrupted global humanitarian supply lines would not recover before 2027, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Denny Hamlin does a burnout after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Camden Hall)
The 24th Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance on Thursday will take a new route toward the Knesset, organizers announced on Tuesday.
As the trial investigating corruption in the Prime Minister's Office continues, six years after it began, Israeli public broadcaster KAN News's "Zman Emet (Real Time)" on Monday night broadcast interviews and investigations into the narrative surrounding the cases currently in court.
A soldier was rescued by police officers from a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) riot on Monday while anti-draft protestors were trying to harm him, according to a bodycam video shared by Israel Police on Tuesday.