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This live page will soon close. But before we go, here’s a look at some of the top recent developments: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the US accepted Tehran’s conditions. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington was prepared to…
What’s happening in the occupied West Bank?
Israeli soldiers and settlers continued their attacks against Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, including raids, arrests and demolitions. Here are some of the key developments today, as reported by the Wafa news agency: Israeli forces have arrested six Palestinians, including released pri…
WATCH: Israeli withdrawal stalls as southern Lebanon residents struggle to rebuild
Residents of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in southern Lebanon are struggling to rebuild their lives as a planned phased Israeli military withdrawal remains stalled. Israeli troops have withdrawn from the town but remain stationed nearby, with residents reporting continued gunfire, drone surveillance and des…
Saudi Arabia, Houthis have not answered Iran’s mediation offer, says Araghchi
Iran has not received a response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen’s Houthis to its offer to help mediate talks to end the fighting between them, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. In an interview with Iraq’s al-Ekhbariya TV, Araghchi also responded to the possibility of Egypt joining S…
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Iraqi PM orders closure of border crossing with Iran, says government official
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered the indefinite closure of the Sheeb border crossing with Iran, along with the gradual closure of several other crossings in the coming days, an Iraqi government official told Al Jazeera. According to the official, the Sheeb crossing is closed to the tra…
Hegseth says US prepared to take further military action against Iran
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the US is prepared to take further military action against Iran if directed by President Donald Trump. “We want to make sure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. We’re prepared to contribute any way necessary,” Hegseth told reporters. “We’ve done histori…
Iranian FM Araghchi says US ‘must accept our conditions’ to reopen Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Washington accepts Tehran’s conditions, while indirect talks continue through Pakistan and Qatar. “The American side must accept our conditions for the strait to open to ships and vessels,” he told Haider Zuw…
Iran reportedly ‘determined not to give Trump a political victory’
Iran is deliberately prolonging talks with the United States to try to weaken President Trump politically before November’s US midterm elections, a news report says. The Reuters news agency, citing unnamed senior Iranian officials, reported the government in Tehran is convinced the US leader is rea…
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WATCH: Why the war on Iran could backfire on US regime-change goals
Analyst Negar Mortazavi tells Al Jazeera at the Global Security Forum that the war on Iran could strengthen Iranian nationalism rather than trigger regime change, as external attacks unite people around their homeland despite deep domestic grievances. Watch below for more of her comments:
US VP Vance refuses to endorse Netanyahu after Trump did
Vice President JD Vance has declined to endorse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the run-up to elections this month. “I’m not anti-endorsing him. I’m not pro-endorsing him. I’m not getting involved in Israeli elections,” Vance said. “I endorse American candidates, and that’s where I’m f…
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Houthi media report three more air strikes on Taiz
Media outlets affiliated with Yemen’s Houthis report that three air strikes targeted the al-Nashma area in the al-Ma’afer district of Taiz, according to reporting by Al Jazeera Arabic.
Iran’s foreign ministry says US actions in Cuba violate international law
Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemns the United States “interventionist actions” against Cuba, including sanctions and efforts to threaten and intimidate Cuban state officials, the Iranian news agency reports. In a statement, the ministry also condemned the issuing of an arrest warrant for former Cuban…
Iran’s army chief warns of major response to any new attack
Iran’s armed forces chief of staff has warned that any renewed attack on the country will meet a “more forceful response”. During a visit on Tuesday to a military facility, Major-General Ali Abdollahi hailed Iran’s expansion of its drone production capabilities, Press TV reported. “What I saw today…
Rubio says reaching peace deal with Iran extremely difficult
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told CNBC that reaching an agreement with Iran is extremely difficult and Washington will continue to exert economic pressure until it stops targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio said the transit of ships transporting oil through the stra…
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Qatari emir meets visiting French president
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has met visiting French President Emmanuel Macron at Lusail Palace, according to the Amiri Diwan, the seat of rule of Qatar. During the talks, Sheikh Tamim hailed the “strength of the strategic partnership” between Qatar and France and expressed aspirati…
Trump must ‘choose how to lose’: Iranian lawmaker
Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee, says Trump is “in a position where he can only choose how to lose”. “Surrender with sweet words or be destroyed on the battlefield,” said Rezaei in a post on X. “Iran is unyielding.” The Strait of Hormuz – which onc…
Hegseth confirms Israel trip; declines to detail Netanyahu talks
Pentagon boss Pete Hegseth has confirmed he made a recent visit to Israel and spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “I was there visiting our troops [and] had a chance to talk to the prime minister,” Hegseth told reporters. “Of course, the nature of our conversation is not something I woul…
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If you’re just joining us
Let’s bring you up to speed: The IRGC says a supertanker that violated Iran’s protocol in the Strait of Hormuz caught fire after hitting a naval mine in the waterway, in the third such incident today. Iranian officials have met visiting Pakistani army chief Asim Munir in Tehran. Iran’s President Ma…
Energy markets ‘pricing in a significant risk premium’
Oil prices slipped from a five-month high during a choppy session as traders priced in Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure and other developments around the Gulf. Brent crude futures fell 67 cents, or 0.61 percent, to $108.88. Earlier in the session the front-month contract reached $111.99, a…
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Israeli attacks target Lebanon’s Marjayoun, Haddatha, Wadi al-Jujeir
Israel’s army fired artillery into southern Lebanon’s Marjayoun area, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. Earlier, Israeli attacks also targeted the southern areas of Haddatha and Wadi al-Hujeir, said the agency. At the height of the war, which began on October 8, 2023, there were as many…
Jerusalem church leaders condemn Israeli settler attack on Palestinian olive harvesters
The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem condemn an attack by masked Israeli settlers on Palestinian olive harvesters and a visiting European diplomatic delegation in the village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports. In a statement, the church leaders…
White House again says no attack on Iran prior to midterm election
The White House deputy press secretary, Anna Kelly, is telling Al Jazeera that there are no plans for the Israelis or the United States to again jointly target Iranian leadership before the November 3 midterm election. This is something the US president has said in recent weeks, but there has been…
IRGC says Strait of Hormuz closed, US claims of shipments false
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said the Strait of Hormuz is closed to transit and that US claim that oil is being moved through the waterway is false. It added that the passage of small vessels “smuggling” oil did not mean the passageway was open.
French president’s visit to Qatar, other Gulf countries a ‘sign of solidarity’
There are a lot of issues being discussed during Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Qatar. Defence matters are going to be on the table, as well as energy prices and cooperation in this regard. Macron’s visit to Qatar and the region is very significant. It comes at a decisive moment with high energy prices…
Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed launcher of Houthi missile fired at Riyadh
The Saudi-led coalition says it has destroyed the Houthis missile platform that launched a ballistic attack on the capital, Riyadh. Coalition spokesperson Major General Turki al-Maliki said, “We destroyed the platform that launched the ballistic missile that was fired at Riyadh today.”
Two men rearrested over airbase plot UK blames on Iran
Two men have been rearrested in the United Kingdom in connection with a suspected plot against a Royal Air Force (RAF) base used by the United States in the town of Fairford, which British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said was “almost certainly” directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (…
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Iran’s Pezeshkian says renewed war will damage ‘entire region’
We have more lines for you from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s meeting with Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran via Fars news agency. Pezeshkian said that as a precondition to any negotiation, the US must first eliminate all pressure, threats and sanctions. “Our nation t…
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Netanyahu posing as only leader who can help US with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed he met US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday. There was another meeting with the defence minister, Israel Katz. This visit was not announced; it was not public and information about it was only released or leaked in Israeli media after t…
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Hamas fighter killed in Gaza’s Jabalia, Israeli army says
The Israeli military says it carried out an air strike on Gaza’s northern Jabalia area that on Monday killed a Hamas member who allegedly participated in the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel. It named the individual as Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim al-Zabaq, claiming he was a member of Hamas’s military…
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