President Donald Trump held separate calls with Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday. Trump pledged to bring the war in Ukraine to an end, but has not made progress on bringing Zelensky and Putin to the table.  Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov stated...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to meet with President Donald Trump this week to discuss the war against Iran and other issues.  According to Ynet, Netyahu and Trump will likely meet for the eighth time in the past 18 months this week or next. One...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Hamas must be dismantled before any reconstruction can begin in Gaza. He added that Palestinians can just leave.  “There will be no reconstruction in Gaza without dismantling and demilitarizing the Strip,” Netanyahu said...

An Iranian official said that the IRGC would attack ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz without Tehran’s approval.  “Any failure to comply, deviation from the designated route, or disregard for the navigation protocols of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Strait...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented Donald Trump with plans for an all-out attack on Iran at the President’s request. Trump was convinced by his advisers to allow negotiations to continue.  On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Hegseth and Chairman of...

The Israeli Ambassador to the US asserted that the Lebanese Army was sidelining members of the military who are unwilling to fight Hezbollah in preparation for conflict with the group. He added that Tel Aviv is pushing Washington to provide more military aid to...

Vice President JD Vance said that the US had achieved its core objective in Iran by preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Vance and President Donald Trump have recently said that the US plans to denuclearize Iran.  "We have all the cards in the...

The Iranian Foreign Minister warned Israel of an immediate response if officials continue to call for the death of the Supreme Leader.  On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that  Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was “marked for death.”...

The Board of Peace said that the UN aid agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) can have no role in the future of Gaza.  “UNRWA has no place in the new Gaza,” the Board of Peace posted to X on Wednesday. “We are turning the page on the complex of perpetual aid dependency...

An Iranian official explained that Tehran was sending a negotiating team to Qatar for indirect talks with the US about implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).  “What will probably be done in Doha tomorrow is a discussion on the implementation of clauses of...

Iranian and Omani officials are in negotiations over charging fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if Muscat enters into a deal with Tehran to charge tolls in the key waterway.  According to an Iranian...

The head of the Iranian negotiating team says Tehran will not engage with Washington in peace talks until the US abides by its commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that current negotiations...