Israel in 10

A second night of US airstrikes on dozens of targets in Iran trigger Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. Israel has placed the IDF on high alert amid concerns the conflict could spread beyond the Persian Gulf. Ayatollah Khamenei’s multiday funeral continues as his body is brought back from Iraq to his hometown of Mashaad. Meanwhile, Israel has pushed back against suggestions it is prepar...

President Trump says the ceasefire deal with Iran is over after the United States launched a new wave of strikes in response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran retaliated by targeting Bahrain and Kuwait, while NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte defended the American action as “absolutely necessary”, saying Iran had violated the ceasefire. Meanwhile...

French President Emmanuel Macron narrowly escapes a bombing in Damascus after explosive devices detonated near his hotel moments after his motorcade departed, highlighting the instability as Europe deepens its engagement with Syria’s new leadership. Meanwhile, Iran is once again threatening to walk away from negotiations with the United States, insisting talks cannot continue under what it c...

Tens of thousands chant for revenge in Tehran as the country buries Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Talks between Tehran and Washington have been paused until after the funeral ceremonies conclude, with Israel warning that any future Iranian leader who seeks the destruction of the Jewish state will meet the same fate. Meanwhile, Hamas is reportedly preparing to dissolve its governing body i...

One thousand days after the October 7 attacks, Israel’s security establishment says the country has adopted a new doctrine: don’t deter terrorists, make it impossible for them to act. Meanwhile, talks between the United States and Iran have been paused until after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, with negotiations in Doha focusing only on the Strait of Hormuz and froze...

Iran is back to its time wasting tactics as it refuses to hold direct talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Instead, technical discussions are taking place indirectly through mediators Qatar and Pakistan. Iran has also ruled out any discussion of its drone and missile programmes, while the Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump had considered a return to military action b...

President Trump announces talks with Tehran resume in Doha today, while Iran insists no meeting with American officials is planned. President Masoud Pezeshkian says the interim deal has the full backing of Supreme Leader Khamenei, even as criticism grows inside Iran and reports emerge of tensions between political figures and the IRGC. Meanwhile, a new diplomatic row is brewing over the Strait of...

The United States and Iran are set to resume talks in Qatar on Tuesday to shore up the strained ceasefire after a weekend of renewed hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz. Key Hezbollah ally, Lebanon’s parliament speaker Nabih Berry says an emerging agreement with Israel ‘will not pass’ The U.S.-backed deal would pave the way for formal peace between Jerusalem and Beirut and link a full Israeli with...

The fragile U.S.-Iran agreement is facing fresh pressure after Iran warned that ships entering the Strait of Hormuz without Tehran’s permission “will be dealt with”, despite the deal supposedly guaranteeing freedom of navigation. Speaking in Bahrain, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reassured Gulf allies that Washington will not accept any agreement that allows Iran to control one...

A week after Washington and Tehran signed an interim agreement, confusion continues over its implementation, with Iranian officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency offering conflicting accounts of when UN nuclear inspectors will be allowed back into the country. Meanwhile, concern Israel is being left out of plans for Southern Lebanon with Qatar and Iran all having a say in a future ‘de...

A fragile U.S.-Iran agreement is facing fresh scrutiny after Iranian officials deny UN Nuclear inspectors are due to visit the country. President Trump is waiving sanctions for 60 days and potentially unlocking billions of dollars for the regime. Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to the Gulf amid questions over Washington’s strategy and growing American scepticism about whether the deal c...

Iran has begun exporting millions of barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz as an interim agreement with the United States comes into force, with mediators Qatar and Pakistan claiming that Washington and Tehran have agreed on a framework for talks aimed at reaching a permanent deal within 60 days. But Iranian state media says the country’s nuclear programme was not even discussed during...

The future of the new U.S.-Iran agreement is already in doubt after Vice President JD Vance cancelled planned talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland, raising fresh questions about whether the fragile 60-day ceasefire can hold. Four Israeli soldiers were killed in one of Hezbollah’s deadliest attacks in months when an apparent drone or anti-tank missile struck their tank in southern Leba...

The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has now been signed, the Strait of Hormuz has reopened and oil prices have fallen, raising hopes that one of the biggest supply shocks in modern history may be coming to an end. But Israel and the United States are locked in what have been described as “stubborn talks” over Israel’s presence in southern Lebanon after an...

Iranian oil tankers leave the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since March as leaked details of a 14-point memorandum of understanding suggest Tehran could begin selling oil immediately and eventually gain access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund. The International Energy Agency says the global oil market should gradually recover if the agreement holds and the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens...

President Trump is expected to release details of his proposed agreement with Iran before it is formally signed in Geneva on Friday. But what has emerged so far has been met with alarm in Israel, particularly reports that Tehran could gain access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund and receive sweeping sanctions relief. The agreement would also reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch a new 60-day...

For a second straight day, the United States and Iran have exchanged fire, with American forces striking Iranian surveillance and air defence sites and Tehran responding with missile attacks on US military facilities across the Gulf. Despite the escalation, negotiations reportedly remain on track. The latest violence has also claimed civilian lives. Three Indian sailors were killed after a US stri...

The Middle East is facing its most serious escalation since the April ceasefire, after Iran launched attacks against Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian targets. Despite the violence, President Trump insists negotiations with Tehran remain on track and says there is no reason the latest confrontation should derail a nuclear deal. At the same time, Israel continues t...

Israel continues to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon despite a ceasefire with Iran, and pressure from President Trump not to attack Beirut amid ongoing negotiations with Tehran. Yemen’s Houthis fire a drone at the Red Sea city of Eilat. The Iranian-backed group resumed strikes on Israel for the first time in months. Today’s guest is FDD CEO Mark Dubowitz, who argues that linking the Leban...

President Trump tells Iran and Israel to stop shooting at each other after the first direct attacks since a ceasefire was brokered two months ago Sirens sound across Israel as Iran fires more than 20 ballistic missiles and Israel responds with strikes on multiple Iranian targets, including the strategically important Mahshahr petrochemical facility. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it is...

President Trump says a new agreement with Iran could be reached as early as this weekend, despite fresh Iranian attacks on Gulf allies and growing doubts over the negotiations. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Trump has privately told advisers he would only resume full-scale military operations if American troops are killed. At the same time, the IDF continues to strike Hezbollah targets...

Iran attacks its Arab neighbours, killing one in Kuwait, as the US strikes Iranian military targets in the worst escalation since the ceasefire was brokered 2 months ago. At the same time, Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade fire despite a partial ceasefire brokered by the United States. The IDF has issued evacuation warnings for several towns and villages in southern Lebanon ahead of fresh air...

Hezbollah continues firing rockets and drones into northern Israel despite a ceasefire announcement brokered by President Trump. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing fierce political backlash after reportedly cancelling planned strikes on Beirut at Trump’s request. Another Israeli soldier has been killed in southern Lebanon. Captain Dr. Ori Yosef Silvester was killed in a Hezbollah drone st...

The UN Security Council meets today to discuss Israel’s advance into southern Lebanon after France demanded an emergency session. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the IDF to begin striking Beirut following repeated Hezbollah violations, including multiple drone and missile attacks on northern Israel. According to reports, the Trump administration may have given Israel the green light...

The United States and Iran have traded fire overnight as talks to extend the ceasefire hang in the balance. Meanwhile, another IDF soldier has been killed in a Hezbollah drone attack near the Lebanese border. Twenty-year-old Sergeant Rotem Yanai was killed while running to a shelter during the strike, as explosive-laden drones continue to pose a growing challenge for Israel’s air defenses. In resp...