Middle East
UN's corrupt aid 'mafia monopoly' preserves Hamas control of Gaza, GHF head tells 'Post'
As Hamas continues to terrorize innocent Gazans and aid workers alike, the UN insists on operating under broken systems that give Hamas a safety net, GHF director Johnnie Moore says.
A million more Afghans could be sent back from Iran, Red Cross warns
Houthi attacks show Israel is not entering quiet period after Iran ceasefire - analysis
Kurdish PKK militants to begin handing over arms in Iraq on Friday, NTV says
Beit Hanun disaster causing death of five IDF soldiers was a year in the making - analysis
All Hamas has to do is sit and wait. It knows that Israeli officials have vowed to disarm the terrorist group, exile its leaders, and defeat it.
Where is Hanegbi? Conflicting reports cast doubts over Israel-Syria peace talks
Arab media reports that Israel’s National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, while Israeli officials say he is in the US with Netanyahu.
Israel denies claim that Syria's Sharaa met top Israeli official Tzachi Hanegbi in Abu Dhabi
Syrian outlet Al-Jumhuriya claimed the meeting took place on Monday, Israel responded that Hanegbi is in Washington as part of Netanyahu’s delegation visiting the White House.
Iran denies requesting meeting with US, state media reports
US President Donald Trump's Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said he would meet with Iranian diplomats "next week or so."
Iran's president accuses Israel of assassination attempt, says Tehran open to dialogue with US
Pezeshkian blamed Israel for the collapse of talks that were in place when Israel began its strikes on Iran on June 13, starting a 12-day air war with Israel.
Two crew dead after attack on Greek vessel in Red Sea, Liberian shipping delegation says
Sunday's attack off southwest Yemen was the first such incident reported in the vital shipping corridor since mid-April.
GHF slams Reuters over 'false, so-called' document of Gazan relocation, 'deradicalization plan'
GHF stated that it had informed the news agency that it had never seen, created, or been involved in this presentation prior to its publication.
The hit that wasn’t: When Saddam Hussein offered to kill Khomeini and the Shah said no
This decision, made quietly, cautiously, and with the best of intentions, reshaped the fate of a nation and the entire region.
Rabbi Hier: ‘This is a phenomenal time to bring Azerbaijan into the Abraham Accords’
Ahead of Netanyahu’s White House visit, a leading US rabbi urges adding Azerbaijan to the Abraham Accords as a key ally to deter Iran and spark wider Muslim participation.
Why does the BRICS meeting matter for the Middle East? - analysis
The group of countries is concerned about escalation in the Middle East, saying they "condemn the military strikes againstIran ... which constitutse a violation of international law."