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Announcement comes after Hezbollah reportedly rejected new US de-escalation offer; UN Security Council set to discuss expanded IDF ground op ahead of more peace talks between countries By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff Today, 11:00 am A Lebanese soldier takes pictures by his phone for a destroyed apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Choueifat town, southern Beirut, Lebanon, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Israel announced Monday morning that it would renew strikes on Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut, after significantly curtailing attacks on the Lebanese capital for weeks at the request of US President Donald Trump’s administration. Prime …

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“It could be a week. It could be less. It could be more. At the turn of the week, we hope to have something,” the official added. US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after disembarking Air Force One following his trip to China at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, May 15, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAMMAY 31, 2026 08:52 US President Donald Trump asked for several amendments to the US-Iran peace deal draft during a Situation Room meeting on Friday, Axios reported on Sunday, citing a senior administration official and a second source briefed on the issue. While Trump wants the proposed Memorandum …

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Iran says it targeted base that enabled overnight US attack on Bandar Abbas airport * IDF says it launched strikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanese coastal town of Tyre By ToI StaffToday, 4:00 am A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Middle East, in a photo released May 20, 2026. (US Navy photo) IDF announces senior Hamas moneyman killed in Gaza strike this week By Emanuel Fabian An airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this week killed a senior Hamas moneyman, the IDF announces. The …

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US president urges Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to normalize ties with Israel; Saudi source says not without ‘irreversible pathway’ to Palestinian state By Nava Freiberg Followand ToI Staff25 May 2026, 5:36 pm US President Donald Trump arrives at the White House , May 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) US President Donald Trump insisted on Monday that six Muslim-majority countries join the Abraham Accords normalization agreements with Israel ahead of any deal between the US and Iran to end the war, negotiations on which he said were “proceeding nicely.” The remarks were the second time in as many days that …

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 May 26, 2026 Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP) Russia, China, Turkey, and Pakistan are reportedly being discussed as possible transfer destinations. By World Israel News Staff A proposed “face-saving” deal regarding Iran’s stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium could allow both the United States and Iran to claim victory, with Tehran potentially transferring the material to countries such as Russia, China, Turkey, or Pakistan before it is eventually handed over to the U.S., according to a new report. A source with direct knowledge of the discussions told the New York Post that Iran is currently …

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Rubio insists deal still possible after strikes but is ‘a few days’ away from completion; Trump: Tehran must hand over enriched uranium or destroy it with international witnesses By ToI Staff, Nava Freiberg and AgenciesToday, 9:25 am Illustrative: A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft takes off for a mission during Operation Epic Fury, March 9, 2026. (US Air Force) US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war. “US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to …

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Trump’s Iran gamble is a doctrine of pressure, pragmatism and power – and the stakes are high. Opinion. Fern Sidman Published: May 26, 2026, 9:59 AM (GMT+3) דונלד טראמפצילום: White House Photo by Daniel Torok For months, the political class, the cable-news establishment, foreign policy ideologues, and self-anointed geopolitical “experts” have saturated the public sphere with a cacophony of speculation surrounding the possibility of a new United States-Iran agreement. Predictably, much of the commentary has been driven less by sober strategic analysis and more by reflexive partisanship, ideological rigidity, and political opportunism. Yet beneath the noise, beneath the endless panels and …

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 May 26, 2026 Israel’s prime minister reportedly has confided to his inner circle that he can do little to influence President Trump’s policies regarding Iran. By World Israel News Staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has privately acknowledged that Israel has little leverage over President Donald Trump’s handling of negotiations with Iran, even as Jerusalem presses Washington to preserve Israel’s freedom to strike in Lebanon and insist on dismantling Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, Reuters reported Monday. The assessment, described to Reuters by two Israeli officials familiar with Netanyahu’s private conversations, reflects a widening gap between Israel’s war aims and the Trump administration’s immediate priority: …

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The agreement the U.S. and Iran are close to signing involves a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, Iran would be able to freely sell oil, and negotiations would be held on curbing Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: The deal would avoid an escalation of the war and decrease the pressure on the global oil supply. However, it’s unclear whether it will lead to a lasting peace agreement that also addresses President Trump’s nuclear demands. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆: Both Trump and the mediators have indicated the deal could …

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Today, 11:43 am FILE – President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file) The United States has almost completely excluded Israel from the negotiations with Iran, two Israeli defense officials tell The New York Times. Israel was not involved at all in the discussions ahead of the ceasefire and learned of developments in the talks between the US and Tehran from regional diplomatic contacts, as well as through the use of surveillance, the report says. …

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Two days after presenting the Iranians with the latest US message in the negotiations, Syed Mohsin Naqvi held another round of talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Tehran. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026.(photo credit: Iranian Parliament Speaker Office/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)ByREUTERSMAY 22, 2026 10:49 Iran’s foreign minister met Pakistan’s interior minister on Friday to discuss proposals to end the US-Israeli war, Iranian media reported, with Tehran and Washington still at odds over Tehran’s uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz. Two days after presenting …

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WaPo report says US fired 300 interceptors, including over half its THAADs, while Israel fired 190; US official says even more would be used if war resumes because Israel has sent some missile defense batteries for maintenance By ToI StaffToday, 2:55 am The US military deploys a THAAD missile defense system in Israel, March 2019. (US Army Europe/File) The US reportedly used up more than half of its inventory of THAAD anti-missile interceptors while defending Israel from Iranian attacks during the recent war. According to The Washington Post on Thursday, the United States used over 200 THAAD interceptors to shoot down missiles bound …

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