The post read: ‘I am in the Oval Office of the White House, where we have President Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia; Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates; Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani; Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani; and…
Twenty Iranian sailors whose ship was seized by US forces near Singapore have returned to Iran, according to Iranian state media. Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, said on Thursday that the release of the 20 Iranian sailors was due to the “generous action of the respected government of Pakistan.” In a post on…
Donald Trump says talks with Iran were “in the final stages” while warning of further attacks if Tehran does not agree to a peace deal. Six weeks after Trump called for a ceasefire by halting Operation Epic Fury, there has been little progress in talks to end the war. Trump said this week he came…
The US Embassy in Beirut has called on the Lebanese government to step up its engagement with Israel – and quietly, to sideline Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed group that has been designated a terrorist organisation by the US and Israel, which has been a major force in Lebanese politics for decades. “Lebanon stands at a crossroads….
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised Pakistan for calling Israel “a curse to humanity” and a “cancerous state”. On Friday, Netanyahu’s office issued a statement: “Pakistan’s defence minister’s call for Israel’s destruction is outrageous. This statement is intolerable from any government, especially one that claims to be a neutral mediator for peace. The…
Updated 1:56 AM Strikes continuing on multiple fronts Israel’s military said its forces carried out “a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting the infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran” early on Friday. This came as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had carried out missile and drone strikes the previous day…
Gaza writer Jihad AbuSalim talks to Mark Lamont Hill about Trump’s peace. Gaza writer Jihad AbuSalim talks to Mark Lamont Hill on Trump’s peace board about whether Gaza Palestinians will get a role in shaping their future. More than a hundred days after the ceasefire in Gaza, Israeli attacks continue, killing hundreds of Palestinians. At…
