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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (photo credit: FLASH90) “Voluntary migration” from Gaza remains on the table, Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu  said Tuesday night, while he declined to rule out renewed Jewish settlement in the Strip. Speaking in a special interview with The Patriots on Channel 14, Netanyahu was asked by panelists about two issues that have become central to the Right flank of his coalition: whether “voluntary migration” of  Gaza  residents was still being pursued, and whether Israel could reestablish Jewish communities in the Strip. The question is whether you prefer to do or to talk,” said Netanyahu regarding the renewal of Jewish settlements in Gaza. “And yes, I prefer not to address it.

Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari IN Doha, Qatar, June 30, 2026. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/@MofaQatar_EN) Negotiations between the United States and Iran  are continuing despite the absence of high-level talks, the Qatari Foreign Affairs Ministry said in an X/Twitter post on Tuesday. The post cited Qatari Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Ministry Dr. Majed Mohammed Al-Ansari as affirming that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Doha as part of talks with Qatar regarding Iran and  Lebanon . Though a ceasefire and an MoU exist, Qatar's Foreign Ministry concluded that guarantees are contingent on the realities on the ground, and US VP JD Vance called for durable commitments from Iran

US President Donald Trump speaks on the day he signs an executive order on vehicle repairs in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 29, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/AARON SCHWARTZ) US President Donald Trump considered returning to all-out war with Iran, but currently prefers to stick with diplomatic talks and one-off strikes, the  Wall Street Journal  reported on Tuesday, citing US sources familiar with the discussions.  According to the report, Trump held multiple conversations with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine about additional strikes, but has chosen to continue negotiations instead. Trump has also said that he is fine with negotiations with Iran continuing past a previous August 18 deadline for a nuclear deal while ordering limited single strikes in response to any Iranian violations of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries, according to the  WSJ . Howev...

The Defense Ministry conducted a joint drill in which the Iron Beam laser defense and the Iron Dome interceptor-based defense systems were used together to combat a multi-threat scenario. June 29, 2026. (photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY) The Defense Ministry  announced on Monday that it had conducted a joint drill in which the  Iron Beam  laser defense and the Iron Dome interceptor-based defense systems were used together to combat a multi-threat scenario. A statement by the ministry, in addition to a video distributed showing the two systems fighting off aerial threats, appeared to focus mostly on drones. However, the ministry also noted the IDF’s ability to shoot down rockets and cruise missiles.   Submarine Found in Emptied Canal - Then Maintenance Workers Take a Look Inside Sponsored by History10 Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) head Moshe Patel also mentioned that the Iron Dome can shoot d...

US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at an unveiling ceremony for the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 24, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon) Iran is in a stronger position relative to the US than it was before US President Donald Trump’s “reckless and costly war,” House Minority Leader  Hakeem Jeffries  (D-NY) claimed in a press conference prior to a security briefing on the  US-Iran war  on Monday.  Jeffries told reporters that the war, which has “adversely impacted the national security interests of the American people,” requires a full unclassified briefing for the US House of Representatives.  “It’s my hope that that will happen sooner rather than later,” he said regarding the briefing.  Special US Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State  Marco Rubio  briefed Congress on US-Iran peace talks on Monday for the first time since ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner meet with a Ukrainian delegation in Hallandale Beach, Florida, US, November 30, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Eva Marie Uzcategui) US Secretary of State  Marco Rubio  and US Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff on Monday held their first congressional briefing since the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) earlier this month.  According to a Politico report citing two people familiar with the matter, Witkoff and Rubio repeatedly assured lawmakers that the administration’s goal is to negotiate a final deal that would prohibit Iran from keeping its stockpile of  highly enriched uranium , said the report. The signing of the MoU, according to the officials, outlined a 60-day period during which talks aimed at reaching a final deal will be held.  Witkoff told lawmakers that the technical team involved in those negotiati...

  IRAN'S DELEGATION including Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi (C) and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf (3rdR) arrive for a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar. (photo credit: URS FLUEELER / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) The United States and Iran will meet today in Doha, US President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social, despite setbacks in the ongoing  peace negotiations  since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding earlier this month. The resumption of the negotiations comes after last week's  technical talks in Switzerland  between senior officials from both sides, which Qatari and Pakistani mediators described as a "positive and constructive atmosphere." Since then, however, the US has  struck Iran  several times, and Iranian drones have attacked tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides claiming to be responding to ceasefire ...

Iran will fulfill the commitments it made during US-Iran negotiations “if the American side adheres to the agreement, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a post on X/Twitter on Monday.  تفاهم امری طرفینی است. اگر طرف آمریکایی به تفاهم نامه پایبند باشد ما هم به تعهداتمان عمل می‌کنیم. رویکرد ما در مقابل رجزخوانی‌های نامعقول و تهدیدهای بی‌پشتوانه، تکیه بر عقلانیت و کرامت انسانی در تصمیم‌گیری‌ها و دفاع قاطع و بی‌پروا به هنگام عمل است. — Masoud Pezeshkian (@drpezeshkian)  June 29, 2026 “Our approach to unreasonable saber-rattling and baseless threats is to rely on rationality and human dignity in decision-making, and to defend decisively and fearlessly when it comes time to act,” he said in the post.

Qatar advised on Monday the temporary suspension of sailing and fishing boats until further notice, but said commercial shipping and vessels subject to international conventions were exempt. The transport ministry said the precautionary measure includes jet skis and all other maritime vessels. A spokesperson said commercial shipping was exempted. The ministry did not give a reason for the measure, but it comes a day after Qatar said one of its nationals was killed after sustaining injuries from shrapnel due to "military operations in the region" after his vessel went missing.

No talks between Iran and the United States are scheduled in the coming days, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement on Monday, adding that an Iranian technical delegation will visit Qatar this week, but has no relation to US officials visiting the country. Tehran has not started negotiations for a final deal as these require the implementation of certain points of the MoU, which is Iran's priority currently, Baghaei added.

The removal of mines from the Strait of Hormuz is to be carried out solely by Iran according to the Islamabad MoU between Tehran and Washington, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in a post on X on Monday, in response to French President Macron's comments on the subject. Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France and Oman are working together to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East and will cooperate with their partners on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz. The situation is sensitive and complex; we strongly advise France not to complicate it further with its provocations, Gharibabadi added.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and his wife Yasmine Pahlavi attend a demonstration by Iranian pro-monarchy supporters near the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2026. (photo credit: CHRISTIAN MANG / REUTERS) According to Salehi, the defendants are accused of "creating the conditions" for the unrest on January 8 and 9, 2026. Iranian authorities have issued an indictment against  Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi  and several figures associated with the opposition broadcasters Manoto TV, which ceased operations a few weeks ago, and Iran International, accusing them of helping instigate the nationwide protests that swept the country on January 8 and 9 of this year. Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi announced on Saturday night that the indictment had been issued, saying the case would be referred to court for trial within the coming days. "Today, I must announce that the indictment against  Reza Pahlavi  and other anti-regime elements from the Manoto and Iran I...

France and Oman are working together to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East and will cooperate with their partners on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. "We have decided to collaborate, in conjunction with our partners, on clearing mines from the Strait in order to secure maritime routes and guarantee free and unconditional passage through the Strait of Hormuz," Macron wrote on X after meeting with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al at the Elysee Palace.

DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz attends a conference at Binyanei HaUma (Jerusalem International Convention Center) in Jerusalem, June 17, 2026. (photo credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/FLASH90) As of today, no country has the ability to mount attacks in space. We must be the leading country in the world with this capability," said Katz. On Monday, Defense Minister  Israel Katz  told military reporters that Israel is developing space lasers to carry out attacks above the Earth. This expanded on a statement Katz made last Thursday, in which he committed Israel to becoming the  leading player with the capability to attack from space . “One of the central goals which the prime minister and I set is that we are recruiting the best minds,” said Katz. “As of today, no country has the ability to mount  attacks in space . We must be the leading country in the world with this capability.” The defense minister continued: “If we achieve this, it will ensure the advantage of deterrence, ...

Lebanon's Amal Movement, a Shi'ite party headed by the parliament's Speaker, Nabih Berri, rejected the Israel-Lebanon framework reached last week, saying in a statement early Monday morning that the deal would not be ratified, according to a report by the independent news channel Iran International. "This agreement will not be ratified and will not be implemented in its current form," the statement reportedly read, adding that the framework doesn’t guarantee the rights of Lebanon. The Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement holds 15 out of 128 seats in Lebanon’s Parliament, and the Iran-aligned March 8 Alliance, of which both parties are members, has 51 seats in total.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for protests to take place outside US embassies across the world as part of a "Global Week of Action for a Free Iran," in a post on his official press office's X/Twitter early Monday morning.  The week of action is scheduled to coincide with the July 4 funeral of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Iran, as well as with Independence Day celebrations in the US. "Our message to the American people and the US government is clear: stand with the Iranian people. Do not deal with terrorists. Choose the people of Iran," the post read.

Israeli soldiers operate near the Israel–Lebanon border during Operation “Roar of the Lion,”. March 16, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90) The tunnel contained hundreds of weapons and several shafts from which rockets would be launched towards Israel, according to Netanyahu and Katz's statement.  The IDF destroyed a 200-meter terror tunnel used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Sunday night.  The tunnel, located in the Majdal area of southern Lebanon, was over 25 meters deep. It contained hundreds of weapons and several shafts from which rockets would be launched towards Israel, according to Netanyahu and Katz's statement. 

A piece of metal lies at of Al‑Bass Roman ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site hit by an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, June 25, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Israel's security zone in southern Lebanon includes the medieval Beaufort Castle as well as centuries-old villages that were home to Christians, Shi'ite Muslims, and Sunni Muslims. A crown was blown off an ancient column in a UNESCO-listed site in Lebanon's port city of Tyre. A pilgrimage site for Muslims and Christians alike was destroyed in another southern town. Israeli strikes hit the Mamluk-era market in the city of Nabatieh. Israel's nearly four-month operation targeting Hezbollah has damaged or destroyed revered heritage sites across southern Lebanon, Lebanese Culture Minister Ghassan Salame told  Reuters .

Smoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, in this screen grab from video released June 26, 2026. (photo credit: US CENTRAL COMMAND/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) Two of the targets struck by US Central Command (CENTCOM) in the  Strait of Hormuz  on Saturday night were newly built by the Iranians, a source familiar with the details told  The Jerusalem Post  on Sunday, while others were targets that had not been attacked before. Included in the targets were Iranian surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and mine-laying capabilities.

The talks between the US and Iran that were scheduled to take place next week in Switzerland have been stalled,  The Wall Street Journal  reported on Sunday.  This comes as the US carried out a wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday morning in response to Iran's drone attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has also launched missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain and promises harsher attacks if ceasefire violations continue. 

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location in this still image obtained from a video released December 5, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: Al Manar TV/REUTERS TV/via REUTERS ) Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Saturday that the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed in Washington is "null," a "humiliation" and a surrender of sovereignty, and should be replaced by the Iran-US memorandum. Qassem said in a statement that any attempt to link Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon to the group's disarmament crossed "red lines."

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2026. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90) "This agreement strengthens Israel and Lebanon and weakens Iran and Hezbollah," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday during a press conference addressing the new agreement between Israel and Lebanon. "This is a sign of things to come. We will continue to do everything necessary to restore security to the residents of the north, as we successfully did in the south, thanks to the fighters and the steadfastness of the residents of the north," he added. Netanyahu went on to emphasize Israel's military achievements in countering the Hezbollah threat. 

The IDF and Shin Bet eliminated Walid Haniyeh - Deputy Commander of a Nukhba company. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT) The IDF killed Walid Haniyeh, nephew of the former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, during a Thursday operation in  Gaza , the military said on Saturday. Haniyeh was the deputy commander of a  Nukhba company  and commanded a terrorist cell throughout the infiltration of Israel during the October 7 attacks. He recently tried to recruit new Hamas operatives into his ranks. "Haniyeh was involved in directing and providing operational instructions to the terrorist cell as they took Israeli civilians hostage into the Gaza Strip," the military said.

The United States is celebrating its 250th year. And what better way to mark that anniversary than with an American summer staple — a trip to the nation's capital. But visitors to Washington will find that the city is undergoing tremendous change, courtesy of President Donald Trump's takeover makeover.

US President Donald Trump has condemned what he called Iran’s “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement after a drone struck a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Hours after Trump’s comments in a Truth Social post on Friday, the United States military said it struck targets in Iran in response to the same drone attack that took place off Oman on Thursday. The Singapore-flagged  Ever Lovely,  owned by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine, was hit by a projectile, the British military said on Thursday. It had been stranded in the Gulf for more than 100 days after loading cargo in Iraq. No crew members were injured, and the ship was able to continue its voyage. “One of the Drones solidly hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive Cargo Carrying Ship. Damage was done, but the Ship was able to proceed on its way,” Trump wrote. US forces intercepted three other drones launched in the same coordinated attack, he said. “Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Ag...

US Navy F-18 prepares to launch from a carrier, May 29, 2026. (photo credit: X/CENTCOM) The United States conducted military strikes against Iranian targets on Friday in retaliation for Iran's attack against a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on X/Twitter. Targets included Iranian missile and drone storage locations, as well as coastal radar sites, CENTCOM said. Go to the full article > >

US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that "violence will be met with violence" after the US struck Iran in the wake of an attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. "If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone," Vance said on X. Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence.  https://t.co/VWnBS1PWaV — JD Vance (@JDVance)  June 26, 2026

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun praised the signing of a  trilateral agreement between the US, Lebanon, and Israel  as “the first step on the path to restoring Lebanon's sovereignty” in a post on X/Twitter on Friday after the framework was signed in Washington. The agreement is aimed at disarming and dismantling the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah, in addition to enabling the IDF to withdraw from Lebanon once the threat posed by Hezbollah is removed.

US  President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “foolish violation” of the  ceasefire agreement  with the United States. One drone damaged the upper deck of the ship, but the vessel was able to proceed, Trump said. The U.S. shot down three other drones aimed at the ship, he said. Trump’s post on social media did not identify the ship or the time of the strike, but on Thursday the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman. The development came during a fragile time for the U.S. and Iran as they work to negotiate a permanent end to the war. Iran has increasingly challenged the region and the U.S. over its control of the Strait of Hormuz, even with the current interim deal it reached with the U.S. last week. The attack on the cargo ship happened while a United Nations maritime agency was beginning an operation to move stranded ships out of the strait this...

President Donald Trump  on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on any countries that impose tax on U.S. tech firms. “Numerous European Countries have been discussing the imminent implementation of a Digital Services Tax on American Companies,” Trump wrote on TRUTH Social. “Some of these Countries are close to actually doing this. Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America.” Earlier this month, Trump threatened to impose a 100% tax on French wines if France refused to drop its tax on U.S. tech firms,  according to The Hill newspaper. “This TARIFF will supersede Trade Deals made with the Country, whether implemented, signed, or not,” Trump’s post continued. “Additionally, the 100% TARIFF will be immediately imposed, if they proceed. Thank you for your attention to this matter.” During trade negotiations with the U.S. last year, Canada ha...