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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has submitted an official letter of resignation to the Office of the Supreme Leader, a source familiar with the matter told Iran International. In the letter sent on Sunday, Pezeshkian stressed that the president and the government have effectively been excluded from major and vital decision-making processes in the country, and that the vacuum created by this situation has enabled hardline factions within the IRGC to take control of affairs, the source said. Pezeshkian added that under such circumstances he is unable to run the government and carry out his legal responsibilities, and for that reason has requested to step down immediately. It is not yet clear whether Mojtaba Khamenei will accept the president's resignation, but the contents of the letter point to a deep and unprecedented rift at the highest levels of power. This comes after months of tensions between the government and the Islamic Republic’s mil...

Talks between the US, Lebanon, and Israel in Washington DC earlier this year. (photo credit: AMICHAI STEIN) At the end of another round of talks that concluded on Wednesday between Israeli and Lebanese representatives in Washington, the US State Department said in a joint statement that, as a result of the US led negotiations, “Israel and Lebanon agreed on the implementation of a ceasefire, conditional on a complete halt to Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives from the area south of the Litani.” It was further stated that “under US guidance, the two sides agreed to move quickly toward establishing pilot zones in which the Lebanese army will have exclusive control over the area, with no presence of any non-state actor, these steps will enable progress toward a comprehensive agreement for peace and security.”

A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives. (photo credit: reuters/kent nishimura) The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to approve a Democratic-led resolution seeking to limit US President Donald Trump's ability to continue military action against Iran without congressional approval. The measure passed 215-208, with four Republicans voting alongside Democrats.

US President Donald Trump, joined by lawmakers and healthcare industry professionals, answers a reporters question during an event on maternal healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. (photo credit: KEVIN DIETSCH/GETTY IMAGES) The negotiations between the United States and Iran are "going well," US President  Donald Trump  claimed on Wednesday, adding that a finalized deal might happen sometime during the weekend. "It might not happen,"  Trump  told reporters at the White House, before adding, "it could happen over the weekend." He described Iran as "volatile," stating that the US military was more than capable of wiping the country out within a few weeks.

sraeli soldiers and journalists walk around the destruction caused by Hamas in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, November 2, 2023 (photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90) Bones that appeared to be human remains were discovered on Wednesday afternoon in a neighborhood of  Kibbutz Kfar Aza . The area was one of the sites of intense fighting on October 7, 2023, when  Hamas Nukhba  terrorists infiltrated the  kibbutz , murdered and abducted residents, looted homes, and set houses on fire. The report noted that Nirel Zini, who was murdered during the attack, was decapitated by terrorists, and his head has not been found to this day.

Kuwaiti officials inspect damage inside a terminal at Kuwait International Airport following a drone and missile attack, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, June 3, 2026. (photo credit: Kuwait News Agency/Handout via REUTERS) Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed that a failed US  Patriot interceptor  missile hit a Kuwaiti airport on Tuesday, and denied reports that Tehran fired at the airport, according to regime-linked media. This comes after  Kuwait banished  two Iranian diplomats and declared them persona non grata, giving them 24 hours to leave the country.  Iran's charge d'affairs was summoned after the strikes, and Kuwait's Foreign Ministry reduced the number of Iranian diplomats in the country. 

Talks between the US, Lebanon, and Israel in Washington DC earlier this year. (photo credit: AMICHAI STEIN) At the end of another round of talks that concluded on Wednesday between Israeli and Lebanese representatives in Washington, the US State Department said in a joint statement that, as a result of the US led negotiations, “Israel and Lebanon agreed on the implementation of a ceasefire, conditional on a complete halt to Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives from the area south of the Litani.” It was further stated that “under US guidance, the two sides agreed to move quickly toward establishing pilot zones in which the Lebanese army will have exclusive control over the area, with no presence of any non-state actor, these steps will enable progress toward a comprehensive agreement for peace and security.”