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Trump on Lebanon: 'If Israel can't do the job without killing everyone, Syria should do it'

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US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. (photo credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS) "If Israel can't do the job without killing everyone else, Syria should do the job," said  US President Donald Trump  in a bilateral meeting with the Emir of the State of Qatar on Tuesday. Trump says he considers the Lebanon war a minor one, and an arena in which Syria can take on Hezbollah in partnership with the United States if Israel under Netanyahu cannot be reigned in. "Israel's fighting Hezbollah for too long, and too many people are being killed. You don't have to knock down an apartment house every time you're looking for somebody because there's a lot of people in those apartment houses and they're not all Hezbollah, that I can tell you," the president said

Iran Executes Leaders of January 2026 protests

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Iran executed two individuals described as "armed leaders of early 2026 unrest" in the county of Shahrud, the Iranian judiciary's news outlet Mizan said on Tuesday, identifying the defendants as Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi. The two men were convicted of Moharebeh (waging war against God), corruption on earth, damaging public and private property, and crimes against national security.

US could have brought down Tehran, but chose not to, Culture and Sports Minister claims

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Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, central Israel, February 10, 2026. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90) Culture and Sports Minister  Miki Zohar  blamed Washington on Tuesday for the Iranian regime’s survival, saying the United States chose against sending troops into Iran to topple the government in Tehran. “The US decided not to send its soldiers into Iranian territory to topple the current regime,” Zohar told Army Radio. “Had they wanted the regime to fall, it would have fallen.” At the same time, Zohar praised  Israel’s conduct of the war , saying the campaign had been managed “close to perfect” so far. “Until this moment, the management of the war has been close to perfect,” he said. “We set Iran back by decades; their entire leadership is gone.” Zohar’s comments came as coalition ministers continued to criticize the  emerging US-Iran agreement  and stressed that Israel must r...

Israeli satellites photographed Iran over 50,000 times during Operation Roaring Lion - exclusive

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A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. (photo credit: 2026 PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via REUTERS) Israeli satellites photographed Iran a jaw-dropping over 50,000 times during the around 40-day  Operation Roaring Lion ,  The Jerusalem Post  has learned. This statistic would mean that Israeli satellites were taking well over 1,000 photos per day of the Islamic Republic during the war. It also dwarfs the around 12,000  satellite  photos that Israel took of Iran during the June 2025 war, according to the Defense Ministry. Even those 12,000 photos captured tens of millions of square kilometers of Iranian territory through both day and night. This means that Israel likely captured more than a hundred million square kilometers, if not hundreds of millions, during the recent war.

New negotiation round between US, Iran to take place in Switzerland, Iran's FM Araghchi announces

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Switzerland's Foreign Minister and Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi take part in a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and Iran, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, February 17, 2026. (photo credit: CYRIL ZINGARO/Pool via REUTERS) Iran's Foreign Minister Araqchi warned that any Israeli attack on Lebanon or continued presence on Lebanese territory from now on constituted a violation of the interim agreement with the US. Iran and the US will start a new round of negotiations on Friday in Switzerland to reach a final agreement after the official start of an interim agreement, Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday. Araqchi also warned that any Israeli attack on Lebanon or continued presence on Lebanese territory from now on constituted a violation of the interim agreement with the United States. "In our view, the two parties to this memorandum are the US and Israel on one side, and Iran and Hezbollah on the other," he said...

IDF's Yahalom Unit destroys 18 lathes used in weapon manufacturing in northern West Bank

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Yahlom dismantling lathes meant for weapons manufacturing. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Yahalom Unit fighters, alongside the 967th Battalion, located and dismantled 18 lathes used in the manufacturing of weapons in the West Bank camps of Balata and Ras El Ein on Sunday, the military said. According to the IDF's statement, weapon parts were also seized during the operation.

Kanu: Lawyer raises concerns over trial procedure and defence timeline

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File: IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu and lawyer Aloy Ejimakor in a court session. Lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor, has raised concerns over aspects of the ongoing trial involving his client, Nnamdi Kanu, particularly regarding time allowed for the defence to present its case Ejimakor, in a statement, said the defence was given a limited period to open its case after the prosecution closed its presentation in June 2025, following the testimony of five witnesses since the trial began in March. He said that after the dismissal of a no-case submission, the court scheduled six days for the defence to begin its case. According to him, Kanu indicated interest in self-representation after consultation with his legal team and requested additional time to prepare and call witnesses, but the request was not granted. The lawyer expressed concern over the disparity in time allocated to the prosecution and the defence, arguing that sufficient tim...