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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...

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech as he stands in front of the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 19, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ) “The Islamic Republic of Iran launched at least four One Way Attack Drones at ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz,” US President Donald Trump stated on Truth Social, Friday. Trump went on to say one of the drones hit the upper deck of a Cargo Ship, causing damage, but the ship was reportedly able to ‘proceed on its way.’  “We knocked down three other drones,” Trump stated, and called the attack a foolish violation of the current ceasefire agreement.

Israeli-Lebanese Peace Talks Held At U.S. State Department. April 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (photo credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Israel and Lebanon are expected to sign a framework agreement in Washington on Friday, senior Israeli officials said. The Israeli officials did not immediately provide further details. Go to the full article > >

Palestinian gunmen from the Balata Brigade of the Fatah movement carry their weapons during a military  parade, in Balata refugee camp, in the West Bank, on November 4, 2022. (photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90) The IDF Southern Command is preparing for violent demonstrations and riots along the Gaza Strip’s Yellow Line this coming Friday,  Walla . learned on Wednesday.  The preparations began after word spread in recent weeks that Arabic-language  social media  pages identified with Fatah had launched a campaign calling for protests against Hamas on Friday. Various Palestinian spokesmen said the protest was focused on the harsh living conditions in the Gaza Strip, but also on the delay in advancing the second phase of the agreement, which includes rebuilding homes and infrastructure and ending the fighting, while placing the blame on Hamas’s leadership. Southern Command is preparing for violent demonstrations along Gaza’s yellow line Friday as Fatah cam...

A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025 (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS) IAEA chief said the current US-Iran deal requires access for UN nuclear inspectors, though Tehran insists that key sites will remain off-limits until a final deal is reached. The interim US-Iran peace accord gives inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog access to Iran, the agency's chief said on Friday, after Tehran indicated that key sites would remain off-limits until a final deal with Washington is reached and sanctions are lifted. "There is an agreement and to comply with that agreement, the IAEA will have to have access and inspect," International Atomic Energy Agency Chief Rafael Grossi said at a news conference in Japan. "We hope to be there.