Friday, July 4, 2025

Israel Eyes Ties with Syria and Lebanon After Iran War

By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, June 30 (Reuters) - Israel is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with long-standing adversaries Syria and Lebanon, but the status of the Golan Heights is non-negotiable, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/special-report-iran-had-imperial-ambitions-in-syria-secret-embassy-documents-show-why-it-failed/ Israeli...

Israel Orders Evacuations in Northern Gaza as Trump Calls for War to End

By Nidal al-Mughrabi   CAIRO, June 29 (Reuters) - The Israeli military ordered Palestinians to evacuate areas in northern Gaza on Sunday before intensified fighting against Hamas, as U.S. President Donald Trump called for an end to the war amid renewed...

Iran Holds Funeral for Senior Military Commanders and Scientists Killed by Israel

June 28 (Reuters) - Mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran's capital Tehran at a funeral on Saturday for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month's war with...

Israel Killed 30 Iranian Security Chiefs and 11 Nuclear Scientists, Israeli Official Says

June 27 (Reuters) - Israel killed more than 30 senior security officials and 11 senior nuclear scientists to deliver a major blow to Iran's nuclear ambitions, a senior Israeli military official said on Friday in summarizing Israel's...

US Talks to Pakistan About Promoting ‘Durable Peace Between Israel and Iran’

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a call on Thursday in which they discussed promoting "a durable peace between Israel and Iran,"...

Israel Says Iran’s Supreme Leader Avoided Assassination by Going Underground

June 26 (Reuters) - Israel would have killed Ali Khamenei were it possible during the countries' 12-day war, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday. "I estimate that if Khamenei had been in our sights, we would...

Trump Says Damage from Iran Strikes Severe Despite ‘Inconclusive’ Intelligence

By Jeff Mason, Bart H. Meijer and Gram Slattery THE HAGUE, June 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the damage to Iranian nuclear sites from missile strikes over the weekend was severe, though...

Israel Says Iran Violates Ceasefire, Orders Strikes on Tehran

By Maayan Lubell and Steve Holland JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to strike Tehran in response to what he said were missiles fired by...

Drone Targets Iraq’s Taji Military Base, No Casualties, State News Agency Says

June 24 (Reuters) - An unidentified drone targeted an army radar at Iraq's Taji military base north of Baghdad, the Iraqi state news agency reported early on Tuesday, citing a military official. There were no casualties, the...

ANALYSIS – Big Questions Loom over Trump’s Announcement of Israel-Iran Ceasefire Deal

By Matt Spetalnick, Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - When President Donald Trump sent U.S. bombers to strike Iran’s nuclear sites last weekend, he was betting he could help ally Israel cripple Tehran’s nuclear program while...