Trump, Netanyahu Speak About Gaza Hostage-Ceasefire Deal, Axios Reports
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and discussed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Axios reported, citing two U.S....
3 Years After the Taliban’s Return, Afghanistan Is a Broken Country Swarming With Terrorists...
By Amin Saikal
Source: THE CONVERSATION
This week marks the third year since America’s retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power.
The United States had intervened in Afghanistan in response to the September 11 2001...
US Approves Sale to Israel of $20 Billion Weapons Package
By Kanishka Singh and Mike Stone
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday approved the sale of $20 billion in fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel as it prosecutes a 10-month-old war...
Israeli Forces, Palestinian Militants Clash in Occupied West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said it had carried out an airstrike on Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday while Hamas said its fighters were engaged in fierce...
Hamas to Stay out of Gaza Truce Talks, Iran Government Considers Israel Attack
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Wednesday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar, dimming hopes for a negotiated...
FBI Investigating After Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked by Iran
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. FBI said on Monday it was investigating after Donald Trump's presidential campaign said its internal communications were hacked and the campaign blamed the Iranian government.
The former president said on Saturday that...
Iran Dismisses European Calls for Restraint Amid Mideast Tensions
DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Calls from France, Germany and Britain that Iran should exercise restraint with regards to Israel "lack political logic and contradict principles of international law," Iran's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
The three European countries issued a statement on Monday...
War Is Not in Anyone’s Interest, UK PM Tells Iran’s Pezeshkian
LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday, asking him to refrain from attacking Israel and saying that war was not in anyone's interest, his office...
Islamic Republic Faces Challenges As It Prepares Response to Haniyeh Killing
By Ahmad Rafat
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political office, was killed in Tehran on July 31. In response, the Islamic Republic quickly announced its plan to take retaliatory action against Israel, even though...
US Publicly Announces Submarine Move to Middle East Amid Israel-Iran Tensions
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Sunday, as the region...
