CNN: Israel’s military launched fresh attacks on Tyre this morning and issued a rare evacuation order for the historic southern Lebanese city’s Christian quarter. Both Iran and US President Donald Trump have warned Israel against continuing its offensive in Lebanon.
Early this morning, the president said the US could be sealing a deal with Iran within days, the latest in Trump’s dozens of promises that the end of the months-long war was close…
Who calls the shots? Trump and Netanyahu clash over diverging goals in Middle East war
“I call the shots. I call all the shots. [Netanyahu] doesn’t call the shots,” Trump exclaimed in an interview with the FT on Sunday. Would Netanyahu ultimately have to accept a deal with Iran? “He won’t have a choice.”…
Trump is becoming Jimmy Carter
Like the 39th US president, the current occupant of the White House has handed control of the narrative to Iran…
Trump says US helicopter pilots who went down in Strait of Hormuz are fine
It was not immediately clear whether the Apache had been shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure, or encountered another problem. Asked if he knew what had brought the helicopter down, Trump said a report would be issued later on Tuesday.
“The pilots are fine,” Trump said, speaking on the runway at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport before returning to Washington, D.C. “Nobody injured.”…
Crew Is Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz
Defying Trump with brief Iran fight, Israel seeks sway over peace talks
In launching renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at the peace negotiating table, where it has so far been kept at arm’s length by the U.S. president…
Netanyahu’s grand strategy is coming apart
The Israeli leader has tried to secure his country by entirely military means. It isn’t working…
Netanyahu and Trump are at odds over the war they started together
It’s unclear whether the latest dispute will cause lasting damage.
“It’s not so uncommon for the U.S.-Israel relationship to have these kinds of tensions. What’s so different right now is how publicly it’s playing out,” said Michael Singh, managing director at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy…
Lebanon Is Teetering at the Abyss of a New Civil War
Israel’s recent ground invasion and air raids have created more than a million internal refugees, many of whom now live in tents on the streets of Beirut. Displaced Shia Muslims are shunned for fear they will bring Israeli airstrikes to typically sheltered Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim neighborhoods and towns. Anger against Hezbollah for pulling the country into another war has swelled, but the group, weakened by Israeli attacks in 2024, has been emboldened and now openly calls for Lebanese to take to the streets and resist their government…
The Strait of Hormuz is ‘leaking’ oil
One theory is that a surprisingly large amount of crude is escaping the double blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, helping the global energy system absorb the historic shock. Tankers carrying these so-called “clandestine flows” may be dodging the blockade by turning off transponders to avoid detection, experts told CNN…
A Challenge in the U.S.-Iran Talks: Both Sides Demand Victory
Washington and Tehran would need to defend any potential deal as a win for their side. And each has a leader whose approach to talks is vexing mediators…
Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.
President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid…
Inside Hegseth’s Pentagon, where distrust and suspicions of loyalty are rampant
The firings and restricted access have been a cornerstone of Hegseth’s tenure, though sources told CNN it is not limited to the secretary’s office. The culture has permeated other offices in the Pentagon, creating a culture of infighting among some senior civilian leaders.
“Everything we did on a daily basis, we were calculating, ‘Is this going to keep the boss employed, or is this going to get him fired?’” a Pentagon official told CNN. “Every single day, every decision that we made, that was a planning factor. … It’s very unusual for that to be considered so heavily.”…
Indian cancer patients battle shortage of key drugs as platinum costs surge
India relies on imported platinum, with key supplies from countries such as South Africa drying up on a surge in prices as well as disruptions from conflict in the Middle East, doctors and industry executives said…
A very online Israeli army spokesman is the face of war for millions of Arabs
In social media videos shared to his 2.5 million followers across platforms, the colonel appears in military fatigues, gesticulating as he delivers official statements and mocks Israel’s enemies, often using satire or pop culture references, all in fluent Arabic…