Middle East / Levant

Haliva suggested that "Iran is considering taking action against Qatar during the World Cup."

According to the report, missiles equipped with warheads containing toxic thionyl chloride, were delivered to Al Qusayr nearly two weeks ago from Masyaf, Syria.

The missile fire targeted weapons and ammunition sites, including an air defense battery.

Lapid said, "The decision to open an embassy reflects the depth of the relationship between our countries."

Viewers of Iran's Channel 5 morning show were quizzed how long a Sejjil ballistic missile would take to travel from Tehran to Tel Aviv.

No candidate obtained the necessary two-thirds majority.

The oil tanker crew is safe and the ship, which sustained minor damage, is still sailing.

The US said the network used a web of straw companies and fraudulent tactics that include forging documents and invoices to sell oil on the international market and evade sanctions.

The agreements strengthen the fast-growing ties between the UAE and Israel, which have advanced significantly since the landmark Abraham Accords were signed in 2020.

Deploying the Sayyad 4B extends the range of Iran’s air defense to 300 km, and its altitude of engagement to 32 km.

The Iranian Mehr News agency cited an informed official who stated the attack was carried out using suicide drones.

The explosion came barely 48 hours after a major terrorist attack in the city's iconic Taksim Square.

The French energy firm Total Energies holds a 60 percent stake in block nine, which holds the Qana gas field; Italy’s ENI holds 40 percent of the stake.

King Abdullah speaks with the Israeli PM-designate by phone, while Sudanese military ruler Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan sends a letter.

Opening Oman's skies to Israeli flights would let airlines take full advantage of Riyadh's opening of its own airspace to Israeli flights.

An official in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) denied that the organization had anything to do with Sunday’s terrorist bombing in Istanbul.

Qatar has been unable to shake the relentless complaints about its miserable treatment of the foreign workers who were hired to build the stadiums.

Multiple sources blamed the Israeli Air Force for the strikes, and several claimed that missiles launched from the direction of northern Lebanon were targeting the Shayrat Air Base.

The attack happened in Taksim Square, the main square in Istanbul.

To effectively disable the Iranian nuclear weapons manufacturing, Israel would have to attack as many of them as possible simultaneously.

The Israeli Health Ministry said that the bacteria likely originated in Syria, where there is currently a cholera outbreak.

Separately, two IAF F-35s escorted two U.S. B-52 bombers on a flight.

Hezbollah's terrorist army has caused severe direct economic damage to the people of Lebanon, an army official said.

There were 47 blank ballots in today's vote.

Hypersonic missiles can travel at between five and 25 times the speed of sound; about one to five miles per second (1.6 to 8.0 kilometers per second).

Extremist views are growing below the surface in Jordan’s tribal establishment. Discourse centers around the desire to “liberate Palestine,” renew relations with Hamas and generally support radical Islam.

The State Department said the handshake was "unplanned,” and “immaterial," despite its denouncement of Maduro only days earlier.

If the US was not behind the attack, Israel is the only other culprit that comes to mind.

"Jordan wants to distance itself from Iran’s negative influence."

“It is possible there will be a need for political involvement with the Italian government, which owns a third of ENI.”