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Middle East: Israel sending delegation for Gaza truce talks
Skip next section Israel sending delegation for Gaza truce talks 07/06/2025July 6, 2025Israel sending delegation for Gaza truce talks Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending a delegation to Qatar Sunday for ceasefire talks,...

Iran Update, July 5, 2025
Iran Update Special Report, July 5, 2025 The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored...

Iran's Supreme Leader Makes First Public Appearance Since Beginning Of 12-Day War
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made his first public appearance since the start of the 12-day war with Israel, in which several leading Iranian political, military, and scientific leaders were struck in targeted killings by the...

Iran’s supreme leader makes first public appearance since start of war with Israel
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began last month, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura. Khamenei’s absence during the war...

Iran’s Khamenei Makes First Public Appearance Since Conflict With Israel
New Delhi: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appeared in public for the first time in weeks on Saturday, taking part in a major religious ceremony in Tehran as tensions with Israel continue to rise. His appearance follows widespread...

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the audience in this handout picture released by his office
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the outbreak of his country's recent 12-day war with Israel, taking part in a religious ceremony in Tehran, state media reported.

Israel Does Not Accept Hamas’ Conditions for a Ceasefire in Gaza
Israeli troops patrolling in the northern Gaza Strip near Beit Hanoun as seen from the Israeli side of the border, 03 July 2025. Photo: EFE/EPA/ATEF SAFADI July 5, 2025 Hour: 6:24 pm The Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday...

Israel to send negotiating team to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks
Israeli media report that Israel is preparing to dispatch a negotiating team to Qatar, possibly as early as tomorrow, to finalise a ceasefire agreement. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said the cabinet will review Hamas’s response to the...

Syria Wants To Annex Parts Of Lebanon In Exchange For Peace With Israel – Reports
File image. Syria wants to annex parts of Lebanon in exchange for relinquishing part of the occupied Golan Heights to Israel, Hebrew media reported on July 4. The reports coming out from Israel, which claim that there are currently two proposals...
Iran's supreme leader makes first appearance since Iran-Israel war started
Khamenei's absence during the war suggested heavy security for the Iranian leader, who has final say on all state matters. State TV in Iran showed him waving and nodding to the chanting crowd, which rose to its feet as he entered and sat at a...

Israel agrees to Gaza truce talks
GAZA City, Palestinian Territories — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending a team to Qatar Sunday for talks on a truce and hostage release in Gaza, after Hamas said it was ready to start negotiations “immediately.” But...

Iran’s Khamenei makes first public appearance since start of war with Israel
DUBAI, July 6 — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious event yesterday, according to a video carried by state television, after reports that he was in a “secure location” since the start of a 12-day air war with Israel...

Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson will survive without HGTV show
Hosts Mike Jackson, left, and Egypt Sherrod in HGTV’s “Married to Real Estate.” JESSICA MCGOWAN/GETTY IMAGES/DISCOVERY/TNS ATLANTA — With three different shows on HGTV over the past 13 years, Egypt Sherrod has become a staple of the home...

Israel Wants to Force Us Out of Our Homes. We Refuse to Leave Masafer Yatta.
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Approximately one month ago — after years of harassment and intermittent demolitions — Israeli...

Are Iran and Israel Already Starting the Next Round?
The ceasefire between Iran and Israel— declared hastily and with much fanfare by US President Donald Trump— is already beginning to look less like a diplomatic victory and more like a strategic illusion. What was sold as a decisive end to...

Leave these 3 areas in the Middle East now, US Embassy warns
The U.S. Department of State has lifted an order for family members and non-emergency U.S. government personnel to leave Lebanon due to its safety risks; however, it still warns U.S. citizens to avoid or leave three other areas in that region. The...

Israel to send delegation to Qatar for indirect talks with Hamas: media
JERUSALEM -- Israel intends to send a delegation to Qatar to discuss a ceasefire-hostages agreement with Hamas, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported on Saturday. The channel added that the delegation is expected to leave for Qatar on Sunday. On...

Iran supreme leader in first public appearance since Israel war
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made his first public appearance since the start of Iran's conflict with Israel, according to state media. State television footage showed him greeting worshippers at a mosque on Saturday during a...

Israel to send negotiators to Gaza talks despite 'unacceptable' Hamas demands, PM says
Sebastian Usher & David GrittenBBC News Reporting fromJerusalem ShareSave Israeli hostages' families took part in a rally in Tel Aviv to demand a deal that would see them all released Israel has decided to send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday for...

Iran’s supreme leader appears in public for first time since start of conflict with Israel
(CNN) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious gathering on Saturday, according to Iranian state media outlet Press TV, the first time he has appeared in public in several weeks. Khamenei had not made a public appearance...