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IDF kills two Hamas terrorists in Gaza City strike • Alerts sound in Saudi Arabia near Yemen border • Iran’s President Pezeshkian vows not to surrender
This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese village of al-Hanniyeh shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli controlled explosion in the area of al-Mansouri on September 8, 2026.(photo credit: KAWNAT HAJU / AFP via Getty Images)
IDF arrests terrorist in Hebron planning an ‘immediate’ shooting attack against Israelis
Houthis’ control of Red Sea coastline leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice – analysis
“For Iran, this is a chess game. They plan what comes next. They don’t push all their buttons at the same time out of panic,” the regional official said.
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A member of Houthi security forces mans a machine gun mounted on the back of a patrol vehicle at the site of an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom in Sanaa, Yemen, last month. (photo credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS)
Iranian nuclear chief blocked from IAEA conference in Vienna following US pressure – report
A lower-level Iranian representative may still address the conference later in the week, but one of Tehran’s most senior nuclear officials has been barred from speaking at the opening of the event.
Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), speaks at the opening of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS/LISA LEUTNER)
‘A modern-day miracle’: US airman shot down over Iran recounts survival, rescue on 60 Minutes
“It was perfectly clear to me that we’d been hit because of the violence of that impact… The best way I’ve been able to describe that moment was: getting hit by a freight train,” said ‘Bravo.’
ByJONAH DAVIDOV
The US Airforce crewmember, callsign ”Bravo,” in a ’60 Minutes’ interview.(photo credit: 60 Minutes, CBS NEWS screenshot)
South Korea condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, urges immediate halt
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Hormuz shipping traffic remains below 10-day average at weekend, data shows
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Kushner calls Israel’s Doha strike ‘terrible,’ says US used fallout to push Gaza deal
“Israel did the strike in Doha, which was a terrible thing,” Kushner said. “And obviously, it was unsuccessful as a military operation. And that led to Israel being globally isolated.”
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.(photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)
Meeting in Oman with Gulf Arab states postponed at request of regional countries, Iran says
Oman’s foreign minister, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, posted late Sunday that the regional meeting had been postponed “in the interests of consensus.”
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2026. (photo credit: Iranian Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/ Handout via REUTERS )
Trump dismisses report China entities helped Iran before attack that killed US troops
“They basically do what we do,” President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “When they say China spies on us, I say you’re right, and we spy on them too.”
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US President Donald Trump looks on, at Shannon Airport in Ireland, September 13, 2026. (photo credit: Reuters/Kylie Cooper)