Middle East

Speaking to IDF generals on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that Israel was given "full freedom of action to foil immediate and emerging threats."

The gathering of ministers and officials in Santa Marta, Colombia, which starts on Tuesday, will focus on practical steps to shift economies away from fossil fuels.

Even after Israel attacked Hezbollah's weapons storage and rocket-related weaponry in the Bekaa Valley, it still did not attack Hezbollah in Beirut.

External enemies expose weakness, but internal division and inaction are what ultimately bring civilizations down.

Syria has opened its first public trial for a former Assad regime official, Atef Najib, marking a shift toward accountability. The trial focuses on crimes committed in Dara’a and Damascus.

In Berlin, Iran’s Prince Pahlavi rejects foreign influence claims while security failures and Germany’s political ties with the Islamic regime raise concerns.

Washington should define success not as traffic resumed, but as Tehran stripped of the practical ability to use the strait as a recurring instrument of leverage.

Ceasefire with Iran isn't enough; lasting security requires Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions and missile development program.

Meanwhile, Tehran also doesn’t seem to be in a hurry. This comes as the White House has also indicated it is willing to settle in for the long term on the conflict with Iran.

Misreporting around Route 60 near Turmus Aiya highlights how quickly unverified claims can shape narratives in a volatile conflict.