Israeli coalition and opposition politicians unite in criticism of Netanyahu
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government 'has lost control over Israeli sovereignty. Chaos is in every corner'
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Hezbollah accepts U.S. proposal for mutual halt to attacks with Israel, Lebanese embassy says
BEIRUT, June 1 (Reuters) - Lebanon's embassy in Washington said in a statement on Monday that Hezbollah had accepted a U.S. proposal for a mutual cessation of hostilities that would be extended to encompass all Lebanese territory. The statement, shared by the Lebanese
'We are in a war,' alleged Iran-backed militant exclaims in US court
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - An alleged member of an Iran-backed militia pleaded not guilty on Monday to U.S. criminal charges he was involved in multiple attacks against American interests in Europe, proclaiming in a courtroom outburst, "I am not a criminal."
Trump says Israel, Hezbollah agree to halt fighting
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting, adding that Iran talks were moving rapidly after seeming to falter over Israel's Lebanon offensive. Trump said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and had a "very
Trump says Hezbollah, Israel agree to stop fighting after call with Netanyahu
Neither Hezbollah nor Israel has confirmed the ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump, who made the declaration after Iran's IRGC threatened a major attack on northern Israel and warned it could close the Bab al-Mandeb strait if Israel followed through on plans to strike
Trump says no Israeli troops will go to Beirut after call with Netanyahu
June 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israel would send no troops to Beirut after a call he held with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops
Austria puts Syrian ex-intelligence chief in Raqqa on trial for torture
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, June 1 (Reuters) - A former Syrian intelligence chief in the city of Raqqa went on trial in Austria on charges of torture and sexual abuse on Monday over the mistreatment of opponents of then-leader Bashar al-Assad more than a decade ago. It is a
Trump says he has not heard from Iran that they are suspending talks, NBC News reports
June 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had not heard from Iranians that they were suspending talks with the Washington, but added that silence would be fine and he was willing to wait. "I think we've been talking too much if you want to know the
Still too risky to move seafarers out of Gulf, U.N. agency boss says
By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, June 1 (Reuters) - Despite the current ceasefire between the United States and Iran, it remains too risky to move the thousands of sailors stuck in the Gulf, the head of the U.N.'s shipping agency said.
Iran eyes limited US deal to relieve economic strain and buy time
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - Iran is pushing for a limited interim agreement with the United States in a bid to ease mounting economic pressure and stabilise the situation at home, while avoiding major concessions on its nuclear programme, according to sources and
Oil prices jump as Iran suspends peace talks
Oil prices jumped and equities were mixed Monday as Middle East peace talks stumbled, while Lebanese authorities said Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal for a "mutual cessation of attacks." Crude futures shot around seven percent higher after an Iranian state news agency
Turkey maritime law prompts Greek rethink on Aegean marine parks
The debate risks adding a new irritant to a fragile Turkey-Greece thaw that followed years of tensions.
Lebanon crusader castle seized by Israel a symbol of bloody history
By Angus McDowall and Benjamin Raab JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, June 1 (Reuters) - The medieval Beaufort Castle's stone ramparts tower so far above south Lebanon that Israel could hail their capture as a strategic victory, even as it evoked the miseries of a previous occupation. When
Iraq arrests deputy oil minister in anti-corruption push
The arrest of Adnan al-Jumaili marks a second signification step against corruption by Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s government amid growing pressure from the Trump administration.
Iran suspends US talks over Israel’s Lebanon escalation, state media reports: What to know
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency also said Tehran could "activate other fronts," including closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
What Barrack’s expanded role in Syria, Iraq signals for US policy
The expansion of Ambassador Tom Barrack’s mandate to include Iraq along with his continued roles in Turkey and Syria will likely be welcomed in Ankara, where he has played a key role in advancing US-Turkish ties.
Israel's defence ministry says France bans Israeli officials from defence show
TEL AVIV, June 1 (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Ministry on Monday said France had banned Israeli government representatives from attending the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris this month. France has also banned Israeli weapons makers from exhibiting offensive systems and
A 'stupid, futile waste of lives': The empty triumph of Israel's latest conquest in Lebanon
'Beaufort is in our hands!' a government minister exulted, when Israel captured a Crusader fortress it once occupied for 18 years. For Joseph Cedar, who directed an Oscar-nominated film about the last days of the IDF outpost there, it is a cursed mountain – but for Netanyahu,
Iran is stopping message exchanges with U.S., may block Hormuz, Tasnim news agency says
DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Monday that Tehran's negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due to attacks on Lebanon, as diplomatic efforts to end the three-month-old Iran war continue. The agency
UK bans US political pundits Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur: What we know
The two men had been due to address the SXSW London festival on June 4, with Piker scheduled to meet left-wing UK lawmakers and Uygur slated to address Oxford University students.
Israeli attack on Beirut will likely end U.S.-Iran cease-fire, Tehran warns
After the IDF issued an evacuation order for the residents of Beirut's Shi'ite-majority southern suburbs, the commander of Iran's central military command, Ali Abdollahi, said northern Israel's residents should also evacuate if Israel attacks the Lebanese capital
Despite Trump's cease-fire announcement, sirens sound in northern Israel
The U.S. President has announced that Israeli troops – who have been pushing deeper into Lebanon in recent days – would not reach Beirut and that Hezbollah had agreed to 'stop all shooting' following calls with Netanyahu and indirect contacts within Hezbollah
Israel orders strikes on south Beirut ahead of UN meeting
Israel said Monday it would once again target Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold mostly spared heavy attacks since April, as it stages its deepest incursion into Lebanon in two decades. The UN Security Council is expected to hold an emergency meeting later Monday
Israel orders strikes on Beirut ahead of UN meeting
Israel said Monday it would once again target Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold mostly spared heavy attacks since April, as it stages its deepest incursion into Lebanon in two decades. The UN Security Council is expected to hold an emergency meeting later Monday
France seizes Russia-linked oil tanker with ties to Iranian magnate
France said on Monday it had detained a Russia-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic, with the Kremlin comparing the latest seizure aimed at tackling Moscow's sanctions-busting shadow fleet to "international piracy". Since September, France has boarded three other ships believed to
Lebanon fears return of Israeli occupation as Beirut strikes loom
Israeli forces are deep inside Lebanese territory as the southern suburbs of Beirut brace for airstrikes.
UK blocks visits by left-wing US commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker
LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Britain has blocked Cenk Uygur, a left-wing Turkish-American media personality, and his nephew, Hasan Piker, a U.S. left-wing commentator and influencer, from entering the country to speak at events, both said on Monday. Uygur, who co-hosts the
Ship operators urge clear rules to return Hormuz to normal
By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, June 1 (Reuters) - Shipping executives meeting in Athens on Monday said that any peace deal worked out between the United States and Iran would need to offer clear rules allowing vessels to resume normal business via the Strait of
Iran says contradictory US positions, Israeli attacks on Lebanon delaying diplomacy
DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - Iran on Monday blamed the slow pace of efforts to end the U.S.-Iran conflict on a lack of trust, contradictory positions from Washington and continued Israeli attacks in the region. "Negotiations have started amid severe suspicion and mistrust, and the
Two Syrians deny civil war torture accusations in Austria trial
An ex-Syrian general and a former senior Syrian police officer pleaded not guilty on Monday to torturing opponents of ousted president Bashar al-Assad as their trial started in Vienna. The two face charges including torture, aggravated coercion, sexual coercion and inflicting
Two Syrians accused of torture on trial in Austria
An ex-Syrian general and a former senior Syrian police officer went on trial in Vienna on Monday, accused of torturing opponents of the now-deposed regime of Bashar al-Assad. The two are accused "of having, on numerous occasions, ordered or failed to oppose the mistreatment of
Israel's Netanyahu orders military to attack targets in Beirut southern suburbs
JEURSALEM, June 1 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement on Monday ordered the military to attack targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold known as Dahiyeh. (Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Sharon
Israel's Netanyahu ordered military to attack targets in Beirut southern suburbs
JEURSALEM, June 1 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement on Monday ordered the military to attack targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold known as Dahiyeh. (Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Sharon
Trump says Iran really wants to make a deal with the US
June 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran really wanted to make a deal with the U.S. and that it would be a good one for Washington and its allies. His post comes only hours after the U.S. military said it struck Iranian military sites at the weekend
U.S. says it struck Iranian military sites; Tehran claims retaliation
The exchange came amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war, which has continued to see sporadic clashes despite an April cease-fire
US says it struck Iranian military sites, Tehran responds with air base attack
By Yomna Ehab DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. said it struck Iranian military sites at the weekend and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday it had targeted a U.S. base in response, the latest in a series of exchangesamid negotiations to end the three-month-old war. The
Manufactured nostalgia for Lebanon's Beaufort masks a strategic failure
Israeli media and officials hailed the IDF flag over Beaufort Castle, but the symbolism obscured harder questions about the Lebanon campaign: what it achieves strategically, what was learned from past operations, and how Hezbollah's evolving drone threat continues to inflict
US pushes Lebanon and Israel on new ceasefire plan, official says
May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, a U.S. official said on Sunday. The U.S. has proposed that as a
For the first time since cease-fire: Sirens in Tiberias and surroundings
The IDF said two launches were identified, one near troops operating in southern Lebanon and another in an open area. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he told commanders in Lebanon: 'It will take more time, but we will restore security to the residents of the north, just
