U.S. and Iran exchange attacks as weeks-long lull in war appears over
Iran said 11 people were killed in separate U.S. strikes, as Tehran and Washington exchanged attacks across the region in the most significant escalation in weeks
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Staving off crisis, Israeli banks reach agreement to keep working with Palestinian counterparts through 2026
Bank of Israel warns that the next government must solve the long-term Palestinian banking crisis or risk financial isolation
Iran fires drones and missiles in response to US strikes, Iranian semi-official media says
Explosions were heard across southern Iran's coast and in the Strait of Hormuz amid the renewed strikes, and the U.S. embassies in Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar and Israel issued security alerts, warning of 'unforeseen escalation' in the Middle East
Are Arabs turning away from the Palestinian cause? A concert incident ignites debate
A viral video of Lebanese singer Elissa tossing aside a kaffiyeh has sparked an uproar across the Arab world – and a broader debate over changing attitudes toward Palestinians
Iran says it 'will reciprocate' if U.S. honors June deal as tensions rise
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would respond if Washington returned to its commitments under the interim agreement, as oil prices rose following renewed U.S.-Iran strikes and attacks on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz
Israeli officials fear a naval blockade – and a depleted Navy may not withstand it
A naval blockade of Israel was not considered a tangible threat until before the war in Gaza. Amid the rising tensions with Turkey, which has one of the strongest fleets in the region, the IDF now believes such a scenario may come about
Iran president offers US olive branch before Putin meeting
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday vowed to match any US move to return to a June deal aimed at ending their war, as he prepares to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a regional summit. The two allies were due to hold talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai
Israel isn't debating a Palestinian state. It's preparing for expulsion
Gadi Eisenkot's position on Palestinian statehood is beside the point. Across Gaza, the West Bank and Israel itself, the machinery for making Palestinian life impossible is already operating, laying the groundwork for mass expulsion
Deep-sea team aids search for missing in Cyprus ferry disaster
NICOSIA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A specialist team equipped to search deep waters was due to arrive from Turkey on Tuesday as emergency crews pressed on with efforts to find 20 people missing after a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus. At least eight people died when the
Strait of Hormuz commodity vessel transits stay in single digits, data shows
SINGAPORE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The number of vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz was little changed on Monday compared with the weekend, hovering around five, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Tuesday, below the 10-day average of around 14. Four of the vessels
Trump's economic war on Iran faces political threats and a hefty strategic price
Targeting an Egyptian bank as the opening enforcement step was meant to warn regional entities against acting as conduits for deals with Tehran. Yet the true difficulty lies in monitoring violations and managing the strategic price the U.S. may pay
