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Israel seized more land from neighbors since 2023 than it has in decades
JERUSALEM | Over the past two and a half years, Israel has taken control of swaths of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria that amount to its biggest expansion of militarily occupied lands in decades. It is an area larger than many major cities — roughly 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) — and Israel has said […]
Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow after the US-Iran deal
TYRE, Lebanon | Adnan Kaour returned on Thursday to check on his home in southern Lebanon ‘s coastal city of Tyre — once known as an idyllic summer getaway spot — just a week after Israel issued warnings for all of its residents to evacuate. The warnings were followed by sweeping airstrikes on the city, […]
U.S. lifts blockade of Iran and Iranian supreme leader endorses direct talks with American officials
WASHINGTON | The U.S. on Thursday lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after months of being unable to use the critical channel, as the tentative agreement to end the war took effect. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance announced that he may postpone a trip to […]
Trump signs deal with Iran to end war, delay nuclear issue and sell oil freely
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from Washington, according to details released by both countries. The initial deal […]
The interim US-Iran deal leaves the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program still to be negotiated
WASHINGTON | The interim deal between the United States and Iran is supposed to usher in a two-month period that would address the most divisive issue between the longtime adversaries — Tehran’s nuclear program. Preventing Iran from attaining a nuclear bomb is a key reason that President Donald Trump said he launched the war alongside […]
Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran, putting their friendship to the test
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump last year that he was the “greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House.” Now, as Trump tries to finalize a deal to end the war with Iran, he’s unloading on Netanyahu with rhetoric that no other American leader has dared to use publicly. He […]
Iran to receive $300 billion in aid under US accord
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials say broadly matches the document. The […]
G7 leaders back Trump’s plan to end Iran war that faces skepticism at home
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France | Leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday threw their support behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire — even though he’s offered scant specificity about how that would be implemented. In a declaration issued overnight, the […]
Iran says the deal to end the war with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war. The deal, which is between the […]
Trump signals swift return of sanctions on Russian oil as G7 refocuses on Ukraine
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France | The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russian oil shipments after President Donald Trump and fellow leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized democracies moved Tuesday to put the war in Ukraine back on top of their agenda, more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. […]