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Times of Israel

Arriving in Pakistan, Iran's top negotiator demands US accept 'preconditions' before talks start

As his VP Vance heads to Islamabad negotiations, Trump claims 'the Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards,' insists Strait of Hormuz to soon reopen 'with or without them' The post Arriving in Pakistan, Iran's top negotiator demands US accept 'preconditions' before talks start appeared ...

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Times of Israel

Arriving in Pakistan, Iran's top negotiator demands US accept 'preconditions' before talks start

Times of Israel

White House opted against announcing Iran ceasefire on TV, fearing it may not last

US official says Trump was 'adamant' about giving speech, aides talked him out of it; White House denies report as 'fake news,' says idea 'never even discussed with the president' The post White House opted against announcing Iran ceasefire on TV, fearing it may not last appeared first on The Times ...

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Times of Israel

White House opted against announcing Iran ceasefire on TV, fearing it may not last

Times of Israel

War in numbers: US hit tens of thousands of targets in Iran, but capabilities remain

Pentagon says it struck over 13,000 targets during 'Epic Fury', including missiles, launchers, navy ships and factories; Iran's fire remained steady despite heavy strikes The post War in numbers: US hit tens of thousands of targets in Iran, but capabilities remain appeared first on The Times of Israel. ...

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Times of Israel

War in numbers: US hit tens of thousands of targets in Iran, but capabilities remain

Times of Israel

Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Mideast amid Iran war, Zelensky says

Leader reveals Ukrainian personnel used nation's own interceptor drones, developed to repel Russian attacks, to defend several countries in exchange for weapons, fuel and money The post Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Mideast amid Iran war, Zelensky says appeared first on The Times of ...

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Times of Israel

Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Mideast amid Iran war, Zelensky says

Jerusalem Post

IRGC commander, Iranian FM Araghchi clash over negotiating team before US-Iran talks - report

The sources shared that IRGC Commander-in-Chief Ahmad Vahidi is attempting to curb the authority of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

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Jerusalem Post

IRGC commander, Iranian FM Araghchi clash over negotiating team before US-Iran talks - report

Jerusalem Post

US team heads to talks with Iran in Pakistan with low expectations

White House officials said they were skeptical that the talks could immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as both sides accused each other of breaking commitments made to secure the ceasefire.

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Jerusalem Post

US team heads to talks with Iran in Pakistan with low expectations

Jerusalem Post

Iran sees jihad, the West sees geopolitics - and that gap is dangerous - opinion

Despite weeks of pressure, Tehran’s defiance exposed deeper failures in Western strategy, deterrence, and understanding of the conflict

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Jerusalem Post

Iran sees jihad, the West sees geopolitics - and that gap is dangerous - opinion

Jerusalem Post

Iran’s ‘jihad of knowledge’ was never about its people - opinion

How the Islamic Republic weaponized science, hollowed out its universities, and left its citizens to pay the price

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Jerusalem Post

Iran’s ‘jihad of knowledge’ was never about its people - opinion

Jerusalem Post

Iran-linked ships drive traffic through Strait of Hormuz, ship tracking data shows

Despite a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US, most vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz in the past day are linked to Iran, according to ship tracking data.

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Jerusalem Post

Iran-linked ships drive traffic through Strait of Hormuz, ship tracking data shows

Jerusalem Post

Not total victory, but a new reality: How Israel reshaped its war with Iran

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Israel did not achieve all its war aims against Iran, but it emerged more secure, with its fiercest enemy badly weakened and the regional balance shifting in its favor.

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Jerusalem Post

Not total victory, but a new reality: How Israel reshaped its war with Iran

Times of Israel

Direct Israel-Lebanon talks set for Tuesday in DC; US said pressing Israel for ceasefire

PM, Trump reportedly held 'tense' call on Lebanon, with Netanyahu fearing US would declare unilateral truce with Hezbollah if he didn't accede; terror group urges Beirut to hold firm The post Direct Israel-Lebanon talks set for Tuesday in DC; US said pressing Israel for ceasefire appeared first on ...

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Direct Israel-Lebanon talks set for Tuesday in DC; US said pressing Israel for ceasefire

Jerusalem Post

Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon, sources tell 'Post'

An Israeli official said that “France’s conduct over the past year...has led Israel to view France as an unfair mediator.”

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Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon, sources tell 'Post'

Haaretz

Iranian delegation arrives in Islamabad, will hold talks if U.S. accepts 'preconditions,' state media says

Iranian officials say Lebanon cease-fire and release of frozen assets must precede U.S. talks, urge Washington to halt Israeli strikes and honor commitments. Earlier on Friday, Trump told The New York Post that the U.S. is 'loading up the ships with the best ammunition'

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Iranian delegation arrives in Islamabad, will hold talks if U.S. accepts 'preconditions,' state media says

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Iran Demands Lebanon Ceasefire, Unfreezing of Assets Before Peace Talks

Iran said on Friday that blocked Iranian assets must be released and that a ceasefire must take hold in Lebanon before peace talks can proceed, throwing last-minute doubt over negotiations scheduled...

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Iran Demands Lebanon Ceasefire, Unfreezing of Assets Before Peace Talks

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Lebanon Heads to Historic Israel Talks as Hezbollah Strikes Continue

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has called for historic direct talks with longtime foe Israel since war erupted a month ago – a month in which Israel's military...

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Lebanon Heads to Historic Israel Talks as Hezbollah Strikes Continue

Haaretz

Israel's and Lebanon's envoys in Washington hold call ahead of next week's negotiations

The preliminary conversation comes ahead of expected peace talks between Israel and Lebanon that are set to take place at the U.S. State Department in Washington next Tuesday. A diplomatic source familiar with the matter said Israel has agreed to cease attacks in Beirut

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Israel's and Lebanon's envoys in Washington hold call ahead of next week's negotiations

Haaretz

Hezbollah rockets fired at Israel cause damage; IDF continues strikes in southern Lebanon

Impact sites were reported in several Israeli Lebanon-border towns, as a school was hit, causing damage, and a fire broke out in a packaging facility ■ Lebanon says at least 13 security personnel were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nabatieh

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Hezbollah rockets fired at Israel cause damage; IDF continues strikes in southern Lebanon

Haaretz

Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed 1,953 since war's start, 357 on Wednesday, health ministry says

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Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed 1,953 since war's start, 357 on Wednesday, health ministry says

Times of Israel

'Anti-Israel obsession': Israel boots Spanish representatives from Gaza ceasefire HQ

FM Sa'ar: Spain has 'lost any ability to serve as a useful actor' at CMCC; Netanyahu says he won't allow countries to 'wage a diplomatic war' without paying a price The post 'Anti-Israel obsession': Israel boots Spanish representatives from Gaza ceasefire HQ appeared first on The Times of Israel. ...

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'Anti-Israel obsession': Israel boots Spanish representatives from Gaza ceasefire HQ

Jerusalem Post

The Iran war ceasefire: A guide for the informationally perplexed - opinion

Have the US and Israel achieved their objectives? These are not trivial questions. But the deeper issue is this: In today’s information environment, they may no longer have clean, binary answers.

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The Iran war ceasefire: A guide for the informationally perplexed - opinion

Jerusalem Post

Global markets rally, oil drops below $100 after US-Iran ceasefire

The main oil barrel indexes show a 15% average fall, while most markets worldwide, especially Asian markets, are opening up during early trading hours.

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Global markets rally, oil drops below $100 after US-Iran ceasefire

Times of Israel

Netanyahu requests delay in his corruption trial testimony, citing security developments

With sessions set to resume Sunday after suspension during Iran war, PM seeks 2-week postponement, submits sealed envelope to court detailing the classified reasons The post Netanyahu requests delay in his corruption trial testimony, citing security developments appeared first on The Times of Israel. ...

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Netanyahu requests delay in his corruption trial testimony, citing security developments

Haaretz

Netanyahu asks to delay corruption trial testimony by two weeks for 'security and political' reasons

His appeal to the court cited recent 'dramatic events across the Middle East,' a day after judges announced that the corruption trial would resume normally after the cease-fire with Iran

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Netanyahu asks to delay corruption trial testimony by two weeks for 'security and political' reasons

Haaretz

Channel 12 News poll: Netanyahu continues to lose Knesset seats, opposition strengthens

Likud's support slips to 25 seats as a party led by former Prime Minister Bennett climbs to 22. Neither Netanyahu's bloc nor the opposition can reach a majority without backing from Arab parties, underscoring persistent deadlock

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Channel 12 News poll: Netanyahu continues to lose Knesset seats, opposition strengthens

Haaretz

Counting down the minutes to the next Iran war, Netanyahu turns his attention to disarming Israel's democracy

The government's efforts to make Israel an authoritarian state bordering on a dictatorship haven't ceased for a moment ■ The High Court's decision to let Ben-Gvir remain in his position will have a domino effect ■ The shady deal letting a Netanyahu crony light a torch on Independence Day eve

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Counting down the minutes to the next Iran war, Netanyahu turns his attention to disarming Israel's democracy

Haaretz

Rewriting the aims: Netanyahu's next battle is for control over the war's narrative

While Israel's prime minister retrospectively rewrites the goals of his and Trump's war on Iran, it's worth noting what things looked like on the war maps ■ The northern front is a trap of a different kind ■ The impact of a missile war on the home front has been completely normalized ■ A great ...

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Rewriting the aims: Netanyahu's next battle is for control over the war's narrative

Times of Israel

High Court rules 1,000 allowed at Tel Aviv anti-government protest Saturday, 150 in Haifa

Given ceasefire with Iran, court says 'in absence of a concrete warning,' protests can take place, add police don't need to disperse gatherings even if crowds exceed limits The post High Court rules 1,000 allowed at Tel Aviv anti-government protest Saturday, 150 in Haifa appeared first on The Times ...

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High Court rules 1,000 allowed at Tel Aviv anti-government protest Saturday, 150 in Haifa

Jerusalem Post

Israel expels Spain from US's CMCC in Kiryat Gat over 'obsessive anti-Israel bias'

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar noted that the move was carried out in coordination with the United States.

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Israel expels Spain from US's CMCC in Kiryat Gat over 'obsessive anti-Israel bias'

Haaretz

Israel's top court orders police to allow Tel Aviv anti-gov't protests despite IDF gathering limit

The ruling, which followed a hearing on petitions to lift wartime restrictions, sets minimum attendance of 150 protestors in Haifa and 1,000 in Tel Aviv, overriding the IDF's Home Front Command caps ahead of Saturday evening anti-gov't rallies

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Israel's top court orders police to allow Tel Aviv anti-gov't protests despite IDF gathering limit