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Source Warns Strike Likely Soon as U.S.-Iran Talks Remain Deadlocked

A source familiar with the negotiations told Dror Balazada that none of the proposals discussed offers an agreement both sides could accept. Even Russian help would leave the chanc

3 Nov 2026

Israel Seeks Lebanese Checkpoints to Keep Hezbollah Out of Iran War

Israel has asked Lebanon to deploy troops and establish checkpoints in areas where Hezbollah operatives live, seeking to prevent another front if fighting with Iran resumes, Kan re

3 Nov 2026

Syria Says Hezbollah Cell Planned Attack on Homs Refinery

Syrian security authorities said Tuesday that they arrested members of a cell linked to Hezbollah and seized explosives prepared for an attack on the Homs oil refinery.

3 Nov 2026

IDF Finds Hezbollah Explosive Drone Depot in Southern Lebanon

The IDF said on November 1 that Brigade 769 troops located and destroyed an explosive drone depot in southern Lebanon. Searches around Al-Khiam also uncovered rockets, rifles and a

2 Nov 2026

Khamenei Warns of Response Without Geographic Limits, Orders Target Lists Updated

Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered commanders to update American and Israeli target lists and prepare immediate responses to threats, while presenting coordination across regional fronts

31 Oct 2026

US Delegation Expected in Doha After Reported Breakthrough With Iran

A Qatari newspaper says preliminary understandings cover Iran's nuclear program, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and economic incentives, with China and Russia set to guarant

31 Oct 2026

Trump Plans New Iran Strikes After Midterms, MS NOW Reports

Gulf allies have been told to prepare for a short, intense round of US strikes that could begin as early as November 4, according to MS NOW. The White House has declined to confirm

31 Oct 2026

Cooper Says U.S. Helped Move 1.5 Billion Barrels Through Hormuz While Blocking Iranian Oil

American forces have helped Gulf partners move more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz, according to CENTCOM, while commander Adm. Brad Cooper says

30 Oct 2026

'Palestinian Electoral Bloc' Under an 'Israeli Guise': Former Qatar PM Deletes Post

Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani praised Arab parties' election gains and Ahmad Tibi in a message describing a Palestinian bloc with influence inside Israel's parliament. He has since del

29 Oct 2026

Jordan's Syria Strikes Kill Civilians. Who Will Demand Answers?

Children were among seven people killed in Jordanian airstrikes, Syrian authorities said. Damascus denied approving the operation, contradicting Jordan's military account and leavi

27 Oct 2026

Syria’s “State of Bashan” Swears in First Infantry Recruits

The first Bashan infantry recruits take their oath in Syria, as a raised arm salute highlights a sensitive cultural divide with Jewish viewers. Watch the video.

25 Oct 2026

Journalist Described as Close to Syria’s Sharaa Threatens Israel With Khaybar Chant

Jamil al Hassan threatens Israel, says Syrians will not surrender territory and calls President Ahmed al Sharaa the ‘safety valve’ holding them back.

24 Oct 2026

Video of Children Watching a Tank Animation Spreads With a Ramallah Mall Claim

A 31 second video shows an audience, including children, watching an animation in which a figure with a patterned head covering climbs onto a tank. Posts say it was filmed in a mal

17 Oct 2026

Black Thursday: The Massacre of Christians in Beirut in 1975

A historical mapping records 30 to 50 Christian civilians killed in Bashoura in late May 1975. Sociologist Michael Johnson identifies the Knights of Ali as the perpetrators.

17 Oct 2026

Druze Spiritual Leader Tarif Endorses Netanyahu, Cites Sweida

Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of Israel's Druze community, has issued a statement supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, crediting him with helping halt the mas

17 Oct 2026

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Source Warns Strike Likely Soon as U.S.-Iran Talks Remain Deadlocked

Israel Seeks Lebanese Checkpoints to Keep Hezbollah Out of Iran War

Syria Says Hezbollah Cell Planned Attack on Homs Refinery

IDF Finds Hezbollah Explosive Drone Depot in Southern Lebanon

Khamenei Warns of Response Without Geographic Limits, Orders Target Lists Updated

US Delegation Expected in Doha After Reported Breakthrough With Iran

Trump Plans New Iran Strikes After Midterms, MS NOW Reports

Cooper Says U.S. Helped Move 1.5 Billion Barrels Through Hormuz While Blocking Iranian Oil

'Palestinian Electoral Bloc' Under an 'Israeli Guise': Former Qatar PM Deletes Post

Jordan's Syria Strikes Kill Civilians. Who Will Demand Answers?

Syria’s “State of Bashan” Swears in First Infantry Recruits

Journalist Described as Close to Syria’s Sharaa Threatens Israel With Khaybar Chant

Video of Children Watching a Tank Animation Spreads With a Ramallah Mall Claim

Black Thursday: The Massacre of Christians in Beirut in 1975

Druze Spiritual Leader Tarif Endorses Netanyahu, Cites Sweida

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