Jun 08 Watch 9:01 What Iran and Israel's escalation means for efforts to end regional conflict By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi For analysis on how the latest escalation in the Middle East will affect a host of issues in the region, Amna Nawaz speaks with Miad Maleki at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and David Makovsky at the Washington Institute… Continue watching
Jun 08 Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message By Associated Press Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House. Continue reading
Jun 08 Israel and Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for the first time since April ceasefire By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Israel and Iran traded fire Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. Continue reading
Jun 07 Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5 By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship went on a shooting rampage in several towns in central Israel on Sunday, killing a reservist and wounding five other people, according to Israeli police and the military. Continue reading
Jun 07 Israel says Iran launched missiles in first bombardment since fragile ceasefire By Kareem Chehayeb, Hassan Ammar, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war. Continue reading
Jun 06 7-month-old baby killed after Israeli troops open fire on a car, Palestinian health officials say By Mahmoud Illean, Samy Magdy, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Israeli troops shot at a car in the occupied West Bank, killing a 7-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding his parents, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the bullet striking the boy in the face. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Former Trump adviser John Bolton to plead guilty over classified information In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton agreed to plead guilty to a felony count of illegally retaining classified information, U.S. officials say a flesh-eating insect detected in Texas livestock has not spread, Hezbollah… Continue watching
Jun 03 Israel and Lebanon agree to renew fragile ceasefire, create Lebanese security zones By Associated Press In a joint statement released after a fourth round of U.S.-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives” from areas… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 5:13 Iranian strikes set Kuwait's largest airport ablaze amid fragile ceasefire with the U.S. By Nick Schifrin, Winston Wilde The U.S. said its ceasefire with Iran is still holding despite continued violence, with both sides trading fire overnight. Iran also struck Kuwait’s main airport, killing one person and injuring dozens. Israel's ongoing invasion in Lebanon is also challenging the… Continue watching
Jun 03 Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu 'crazy,' says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran By Kareem Chehayeb, Josh Boak, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Even as the U.S. president conceded the tensions in an interview released Wednesday, he insisted that his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was solid and that they connected, in part, because they are both “wartime” leaders. Continue reading