Middle East
“We’re locked and loaded if we need to go, but there may be no reason for it,” the American president said.
“Excluding states that may not be ‘commonly seen as democracies’ risks shutting IHRA out of the very places where its mission is most in demand,” the U.S. envoy on Jew-hatred wrote.
“May this flag always fly high as a symbol of hope and stability for our entire region,” said Israeli diplomat Yossi Shelly.
Oil prices surged after U.S. forces reportedly struck Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf.
The president said Witkoff was pursuing an agreement, while Tehran ruled out transferring its 60%-enriched uranium to a third country.
The Islamic Republic’s armed forces are in high readiness, the supreme leader said.
“The same people charged with negotiating an end to President Trump’s disastrous war with Iran and securing vital U.S. interests in the Middle East have millions of dollars in personal business interests linked to foreign governments,” senators said.
Ahmad Umar Agha targeted 47 media outlets, businesses, NGOs and government entities on behalf of Bashar Assad’s regime, including in a hack that briefly wiped $136 billion from the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The scars from the Indian pilot’s injuries in the thwarted hijacking were still visible on his head during the ceremony.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent says Tehran cannot pay its troops, while U.S. Ambassador to Israel Huckabee says only Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu know whether further military action is coming.
The treaty serves as a cornerstone of regional stability and a platform for future cooperation, said Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
