Middle East
Washington reportedly gave Israel the “green light” for airstrikes as part of its plan to put maximum pressure on Iran.
Israeli officials said the two sides “exercised regaining control of a hijacked ship and extracting forces from enemy territory.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “won’t hesitate” to oppose elements of the U.S. peace plan that run counter to Israel’s interest, says a senior Israeli official.
After alleged corruption halted construction of a planned Jewish complex in the city, a group stepped in to ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for assistance.
Other Middle Eastern states are also reportedly talking with the United States to join efforts in the Persian Gulf.
“I probably will wait, but we may put out pieces of it,” U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters, adding that the administration could “release small parts of it beforehand.”
The warning by Mohammad Javad Zarif comes as the United Kingdom joins the U.S. maritime initiative in the region.
U.S. Central Command stated that “vessels have reported GPS interference, bridge-to-bridge communications spoofing, and/or other communications jamming with little to no warning.”
The illegal squatters’ camp, built on state land in the Negev, has been demolished more than 150 times, costing Israeli taxpayers some $460,000.
According to Turkey, its soldiers have come under fire from YPG forces, which Ankara has called a “terrorist offshoot” of the Kurdish movement within Turkey that has been fighting for independence since 1984.
The tanker, which Iran claims was smuggling fuel for some Arab countries, was taken to Bushehr Port, where its cargo was confiscated and crew of seven detained, according to Iranian media.
“Before Iran considers tactical negotiations regarding its nuclear program, they will seek to widen the divisions between the United States and Europe, and even the divisions within the Trump administration,” said Security Studies Group senior fellow Matthew Brodsky.
