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The trip underscores Israel’s growing diplomatic outreach in Latin America, the President’s Office said.
The Israeli prime minister joins roughly two dozen world leaders, including Trump, Xi Jinping and Pope Leo XIV, on Time’s 2026 list of most influential people.
Ten ships have been turned back and none has broken through since the blockade began, according to the U.S. military.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak directly with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, says an Israeli Cabinet minister.
Roberta Metsola referenced a recent wave of torchings and intimidation on the streets of European cities.
The vessels left Spain following a “temporary weather-related delay,” organizers said.
The sentences follow “fast-tracked trials conducted without due process” and “reliance on torture-tainted forced ‘confessions’ as evidence,” the Center for Human Rights in Iran stated.
The United States Navy’s maritime cordon targets Iran’s economic lifelines while relying on advanced intelligence, surveillance and interception systems.
Negotiators are reportedly seeking compromises on Iran’s nuclear program, freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for wartime damages.
The proposal includes three broad aims: clearing a backlog of stranded vessels, conducting a major demining effort, and setting up ongoing naval escorts.
Iran is said to have obtained a Chinese spy satellite in 2024 that helped the IRGC target U.S. military sites during the recent war.
Vote on Holocaust Remembrance Day drew criticism from a Jewish community activist, who cited rising antisemitism in New Zealand.
“U.S. forces maintain maritime superiority in the Middle East,” said Adm. Brad Cooper; Trump: the Iran war is “very close to over.”
