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Iraq’s Interior Ministry stated that it is using “precise intelligence information” to locate Shelly Kittleson, a U.S. freelance journalist who reports extensively from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
Prayer notes calling for peace have been sent from Arab countries to the holy site in Jerusalem, and some even from Iran.
“I think that the rule that women always pay the price could sadly, unfortunately, materialize here as well,” the legal scholar Ruth Halperin-Kaddari told JNS.
Saudi- and Emirati-led Gulf bloc urges Trump to intensify the Iran campaign and consider a ground invasion, even as he eyes Arab cost-sharing for the conflict.
IRGC Corps Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani praised the “intelligent and courageous” attacks on Israel by Hezbollah and the Houthis.
Surviving leaders are reportedly struggling to communicate or meet in person out of fear of more targeted airstrikes.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has barred airspace and bases, drawing U.S. anger and criticism from pro-Israel circles.
The move follows French restrictions on Israeli defense companies and support for a U.N. arms embargo amid tensions over Paris’s stance during the war.
Either Iran “agrees to abide by international law, or a coalition of nations from around the world and the region will make sure that it’s open,” the U.S. secretary of state said.
“Life-changing consequences—civil and criminal—will follow” if a cover-up is found, judge warns, as Jewish National Fund–Canada challenges loss of charitable status.
The United Arab Emirates signaled it could join a push to secure the waterway against Iran, but most allies remain reluctant to intervene directly.
The Israeli foreign minister told his British counterpart that violence is rising and Lebanon has failed to curb Hezbollah.
“We are going to wipe out their defense industrial base,” the U.S. secretary of state said.
