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❗️BREAKING | Reports of a US attack on Jask, southern Iran

The Mecca Alliance: A regional shield or Washington’s new front? Turkiye's new defense alliance with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan risks drawing Ankara into Washington's regional agenda, turning a potential security partnership into a confrontation with Iran and Yemen's Ansarallah. By Mehmet Ali Guller

'Polite letters do not shift Iran's position': Tehran comments on Vance's communication Trump claimed the outreach was Vance’s idea, saying Tehran ‘needs help'

Iran launches first export freight train from Qom to China amid US naval blockade Washington is seeking to choke off Tehran's access to Asian markets as part of its war on the Islamic Republic

❗️Iran has not responded to Vance’s letter, insists on seven conditions Iran has not yet responded to a letter sent by US Vice President JD Vance to the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, Tasnim News Agency reported, dismissing circulating media speculation as inaccurate. According to the newspaper, Tehran has received the letter but has not issued a response so far. Iran continues to insist that Washington implement its seven conditions, stressing that it will not accept any position that undermines the framework it has established.

Alleged drone attack sinks Israeli vessel off Bulgarian coast The attack follows a recent string of drone strikes on ships near Bulgaria, and coincides with heightened tensions in the Strait of Hormuz

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BREAKING | Saudi warplanes kill at least 8 people and injure 5 others, most of them women and children, in an airstrike targeting a civilian’s home in Maqbana district, Taiz Governorate, Yemen.

Israeli election chief calls Netanyahu’s fraud claims 'baseless' Netanyahu claims Turkiye and Qatar sent funds to Israel to influence voters to choose Palestinian-Israeli parties in this week's Knesset elections

UPDATE | Brent crude futures fell by $1.55, or 1.34%, to $113.77 per barrel by 13:14 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped $2, or 1.95%, to $100.78 a barrel.

Israel occupation forces maintain siege of Hebron for seventh straight day Commercial activity has collapsed by more than 80 percent as occupation forces seal roads and demolish shops and factories

VIDEO | Earlier today, a commercial vessel belonging to the Zim shipping company was targeted by unmanned vessels in the Black Sea shortly after departing from Haifa.

Hezbollah chief rules out disarmament, says Lebanon–Israel deal 'null and void' The resistance leader said the Iran–US MoU, which includes Lebanon, is the ‘sole available source of strength’ for the country

❗️Palestine's Abbas hopes new Israeli government will pave way for renewed dialogue Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he hoped the formation of a new Israeli government would pave the way for renewed negotiations. “For many years now, we have been extending a hand to the Israeli side in order to achieve peace with them, so that Israel and Palestine may live in security, stability and peace,” Abbas said during a meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia. “We hope that, immediately after a new Israeli government is formed, we will be able to engage in dialogue together,” he added.

❗️Qatar rejects Israeli allegations of election interference as ‘ridiculous and dangerous’ Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesmanon Thursday dismissed allegations “made by certain Israeli politicians and their contacts in the media” that Doha had interfered in Israel’s elections. “We categorically deny allegations that Qatar has interfered in Israeli elections or funded any activities intended to influence their outcome,” spokesman Majed al-Ansari said. “They accuse Qatar of buying off Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli political left and now, in this latest campaign, the Arab vote ... These accusations are ridiculous and dangerous in equal measure.” Mansour Abbas, leader of the Arab Israeli Raam party, has also rejected the allegations. “Qatar should not be used as a scapegoat for the political failures of certain Israeli politicians,” Ansari said in a post on X. “None of this will distract us from our important role as a mediator,” he added.

Hegseth fires Pentagon's top war planner amid preparations to reignite war on Iran Over two dozen high-ranking generals and admirals have been dismissed or have quit since Hegseth was named war secretary

❗️The Israeli Election Committee said the Knesset elections were conducted in accordance with the law, dismissing allegations of systematic violations of electoral integrity as baseless. It added that more than 97% of the votes had been counted, with no change to the composition of the political blocs.

Israeli president offers Netanyahu 'full pardon' in exchange for retirement: Report President Isaac Herzog denied the report, which states that the retirement would come after two years of Netanyahu remaining in power

❗️At least 12 people, mostly women and children, were killed and three others seriously injured in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes targeting the home of Tawfiq al-Qoz in the Al-Bariha area of Maqbana district in Taiz, Yemen, Al-Masirah TV reported a short while ago.

❗️The Israeli army announced on Wednesday night that it launched an interceptor missile toward a “suspicious aerial target” in south Lebanon and has yet to provide any further updates.