Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi holds separate calls with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar amid mounting fears of a US attack.
The US military is poised to resume major combat operations against Iran on President Trump’s orders, The New York Times reports.
Iran‘s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after trying to pass through using an “unauthorized route”.
The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government says it intercepted a Houthi missile launched towards Medina. The Houthis have denied the claim.
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Iran reportedly sent US nuclear proposal through Qatari mediators
An unnamed senior Iranian official has told Reuters news agency that Iran sent a nuclear proposal through Qatar to be discussed once US meets its seven demands.
The United States is now reviewing Iran’s nuclear proposal, the official said.
Earlier this week, Iran laid out five conditions as part of a roadmap to pave a way for further negotiations.
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Israel targets Lebanon’s Nabatieh district with air strike
Israeli forces have targeted the town of Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, our colleague on the ground reports.
Earlier, we reported an attack on al-Mansouri in Tyre district.
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Iran and Russia eye pipelines to transport natural gas
Iran and Russia are discussing building energy pipelines to transport gas so Tehran can use it domestically as well as sell to other countries in the region, a news report says.
In a meeting between security official Mohsen Rezaei and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, discussions were also held on laying gas pipelines from Russia to Iran so it can both address its gas shortages and sell Russian gas to neighbouring nations, the Hamshahri news outlet reported.
During the talks, Putin also said he would provide any assistance to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, the IRIB news agency said.
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Iran-Russia relations: Can Putin help Tehran avoid another war?
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Could the US midterms further isolate Israel in Washington?
A Responsible Statecraft report has found that AIPAC’s super PAC, United Democracy Project (UDP), and several other political committees spent $84.1m on races.
Of that, $55.3m was spent on their preferred candidate who lost. In 2022, by comparison, 69 percent of UDP’s spending went to preferred candidates who won.
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