Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election in Israel's upcoming national vote, his Likud party announced Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump publicly questioned whether the 76-year-old would run. Netanyahu, who is Israel's longest-serving prime minister, has led his country through three years of war, and is currently on trial for
US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Wednesday of taking too long to negotiate a peace deal and warned it would now "have to pay the price". His remarks came as Qatari negotiators travelled to Tehran on Wednesday to address remaining differences between the US and Iran. The diplomatic effort comes after Iran and the US exchanged fire following
The United States launched airstrikes early Wednesday against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American attack helicopter, prompting new attacks from Iran and further widening the retaliatory strikes that threaten to derail talks to end the war. Iran launched attacks on sites in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a US military helicopter was shot down by Iran and that the United States "must" respond. In a statement, Trump said he had been informed "that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz." While the pilots were uninjured, "the
Israel and Iran appeared to back away from further strikes Monday, hours after they traded fire for the first time since the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. Both countries warned that they were ready to launch retaliatory attacks if provoked. The renewed hostilities raised concerns that the Middle East could plunge back into
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that negotiators were in the "final throes" of talks for a peace deal in the Middle East, after Iran and Israel halted fresh hostilities that threatened to reignite the months-long war. Trump has repeatedly said that a peace agreement with Tehran is imminent, but diplomacy has stalled and the two sides have traded
Iran on Monday said it was ending its latest military operation against Israel after the first exchanges of fire between the foes since a shaky ceasefire began, but warned it could inflict a more "crushing" response. US President Donald Trump earlier on Monday told both Iran and key ally Israel to stop fighting, against the background of reports of
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran and Israel were seeking an "immediate ceasefire," after the two countries attacked each other for the first time since a truce came into effect two months ago. "Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate ceasefire!" Trump said on Truth Social. "Final negotiations on 'Peace' are proceeding,
Yemen's Houthi rebels on Monday claimed an attack on Israel and said Israel-affiliated vessels would again be a target in the Red Sea. The statement from Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree was broadcast on the Houthis' al-Masirah satellite news channel. It's another new escalation as the nominal ceasefire in the Iran war is being challenged by crossfire between