Iran, Israel and Trump
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The strikes in Lebanon were the heaviest since a 2024 ceasefire ended the last war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, who fired rockets at Israel in the opening days of the latest conflict.
If the U.S. administration doesn’t act soon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have outmaneuvered Trump and derailed America’s efforts in Gaza.
Iran’s Foreign Minister also rejected negotiating a cease-fire with the U.S., contradicting Trump’s claims that Iranian leaders “want to talk.”
French president Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called for the Israeli and American air strikes on Iran to stop after describing the outbreak of conflict as a danger to international peace.
Many experts and some U.S. allies have indicated skepticism at the board's approach over concerns it may sideline the U.N.
The speaker of Iran’s parliament said his country was “not looking for a cease-fire,” in bellicose comments a day after President Trump said that the war would be over “very soon.” “We believe that th
"Field assessments and developments determine the need for any intervention," an Ansar Allah source told Newsweek.
First, Iran’s most senior clerics defied him by picking Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline son of the assassinated Ali Khamenei, as the new supreme leader. His election suggests no shift in Iran’s approach to the conflict,