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Former German spy chief suspected of spying for Azerbaijan
Der Spiegel identifies Azerbaijan as the country at the center of the case against former BND chief August Hanning, who allegedly used classified documents to prepare a security analysis for an Azerbaijani intelligence operative
ynet
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03:09 | 10.07.26
Black Sea drone attacks escalate: Ship hit off Bulgaria sinks, 10 missing
Drone attacks hit ships off Bulgaria and Romania, leaving 10 missing and captain dead, as Russia targets Kyiv bridges with jet-powered drones, prompting Ukraine to deploy protective nets, impose scheduled power outages; Zelensky announces Russia preparing 'massive attack' on Ukraine
ynet, News Agencies
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21:17 | 10.06.26
UK police arrest 7th suspect in connection with alleged air base terror plot
Arrest comes over a week after five British men in their 20s were detained near RAF Fairford, a base used by US aircraft to strike Iran during this year’s war; sixth suspect arrested last week, and all have since been released on bail
Associated Press
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19:05 | 10.06.26
Trump approves execution by firing squad for Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Hasan
The Palestinian-American former Army psychiatrist, who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, is set to face a firing squad after Trump approved the first U.S. military execution since 1961
ynet, News Agencies
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17:49 | 10.06.26
Clashes erupt on ‘Day of Rage’ in France as tensions rise and arrests reach 6,000
Student protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and crumbling schools spread nationwide, with police using tear gas in several cities and 1,800 detainees set to face prosecution; Parents joined in the protests, and over 700 police officers injured
ynet, News Agencies
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17:14 | 10.06.26
‘He brought honor to 1.4 billion’: India rallies around flydubai hero pilot
Smit Machchhar, wounded while fighting the Omani terrorist pilot, is being hailed across India as a national hero, praised by Modi and state leaders as his actions inspire pride across the country and fresh warmth toward Israel and beyond
Eitan Gefen
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12:52 | 10.06.26
Former German spy chief arrested over Iran nuclear, Russian military files
Prosecutors say August Hanning received about 2,000 classified BND documents from a former aide, used them in private consulting and drafted an analysis for a foreign intelligence officer; Bild says the case grew from a separate kidnapping probe
News Agencies
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11:48 | 10.06.26
Report: Iranian drone plot to kill US pilots forced B-1 bombers out of UK base
US officials feared an attack modeled on Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb, using drones launched near airfields; Trump acknowledged receiving threat intelligence, while Britain insisted RAF Fairford remained secure and the investigation continues
ynet
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07:33 | 10.06.26
Jim Bakker, televangelist whose Christian TV empire collapsed in scandal, dies at 86
PTL founder built a multimillion-dollar religious broadcasting empire with Tammy Faye before sex and financial scandals led to his downfall, fraud conviction and nearly five years in prison
Reuters
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07:09 | 10.06.26
Man sentenced to life for attempted knife attack at Israeli Embassy in London
Kuwaiti Abdullah Albadri, 34, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years after he was caught climbing the Israeli Embassy fence in London with two knives, intending to carry out an attack
Itamar Eichner
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03:19 | 10.06.26
‘Microbes have gotten smarter’: Trump reacts to mysterious Siberia plague lab death
Trump says the US is closely monitoring the suspected plague case and offers Russia help; More than 60 lab workers remain isolated and several hospitals are quarantined, while WHO says the risk to the public appears low
Oren Rice
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02:08 | 10.06.26
Christa Pike survived two lethal injections. Could Tennessee try to execute her again?
Nearly five days after Tennessee tried to execute Christa Pike for the brutal 1995 murder of her classmate, she remains unconscious in a guarded hospital; her lawyers seek a life sentence and warn she may never fully recover
ynet, news agencies
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22:02 | 10.05.26
‘Message in blood’: Vienna Jewish sites targeted in alleged Hamas terror plot
Der Spiegel reveals new details of alleged Hamas plot targeting Jewish sites in Vienna; senior official Basem Naim reportedly discussed plans with son Mohammed, who recorded video warning: ‘Blood will be spilled’
Itamar Eichner, Tal Amoday
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19:36 | 10.05.26
Teen loses hand to police grenade as French school protests enter second week
More than 400 schools close as clashes spread from Paris to Lille and Toulouse; police say organizers have ‘lost control,’ while opponents accuse Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Unbowed party of fueling the unrest
ynet, news agencies
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18:18 | 10.05.26
Germany warns of direct clash with Russia as Ukraine deploys AI guns against drones
BND chief says Moscow’s ‘shadow war’ has entered a more dangerous phase and warns of sabotage and attacks in Germany; Kyiv deploys AI-controlled machine guns against new Russian jet drones and says strikes disabled 51% of Russia’s oil refining capacity
News Agencies
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14:46 | 10.05.26
One of Europe’s most anti-Israel governments heads to election as Sánchez calls snap vote
Spanish prime minister sets Nov. 29 election after housing defeat deepens political crisis; polls put his Socialists behind the conservative PP as scandals and coalition fractures threaten eight years of left-wing rule
ynet
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10:14 | 10.05.26
Pro-Israel Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula as Brazil election heads to runoff
With 97% counted, Bolsonaro had 47.45% to Lula’s 44.66%; the senator vows to restore ties with Israel, move Brazil’s embassy to Jerusalem and pardon his father
ynet, News Agencies
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04:22 | 10.05.26
All US B-1 bombers leave UK base after alleged Iran-linked plot
Pentagon says aircraft at RAF Fairford, used in strikes on Iran, have returned to US bases over security concerns; six suspects released on bail as authorities investigate claims they were recruited by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to attack bombers and kill crew members
ynet
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02:19 | 10.05.26
US Marine arrested over woman’s killing in Okinawa as Japan protests
20-year-old Marine is suspected of strangling a 39-year-old woman in a Naha hotel and stealing her belongings; Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi demands stricter discipline as the case revives longstanding anger over the heavy US military presence in Okinawa
News Agencies
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21:10 | 10.04.26
France faces record debt as €54B cuts fuel protests and school unrest
Public debt is projected to reach 119.3% of GDP this year and 121.7% next year as the government seeks €54 billion in cuts, while teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and frozen wages drive fresh unrest
Adrian Filut
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19:20 | 10.04.26
‘Punishment for the crime of being female’: Sexual assault crisis at US colleges
One in five female US college students experiences sexual assault, yet most cases go unreported. From Columbia to Cornell, accusers often leave campus while those they accuse remain, exposing deep failures in how universities handle sexual violence
Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York
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18:36 | 10.04.26
UK Greens vote on motion critics say backs Israel’s destruction; Jewish leader to abstain
Motion at Brighton conference would define Zionism as racism and call for one Palestinian state across ‘historic Palestine’; Jewish party leader Zack Polanski says Israelis and Palestinians have a right to exist but declines to affirm Israel’s right to exist
ynet
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16:21 | 10.04.26
Russia strikes Kyiv bridges with drones as Putin escalates attacks on Ukraine
Russia targets Kyiv’s bridges with hard-to-intercept jet-powered drones, snarling traffic as Moscow vows more retaliatory strikes; Zelensky says Putin is taking revenge for Ukrainian gains in Donbas, while Germany pledges new aid
ynet, News Agencies
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15:12 | 10.04.26
flydubai attacker may have shut down engines during 16,000-foot plunge, report says
Investigation by Italian Corriere della Sera says Omani co-pilot disconnected autopilot and forced jet into a steep dive after his original crash plan failed; Boeing captains examining passenger video say emergency lighting may indicate power loss caused by engine shutdown
ynet
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14:47 | 10.04.26
Al-Qaeda supporters hail flydubai attacker, urge copycat strikes on Israeli, US planes
No evidence has emerged that Hammam al-Hammami acted for Al-Qaeda; Israeli officials believe he radicalized and acted alone, as agencies trade blame over vetting failures and admit foreign crew data had gone unchecked for about two years
ynet
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12:55 | 10.04.26
‘The destruction is visible’: Angelina Jolie goes viral with Gaza Google Earth post
Jolie cites UN analysis saying 82% of Gaza’s structures were damaged by mid-June and 1.98 million people need shelter assistance, urging humanitarian aid, medical supplies and rebuilding support as winter approaches, without naming Israel or the war
ynet
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12:09 | 10.04.26
Nothing stolen, lights left on: Finland probes MPs’ home break-ins amid Russia tensions
Authorities say lawmakers from several parties were targeted over a year, with intruders moving belongings but taking nothing; PM Petteri Orpo says a foreign power may be involved, while President Stubb calls attacks on MPs attacks on democracy
ynet, News Agencies
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10:42 | 10.04.26
Stench, violence and sirens: how Ceuta became Europe’s migration nightmare
Up to 100,000 migrants crossed from Morocco in late July, leaving thousands stranded in the Spanish enclave; 141 people died, camps overflowed and residents turned on Madrid as anger over border control and immigration policy deepened sharply
Ze'ev Avrahami, Ceuta
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08:19 | 10.04.26
‘Who cares?’: Tucker Carlson questions why Britain fought Hitler
Controversial media personality questions why Britain fought Nazi Germany, casting Hitler’s invasion of Poland as a territorial dispute and saying Britain ‘destroyed their empire and their country’ in a war it still defends
ynet
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16:59 | 10.03.26
Spain's Sánchez faces snap election speculation after key parliament defeat
Spain's housing crisis is fueling political turmoil after parliament rejected emergency measures amid mass protests, raising speculation that PM Pedro Sánchez, already facing corruption scandals and a migrant crisis, could call a snap election
News Agencies
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10:30 | 10.03.26
‘West Bank is Israel’s weak point’: US sanctions pressure grows ahead of Israeli election
Nearly 40 House Democrats back legislation targeting settlement expansion, while a Senate measure fell just short; sources familiar with Washington ties say future pressure could intensify depending on Israel’s next government
Itamar Eichner
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15:12 | 10.02.26
7 needles, 2 lethal doses and a doctor tied to prior botch: how Christa Pike’s execution failed
Pike remains critical in hospital as lawyers demand her sentence be commuted; Tennessee’s governor has halted further executions while the case fuels calls to bring back the electric chair
ynet, News Agencies
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04:34 | 10.02.26
Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia as rebels claim drone attack on Addis Ababa
Asmara severs diplomatic relations after Ethiopia expels Eritrean diplomats; renewed Tigray fighting spreads as Addis Ababa accuses Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of backing rebel alliance, charges all three deny
Itamar Eichner
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01:45 | 10.02.26
‘We don’t care’: Dutch audience heckles Oct. 7 bereaved mother at NAZA screening
Sabine Tassa, whose husband and son were murdered in the Oct. 7 massacre, confronted the film’s portrayal of the war in Delft; audience members shouted ‘Shame on you’ and ‘We don’t care’
Itamar Eichner
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22:33 | 10.01.26
Woman seeking to lead Berlin faces scrutiny over far-left past, Hamas-linked ties
As coalition talks continue, scrutiny mounts over Die Linke mayoral candidate Elif Eralp’s far-left past and party links to a Berlin-based Khan Younis clan accused of supporting Hamas and calling for Israel’s destruction
Zeev Avrahami, Berlin
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13:56 | 10.01.26
Beyond the Red Sea: Ethiopian-Eritrean conflict risks converging with Yemen crisis
The 'Horn of Africa is deteriorating because of the dominance of powers trying to come to Africa and occupy the ports ... so the violence in the Horn of Africa is going to get worse,' intelligence analyst Mowlid Ali says
Giorgia Valente/The Media Line
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10:33 | 10.01.26
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives lethal execution attempt
Pike remains alive after two doses of pentobarbital in unprecedented failed execution; governor halts remaining executions and orders independent review
Reuters
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08:44 | 10.01.26
Trump says ‘Israeli plumber’ helped save flydubai jet after watching Air Disasters
US president says Netanyahu told him co-pilot was ‘perhaps a terrorist or perhaps a whack-job’ and passenger helped level plunging jet, but cautions: ‘I don’t know if it’s true’
Daniel Edelson, New York
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03:50 | 10.01.26
France unrest: Students block schools with far-left backing, more than 400 arrested
High school students demanding teacher raises, school renovations and smaller classes clashed with police amid fires and tear gas; Macron condemned politicians who legitimize violence as anger grew at Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s far-left party
News Agencies
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18:45 | 09.30.26
Christa Pike execution halted at last minute, one hour before lethal injection
Federal appeals court stays execution of Tennessee’s only woman on death row to examine whether evidence of childhood rape and abuse was fully considered at sentencing; witnesses had already gathered after the US Supreme Court rejected an earlier bid to intervene
ynet
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17:46 | 09.30.26
Gazan who called for Jews to be killed, then moved to UK, now disavows Hamas: ‘They forced me’ | Watch
Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, 34, was tracked down in Corby after serving nine months for illegal entry; he admitted a past Hamas tire-burning role, said he now has Jewish friends and wants to stay in Britain, as a Labour MP seeks his deportation
Itamar Eichner
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15:38 | 09.30.26
Anti-Zionist Hasidic Jew faces deportation from US after protesting Israeli flag at New York town hall
Yehonatan Ovadia, an Israeli Satmar religious teacher and father of five, was detained by ICE after losing legal status over the 2023 protest; his lawyers say the Trump administration is punishing protected political and religious speech
ynet Global
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10:33 | 09.30.26
Christa’s final night: Tennessee set to execute first woman in over 200 years
Gov. Bill Lee rejected clemency for Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for the 1995 torture killing of Colleen Slemmer at age 18; her lawyers cite childhood sexual abuse and mental illness, while the victim’s family says justice is overdue
ynet
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10:06 | 09.30.26
Attack on UK ‘bomber base’ foiled after suspect calls police himself
UK media said police are unsure whether the suspect called 999 after panicking and backing out or to send a message to the US and Britain; counterterrorism police said the vehicles contained fuel, not explosives
ynet, News Agencies
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05:45 | 09.30.26
Qatar PM says US gave warning before Iran strikes, calls Netanyahu ‘war criminal’
Qatar’s PM told Piers Morgan the US warned him before the war, called Netanyahu a 'war criminal' and rejected Bennett’s 'enemy state' claim; he denied Qatari funds reached Hamas; Bennett hit back: 'A terrorist in a suit'
Itamar Eichner
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02:21 | 09.30.26
Morocco’s first female PM has close ties to Jewish community: ‘She will follow the king’s path'
King Mohammed VI appointed Marrakesh Mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco’s first female prime minister; The local Jewish leader praised her ties to the community, saying she 'will follow the king’s path' and 'won’t tolerate Islamists'
Lior Ben Ari
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23:46 | 09.29.26
Jordan Bardella, Le Pen’s intended prime minister, faces antisemitism allegations
French far-right politician denies writing antisemitic remarks and conspiracy theories at 17, threatening legal action as National Rally calls the report an attempt to derail Le Pen’s presidential campaign
ynet, News Agencies
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23:02 | 09.29.26
New York Times staffer killed in California; wife’s parents charged with murder
Jonathan McKinsey, a New York Times Games engineering manager, shot dead in California; his estranged wife's parents, both 77, arrested amid bitter custody dispute involving allegations of domestic violence and anti-LGBTQ abuse
ynet
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21:21 | 09.29.26
‘Stupid beyond belief’: Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads raise legal questions before midterms
Three government-funded spots praise Trump and recycle campaign rhetoric weeks before the Nov. 3 vote; spending has topped $1.4 million as legal experts question the ads, Republicans criticize the use of public money and the White House calls them patriotic public-service announcements
ynet, News Agencies
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10:34 | 09.29.26
Argentina’s Milei takes Falklands oil fight with UK to international court
Argentina gives Britain two weeks to halt Israeli-backed Sea Lion project or face arbitration as Milei escalates sovereignty battle over disputed islands
Associated Press
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04:24 | 09.29.26
The crypto loophole Iran uses to dodge US sanctions and arm Hezbollah
Senate report details how Tehran uses Tether’s dollar-pegged cryptocurrency to evade US sanctions and fund regional proxies, Wall Street Journal reports
ynet
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01:56 | 09.29.26
‘We will not let you succeed’: UK foreign secretary lashes out at Netanyahu government
Ed Miliband wins loud applause at Labour conference as he targets Israeli settlements and Gaza policy; meanwhile, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says Palestinians and Afghan women and girls will receive priority under a reopened refugee scheme
ynet
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21:48 | 09.28.26
Israel reprimands Spanish envoy after minister says Palestine should be free ‘from river to sea’
Spain’s children and youth minister said the public supports a Palestinian state ‘from the river to the sea’; Israel summoned Madrid’s chargé d’affaires, accusing Sánchez government of a systematic anti-Israel policy
Itamar Eichner
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18:10 | 09.28.26
Hungary lifts PM Peter Magyar’s immunity over phone he allegedly grabbed and threw into Danube
New prime minister, who ousted Viktor Orban in April, calls investigation ‘political theater’ but asked lawmakers to lift his immunity, saying he has nothing to hide; divers recovered the phone from the river
ynet, News Agencies
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16:47 | 09.28.26
UN aid chief Tom Fletcher criticized over gesture to Iran’s foreign minister in New York
A meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly between aid chief Tom Fletcher and Iran’s foreign minister sparked outrage; Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon asked whether Tehran’s 'humanitarian work' against protesters came up
Itamar Eichner
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15:38 | 09.28.26
‘They thought we were police’: Farmer’s emergency call leads to RAF Fairford terror arrests
Driving home from a party, the farmer found three vans blocking a country road and masked men scattering toward the US-used airbase; within minutes armed police arrived and five suspects were arrested, despite Trump’s claim they had long been under surveillance
ynet
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10:19 | 09.28.26
‘We hear explosions’: 20 Israelis trapped in Ethiopia as fighting shuts airports
Foreign Ministry seeks a safe evacuation route from Lalibela as the group reports dwindling food, fuel and cash, fears a communications blackout and says shells landed nearby during an attempted journey toward Addis Ababa; some travelers are elderly
Itamar Eichner
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22:40 | 09.27.26
Palestinian student in Netherlands suspended after claiming ‘That’s me’ in Oct. 7 Hamas video
Hussein Issa, 22, filmed himself with friends watching footage of Hamas terrorists during the massacre and saying ‘That’s me’; Dutch authorities say there is currently no evidence he was actually among those shown
Itamar Eichner
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22:20 | 09.27.26
Iran link suspected in plot at UK base used by US bombers; Trump says they sought ‘big damage’
Five men remain in custody on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act after three vans were stopped near RAF Fairford; an Iran-linked motive is considered most likely, though Russian sabotage and an Islamist plot are also being examined
ynet
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18:59 | 09.27.26
Iran ‘fully prepared’ for war to resume: ‘It is up to President Trump to choose,’ Araghchi says
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has yet to receive an official rejection through mediators; US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz calls proposal a ‘pretty cynical attempt’ and says Trump will keep ‘all options on the table’
ynet
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18:01 | 09.27.26
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