Trump says Iran ‘talking to us right now’ but can’t have nuclear weapon US President Donald Trump said that the Iranians are in talks with the United States, and that he is willing to listen, but emphasised that Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon. “They are talking to us right now; they’d love to make a deal. I don’t think they’re ready to.
Araghchi blames US breach of Islamabad MoU for Hormuz flare-up Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has said that “the existing insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz and the region is exclusively caused by the US breach of the agreement”, IRNA reported. During a meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Kazakhstan, Araghchi condemned the “brutal attacks” on Iran’s vital infrastructure and the “war crimes” committed by the US, the report said. Araghchi said the recent escalation was caused by Washington’s “disruption of the process of implementing Iran’s commitments in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the Islamabad Agreement”.
Washington says Khan’s removal won’t impact plans to dismantle ICC The United States has said the removal of Karim Khan as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will have no impact on Washington’s plans to dismantle the institution. “Karim Khan is a quintessential example of the ICC's corruption and abuse of its supposed authority. It is good that he is gone, but he is only one small cog in this irredeemably corrupt institution,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on X.
Venezuela will withdraw from International Criminal Court, foreign minister says Venezuela will withdraw from the International Criminal Court over the tribunal's perceived bias, the nation's foreign minister, Felix Plasencia, has said. The announcement comes amid an ongoing ICC investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed under ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's government. Interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, who took over after US forces ousted Maduro in January, had instructed the move, he added.
Trump says he won't proceed with nuclear deal unless Saudis join Abraham Accords President Donald Trump on Friday said he would not go forward with a civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia unless the Saudis agreed to a normalisation of relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords.
Israeli UN envoy tells Mamdani to "take note" after ICC prosecutor's removal Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, told New York mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday to "take note" after members of the International Criminal Court voted in New York City to dismiss the chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, over misconduct claims. In a post on X, Danon accused Khan of pursuing a political witch hunt against Israel and using the arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as a distraction from sexual misconduct allegations made against Khan. "NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, take note: using Israel as a political weapon will not shield you from accountability," he said.
Trump says Iranians getting 'very serious' in talks US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had not decided on whether to launch major strikes on Iran as Tehran was now getting "very serious" in talks with Washington. "No, I haven't," Trump told journalists in the Oval Office when asked if he had made a decision, following reports that he was meeting advisors to discuss a large-scale operation. "Look, we're talking to them right now.
Israel’s Sa’ar helped secure ICC prosecutor’s removal, report says Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar played an active role in efforts to secure the removal of International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan, Israel's i24NEWS journalist Guy Azriel said on X, citing a senior Israeli official. The official said Sa’ar oversaw a dedicated task force and led intensive diplomatic efforts aimed at securing Khan’s dismissal. 🚨Against the backdrop of the dismissal of International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan, a senior Israeli official tells me that Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar played an active role in efforts to advance the move.
Israel’s foreign minister calls for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant to be revoked after Khan’s removal Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called for revoking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's arrest warrant after ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan's removal over misconduct claims. Saar accused Khan of rushing to file arrest warrants against Netanyahu and former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, calling them politicised and outrageous.
ICC member states remove Prosecutor Karim Khan by majority vote Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 16:05 Members of the International Criminal Court voted in New York to dismiss the chief prosecutor over misconduct claims Off Member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) voted on Friday by a majority to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan over misconduct claims, during a special session at the United Nations headquarters in New York. According to diplomatic sources, 82 out of the court's 125 members voted by a secret ballot to dismiss the prosecutor, surpassing the absolute majority threshold needed for removal. Thirteen voted against removal, while 15 abstained.
Normalisation not discussed during months of Saudi-US nuclear negotiations, sources say Since November 2025, the US and Saudi Arabia have been hashing out a civilian nuclear agreement, but in dozens of exchanges between officials, Riyadh’s diplomatic recognition of Israel never once came up, one current and one former US official familiar with the talks told Middle East Eye. “Normalisation was never listed as a condition,” one of the sources told MEE. “Not once.
Why the US pro-Israel lobby wants Trita Parsi out of America | Real Talk Submitted by Mohamed Hashem on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 16:54 'That pro-Netanyahu, pro-Likud crowd have been gunning for me for 25 years’ Trita Parsi, political analyst and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, joins Mohamed Hashem on Real Talk to respond to the campaign against him, including calls for his deportation from the US, and explains why it backfired.
Omani delegation arrives in Tehran to discuss managing traffic in Strait of Hormuz An Omani delegation landed in Tehran to discuss mechanisms for managing ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz with their Iranian counterparts, Iran's state media reported.
Netanyahu to meet Trump on Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, the prime minister's office announced. Netanyahu's trip to the US was to have taken place last week but was rescheduled due to the postponement of Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral.
Will Burnham cave into right-wing attacks on Ali Milani? This is a test for the new PM Submitted by Peter Oborne on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 11:58 The British prime minister must demonstrate that he is ready to stand up to the forces of bigotry and ignorance which have shaped British politics, under both Labour and Conservative governments, for a decade Ali Milani, then British Labour Party's prospective parliamentary candidate in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, poses for a photograph while canvassing in the Eastcote area of London on 7 December, 2019 (AFP) On Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s most significant political achievement was to split the Labour Party . He achieved this by governing in the interests of a tiny right-wing coterie with a special expertise in the politics of personal destruction.
Andy Burnham should not cave to right-wing attacks on Ali Milani Submitted by Peter Oborne on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 11:58 The British prime minister must demonstrate that he is ready to stand up to the forces of bigotry and ignorance which have shaped British politics for a decade Ali Milani, then British Labour Party's prospective parliamentary candidate in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, poses for a photograph while canvassing in the Eastcote area of London on 7 December, 2019 (AFP) On Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s most significant political achievement was to split the Labour Party . He achieved this by governing in the interests of a tiny right-wing coterie with a special expertise in the politics of personal destruction. Their sectarian vision inflicted grave and lasting damage not just on the Labour Party but also on Britain .
Sadiq Khan says Netanyahu perpetrating genocide and not welcome in London Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 11:16 London mayor says if Israeli PM visits city then he would lobby UK government to enforce ICC arrest warrant Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, speaks at the Guildhall in central London, on 23 June 2026 (AFP/Pool/Jordan Pettitt) Off Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has said that Benjamin Netanyahu is the perpetrator of genocide in Gaza, and that he would lobby the UK government to arrest the Israeli premier if he ever visited. Earlier this week, Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor, said that Netanyahu was a war criminal and that the federal US government should arrest him on behalf of the International Criminal Court during a planned trip to America later this year. The London mayor was asked on Thursday by Channel 4 News if he would “follow suit”.
The night Tunisia changed Submitted by Faisal Edroos on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 15:40 President Kais Saied said he was saving the state. But on the night of 25 July 2021, the only democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring dramatically returned to one-man rule For more than a decade, Tunisia had been held up as the Arab Spring's lone democratic success. While revolutions elsewhere descended into civil war, military rule or renewed authoritarianism, Tunisia managed something few thought possible.
The British empire gave birth to these rogue regimes - this lawless alliance must end Submitted by Joe Gill on Wed, 07/22/2026 - 17:10 Three post-colonial states emerging from the empire have become the battering rams of 21st-century imperialism: the United States, Israel and the UAE A British soldier by a Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, 22 September 2016 (AFP) On The British empire was undoubtedly the most successful colonial and imperial project of the last 300 years, if success means conquest and exploitation of vast swathes of the planet. While the empire effectively ended in the two decades from 1947 to 1967, its impact on the modern world is still unfolding. Other European former colonial powers have put their history of imperial conquest behind them, and broadly accepted their status as middle powers, but this cannot be said of Britain.
Malaysia envoy summoned by US over Israel stance The US State Department summoned the Malaysian ambassador to Washington in order to explain Kuala Lumpur's position on Israel, state news agency Bernama reported. Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said Ambassador Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob told the State Department that the country's longstanding policy of not recognising Israel was not new. "It has always been Malaysia's policy.
