What to expect from Zelensky and Netanyahu's visit to Washington
Republican Senator Lindsay Graham's funeral is bringing the two world leaders to town, where they'll separately visit the White House to discuss their region's wars.
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"First and foremost, Iran": Netanyahu departs for US for talks with Trump, Graham's funeral
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 28 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington on Monday for high-level White House talks with US President Donald Trump, placing regional security and the confrontation with Iran at the top of the bilateral agenda.
Trump Backs New Talks With Iran but Warns More Strikes Could Come
Iran denies offering to negotiate in return for a U. S. bombing pause.
Netanyahu departs for Washington to meet Trump
Netanyahu departs for Washington to meet Trump Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed on Monday to Washington DC to meet with US President Donald Trump for the eighth time since they have held their respective offices as heads of state. He remarked that a critical point of discussion will be the trajectory ahead on the war on Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed on Monday to Washington DC to meet with US President Donald Trump for the eighth time since they have held their respective offices as heads of state.
Trump says the US is ‘winning big time’ with Iran
Trump says the US is ‘winning big time’ with Iran US President Donald Trump said that he is making the “largest ever investment in the United States armed forces. ” “We’re winning big time with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said, adding that the US was "ensuring that they’re never having a nuclear weapon. ” Trump also said the US has destroyed Iran’s “navy, we’ve destroyed their air force, we’ve destroyed their leadership, we’ve destroyed their anti-aircraft weaponry”.
War pause lays bare Tehran split over US talks
The suspension of US and Iranian attacks has revived hopes for diplomacy, but in Tehran the military lull has exposed a widening divide over whether the Islamic Republic should negotiate with Washington or press what hardliners see as a battlefield advantage.
"If they have, it has been very unimpactful": Trump says will ask Putin regarding Zelenskyy's claim of Russia helping Iran
Washington, DC [US], July 28 (ANI): US President Donald Trump said on Monday (local time) that Russia's support to Iran, if any, in the ongoing war against Washington has been 'very unimpactful,' adding that he will ask his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin regarding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent allegations.
Israeli election campaign billboards in Cyprus spark debate
Israeli election campaign billboards in Cyprus spark debate Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has been hit by a backlash over an election campaign billboard in Cyprus targeting Israeli tourists and residents. An image shared by Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou on Sunday showed the billboard in Hebrew featuring a photo of Eisenkot next to a message reading: “Israelis, enjoy! You deserve it!
Opinion: Why tying a Saudi nuclear deal to Israel is a strategic mistake
Opinion: Why tying a Saudi nuclear deal to Israel is a strategic mistake The future of US-Saudi Arabia relations may hinge less on grand declarations than on Washington's ability to distinguish between strategic interests and political aspirations. If the United States conditions a civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia on the kingdom's immediate accession to the Abraham Accords , it would be collapsing two fundamentally different policy objectives into a single diplomatic test. Such an approach may appear to increase American leverage.
Trump says he will ask Putin if Russian satellites are aiding Tehran
Trump says he will ask Putin if Russian satellites are aiding Tehran US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will ask Russian President Vladimir Putin if Russian satellites are helping Tehran direct strikes in the Middle East. "I'll ask Putin about it. We'll find out," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
Israeli election campaign billboards in Cyprus spark debate
Israeli election campaign billboards in Cyprus spark debate Submitted by Hannah. Smith on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 15:56 Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot is criticised as concerns grow over increasing Israeli presence in Cyprus Gadi Eisenkot has taken his election campaign to Cyprus with a billboard targeting Israeli holidaymakers and expats on the island (X/Fidias0) Off Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has been hit by a backlash over an election campaign billboard in Cyprus targeting Israeli tourists and residents. An image shared by Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou on Sunday showed the billboard in Hebrew featuring a photo of Eisenkot next to a message reading: “Israelis, enjoy!
Why tying a Saudi nuclear deal to Israel is a strategic mistake
Why tying a Saudi nuclear deal to Israel is a strategic mistake Submitted by Dr Ahmed Altuwaijri on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 14:51 Saudi Arabia has made Palestinian statehood a non-negotiable condition for normalising with Israel, and demanding Riyadh reverse it for a nuclear deal risks weakening US influence US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington on 19 November 2025 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP) Off The future of US-Saudi Arabia relations may hinge less on grand declarations than on Washington's ability to distinguish between strategic interests and political aspirations. If the United States conditions a civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia on the kingdom's immediate accession to the Abraham Accords , it would be collapsing two fundamentally different policy objectives into a single diplomatic test. Such an approach may appear to increase American leverage.
IRAN-TEHRAN-FOREIGN MINISTRY-PRESS BRIEFING
(260727) -- TEHRAN, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei attends a press briefing in Tehran, Iran, June 27, 2026. Baghaei said Monday that Tehran will not let the United States determine the end of the war. Speaking at a press briefing in Tehran, Baghaei said that some Gulf countries have been involved in the U.
Netanyahu and Zelenskyy to arrive in Washington for Graham funeral – with hopes of winning Trump’s ear
Both men scheduled to meet Trump at time where US policy towards wars in Iran and Ukraine in state of flux Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to arrive in Washington simultaneously with the goal of winning the ear of Donald Trump at pivotal moments in wars affecting their respective countries. Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, will attend Tuesday’s funeral of Lindsey Graham, the former Republican senator for South Carolina, who died suddenly on 11 July and was a close ally of both leaders. Continue reading...
Tehran rejects seeking negotiations with US, confirms Hormuz remains closed
Tehran rejects seeking negotiations with US, confirms Hormuz remains closed Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei addressed several major points during a press briefing in Tehran on Monday. Iran has not requested a restart of negotiations with the United States to end the war, he said, adding that negotiations with the United States are "not in our DNA". “This is not war management.
Ahead of Israel's elections, Bennett rejects two-state solution as Eisenkot surges in polls
Ahead of Israel's elections, Bennett rejects two-state solution as Eisenkot surges in polls Submitted by Ayse Betul Aytekin on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 11:46 Naftali Bennett is trailing his rivals in third place in the polls ahead of October’s elections Naftali Bennett speaks to the media on 15 January 2024 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off Israeli opposition leader and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that he “will not allow a Palestinian state to be established”, even at the cost of normalisation with Saudi Arabia . “I am not giving up territory, period,” Bennett said in an interview with Israeli Channel 12, stating repeatedly that he will advocate for sweeping reforms across the Israeli state if elected. Israel is gearing up for a general election on 27 October, widely seen as one of the most consequential in the country’s history, which could end Benjamin Netanyahu’s tenure and that of his right-wing Likud Party.
Netanyahu leaves for US visit despite ICC warrant
Netanyahu leaves for US visit despite ICC warrant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has departed for Washington DC, where he is due to meet US President Donald Trump, according to an official statement posted on an Israeli state social media account. He is leaving without the customary advance announcement from his office and without journalists accompanying him, according to Haaretz. He is expected to attend the funeral of US Senator Lindsey Graham.
Senior MP Stresses Safeguarding Iran’s Rights in Hormuz Strait
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior lawmaker emphasized the Iranian Parliament’s resolve to support the people’s and the leadership’s demands regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump's move to restore direct Lebanon flights raises diaspora hopes
Trump's move to restore direct Lebanon flights raises diaspora hopes Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Sun, 07/26/2026 - 14:10 After Lebanese president’s White House visit aviation officials say route reopening is still months away A Middle East Airlines plane prepares to take off from Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport, 11 April 2014 (Patrick Baz/AFP) Off For more than four decades, direct flights between the United States and Lebanon remained suspended, a legacy of the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 and the killing of a US Navy diver during the subsequent 17-day hostage crisis. The ban outlasted Lebanon’s civil war, repeated attempts at political normalisation and the large-scale growth of Lebanese communities across North America. That may now be changing.
Spokesman Says Iran-Oman Talks Have Nothing to Do with US
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry stressed that the recent talks between Iran and Oman were about the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing the idea that they had anything to do with the US.
