Israel approves over $400m to fund 34 settlements in occupied West Bank The Israeli government announced on Tuesday that it had approved a budget of approximately 1. 3bn shekels ($434m) to fund the establishment of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. According to Israeli news outlet Ynet , the decision was made by the security cabinet in June but kept under wraps over concerns about the US response.
Lebanon’s Mitri says divisive Israel framework still lacks government approval Submitted by Daniel Hilton on Wed, 07/15/2026 - 12:35 Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri tells MEE any deal with Israel to stop its war with Hezbollah must honour his country's demands and not deepen Lebanese divisions Deputy Premier Tarek Mitri arrives at the first meeting of Lebanon's new government at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on 11 February 2025 (AFP) Off The Israel - Lebanon framework is not workable in its current form and cannot become a binding agreement without approval from the Lebanese government, Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri has told Middle East Eye. Mitri drew the distinction between the president's constitutional role in negotiating on behalf of Lebanon and the Council of Ministers' role in approving any final agreement, describing the framework as the beginning of a process. Under Lebanon's constitution, he said, the president has the right to negotiate, but any proposed agreement must be brought before the cabinet.
Israel approves over $400m to fund 34 settlements in occupied West Bank Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Wed, 07/15/2026 - 13:45 Bezalel Smotrich says the settlement expansion is intended to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state Israeli settlers stand near al-Tireh neighbourhood at the western entrance of the city of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on 14 July 2026 (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off The Israeli government announced on Tuesday that it had approved a budget of approximately 1. 3bn shekels ($434m) to fund the establishment of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. According to Israeli news outlet Ynet , the decision was made by the security cabinet in June but kept under wraps over concerns about the US response.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi traveled to Doha on Wednesday afternoon to meet with senior Qatari officials and offer condolences following the passing of the country's former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Iran's Araghchi visits Doha to pay tribute to former emir, days after attack in Qatar Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi travelled to Doha to offer condolences to Qatari officials over the death of Hamad bin Khalifa, the former emir and father of the current ruler Tamim al-Thani. Sheikh Hamad’s death was announced on Sunday, the same day in which Iran attacked what it said were US targets in Qatar. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted Qatar's Al Udeid, the biggest US base in the Middle East, with ballistic missiles.
After his Iran war debacle, Netanyahu turns fire on state institutions Submitted by Abed Abou Shhadeh on Tue, 07/14/2026 - 19:06 The Iran fiasco has collapsed the Israeli leader's carefully constructed security paradigm - and voters will soon have a chance to respond Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Jerusalem on 15 June 2026 (Ronen Zvulun/AFP) On If there is one thing that has long defined the political career of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it is Iran . Retired general Isaac Ben Israel once described Netanyahu’s efforts to persuade the US to exit the nuclear deal as “the worst strategic mistake in Israel’s history” - one that has served only to push Iran closer towards seeking a nuclear weapon as a deterrent. For decades, Netanyahu has framed Iran as an existential threat to the Jewish people, suggesting that the moment Iran acquires nuclear military capabilities, it will immediately attack Israel.
A senior Iranian cleric said on Wednesday that Iranian officials should not continue negotiations with the United States by citing concerns over damage to the country's infrastructure, after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Army condemned the UK’s decision to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps as a "terrorist organization", reaffirming its solidarity with the IRGC and stressing that the two branches of the Armed Forces will continue to stand together in safeguarding Iran.
US influencer Clavicular’s ‘Israelmaxxing’ propaganda trip ends in national scandal Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Wed, 07/15/2026 - 11:13 The visit exposed disorder inside Israel’s propaganda machine, as Israelis turned on the 'looksmaxxer' for his past antisemitic remarks Rabbi Yossi Farro from New York who brought Braden Eric Peters, also known as Clavicular, to Israel (Screengrab/Instagram) Off An attempt to turn controversial American influencer Clavicular into an unlikely ambassador for Israel has ended in embarrassment, with an Israeli soldier working for the military's propaganda unit removed from her position after appearing in his livestreams. The trip served two purposes, including securing favourable content for Israel as the Gaza genocide shreds its international standing, and to rehabilite the reputation of an online influencer accused of antisemitism. Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, is a leading figure in the “looksmaxxing” movement, an online male subculture built around the extreme pursuit of physical attractiveness.
The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has done little to calm tension, in part because they disagree on what it actually means.
Washington, DC [US], July 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to initiate the withdrawal of Israeli military units from southern Syria and Lebanon during a telephone conversation last week, according to a report by Axios, which cited American and Israeli officials.
Tehran [Iran], July 15 (ANI): Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani, said that the United States is the 'aggressor, not the victim', accusing Washington of committing 'gross violations' of the UN Charter by launching 'two wars of aggression' alongside Israel without prior provocation, as reported by Iran's state news agency IRIB.
Iran’s parliamentary health committee is investigating the allocation of $55 million in subsidized foreign currency to one importer of hip and knee implants, after its chairman said much of the equipment went to private hospitals and a small group of surgeons.
Netanyahu will travel to US on Saturday, senior Israeli official says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to the US on Saturday, a senior Israeli official has told Reuters. Netanyahu wants to meet US President Donald Trump, but it is not clear if he will, the official added.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s UN ambassador said sustainable development cannot be achieved while military aggression, unilateral sanctions and violations of the UN Charter continue, urging stronger multilateral cooperation to address the world's growing challenges.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 40 million people attended the funeral ceremonies of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in Iran and Iraq, according to the commander of the IRGC's Tehran corps.
Washington DC [US], July 15 (ANI): White House adviser Stephen Miller on Tuesday (local time) defended US President Donald Trump's stand on Iran, saying Tehran must abandon its nuclear programme and embrace peace, while claiming divisions within Iran, asserting that the administration's strategy is working.
Iran accuses US of violating MoU in letter to UN Iran sent a letter to the UN accusing the US of violating the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the war in the region. Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, wrote in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the president of the UN Security Council that US has "not only failed to honor its commitments but has actively and systematically undermined the very foundations" of the MoU "These deliberate, calculated, and sustained actions constitute a grave threat to international peace and security and further demonstrate the United States' complete disregard for its international legal obligations," the statement read.
Iran will 'never' request talks with US, deputy foreign minister says Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister stressed that Iran "will never request negotiations with the United States. ," state TV IRIB quoted him as saying. "Talking about international law during wartime is a #joke," Kazem Gharibabadi said.
Donald Trump's short-lived proposal to charge cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz has handed Tehran an unexpected argument: that Washington itself briefly accepted the principle that securing the strategic waterway could justify collecting fees.
