Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi denies plots to assassinate President Donald Trump and claims Iran has no policy to wipe Israel 'off the map,' despite contradictory statements.

A new, dangerous flashpoint is emerging in the Middle East as prominent Israeli hawk and former defense minister Avigdor Liberman is calling for a preemptive strike against Iran. -Liberman argues that Tehran is “obsessed” with a “war of revenge” and that Israel should strike first,

Amir Ali Hajizadeh, IRGC Aerospace Force commander, and his deputies were allegedly lured to a Mossad-arranged meeting, where a single missile strike killed them all

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in recent months has emerged as one of the fiercest internal critics of his country’s war in Gaza. Olmert has repeatedly excoriated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over its prosecution of the war—and in late May accused Israel of committing war crimes in a scathing op-ed for Haaretz.

Context: Deir al-Balah had been an informal refuge for Palestinians escaping other parts of Gaza, and huge tent camps have sprung up in the city. The city also hosts warehouses for the U.N. as well as guesthouses for U.N. staff.

US president Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is travelling to the Middle East as Washington tries again to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The conflict has dragged on for over 21 months,

Iran's nuclear program ‘has always been exclusively peaceful in nature,’ says deputy foreign minister - Anadolu Ajansı