Middle East

The strikes were in response to attacks on US personnel over the past 24 hours, CENTCOM reported.

High-level meetings in Tehran signal deepening Iran-Iraq security cooperation, while Iran simultaneously advances its regional agenda through talks with Turkey, Russia, and Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince condemned Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza at a Riyadh summit, stressing support for Palestine and pausing US-led normalization talks after recent violent escalations.

Erdogan urged Muslim nations at an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia to unite against Israel

The meeting comes while the region prepares for incoming US President Donald Trump to take office.

Security sources have previously said the pagers carried the name of a Taiwan-based company that has asserted that it did not make them.

Intelligence services have begun intensifying intelligence sharing and situational assessments with the US military to prevent overlooking critical developments.

Sullivan laid the blame squarely on Hamas, clarifying that the issue was that the group simply didn’t want to make a deal under any terms.

Israel has long enjoyed positive relations with Kurdish people in the Middle East. It is part of a partnership between Jews and Kurds and also shared interests in the region 

Iran’s state media said al-Ruwaili headed a high-level Saudi military delegation in Tehran and met Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri.