Israeli PM Netanyahu 'will not travel' to US next week, his office says On Wednesday, an Israeli official had told Al-Monitor that Netanyahu was planning to travel on Saturday and meet with President Donald Trump next week and attend the memorial service for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Israel
Lebanon army enters Palestinian camp ahead of Aoun’s US visit Lebanese military forces took over offices belonging to Palestinian factions inside a refugee camp in the north as a sixth round of talks between Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors concluded. Lebanon
US strikes Iran as Tehran warns of Mideast reprisals The United States hit Iran on Friday, with Tehran accusing US forces of striking civilians sites and drawing Iranian threats of reprisals on regional infrastructure. "I officially declare that if the Americans strike the infrastructure of the Islamic Republic, then all infrastructure across the region will become legitimate targets for Iran," Iranian state TV quoted a senior armed forces spokesperson as saying late Thursday. Agence France-Presse
US expands sanctions targeting Iran oil, cryptocurrency sectors The United States on Tuesday expanded its sanctions targeting Iran's oil sector, taking further aim at the network of petroleum shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the Treasury Department said. It charged that the Shamkhani network remains a key force behind Iran's oil exports, and has expanded into global commodities trading. Agence France-Presse
Analysis How UK's IRGC designation raises stakes for Iran and Europe Following Britain's designation, Iran has presented a unified front in which all institutions are projecting the IRGC as an integral component of national sovereignty. By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
