Analysis 'The word belongs to the battlefield': Why Iran, US are drifting back to conflict Iran no longer seeks a return to the prewar status quo, insisting that any future negotiations begin with the new regional balance created by the conflict rather than seek to restore the old one. By Ali Hashem In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict
Israeli guards injure Palestinian leader Barghouti with rubber bullet: family Israeli prison guards shot jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti in the leg with a rubber bullet last week, his family said Monday, an incident denied by Israeli prison authorities. "One of the prison guards fired a rubber bullet at Marwan's leg, causing him to bleed and inflicting a painful injury," his wife, Fadwa Barghouti, wrote on Facebook. Agence France-Presse
Explainer Trump’s Hormuz playbook echoes Iran’s attempts to monetize waterway On Monday, Trump declared that the United States would become the "guardian" of the strategic waterway, reimpose a blockade on Iranian shipping and seek reimbursement equivalent to 20% of all cargo transiting the strait. Iran
Trump says US reinstates Iran blockade, will be 'paid' for guarding Hormuz President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian ports and "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz, where it would levy charges on shipping. We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran's ships or customers from entering or leaving," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Agence France-Presse
Turkey, Egypt expand military ties with cooperation frameworks: What to know Increasing defense cooperation between Ankara and Cairo comes as Turkey seeks to offset the expanding Greek-Cypriot-Israeli alignment in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey
Yemen govt says hit Sanaa airport, Houthis attack Saudi Arabia Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the rebels accused the kingdom of attacking Sanaa airport -- the biggest flare-up in years between the two sides that threatens to upend a frozen conflict. Tensions had been rising for days, after the Houthis accused Saudi Arabia earlier this month of attacking an Iranian plane that landed in Sanaa and took off carrying the delegation. Agence France-Presse
Syria, US hold first business forum since sanctions relief: What to know The one-day forum in Damascus was organized by Syria’s Ministry of Economy and Industry and the US-Syria Business Council, which was established in Washington last June to advance trade and investment between the two nations. Syria
Trump says US to resume naval blockade of Iran's ports President Donald Trump countered Iran's attempts to collect tolls on shipping via the Strait of Hormuz by announcing the US would do so at a rate of 20% for all cargo transiting the waterway. United States
Yemen’s Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa airport: What to know The Yemeni government claimed that its armed forces struck the Sanaa International Airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing, while the Houthis accused the government's ally, Saudi Arabia, of carrying out the strikes. Yemen
