Senate confirms Huckabee as Israel envoy, Fetterman lone Dem backer
The U.S. Senate voted 53-46 on Wednesday to confirm Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, to be U.S. ambassador to Israel.
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US halts funds for Cornell, Northwestern universities in latest crackdown
More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and some $790 million for Northwestern University have been frozen while the government investigates both schools for alleged civil rights violations, the White House said Tuesday, after warning the schools that they must protect Jewish students.
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‘Our nuclear program can’t be dismantled’: Iran defiant ahead of talks with US
Iran is approaching weekend talks with the United States over its nuclear program warily with little confidence in progress and deep suspicions of US intentions, Iranian officials said on Tuesday, with one official saying Washington’s demands are “unacceptable” to Tehran.
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Netanyahu: Iran deal must entail blowing up, dismantling nuclear sites
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Tuesday about the potential perils of a nuclear deal with Iran, ahead of taking off for Israel following his meeting the previous day with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.
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Hezbollah using maritime smuggling route for weapons, funds from Iran
Hezbollah has reportedly shifted to using a sea-based route for smuggling weapons into Lebanon, after its overland and air conduits were largely shut down due to Israeli attacks, the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and crackdowns on smuggling by the Lebanese government.
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Iran sends new missiles to Iraqi proxies that were said to be disarming
Iran has transferred new long-range missiles to proxy groups in Iraq over the past week, defying hopes that the anti-American militias would disarm amid concern of an escalation with US President Donald Trump, according to a Tuesday report, amid preparations for high-level US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman Saturday.
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Russian lower house of parliament ratifies 20-year pact between Russia and Iran
Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, on Tuesday ratified a 20-year strategic partnership between Russia and Iran.
The strategic partnership document was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on January 17 and represented a deepening of military ties between the countries.
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Netanyahu said lobbying US against selling F-35 to Turkey
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been lobbying US Secretary of State Marco Rubio against selling F-35 multirole fighter jets to Turkey, the UK-based Middle East Eye reports, citing two senior Western officials and a third official.
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Sudanese leader’s envoy visits Israel in secret normalization talks – report
Lt.-Gen. Al-Sadiq Ismail, the personal envoy to Sudan's military ruler Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, made a secret visit to Tel Aviv last week to discuss normalization efforts with Israel, Sudanese news outlet Al-Rakoba reported on Tuesday morning.
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Gaza official admits natural deaths listed as war fatalities
Many of those listed as war fatalities in Gaza actually died of natural causes or did not die at all, a Palestinian health official working for Hamas admitted on Saturday, following an analysis that showed massive discrepancies in casualty tallies.
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Hosting PM, Trump announces direct nuke talks with Iran; Tehran: Indirect dialogue only
With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side, US President Donald Trump declared on Monday that his administration was holding direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program. The assertion was quickly denied by Tehran, which did, however, acknowledge indirect talks.
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Israel, Turkey ponder how to split Syria into spheres of influence until stable governance takes hold
The tensions in Israel-Turkey relations, which reached a peak last week, slightly eased on Friday when Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated at a NATO conference in Brussels: "We do not want to see any confrontation with Israel in Syria. The Syrians alone should decide on the security matters of their country."
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Israeli exports to US will take annual $2.3B hit under tariffs, industrial org warns
As many as 26,000 Israelis stand to lose their jobs if US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new economic policy, under which Israeli goods face a 17 percent tariff, remains unchanged, the Manufacturers Association of Israel warned on Sunday, hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington.
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US reportedly sends Patriot, THAAD systems to Israel amid Iran tension
The United States has deployed two Patriot batteries and one THAAD air defense battery to Israel, according to Arab sources published in Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath on Saturday night. This military reinforcement occurs against the backdrop of escalating tensions between the US, Israel, and Iran and the ongoing ballistic missile attacks on Israel by...
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Iran talks tough, demands total sanctions relief from Trump for talks
Top Iranian government officials have established high barriers to entering direct negotiations with the United States, while the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander has declared Iran’s readiness for conflict.
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Hamas demanded $500m from Iran for destruction of Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed, for the first time, communications between Tehran and slain Hamas leaders Mohammed Deif and Yahya Sinwar.
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Netanyahu begins high-stakes US visit amid trade, security tensions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Sunday for a scheduled meeting the following day at the White House with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Trump admin halting more than $500M in federal funding to Brown University over antisemitism response: report
More than half a billion dollars in federal funding to Brown University is being halted by the Trump administration over the Ivy League's response to antisemitism since Hamas' 2023 attack in Israel.
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Report: Iran pulling forces out of Yemen amid intensive US airstrikes on Houthis
Iran has reportedly ordered its military personnel to leave Yemen and is pulling back its support for the Houthis amid extensive US airstrikes on the rebel group.
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Turkey eyes strategic Syria airbase in deal with Islamist regime
Turkey and Syria’s new government have reached an understanding to establish Turkish military bases inside Syrian territory, including at two key strategic airports, Qatari newspaper The New Arab reported Friday, citing Turkish sources.
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