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The U.S. reportedly drafted a demands document and asked Israel to commit to it in order to move forward with a governing alternative to Hamas — even without the group being disarmed. A senior American representative also reportedly met with top Hamas officials.

President Donald Trump said Iran requested an official meeting in Doha as soon as tomorrow. In Tehran, officials pushed back: "The technical meetings of the working groups are not scheduled for this week."

A tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz was attacked by Iranian drones. The U.S. struck missile and drone storage sites inside Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said, "We will respond forcefully." Bahrain also reported that Iran carried out an attack on its territory.

Quinnipiac survey also finds most voters say U.S. military action against Iran was not worth it, as Democratic criticism of Israel grows

Two of the three Israelis killed in a small plane crash in the United States were brought to Israel overnight. After the required procedures with U.S. authorities were completed, they are scheduled to be laid to rest today in separate funeral services in northern Israel.

Despite Tehran’s denials, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said visits by agency inspectors to Iran’s nuclear facilities are explicitly included in the temporary memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran and are expected to begin soon.

Michael Kedar, recently extradited from Norway to the United States, is accused of a series of threats against Jewish institutions across the country. If convicted on all charges, he could face a lengthy prison sentence.

The Iranian delegation said it is not prepared to continue the talks in Switzerland, after U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview back home: "Iran must immediately stop its proxy in Lebanon from stirring up trouble. If they do not, we will hit Iran very hard."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night publicly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy for the first time. Speaking at the JNS International Policy Summit alongside U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee, Netanyahu drew a sharp comparison to how America would respond if terrorists across its border were killing its citizens. Huckabee added with a smile: "Before I came here, I checked to make sure I hadn’t been fired for backing Israel’s operations in Lebanon."

President Donald Trump threatened Iran over reports it could close the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country will not stop enriching uranium. Trump responded: "He should keep his mouth shut." On Lebanon, Trump added: "Israel can’t move Hezbollah."

An Iranian member of parliament said on live state television that Khamenei opposed contacts with the United States and that his conditions were left out of the memorandum of understanding. Minutes after he began revealing classified documents, the program was abruptly taken off the air.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived at the hall in Switzerland where talks between the delegations got underway. Vance said, "Iran is prepared to reduce the level of enrichment." Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said, "We will never give up our right to enrich uranium."

Trump urges Israel to adopt a softer approach in Lebanon amid ongoing US-Israel negotiations.

President Donald Trump said, "I gave Israel a copy of the memorandum of understanding with Iran." At the same time, he continued criticizing Israel’s conduct in Lebanon: "You don’t have to take down a building every time there’s a Hezbollah operative inside."

The U.S. ambassador in Dublin is launching a direct attack on anti-Israel boycott legislation being advanced by the Irish government, warning of damaging economic consequences, direct harm to major American companies, and a wave of layoffs for ordinary Irish workers.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he had ordered the planned strike on Iran to be called off. He said that "the points of the agreement were approved in principle, and the signing date will be announced soon."

The 2026 Global Peace Index paints a complicated picture of a world growing less stable, while a few places still feel remarkably calm. From Iceland holding onto the top spot for nearly two decades, to the surprising rise of Slovenia and Poland, to the U.S. continuing to slide and Israel’s troubling ranking amid war — here’s what you need to know.

The United States, Britain, and 20 other countries issued a joint statement calling on Iran to immediately stop assassination, kidnapping, and arson operations carried out on their soil. The statement says intelligence bodies tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including the Quds Force, are involved in planning and advancing assassination attempts, kidnappings, and attacks against civilians outside Iran’s borders.

Amid the exchange of fire between Washington and Tehran, President Donald Trump said that "the Iranian military is in total disarray, the bully of the Middle East is dead!" In a follow-up interview with Fox News, he escalated his tone: "I am close to ordering additional strikes in Iran."

U.S. Central Command said just before midnight that it had launched a series of strikes on targets in Iran, describing the operation as a response to the downing of an American combat helicopter. Kurdish outlets also reported casualties after drone and missile strikes on their bases in Iraq.