Middle East

Turkey Says Washington and Tehran Showing New Flexibility as Nuclear Talks Resume

This is Beirut 12/02 14:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Turkey’s foreign minister said the United States and Iran are displaying rare signs of pragmatism in efforts to revive negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, suggesting Washington may now be prepared to tolerate limited uranium enrichment under strict conditions. In an interview with the Financial Times published Thursday, Hakan ...

Iran Sacks Local TV Boss After Anti-Khamenei 'Slip'

This is Beirut 12/02 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities have dismissed a provincial television director after a reporter appeared to call for the death of the country's supreme leader. The incident happened during Wednesday's live broadcast of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province. During the live feed, the reporter Musab ...

Lebanon to Decide Next Week on Disarming Armed Groups, Minister Says

This is Beirut 12/02 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s government will decide next week how to proceed with the second phase of its plan to bring all weapons under state control, including arms held by Hezbollah, extending the process to areas north of the Litani River, Information Minister Paul Morcos said on Wednesday. Speaking in Kuwait on the sidelines of an Arab meeting, Morcos said ...

Israel Tightens Control With West Bank Land Policy Change and Citizenship Revocations

This is Beirut 11/02 21:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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This week, Israel strengthened its control over territory under its authority with new measures on West Bank land acquisition policies and citizenship revocations. The Israeli security cabinet approved measures to modify Israel’s land acquisition policy in the West Bank, allowing for individual Israelis to purchase land directly rather than ...

PRESS RELEASE From Setbacks to Solutions: The Journey Toward Israel-Lebanon Peace and Regional Integration

This is Beirut 11/02 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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THIS IS BEIRUT AND MIND ISRAEL CO-HOST PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE ABOUT LEBANON-ISRAEL PEACE The panel, which will be livestreamed, will discuss the setbacks and progress made as Lebanon and Israel engage in dialogue, and will look ahead to the road toward peace (MUNICH): On Saturday, February 14 at 12:30 PM (Eastern ...

Trump Hosts Netanyahu at White House, Says U.S. to Continue Iran Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut 11/02 16:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said, following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, that he did not reach any agreement with Netanyahu, but insisted on negotiations and told him that negotiating with Iran is currently the preferred option. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with ...

Iranian Diplomats Allegedly Smuggled Millions in Cash to Hezbollah via Beirut

This is Beirut 11/02 15:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iranian diplomats used diplomatic passports to ferry large sums of U.S. dollars to Lebanon in recent months, allegedly channeling cash directly to Hezbollah as the group struggles to recover from heavy military and financial losses, according to an investigation published by Iran International. The outlet reported that at least six senior Iranian ...

Israeli Defense Officials: Hundreds of Iranian Cyberattacks Thwarted in Recent Months

This is Beirut 11/02 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hundreds of Iranian cyberattacks targeting Israelis, including senior government and defense officials, academics, and journalists, were detected and foiled in recent months, the Shin Bet security agency and National Cyber Directorate said Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Shin Bet and the National Cyber Directorate reported a significant rise ...

Qatar Ruler Discusses De-Escalation With Trump, Iran Security Chief

This is Beirut 11/02 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Qatar's ruler discussed regional de-escalation on a call with US President Donald Trump and later met with Iran's top security official, the emir's office said in two separate statements on Wednesday. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Trump focused on "the current situation in the region and international efforts aimed at ...

Iran Says Ready for Inspections to Prove It Isn’t Seeking Nuclear Weapons

This is Beirut 11/02 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that his country would "not yield to excessive demands" on its nuclear program after Tehran resumed talks with the United States. He also said Iran was ready for "any verification" of its nuclear program and insisted it was not seeking an atomic weapon. Iran and the United States resumed ...

Anti-Khamenei Chants Erupt in Tehran as Iran Marks Revolution Anniversary

This is Beirut 11/02 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Residents in several neighborhoods of Tehran chanted slogans against Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, late Tuesday, in a rare resurgence of public dissent on the eve of the Islamic Republic’s most symbolic national commemoration. Videos circulating on social media showed voices ringing out from apartment balconies with chants including ...

Israel President Says Hopes U.S.-Israel Talks Can Undermine Iran's 'Empire of Evil'

This is Beirut 11/02 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's President Isaac Herzog said Wednesday he hoped talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in Washington later in the day would help fight Iran's "empire of evil". Netanyahu, making his sixth visit to the United States since Trump took office, has said he will urge the US leader to take a harder line on ...