Trump Shifts Iran Position a Third Time as Navy Strikes Boats Off Bandar Abbas
Trump moved from Saturday's 'largely negotiated' to Sunday's 'not to rush' to Monday's 'more professional' while CENTCOM struck Iranian missile sites near Bandar Abbas.
Yosef Stern
Bureau: Jerusalem
Mojtaba Khamenei Breaks Seclusion With Statement on Iranian State Television
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first public statement since taking office, read on state TV Tuesday declaring America will 'no longer have a safe haven' in the region.
Trump Softens Uranium Demand to Destruction In Place With IAEA Witness
Trump walked back his B2 dust framing in a Monday Truth Social post, saying enriched uranium will preferably be destroyed in place with the Atomic Energy Commission as witness.
Six Gulf Capitals Stay Silent On the Saturday Islamabad Declaration
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain have produced no foreign-ministry readout on the Islamabad Declaration five days after Saturday's eight-capital call.
Israeli Strikes Kill Six in Southern Lebanon as Hezbollah Paramedic Dies in Arab Salim
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon Sunday killed six, including a paramedic in Arab Salim, as the State Department stayed silent through a sixth day on Tyre hospital damage.
Mojtaba Khamenei Emerges as Iran's Supreme Leader After Three Months of Silence
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ali Khamenei, was appointed Supreme Leader on March 8, 2026 after his father died in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes, and stayed unseen until Tuesday.