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Ceasefire push: Netanyahu to visit Washington; Trump hopes for Gaza truce soon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit Washington next Monday for talks with US President Donald Trump, as the White House intensifies efforts to bring an end to the war in Gaza.A senior US administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the upcoming visit but noted that it has not yet been […]

Israeli airstrikes kill 34 in Gaza: Trump eyes truce ‘within a week’; UN aid looted

Palestinians line up to receive bags of flour distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip (Image credit: AP) 34 people were killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes, according to health officials. The strikes began late Friday and continued till Saturday morning. The dead included 12 people killed at the […]

Middle East crisis: US shuts Jerusalem embassy; no evacuation for Americans announced

The United States will shut its embassy in Jerusalem from Wednesday through Friday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, the State Department announced on Tuesday.“Given the security situation and in compliance with Israel Home Front Command guidance, the US Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday, June 18) through Friday (June 20). […]

Trump abruptly leaves G-7 amid speculation US will bust Iranian bomb-making facility with bunker-buster | World News

TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump abruptly left the G-7 summit in Calgary on Monday night and returned to Washington DC to attend to security-related issues in the middle east, scuppering among others a bilateral engagement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived for the meeting even as Trump was winding down. In […]

Trump vetoed Israel plan to kill Khamenei, claim US officials

US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two US officials told Reuters on Sunday, even as Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day while some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defences to strike buildings in the heart of the country.Planned talks […]

‘They want to kill him’: Netanyahu says Trump is Iran’s enemy number one; ‘Tehran tried to assassinate him’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran’s Islamic regime sees US President Donald Trump as its biggest threat and even tried to assassinate him. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, Netanyahu said, “They want to kill him. He’s enemy number one.” Netanyahu also praised Trump for taking a tough stand against Iran’s nuclear […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanks Donald Trump for support

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanks Donald Trump for support (Photo: ANI) JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent effusive birthday wishes to US President Donald Trump on Saturday, praising him as a staunch ally as Israel continued to bombard its arch foe Iran.There had been reports in the Israeli press of friction between the […]

Quds force commander claims US and Israel ‘powerless in practice’ against Iran and allies: Report

Image used for representative purposes The commander of Iran’s Quds Force, Brigadier General Esmail Qa’ani, asserted on Thursday that the United States and Israel are “powerless in practice” against Iran and its regional allies, despite their tough rhetoric. “They cannot even comprehend why our missiles accurately hit their targets. This is our strength,” Qa’ani said, […]