Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon passes 3,000, officials say
It marks a grim milestone in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah since March, despite a nominal ceasefire. Source link
Trump warns Iran ‘clock is ticking’ as peace progress stalls
Iranian media reports the US has not made concrete concessions in response to Tehran’s latest proposals. Source link
Couple discovers Lebanon home destroyed by Israel from satellite image
Joe Elias contacted BBC Verify following reports that his village was among several destroyed by Israeli forces. Source link
‘This may be the last time you hear my voice’: Political executions surge in Iran
“At a time when it is confronting multiple internal and external crises, it is attempting, through intensified repression and an…
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: What we know about the deal
A 10-day truce between the two countries has been extended by three weeks after talks in Washington. Source link
Iran on the brink: Who is really making decisions?
Iran’s new supreme leader is supposed to have the final say, but in practice the picture is far murkier. Source link
Why the UAE’s exit from Opec is a big deal
It will have little effect on the current oil blockades, but it could change everything afterwards. Source link
Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad’s victims
The highly charged scenes in a Damascus court on Sunday, as the first official of the former Assad regime went on trial, were a stark reminder…
British couple jailed in Iran: ‘We’re likely to be here for a long time’
Lindsay and Craig Foreman are facing the reality of a 10-year prison sentence following their arrest in Iran while on a motorcycle tour last…
‘If we sleep, they bite’: Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans
“We cannot sleep! If we sleep, they bite the children and disturb us. There are so many weasels and rats – an abnormal number,”…
Smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat the internet blackout
The executive director for the Abdorrahman Boroumand Centre for Human Rights, Roya Boroumand, says that an information vacuum in Iran…