NewsFeed Just days after signing a memorandum of understanding, the US and Iran have traded strikes. While the US claims Iran violated the agreement by attacking ships, Iran says that ships must not violate its rules for navigating the Strait of Hormuz, and that the US is responsible for breaking the agreement. Al Jazeera’s Hala…
Iran’s foreign minister warned Sunday that any effort by commercial shipping to bypass Tehran’s designated corridor through the Strait of Hormuz would intensify tensions in the Middle East, as American and Iranian forces exchanged military strikes across the waterway for the second time in as many days. The clashes exposed the brittleness of a Pakistan-brokered…
A study by the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University and Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona examined the flagship program of the Ministry of Economy: “Israel’s Basket”, two months after it took effect. The findings present a particularly complex picture: On one hand, a significant price reduction was recorded for the products included…
The Israeli military said a soldier was killed on Sunday in fighting in southern Lebanon, two days after Israel and Lebanon signed an agreement aimed at ending hostilities. Captain David Hazutt, 21, a platoon commander “fell in combat” in southern Lebanon, the military said. Hazutt was killed when soldiers encountered a “Hezbollah terrorist after entering…
Who are the companies leading LGBT equality in Israel? A record number of organizations won the LGBTWORK seal of approval, yet the non-profit organization also points out significant challenges and difficulties faced by members of the pride community in the Israeli employment market, and the negative impact of the trend of reducing diversity and inclusion…
The Strait of Hormuz has once again emerged as one of the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoints after Iranian officials rejected US claims regarding military communications, denied reports of a direct hotline, and accused Washington of spreading false information. The exchange follows fresh allegations by US President Donald Trump that Iran violated a ceasefire by…
Tel Aviv — The small drones cruise – undetected – over the skies of southern Lebanon and northern Israel, searching for targets. Footage recorded by the explosive-laden devices shows them, one after another, finding and striking their targets: the weak spot on an Israeli Merkava tank. An Iron Dome air defense battery. A group of unsuspecting…
In a significant escalation over the weekend, a tanker was damaged in the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran. The incident marks the latest in a series of maritime skirmishes, with both nations accusing each other of violating an interim peace deal signed two weeks ago. The UK’s maritime…
The United States and Iran have traded strikes in the first such confrontation since a preliminary agreement was reached on June 15 to end the months-long war. Both sides traded blame, accusing each other of violating the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud…
Three months of war with the United States and Israel may not have broken Iran’s resistance, but its economy has been brought to its knees. Forty days of American and Israeli bombing in March and early April – targeting energy grids, steel mills, petrochemical plants, ports and transport corridors – were followed by a two-month…
