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Putin offers mediation amid Iran crisis as Gulf allies urge Trump restraint

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stepped into the escalating tensions surrounding Iran's brutal crackdown on nationwide protests, offering Moscow's services as a mediator. In separate conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, Putin......

Putin offers Russia as mediator between Israel and Iran amid protests

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Moscow act as a mediator between Israel and Iran during their recent phone call, as tensions simmer in the Middle East following weeks of deadly mass protests in the Islamic Republic. The Kremlin announced the discussion, noting Putin's willingness......

Iran kills over 3,400 protesters in deadliest crackdown since 1979

Iranian security forces have slain at least 3,428 demonstrators during a ferocious suppression of anti-government protests that erupted late last December, marking the bloodiest civil unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to rights groups meticulously documenting the deaths. Norway-based......

United States pulls personnel from key Middle East base amid Iran threats

The United States has begun withdrawing military personnel from critical bases in the Middle East as a precautionary step amid escalating tensions with Iran. Tehran has warned that it would strike American facilities if Washington initiates an attack, prompting this repositioning of forces. A U.S. official......

Trump warns Iran amid escalating protest death toll

President Donald Trump has ramped up his rhetoric against Tehran, telling Iranian protesters that help is on the way as the death toll from nationwide unrest climbs past 2,500, according to a U.S.-based human rights group. Speaking to demonstrators, Trump posted on Truth Social that he had canceled all......

Lebanon presses Iran over Hezbollah disarmament

Lebanon has stepped up pressure on Iran over the issue of Hezbollah’s disarmament, with the country’s top diplomat calling for a “new approach” to address the sensitive question of the armed group’s weapons. The appeal was made on Friday during talks with Iran’s foreign......

Yemen's Aden airport shuts amid Saudi-UAE rift

Yemen's Aden International Airport halted all operations on Thursday as escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates spilled over into civilian aviation, stranding hundreds of passengers and exposing deepening rifts among Gulf powers over control of resource-rich eastern......

Trump warns Iran against violent crackdown on protesters

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Friday that the United States would respond if Iranian authorities violently repress peaceful demonstrators, as protests over rising living costs continue to spread across the country. In a message published on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said......

Netanyahu celebrates New Year's Eve with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara joined President Donald Trump for an opulent New Year's Eve gala at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, capping a week of high-stakes diplomacy centered on Gaza's fragile ceasefire. Netanyahu arrived at Trump's residence on Monday......