Iran is about a week away from having the ability to make industrial-grade bombs, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff told Fox News on Saturday.”They’re probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material. And…
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Iran may be able to make bombs in a week, Steve Witkoff says
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US avoids condemning settler killing of Palestinian-American in armed West Bank attack
US President Donald Trump’s administration said Saturday that it was “aware of” the settler killing of a Palestinian-American in the West Bank a few days earlier, but avoided condemning the attack.
Asked for comment on the Wednesday
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Hugh Laurie, attacked for mourning ‘Tehran’ producer, rejects assumptions he’s ‘Zionist’
British actor Hugh Laurie on Saturday lashed out against people calling him a “Zionist” for mourning the death of “Tehran” producer Dana Eden – but insisted that the term does not apply to him, sparking further criticism from…
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Israel disqualifies its own Olympic bobsleigh team for lying to officials
In a shock move, Israel’s bobsleigh team was barred by Israeli Olympic officials from completing its competition on Sunday in the four-man event at the 2026 Winter Games.
In a statement to The Times of Israel early Sunday, the Olympic…
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Witkoff Says Trump ‘Curious’ Why Iran Hasn’t Capitulated to Demands Amid Massive U.S. Military Presence
As officials warn that military escalation is more likely than a diplomatic negotiation, U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News, ‘With the amount of seapower and naval power over there, why haven’t they…
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As Khamenei's envoys scramble for a deal, Iran prepares for all‑out war
Just as observers do not know what Trump will decide or when, in Iran too, working assumptions are mixed with speculation, with all scenarios considered. While a limited American strike might provoke a tit-for-tat response, it could also spark…
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Trump administration avoids condemning killing of US citizen in West Bank settler attack
Tucker Carlson apologizes for falsely saying President Herzog visited Epstein’s island * ISIS claims two attacks on Syrian army after calling for opposition to its government
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Dark times under Syria’s Assad hit Arab screens for Ramadan
A Syrian prison warden screams at a group of chained, crouching inmates in a harrowing scene from one of several Ramadan television series this year that tackle the era of former ruler Bashar al-Assad.
Talking about Syria’s prisons and the…
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Australia rejects report it is repatriating families of IS militants from Syrian camp
Feb 22 (Reuters) – Australia’s centre-left government on Sunday rejected a local media report that said it was working to repatriate Australians in a Syrian camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants.
The 34 women and children were…
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Islamic State claims two attacks on Syrian army, announces ‘new phase’ of operations
By Feras Dalatey
Feb 22 – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for two attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, as the militant group signaled what it described as a new phase of operations against the…
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