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Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate

Israel and Iran's recent exchange of fire is threatening the truce in the Middle East. And, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an unprecedented rate, officials say.

Iran and Israel trade attacks as Trump’s war passes 100 days

LIVE FIRE CEASEFIRE: Iran attempted to use its leverage with President Donald Trump — who is anxious to seal a nuclear deal with Tehran — to protect its proxy forces in Lebanon from Israeli retaliation, after Iran struck Israel with a wave of missile attacks over the weekend. Trump told Axios he would call Israeli […]

An Iran deal without Arab action is no deal at all

President Donald Trump recently declared that a deal with Iran is “largely negotiated.” As a liberal Muslim scholar from the Middle East who was forced to flee Egypt after defending Israel following Oct. 7, 2023, I know exactly what that declaration is worth without the Arab world’s full commitment behind it: very little. There is […]

Trump says Israel and Iran are discussing ‘immediate ceasefire’ after renewed fighting

President Donald Trump said that Israel and Iran are once again negotiating a ceasefire as violence in the Middle East escalated over the weekend. Iran launched a missile strike against Israel Sunday morning in retaliation for Israel’s attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon earlier in the weekend. Israel responded Monday morning with a strike against […]

Trump Says Iran Blockade Remains, Demands an End to Shooting

President Donald Trump said the US would maintain its blockade of Iranian ports until there is a deal to end hostilities in the region after demanding Israel and Iran stop military action.

Trump begs Israel, Iran to 'immediately stop shooting' as ceasefire crumbles in real time

President Donald Trump publicly pleaded with Israel and Iran to halt their fighting early Monday as the two countries traded their worst strikes since the April truce, threatening to collapse the peace deal Trump had declared was days away from completion."Israel and Iran must immediately stop 'shooting,'" Trump posted on Truth Social at 5:36 a.m. Eastern. "President DONALD J. TRUMP."The all-caps signature did not appear to have the desired effect. By morning, Israel was defending fresh waves of Iranian missiles — with CNN's Oren Liebermann reporting interceptions visible over Jerusalem — while Iran threatened to target all oil and gas facilities associated with the U.S. and Israel if attacks on its energy infrastructure continued.The escalation unraveled a week of optimistic diplomacy. Trump had told the Financial Times just days earlier that negotiations were "very close" and predicted a deal would be announced this week. He had also told Netanyahu to hold off on retaliating against Iran, according to a U.S. official — an instruction Netanyahu appeared to ignore.The sequence: Iran fired close to 30 ballistic missiles at Israel, according to the IDF, with Yemen's Houthi rebels launching two more in the first such attacks since April. Israel responded with two waves of strikes on Iran, targeting aerial defense systems in the first wave and a petrochemical facility in the second. Iran then struck petrochemical infrastructure in Haifa, with footage showing missiles bearing the message in three languages: "You will regret this."Iran's Foreign Ministry said the U.S. "bears responsibility" for Israel's actions as a party to the April ceasefire. Iran also called "absurd" any suggestion that frozen Iranian assets could be redirected to compensate U.S. allies for war damages.The financial fallout was immediate. Brent crude surged nearly 5 percent to $97.52 a barrel. Asian stock markets tumbled, with South Korea's KOSPI plunging more than 8 percent.Pope Leo XIV, speaking at the Spanish parliament in Madrid on a peace-focused visit, called war "a painful defeat of the capacity to negotiate" as the strikes unfolded. Israel's military said it was preparing for at least several days of fighting and the possibility of a prolonged campaign.Trump told Fox News the Iranian attack "certainly is not going to help negotiations" and called on Iran to "get back to the table and make a deal." He had previously told the Financial Times that Israel "would have to accept any deal" the U.S. reaches with Iran, saying "I call all the shots."On Monday morning, that bold claim was being tested in real time.

MAGA lawmaker openly defies Trump — and pushes a foreign nation to do the same

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), a fierce supporter of President Donald Trump’s, broke ranks with the president Sunday night after openly defying his foreign policy agenda – and urging a foreign nation to do the same.On Sunday, Israel pounded Lebanon’s largest city amid its ongoing occupation of the Middle East nation, which has sparked a humanitarian crisis and killed more than 3,400 Lebanese since early March. Trump claimed he was “not happy” about Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon, which risked jeopardizing ongoing peace talks between Washington and Tehran.Iran responded to Israel’s attack on Lebanon with a series of strikes of its own Sunday, after which Trump reportedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “tell him not to retaliate,” according to Axios’ Barak Ravid.Instead of supporting Trump’s apparent de-escalation attempts, Fine, who is endorsed by Trump and previously said he didn’t believe there was a single thing he disagreed with Trump on, moved to call for open defiance of the president’s efforts.“Israel has every right to respond to rockets being fired at its civilians exactly as we would. Bombs away,” Fine wrote Sunday night in a social media post on X.Israel ultimately defied Trump and launched strikes on Iran, triggering a cascade of retaliatory moves: Yemen launched its own strikes toward Israel, and the Houthis announced a partial blockade of the Red Sea. Like the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea is another critical shipping waterway through which significant global trade flows.Former Director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, who resigned from the Trump administration in protest of the U.S. war against Iran, hit back at Fine for his remarks.“This statement is only true if Israel can do it on their own. As of now, they cannot and they are not,” Kent wrote in response. “Currently, Israel is only able to take action with our support and our resources – because of this, we should be calling the shots. We aren’t, and that’s the crux of the issue.”Fine has long been a strong supporter of Israel and has frequently sparked controversy for remarks that mirror those made by far-right Israeli officials. Last year, for instance, Fine said Gazans should ‘starve away’ until all Israeli hostages were returned, a remark made in response to reports about rising famine deaths of Gazans amid Israel’s aid blockade. And in 2021, in response to a social media user who shared a photo of what appears to be a Gazan infant buried in rubble with the question “how do you sleep at night,” Fine responded “quite well, actually,” and “thanks for the pic!”This statement is only true if Israel can do it on their own. As of now, they cannot and they are not. Currently, Israel is only able to take action with our support and our resources—because of this, we should be calling the shots. We aren’t, and that’s the crux of the… https://t.co/RTSzaiGyQe— Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) June 8, 2026