Monday 09 February 2026 - 12:00
New satellite imagery reviewed by the New York Times indicates that Iran has moved quickly to restore much of its damaged ballistic missile infrastructure while making only limited progress on repairing key nuclear sites struck during last year’s conflict with Israel and subsequent United States airstrikes. The analysis, published on......
Iran staged a carefully timed display of military strength on Friday by revealing the Khorramshahr 4 ballistic missile just hours before opening sensitive nuclear negotiations with the United States in Oman. The missile was presented inside an underground facility operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as Iranian officials underscored......
Iran and the United States have opened indirect nuclear negotiations in Muscat, Oman, marking the first high level diplomatic contact between the two rivals since United States air strikes targeted Iranian nuclear facilities during the conflict with Israel in June 2025. The talks, held through Omani mediation, reflect a cautious attempt to......
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Ali Shamkhani, a trusted senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and former navy admiral, as secretary of the newly created Supreme Defense Council. The presidential decree, reported by Fars and Tasnim news agencies, formalizes Shamkhani's role after he already served as Khamenei's......
Turkish authorities have arrested two individuals in Istanbul on suspicion of spying for Israeli intelligence, according to state-run media reports on Friday. The case reportedly involves activities spanning more than a decade. The suspects, including a Turkish businessman and an accomplice of Palestinian origin, are alleged to have been......
Australian authorities have charged a 19-year-old man from Sydney for allegedly posting an online death threat targeting Israeli President Isaac Herzog ahead of his scheduled visit to the country. The suspect was arrested on Wednesday after police executed a search warrant at his home. He faces a charge of using a carriage service to threaten......
US energy giant Chevron has entered into a preliminary agreement to assess offshore oil and gas exploration opportunities off the Syrian coast, the company confirmed on Wednesday. According to a spokesperson, the memorandum of understanding was signed with Syria’s state oil company and Qatar-based UCC Holding. The agreement aims to......
U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, following the partial reopening of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. An Israeli official confirmed the meeting on Monday, though the exact location has not been disclosed. This will mark Witkoff’s......
Israel partially reopened the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Sunday, allowing only residents of the Gaza Strip to pass under strict conditions, officials reported. The crossing, the only direct link between Gaza and the outside world that does not pass through Israel, had been closed since May 2024 except for a brief limited reopening......
Turkey will not join the bilateral defense agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a source close to the Saudi military confirmed to AFP on Saturday. This follows statements in mid-January from the Turkish foreign minister suggesting that Ankara was negotiating to join the pact. Speculation had been growing about the possibility of a......
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