Live Updates: Trump dismisses report of Chinese aid to Iran, Gulf State meeting in Oman postponed
IDF kills two Hamas terrorists in Gaza City strike • Alerts sound in Saudi Arabia near Yemen border • Iran's President Pezeshkian vows not to surrender
Follow us on GoogleThis photograph taken from the southern Lebanese village of al-Hanniyeh shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli controlled explosion in the area of al-Mansouri on September 8, 2026.(photo credit: KAWNAT HAJU / AFP via Getty Images)
Kushner calls Israel’s Doha strike ‘terrible,’ says US used fallout to push Gaza deal
“Israel did the strike in Doha, which was a terrible thing,” Kushner said. “And obviously, it was unsuccessful as a military operation. And that led to Israel being globally isolated.”
ByIDAN KWELLERJared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.(photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Meeting in Oman with Gulf Arab states postponed at request of regional countries, Iran says
Oman's foreign minister, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, posted late Sunday that the regional meeting had been postponed "in the interests of consensus."
ByREUTERSIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2026. (photo credit: Iranian Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/ Handout via REUTERS )Go to the full article > >
Trump dismisses report China entities helped Iran before attack that killed US troops
"They basically do what we do," President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "When they say China spies on us, I say you're right, and we spy on them too."
ByREUTERSUS President Donald Trump looks on, at Shannon Airport in Ireland, September 13, 2026. (photo credit: Reuters/Kylie Cooper)Go to the full article > >
Saudi Civil Defense lifts warnings of potential danger in four cities
ByREUTERSOperation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 18 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
