Bruno Finel

U.S. President Donald Trump has invited dozens of world leaders to join his Board of Peace, an initiative presented as a vehicle to end the war in Gaza and tackle wider regional conflicts. Many countries have responded positively. France will not.

The Arab Republic of Egypt has welcomed an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump for President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to join the Board of Peace overseeing efforts to end the war in Gaza.

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian escalated tensions on Sunday by declaring that any attack against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would amount to a declaration of war against Iran itself. 

Iranian authorities announced on Saturday the arrest of members of the Baha’i community, accusing them of involvement in recent protests against the regime. 

The White House unveiled the first members of a so-called Board of Peace, tasked with overseeing the temporary governance of Gaza, a territory under a fragile ceasefire since October.

Three Gulf states have mounted an eleventh-hour diplomatic offensive to prevent a potential US military strike on Iran, despite the Islamic Republic's decades-long record of deception and regional destabilization.

In a stunning display of moral agility rivaling that of a sloth on sedatives, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has finally -FINALLY- expressed his profound "shock" at violence in Iran. Mark your calendars, folks: it only took 10 days of corpses piling up in the streets.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze have reinforced their commitment to expanding bilateral cooperation, with a particular focus on investment, sustainability, and economic integration.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised Tuesday that new sanctions against Tehran would be "rapidly" proposed to the 27 member states, after an "appalling" toll of victims from the repression of protests in Iran. 

Hezbollah spokesman Youssef Zein declared Monday that his party was "disappointed" by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's remarks about the militia's weapons during a televised interview marking his first year in office. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday he hopes Iran "will soon be freed from the yoke of tyranny," condemning what he described as "mass massacres against civilians" as the Iranian regime faces unprecedented mass protests.

How to retreat without appearing to retreat? That's the equation Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is attempting to solve as he quietly backtracks from his inflammatory anti-Israel stance.