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Starmer holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia

Starmer holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday evening, a Downing Street spokesperson said.

France moves to block Bahrain's proposal

Bahrain

France moves to block Bahrain's proposal

U.N. Security Council members have begun negotiating resolutions to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, including a Bahraini draft that would authorise the use of "all necessary means" — language France has warned will be difficult to adopt.

Geagea: Hezbollah is "Finished" in Lebanon

Lebanon

Geagea: Hezbollah is "Finished" in Lebanon

Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea delivered a verdict Tuesday that many Lebanese have long wanted to hear but few dared to say out loud: Hezbollah is "finished" in Lebanon,  and Iran, not the Lebanese state, will foot the bill for the destruction it caused.

Slain security chief replaced by hardline IRGC veteran

Iran

Slain security chief replaced by hardline IRGC veteran

Iran named a former Revolutionary Guards commander and senior figure in the hardline political faction on Tuesday to replace the powerful head of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes last week.

Qatar Foreign Ministry: We are not the US-Iran mediator

Qatar

Qatar Foreign Ministry: We are not the US-Iran mediator

There is no direct Qatari mediation between the United States and Iran, but Doha supports all formal and informal diplomatic channels to end the war, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Lebanon expels Iranian Ambassador

Lebanon

Lebanon expels Iranian Ambassador

Lebanon has taken the extraordinary step of declaring Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani persona non grata, ordering him to leave Lebanese territory by Sunday at the latest,  in a move that marks one of the most significant diplomatic ruptures in the two countries' modern history.

Israel declares intent to hold South Lebanon

Lebanon

Israel declares intent to hold South Lebanon

Israel's military will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, defence minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, the first time Israel has clearly spelled out its intent to seize swathes of territory that make up nearly a tenth of Lebanon. 

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