Moody’s keeps Israel outlook negative, citing defense costs, fragile Iran ceasefire

Moody’s has decided to maintain a negative outlook on Israel’s country rating, leaving the door open for further rating cuts, and warning about “higher defense spending and weaker economic growth” amid a “fragile” ceasefire with Iran. The global credit …

Rep. Steve Scalise says he asked ICE to take new look at case of detained Lakeview woman from Iran

Chilling warning Iran won’t ditch plans to become nuclear state as it 'wants power'

Iran won’t give up its ambitions to become a nuclear state despite its president pleading for talks with the US, a Middle East expert has warned.Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, said his country has “no problem” restarting nuclear talks with Donald …

We were 48 hours away: Iran says Israel strikes derailed Trump-led nuclear deal

Iran is still open to diplomacy, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi wrote on Tuesday, revealing that he and US President Donald Trump’s special envoy were close to a “historic breakthrough” before the outbreak of the Israel-Iran war. In an opinion piece …

Israeli army official says Iran hit some military sites last month

TEL AVIV: An Israeli military official said on Tuesday that Iranian air strikes last month had hit some Israeli military sites, the first such apparent public acknowledgement that such locations had been struck. The official, speaking on condition of …

Press review: Trump vows more arms for Ukraine as Netanyahu discusses Iran war prospects

The Pentagon, too, affirmed that it would resume weapons deliveries to Ukraine. At Trump’s direction, the US Department of Defense said in a press release on its website, it is sending "additional defensive weapons to Ukraine." Politico reported …

Israeli, US threats against Iran push it towards creating nuclear weapons — expert

MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Israeli and US aggressive actions towards Iran’s nuclear program may prompt Tehran to consider developing nuclear weapons as a deterrence against external threats, Iranian studies expert, researcher at the Institute of …

Nearly half a million Afghans return from Iran after crackdown

Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since early June, according to the United Nations refugee agency, after Tehran imposed a July 6 deadline for undocumented migrants and refugees to leave the country. The surge compounds Afghanistan’s existing …

Pakistan’s ability to thread the needle in relations with the US and Iran tested by the Israel-Iran war

The announcement of a cease-fire between Iran and Israel, after 12 days of war, was met with relief in Pakistan. As tensions escalated between the two archrivals, particularly following the June 21 US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Pakistan’s …

Mark Weinreb: Iran's goal since 1979 has been to 'destroy the state of Israel'

To The Daily Sun, Coincidentally, in the same issue’s editorial section, there seem to be a contradiction. One states editorials agreeing with Donald Trump’s unconstitutional pronouncements should not be printed since they are "incorrect" or a …