Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday to create a special court that would try and have the authority to sentence Palestinians to death if found guilty of participating in the attack led by Hamas in 2023, which triggered the war in Gaza.
The United Arab Emirates conducted military operations against Iran in April, a previously unknown involvement in the war in the Middle East by a Gulf country, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The American newspaper stated, citing anonymous sources, that the attacks targeted a refinery located on the Iranian island of Lavan "at approximately the same time that President (Donald) Trump announced a ceasefire in the war."
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The chief Iranian negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stated on Monday that his country is "prepared for all options" while negotiations with the United States remain stalled, CNN reported.
According to CNN, the United States is offering up to $15 million in exchange for "information that leads to the disruption of the financial mechanisms" of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
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Israeli lawmakers authorize death penalty for attackers led by Hamas in 2023. Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday to create a special court that would try and have the authority to sentence Palestinians to death for participating in the attack led by Hamas in 2023, which triggered the war in Gaza. United Arab Emirates directly attacked Iran in April, according to report. The United Arab Emirates carried out military operations against Iran in April, a previously unknown involvement in the Middle East war by a Gulf country, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The American newspaper stated, citing anonymous sources, that the attacks targeted a refinery located on the Iranian island of Lavan "at approximately the same time that President (Donald) Trump announced a ceasefire in the war." With information from AFP. The irony of Trump. Iranian negotiator says Tehran is "prepared for any option." Iran's chief negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Monday that his country is "prepared for all options" as negotiations with the United States remain stalled, CNN reported. U.S. offers up to $15 million for information on the financial mechanisms of the IRGC. According to CNN, the United States is offering up to $15 million in exchange for "information that leads to the disruption of the financial mechanisms" of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran. Trump warned that the truce with Iran is on the verge of collapse and promised a "total victory." Negotiations between the United States and Iran to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East stalled further on Monday and appeared to reach a dead end, after President Donald Trump warned that the fragile ceasefire is "on life support" and harshly rejected the response of the ayatollah regime to the latest North American peace proposal. The Republican leader, who on Sunday had already called the message sent by Tehran through Pakistani mediators "totally unacceptable," raised the stakes and called the proposal "stupid" and a "piece of garbage" that he had not even finished reading, fueling global fears that the possibility of an agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz is receding. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a maternal health event in the Oval Office of the White House. KENT NISHIMURA - AFP Wall Street closes higher despite geopolitical uncertainty. The New York Stock Exchange closed in the green on Monday, despite the lack of diplomatic progress between Washington and Tehran, supported especially by the semiconductor sector. The Nasdaq (+0.10%) and the S&P 500 expanded index (+0.19%) again broke records, ending at 26,274.13 and 7,412.84 points, respectively. The Dow Jones gained 0.19%. The New York Stock Exchange closed in the green despite the lack of diplomatic progress between Washington and Tehran. TIMOTHY A. CLARY - AFP The European Union sanctions Hamas leaders and Israeli settlers. The European Union reached a unanimous political agreement to impose new sanctions on Hamas leaders and the Israeli settlement movement, according to leading European diplomats, a decision triggered by growing outrage over the devastation in Gaza during the war between Israel and the extremist group. However, the foreign ministers of the 27-country bloc, meeting in Brussels, did not endorse more stringent economic measures against the Israeli government, pushed by some organizations in Europe. Iran demands an end to the war and the blockade while Trump rejects the offer and fears of escalation grow. The rejection by U.S. President Donald Trump of the latest counter-offer presented by Iran has again cooled negotiations to end the war in the Middle East and increased fears of a new escalation in the Persian Gulf. While Washington considers the Iranian proposal "totally unacceptable," Tehran insists that its demands are "legitimate" and is hardening its military warnings around the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran announced on Monday that it had presented a counter-offer to Washington that includes several key demands: an end to the war in the Middle East, the lifting of the U.S. blockade on its ports, and the release of Iranian assets frozen abroad. India is preparing to face an energy crisis due to the cut in gas supply from Iran. Vahid Salemi - AP