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Bessent Presses G20 to Back U.S. Campaign to Cut Iran Off From Dollar Markets

Winning support from China and other major buyers will determine whether U.S. secondary sanctions can sever Iran’s dollar lifelines.

Mecca Pact Raises Doubts Over Cohesion Despite Collective‑Defence Pledge

Iran Says Three Pilots Held in Qatari Waters, Doha Denies Holding Survivors

Trump Has Not Endorsed Netanyahu as Policy Rift Over Gaza and Lebanon Widens

NBA Pauses Middle East Preseason Plans for This Season

State Funeral for Lindsey Graham Brings Trump, Zelensky and Netanyahu Together in Push to Preserve His Foreign‑Policy Agenda

Ramat Gan Opens All Bomb Shelters as Local Precaution

Hamas Appoints Khalil al‑Hayya as New Leader

Jeb Bush Praises President Trump and Warns of Reported Iranian Shahed Drones in Cuba

IAEA Inspections Poised to Resume in Iran After US‑Iran Interim Pact

Belgium Grants One-Day Visas to Five Taliban Officials for Brussels Talks on Afghan Returns

U.S. and Iran Start 60-Day Ceasefire Talks as Inspectors’ Return Becomes Major Point of Contention

Norway Proposes Law to Bar Trade With Israeli Settlements

U.N. Warns That Killings Near Gaza Armistice Line Could Be Unlawful

NPT Review Conference Fails to Adopt Outcome as U.S. and Iran Clash

Israel Strikes Continue in South Lebanon as Beirut Reports Nearly 3,090 Dead

South Korea to Review Enforcing ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

Rick Scott Urges Trump to 'Bomb the Living Daylights Out of Iran' on Fox Business

Netanyahu’s Plan to Wean Israel Off U.S. Military Aid Gains GOP Backing

EU Prepares Brussels Talks With Taliban on Afghan Deportations