9+ hour, 15+ min ago  (182+ words) July 10 (UPI) -- Qatari mediators have traveled to Iran in an effort to de-escalate tensions with the United States and reignite negotiations to end the war, unnamed sources familiar with the matter told media outlets Friday. Sources told CNN, The New…...

6+ hour, 28+ min ago  (882+ words) BEITUR, Lebanon, July 10 (UPI) -- Lebanon and Israel prepare to implement the first two pilot zones in southern Lebanon as an early test of last month's framework agreement -- a move that depends on Israel's willingness to act in good faith, the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (471+ words) July 9 (UPI) -- The United States and Iran have traded fire for the second day in a row after a cease-fire was upended Tuesday. The U. S. military said it has hit about 170 targets in at least nine towns in the past two…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (556+ words) July 8 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump informed Congress on Wednesday of his intent to rescind Syria's decades-old designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, another crucial step signifying Damascus' transition from international pariah toward diplomatic acceptance. "This is yet another historic…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (407+ words) July 8 (UPI) -- Iran's military said Wednesday it conducted retaliatory strikes against the United States, targeting dozens of U. S. assets in Bahrain and Kuwait, as the fight over control of the Strait of Hormuz threatened to escalate the war. In a statement…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (481+ words) July 6 (UPI) -- Hamas representatives announced Monday that they have dissolved their government in Gaza, a mostly symbolic statement that included no mention of disarmament. The Hamas government has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007. The government expressed "full readiness" Monday to…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (225+ words) July 5 (UPI) -- Three of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended his dayslong funeral on its second day Sunday. Khamenei's eldest son Mostafa Khamenei and siblings Masoud and Meysam joined thousands in Iran mourning the late supreme leader who…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (225+ words) July 5 (UPI) -- Three of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended his dayslong funeral on its second day Sunday. Khamenei's eldest son Mostafa Khamenei and siblings Masoud and Meysam joined thousands in Iran mourning the late supreme leader who…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (343+ words) July 2 (UPI) -- Negotiations between the United States and Iran have paused as Iran prepares for a multiday funeral for its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Mediators from Qatar and Pakistan said Thursday that talks will resume "at the earliest…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (164+ words) July 2 (UPI) -- A search is ongoing for an aircrewman who went missing after the Navy helicopter they were aboard performed an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea, the U. S. military said. U. S. Naval Forces Central Command said in a brief statement that…...