Category: 2. Middle East

Thousands of Iranians gathered in Tehran on Saturday to attend a funeral procession for individuals killed during recent Israeli air strikes, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians, Anadolu reports.

The ceremony began at Enghelab Square and moved toward Azadi Square, drawing large crowds from across Iranian society as well as top military and government officials, official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.

The event followed an…

The Israeli army issued an expulsion order Saturday for Palestinians, threatening to attack neighborhoods in the central Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.

Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted a map on X that showed central Gaza numbered and “areas to be evacuated” marked in red.

Adraee threatened to attack the towns of Nuseirat, Al-Zahra, Al-Mughraqa, Al-Nuzha, Al-Bawadi, Al-Basma, Al-Zahra, Al-Bustan, Badr, Abu Hurayra, Al-Rawda and Al-Safa in central…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a sharp rebuke to US President Donald Trump on Friday, warning that any effort to strike a deal with Tehran must begin with a shift in tone toward Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Anadolu reports.

“If President Trump is genuine about wanting a deal, he should put aside the disrespectful and unacceptable tone towards Iran’s Supreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, and stop hurting his millions of heartfelt…

The Turkiye-Kuwait and Germany-Jordan truck transport system launched Friday as part of the “Global Transportation Corridors Forum” in Istanbul.

Abdulkadir Uraloglu, the Turkish Transport and Infrastructure minister, said at the forum that Turkiye will track trucks from Turkiye via road transport, which will form the first leg of the Development Road Initiative, and reach Iraq, then Kuwait before reaching Jordan.

The Development Road is an important trade…

US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib slammed the Trump administration on Friday for approving $30 million in funding to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) amid Israel’s military operations, Anadolu reports.

“Nearly every day this month, Israeli forces have deliberately shot and killed starving Palestinians seeking food.

“Now, the Trump Admin has decided to support this death trap with $30 million. This is genocide—we are funding it. And the world is doing…

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will be reached soon, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, Anadolu reports.

“I think it’s close,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked how close his administration is to a deal in terms of a Gaza ceasefire.

“I just spoke with some of the people involved … We think within the next week we’re going to get a ceasefire,” Trump said.

He added that a “terrible situation” is going on in Gaza.

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