Israeli Forces Storm Kafr Haris in Occupied West Bank

🏙️ WEST BANK — Israel raids a West Bank town the same week it signals a Gaza halt. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Kafr Haris sits in Salfit — a district under sustained IDF pressure separate from Gaza and Lebanon fronts. Kushner told Dahlan hours ago that Washington ordered a Gaza pause by Sunday. West Bank escalation running parallel undermines that signal: Netanyahu can freeze one front while intensifying another, giving domestic hardliners cover while satisfying Trump on Gaza optics.

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Saudi and Iranian FMs Discuss De-escalation in Direct Call

🤝 RIYADH — Iran threatened Aramco hours ago. Now the FMs are talking de-escalation. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Araghchi warned Saudi FM of retaliation against energy sites hours ago — now the same pair discusses tension reduction. That shift in hours suggests Riyadh pushed back hard, leveraging the MBS-Trump call. For the Houthis

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Ukrainian Strike on Iranian Vessel Confirmed: Sailor's Body Returned to Tehran

⚓ CASPIAN — Ukraine killed an Iranian sailor. Tehran now has two fronts to answer for. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Iran absorbed this strike while managing Hormuz leverage and US-Israel pressure. A confirmed fatality from Kyiv creates domestic demand to retaliate — but Tehran can't open a third front. Ukraine's

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Gulf Stocks Rally on Iran De-escalation Hopes Despite No Signed Deal

📉 GULF MARKETS — Stocks rising on a deal nobody has signed yet. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Tehran publicly denied deal parameters today, Hormuz stays blocked, and Houthis just re-entered against Riyadh — yet Gulf equities are pricing de-escalation. That gap between market sentiment and operational reality is a trap. If Iran'

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UK, Bulgaria, Ukraine Tell Iran They Will Not Enter the War

🤝 COALITION — Three capitals just told Tehran they're not coming for it. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: UK holds an active Iran back-channel; going public forecloses US pressure to join strikes. Ukraine's declaration is notable — Russia feeds Iran satellite data, yet Kyiv won't antagonize Tehran while its

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Saudi and Iranian FMs Discuss De-escalation in Direct Call

Ukrainian Strike on Iranian Vessel Confirmed: Sailor's Body Returned to Tehran

Gulf Stocks Rally on Iran De-escalation Hopes Despite No Signed Deal

UK, Bulgaria, Ukraine Tell Iran They Will Not Enter the War