Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the Gulf state's capital Manama on Monday, state media reported, amid fears of conflict potentially spreading across the Middle East. The pair "discussed bilateral cooperation and the latest regional...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader.

It appears that, just as it has been doing in the Gaza Strip, the IDF’s new doctrine is to keep hitting them until they cry, uncle.

Israel has outlined its conditions for a diplomatic resolution to the ongoing military conflict in Lebanon, presenting these requirements to the United States last week, as reported by Reuters and the American news site Axios. Among Israel's demands is the authorization for its Defense Forces (IDF) to maintain an "active presence" in Lebanon.

Blinken is set to fly first to Israel and then tour other countries in the Middle East

A US official told Axios it was highly unlikely that Lebanon and the international community would agree to Israel's conditions.

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Israel gave the US a document last week with its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Lebanon, Axios reported on Sunday, citing two US officials and two Israeli officials.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed again to the Middle East, making his 11th trip to the region since the Gaza war erupted last year and as Israel steps up attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon.