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Three dead as Israel says strikes Hezbollah in Beirut's southern suburbs al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday for the second time in a week: the escalation came despite expectations that a deal between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war could be imminent.
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• Qatari delegation in Tehran
• MOU draft: Hormuz reopens, release of $25B assets, enrichment freeze, no new sanctions, 60-day mechanism for HEU
• Signing virtual: Vance, Ghalibaf would attend
• Israel hitting S Beirut now
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ANALYSIS | Erdogan-Netanyahu war of words signals deeper rivalry for regional influence
The latest Erdogan-Netanyahu clash underscored how Turkey-Israel tensions have grown beyond the Palestinian issue into a wider regional rivalry. Via @barinkayaoglu al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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ANALYSIS | Gulf aluminum pursues global deals as Hormuz crisis accelerates shift
Gulf aluminum exporters are targeting global deals amid fallout from the US-Israel-Iran war, which has pushed prices to multiyear highs in early June. Via @sam_wendel
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ANALYSIS | How Iran war is reshaping Kuwait's air defense strategy
After repeated missile and drone attacks, Kuwait is investing in new counter-drone capabilities while reassessing vulnerabilities exposed by the conflict.
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Trump to meet with Middle East leaders, attend Ukraine session at G7, US officials say al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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Iran says signing of Islamabad memorandum will not take place on Sunday al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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My World Cup dispatch: Turkey’s World Cup return clouded by politics, dawn kickoffs al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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ANALYSIS | How Iran is framing deal with US amid competing narratives al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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FEATURE | Turkey’s World Cup return clouded by politics, dawn kickoffs
Turkey finally has the World Cup moment it waited 24 years for, but much of the country will either be asleep for it or arguing over efforts to claim it. Via @ezgi_akin al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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ANALYSIS | Squeezed by Trump and Iran war, how vulnerable is Netanyahu in polls?
The Israeli PM faces growing problems over Oct. 7, his alliance with the ultra-Orthodox parties, and Donald Trump questioning his political future, @mazalm3 writes. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has failed to deliver on promises to secure full access for the Iranian soccer federation to attend the team's three games in the United States, Iran’s World Cup team supervisor told Reuters. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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FACTBOX | Main provisions of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by Trump al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the U.S.-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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Israeli, Palestinian civil society groups meet in France as two-state hopes dim
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Iran deal ‘very close’ but not at finish line, senior US official says
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LATEST | Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, later said the “relevant Iranian bodies” were meeting to discuss the text after the United States and Iran reached an understanding on “most issues.”
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Once signed, the MoU would trigger a 60-day period for technical negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, including its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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"I would sort of put it back on Hezbollah and on the Iranians,” the official said. “If Hezbollah is firing rockets at Israel, and you know Iran is paying for missiles that are getting launched into Israel, then obviously, they haven't kept their end of the bargain.” al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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