Middle East

Move breaches 2015 deal as talks to revive it are stalled. West is worried about a fast switch in enrichment level as attempts to revive the nuclear deal again falter. 

PA foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki's diplomatic adviser tells Israel Hayom that US President Joe Biden's upcoming visit is an opportunity to change the diplomatic situation: "Our hand is extended to peace, Abbas has not given up."

Iranian media says top British Embassy official Giles Whitaker and other foreigners faced “spying” charges after visiting various forbidden zones and were expelled from the Islamic republic. UK's Foreign Ministry says reports are "completely false."

Iran has questioned US resolve to save the pact while Washington has said Tehran added new demands at the Doha talks in late June.

The PA is under fire for "making a deal with the Americans that led to Israel's acquittal, essentially betraying the Palestinian cause in exchange for a meeting with Biden for the sake of economic benefits."

Biden's Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said that there was a proposal on the table for a timeline by which Iran could come back into compliance with the nuclear deal and Washington could ease sanctions on Tehran.

"Lebanon believes that any actions outside the state’s framework and diplomatic context while negotiations are taking place is unacceptable and exposes it to unnecessary risks," says Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib, citing caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati's statement.

Although Fatah would never admit to such a sensitive matter, possible successors have already begun waging battle, albeit far from the public eye.

Palestinian official says US experts asked to examine the bullet that killed the veteran Al Jazeera reporter have returned the projectile to Ramallah. No word on when the results will be published.