UN agency: Iran nearly triples stockpile of enriched uranium
The current stockpile puts Iran within reach of the amount needed to produce a nuclear weapon, report suggests.
Middle East
Palestinian cleric: Hating Jews is an Islamic obligation
Any Muslim that does not show enmity to the Jews is a heretic, says preacher in public sermon.
Turkey says another soldier killed by Syrian shelling
Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opens his borders to allow flood of migrants into Europe. "It's done, the gates are open now. You will have your share of this burden now," he tells European leaders. Soon "the number of people going to the border will be expressed in millions."
On brink of war, Turkey's Erdogan asks Russia to step aside in Syria
Meanwhile, at least eight Hezbollah fighters are killed in northwest Syria in skirmishes with insurgents and airstrikes by Turkey's air force.
Report: Over 300 Syrian troops killed in massive Turkish reprisal
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says the overnight attacks on more than 200 Syrian military targets was in response to a Syrian army attack that killed at least 33 Turkish soldiers, which marked the most Turkish soldiers killed in a single day since Turkey first intervened in Syria in 2016.
Syrian troops hit civilian sites in last rebel-held area
Syrian Response Coordination Group relief organization slams calls “silence by the international community” an “open invitation” for Russian-backed government forces to continue their assault.
'The Arab way of thinking towards Israel has become archaic'
French-Moroccan professor Youssef Chiheb: "Israel is not an enemy of Morocco... the Arab world has been brainwashed with anti-Zionist and anti-Israel rhetoric."
Netanyahu mourns Mubarak, praises his peacemaking
Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt for 30 years until he was ousted during the Arab Spring protests of 2011. Netanyahu says he was a "personal friend."
Voter turnout in Iran dips below 50% in a first since 1979
In a possible sign of widespread dissatisfaction with Iran's clerical rulers and the state of the economy, voter turnout in last week's parliamentary elections stood at 42.57 percent. In comparison, turnout was nearly 62% in the 2016 elections.
Iran's ayatollahs find new culprit for their declining popularity: Coronavirus
Amid low turnout in parliamentary election, regime lashes out at Iran's enemies. "This negative propaganda about the virus began a couple of months ago and grew larger ahead of the election," Khamenei says.