Qatari mediators deliver message to terrorist group as Trump pushes for Gaza war resolution. Symbolic gesture comes as Israel demands Hamas' complete disarmament and departure of remaining leadership from Gaza.
Basij militia members shot and killed two young men suspected of espionage near the city of Hamadan. Their relatives are outraged by the incident, and the funerals have turned into a public protest against the Iranian authorities.
On Saturday night, hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world will mark Ashura, the tenth day of the first month in the Islamic calendar. During this period, Shiite communities globally hold mourning rituals, some involving self-flagellation that leads to bleeding. According to Shiite belief, these are acts of mourning for the death of Husayn, the son of Caliph Ali, and his followers, who were massacred at the Battle of Karbala. Despite objections from Ayatollahs Ali Khamenei and Ruhollah Khomeini, the rituals continue to this day.
In a chilling display of antisemitism, a poster featuring a Nazi soldier with a Star of David on his arm – instead of a swastika – was found at a busy Rome bus stop in Trastevere’s Sonnino Square on Tuesday, sparking widespread condemnation.
Two French citizens, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who have been held in detention for more than three years in Iran, have been accused of "espionage" for Mossad.
