Pakistan has rejected as “baseless” Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid’s claim that Pakistani military personnel were involved in recent clashes in Badakhshan, saying no credible evidence supports the allegation and urging Kabul to address Afghanistan’s internal security challenges.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out the possibility of a diplomatic agreement with Iran’s leadership while backing U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign to intensify economic pressure on Tehran and those supporting its government.
The United States has launched a sweeping economic campaign against Iran, targeting key sectors and imposing sanctions on dozens of entities, individuals and vessels, while Tehran has vowed retaliation and warned of consequences for U.S. interests and energy routes.
The United States has offered up to $10 million in rewards for information on five senior IRGC officials accused of overseeing attacks against U.S. personnel and destructive cyber operations targeting critical infrastructure.
Israel has found the largely intact wreckage of the Altalena, an arms ship sunk by Israeli forces in 1948, 78 years after the incident that exposed a deep political and military divide within the newly established state.
The United States is preparing its largest-ever economic sanctions package against Iran, targeting countries and entities trading with Tehran, while Iran has threatened to halt all oil exports through the Gulf if the “economic war” continues.
Iran has executed Majid Adineh, who was convicted of working for Israel and the United States during anti-government protests in January. His execution followed a death sentence upheld by the Supreme Court.
Israel’s expanding military presence in southern Syria, including new bases, raids and arrests, has raised concerns that its declared temporary security zone could become a long-term military presence, with experts citing security, strategic and water-related interests.
A Russian drone strike on a shopping center in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih killed 20 people and injured 130 others, including 23 children. Nine people remain missing as rescue workers continue searching the rubble.
