IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran last week.(photo credit: The Inter-Services Public Relations/Handout via Reuters)
May 23, 10:44 AM
IDF strikes Hezbollah underground weapons compound in southern LebanonByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
May 23, 10:22 AM
IDF intercepts drone carrying pistols, ammunition into IsraelByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF forces foiled an attempt to smuggle eight pistols and cartridges on the eastern border. May, 23, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
May 23, 7:23 AM
Pakistan army chief holds talks with Iran FM amid US tensionsByREUTERS
May 23, 5:52 AM
Trump cancels trip to son’s wedding, returns to Washington amid key moment on Iran negotiationsTrump said that he “very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr.,” but couldn’t because of undisclosed circumstances that required him to stay in the White House.ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York.(photo credit: Reuters/Kylie Cooper)Go to the full article > >
May 23, 5:52 AM
No deal in sight if US insists on discussing nuclear issue, Iranian FM spokesperson says – reportIranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei claimed that US demands aimed at tempering Iran’s nuclear ambitions were “unreasonable” and “excessive.”ByGOLDIE KATZ
IRAN’S FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
May 23, 5:52 AM
Rubio cites some progress on Iran talks but says ‘we’re not there yet,’ after NATO meetingUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States was in constant communication with the Pakistanis, who are facilitating the talks with Iran.ByREUTERS
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (R) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio give remarks at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, on May 22, 2026. (photo credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
May 23, 5:52 AM
Third Qatari LNG tanker heads through Hormuz to China, data showsIran approved the shipment to help build confidence between Qatar and Pakistan, which is mediating in peace talks, according to two people familiar with the matter.ByREUTERS
A ship that his struck earlier in the war remains anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran; Illustrative.(photo credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >