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Iran, Qatar leaders meet as Tehran aims to improve Middle East ties - analysis

The two countries have often had good relations, however this is even more important as Iran is slightly weaker today than a year ago and Doha continues to back Hamas.

 Iran's Ali Khamenei meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Tehran, February 20, 2025
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boards the Wing of Zion plane to head to Washington DC to meet with US President Donald Trump, February 2, 2025.

Netanyahu leaves for historic talks with Trump on hostage deal, Iran, and Hamas

 Palestinian group Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh (grayed out) in Tehran, Iran

Man on the inside? Details of Haniyeh assassination in the heart of Tehran revealed

 The flag of Iran is shown behind Palestinian terrorist group Hamas leader Yehya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip at a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the Hamas Islamic movement on December 14, 2022

Yahya Sinwar’s death shakes Iran, echoing the collapse of tyranny – opinion


After attack on central Israel, could a drone war escalate?

While single drones are occasionally launched, more frequently—particularly from Lebanon—they are fired in salvos, increasing their effectiveness and overwhelming defense systems.

A drone is seen during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023.

Ex-IDF intel analysis chief: Enemies no longer view Israel’s existence as a given - analysis

The IDF is crushing Hamas and Hezbollah militarily.

 MISSILES FIRED from Iran are intercepted over northern Israel, last Tuesday. This has been a grueling year marked by unrelenting challenges. Just this past week, Israel faced an attack of nearly 200 ballistic missiles from Iran, the writer notes.

Iran state media uses Israeli hostage videos for their own benefit - analysis

Hamas is using these videos to try to pressure Israel and create trauma. The first video released was of Eden Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, and Alex Lobanov. 

 Screenshot of Hamas's threat to release the last messages of the hostages, September 2, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War day 311: What happened in Israel and Iran?

Netanyahu slams Ben-Gvir over Temple Mount ascent • Hamas claim to kill hostage, wound two female hostages

 Israeli security forces at the scene of a shooting attack in the Jordan Valley, on August 11, 2024

Iranian terror suffers major setback with Ismail Haniyeh's death - analysis

Taken together, the possible elimination of Deif and the death of Haniyeh are serious setbacks for Hamas and the Iranian-backed terror axis.

 An Iranian man looks at his mobile phone next to the Iranian and Palestinian flags, on a street in Tehran, Iran July 31, 2024

Israel-Hamas War Day 257: What is happening in Gaza, Israel's North?

US military shoots down Houthi aerial weapons • IDF eliminates half of Hamas terrorists in Rafah

IDF forces night operation in the West Bank, April 9, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War Day 249: What's happening in Gaza, Middle East?

Gallant voted against the draft law • Terrorists eliminated in West Bank

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. June 11, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War Day 228: What's happening in Iran, Gaza, Iraq, Syria?

Comptroller reveals IDF purchases don't pass inspection • Biden afffirms Israel not committing genocide • Total of 569 tons of humanitarian aid entered Gaza

 IDF soldiers operate atop a tank near the Gaza border, as seen from Israel, May 21, 2024

Israel's war is a war for global stability - opinion

Failure by global leaders to recognize Israel’s battle against an irrational adversary resistant to conventional diplomacy threatens to unleash a surge in global instability.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, last week.

Iran’s FM in Geneva for UN, ICRC meetings

Iran, which backs Hamas and supported the October 7 massacre in Israel by Hamas, now says that it wants to see political efforts to end the “Gaza crisis.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, March 19, 2023.

What is Iran's strategy against Israel amid FM's Middle East trips? - analysis

It is clear that Iran, the main backer of Hezbollah and Hamas, is seeking to keep both terrorist groups in play against Israel.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian speaks during a press conference at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon February 10, 2024.