Spanish parliament passes non-binding motion urging arms embargo on Israel

Spain’s parliament on Tuesday passed a non-binding motion calling on the government to impose an arms embargo on Israel in response to its military operations in Gaza, Anadolu Agency reported.

New pope urges Israel to allow humanitarian aid to Gaza

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave "yet more worrying and saddening," Reuters reported.

Iran rejects ‘baseless’ claims of violating Yemen arms embargo, calls for cooperation at UN

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, firmly denied allegations that Tehran violated the UN arms embargo on Yemen, calling the accusations "entirely baseless" and politically motivated.

France says 'determined' to recognize Palestinian state

France is "determined" to recognize a Palestinian state, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning Israel for the "indefensible" situation in Gaza created by its military campaign and humanitarian blockade, Al Monitor reported.

UK suspends free trade talks with Israel over Gaza war

The British government says it will suspend new free trade negotiations with Israel due to its military conduct in the war on Gaza, where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in recent days under bombardment and as a new ground offensive has been launched, Al Jazeera reported.

UN warns 14,000 babies in Gaza could die within days

Thousands of babies in Gaza could die within days without immediate food and medical aid, the United Nations has warned, as Israel allowed a limited number of humanitarian trucks into the besieged enclave for the first time in weeks, Time Magazine reported.

WAC issues urgent statement on Gaza cultural heritage crisis

TEHRAN - The World Archaeological Congress (WAC), a leading international body of archaeologists committed to human rights and the protection of cultural heritage, has issued a powerful statement addressing the deepening humanitarian and cultural crisis in Gaza.

Mohammad Sinwar alive and fighting, Hamas official tells Tehran Times

TEHRAN – According to a senior Hamas member, speaking to the Tehran Times, Mohammad Sinwar – whom Israel alleges is leading the fight against its forces in Gaza – is alive and still fighting within the besieged territory.

WHO chief says 2 million people are starving in Gaza

"Two million people are starving" in the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned Monday, adding that 160,000 metric tonnes of food "is blocked at the border just minutes away".

Yemen warns airlines against flights to Ben Gurion amid blockade

A high-ranking Yemeni source warned international airlines against resuming flights to Ben Gurion Airport, stressing that any such move would ignore explicit warnings issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces.

Israeli drone targets Lebanese Army checkpoint in southern Lebanon

Israeli occupation forces carried out a direct strike on a Lebanese Army checkpoint on Sunday, in what marks a significant escalation in the ongoing series of cross-border violations by the Israeli enemy in southern Lebanon, Al Manar reported.

Arab leaders promise to work on reconstruction of Gaza

Arab leaders meeting at an annual summit in Baghdad said Saturday that they were trying to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and promised to contribute to the reconstruction of the territory once the war stops.

Trump suggests US ‘take’ Gaza, make it ‘freedom zone’

President Trump on Thursday suggested the U.S. would look to take control of the Gaza Strip and turn it into a “freedom zone,” highlighting one of his more controversial foreign policy proposals during a visit to Qatar, according to The Hill.

China urges action on two-state solution to end Palestinian suffering

Speaking at a UN event commemorating Nakba Day, Geng Shuang, Chinese deputy permanent representative to the UN, urged the international community to take real actions to advance the two-state solution and bring a just, lasting resolution to the Palestinian issue.

Muslim unity essential to ending Israeli occupation in Gaza: Iran Parliament Speaker

TEHRAN – Speaking at the 19th Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) summit in Jakarta on Wednesday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf called on Islamic nations to take unified and decisive action against Israel, urging immediate political, economic, and military sanctions in response to the ongoing siege of Gaza and alleged crimes committed by the Israeli regime.

Resistance against Israeli crimes a universal duty: Leader

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei condemned relentless Israeli crimes in the region during a Tuesday meeting, stating that standing against the regime’s heinous acts is a duty that falls upon everyone around the world. 

By Tehran Times staff writer

A book review of the Nakba

TEHRAN - Published more than seventy years after the expulsion of over 700,000 Palestinians from their homeland, Voices of the Nakba: A Living History of Palestine, edited by anthropologist Diana Allan, offers a rare and powerful collective portrait of a people whose history has been systematically silenced. 

Yemen bombing raised fears that US could slide into another endless war: Foreign Affairs

Although US bombing campaign put Houthis under tremendous pressure, they were far from deterred

TEHRAN - In the following article published on May 9 on the Foreign Affairs website, the writer, April Longley Alley, refers to Yemen’s Ansarallah movement as the Houthis. Contrary to the claims, Ansarallah only targeted and has announced to continue to target commercial ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea in efforts until Israel stops its genocidal campaign in Gaza. Ansarallah started to fire at American naval ships in the Red Sea only after the Pentagon attacked them.

‘Talks with US unpredictable,’ says security chief, as Israel ramps up efforts to derail diplomacy

TEHRAN – As indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States prepare to resume on Sunday, Iran’s security chief asserted that the ongoing negotiations with Washington are “unpredictable,” emphasizing that progress in talks “hinges squarely on the U.S.’s conduct.”