CAIRO -- The United States and Iran have decided to continue negotiations, even as their starkly different visions of a nuclear deal and a significant U.S. military buildup highlight the fragility of the process and the ongoing risk of confrontation.
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi said on Sunday that the next round of U.S.-Iran talks will take place on Thursday in Geneva. (Iran-US-Nuclear Talks)
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AMMAN -- The United States has recently deployed a large number of fighter jets and transport aircraft to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, marking a noticeable increase compared with the base's usual level of deployment, local media reported Saturday.
The deployment was carried out in accordance with a defense agreement signed between Jordan and the United States in Amman in 2021, Roya News reported, citing several anonymous Jordanian officials. (Jordan-US-Military Deployment)
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RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM -- The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced Sunday the death of a Palestinian teenager who succumbed to injuries sustained after being shot by the Israeli army in the northern West Bank.
In a brief statement, the ministry said that Mohammed Hanani, 17, died from critical wounds he sustained after being shot by Israeli soldiers on Saturday evening in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, without providing further details. (Gaza-Israel-Shooting)
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GAZA/ADEN -- Palestinian factions and Yemen's internationally recognized government on Sunday condemned remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee that Israeli has right to claim control over the entire Middle East.
In a press statement, the Follow-up Committee of the National and Islamic Forces, which includes the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Islamic Jihad Movement, said it strongly condemns Huckabee's remarks, which "represent the height of religious extremism and pose a real threat to security and stability in the region." (Palestine-Yemen-US Ambassador) ■
