Iran's response to any threat will be immediate, without geographical limits: military chief
Iran's military chief on Tuesday warned that the country's armed forces will respond to any level of threat by the United States and Israel immediately and without any geographical limitation.
Iran's forces "will meet any level or type of threat with an immediate and impactful response and without geographical limitations," Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Ali Abdollahi issued the warning in a message, carried by Iranian media.
Abdollahi said Iran does not seek war, but the country's strategy has changed from being defensive to "offensive initiative."
Iotova wins Bulgarian presidential runoff: official results
Bulgaria's incumbent President Iliana Iotova has won Sunday's presidential runoff, securing a new mandate, according to official results announced by the country's Central Electoral Commission on Tuesday.
Iotova and her running mate, Kiril Valchev, received 57.58 percent of the vote, defeating their rivals, former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov and his running mate, Georgi Kandev, who secured 39.47 percent.
The runoff followed a closely contested first round on Oct. 25, in which Iotova received 34.76 percent of the vote, narrowly ahead of Gurov with 31.95 percent. Neither candidate managed to secure the more than 50 percent required for an outright victory.
Trump says U.S. military aid to Israel to end by year-end: Fox News
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. military assistance to Israel would be discontinued at the end of this year, arguing that Israel no longer needs the aid and is capable of purchasing its own weapons.
"We were giving them 4 billion (U.S.) dollars -- we are -- but it gets cut off at the end of the year," Trump said in an interview with Fox News.
Trump said the assistance had included both military equipment and financial support, describing it variously as military aid, cash or "barter."U.S.,Israel,Military Aid
Israeli opposition leaders back former army chief in bid to oust Netanyahu
Leaders of Israel's main Jewish opposition parties agreed on Tuesday to back former military chief Gadi Eisenkot as the next prime minister, but remained divided over how to form a majority government.
In their first joint meeting since last week's election, the leaders pledged to act swiftly to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and agreed to recommend Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog, who, under Israeli law, would launch on Wednesday a consultation process with party leaders before choosing a lawmaker to form the next government.
"The party leaders are united and will act immediately to replace the October 7 government with a national emergency government and realize the clear majority in the parliament," they said in a joint statement.
EU, U.S., Ukrainian negotiators to meet Wednesday in Brussels: EU spokesperson
Representatives from the European Union (EU), the United States and Ukraine will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine's post-war reconstruction and prosperity, a European Commission spokesperson said Tuesday.
The Commission will host the meeting, which will also include representatives from France, Germany, Britain, NATO and the World Bank, European Commission Chief Spokesperson Paula Pinho told a daily press briefing.
The meeting will build on earlier talks held in Miami with Ukrainian and U.S. representatives, with a view to achieving a "lasting, sustainable peace" in Ukraine, she said.■
