Dozens of Israeli fighter jets and aerial refueling aircraft flew over Syria and Iraq toward Iran's border on Monday night before turning back, American sources told Channel 12's Barak Ravid. The flight reportedly…

Dozens of Israeli fighter jets and aerial refueling aircraft flew over Syria and Iraq toward Iran's border on Monday night before turning back, American sources told Channel 12's Barak Ravid. The flight reportedly followed a route consistent with preparations for an attack on Iran. According to the sources, Israel notified Washington beforehand, describing the mission as a military exercise intended to deter Tehran. However, the American sources said they came away with the impression that Israel hoped Iranian forces would fire at the aircraft, providing grounds for a strike. That assessment was their interpretation of Israel's intentions. The mission coincided with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to Israel, where he met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz at Ovda Airbase.

Sources to BNN indicate that the United States has ordered embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, while family members of American embassy personnel in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and…

Sources to BNN indicate that the United States has ordered embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, while family members of American embassy personnel in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain have also been ordered to depart. The orders follow an earlier Reuters report, citing U.S. officials, that the State Department was preparing mandatory departures of some personnel and their families from diplomatic missions across the Gulf.

The U.S. State Department is preparing to order the departure of some American embassy personnel and their family members from diplomatic missions across the Gulf, Reuters reported, citing U.S. officials. An ordered…

The U.S. State Department is preparing to order the departure of some American embassy personnel and their family members from diplomatic missions across the Gulf, Reuters reported, citing U.S. officials. An ordered departure requires affected personnel and family members to leave, rather than giving them the option to depart voluntarily. The Reuters alert did not specify which embassies would be affected or when the orders would take effect.

Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei said today that no enriched nuclear material would leave the country and that negotiations with Washington would depend on the United States first fulfilling Iran's conditions…

Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei said today that no enriched nuclear material would leave the country and that negotiations with Washington would depend on the United States first fulfilling Iran's conditions, according to Iranian state-aligned Mehr News Agency. Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks during a meeting with Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir in Tehran. "Not even a single particle of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran," he said, describing the stockpile as national wealth intended for domestic use. He said Washington must take steps to build trust before negotiations could proceed. Separately, The New Arab reported that Pakistani and Qatari mediators had submitted a new proposal addressing Iran's nuclear program and the release of frozen Iranian assets. Sources familiar with the mediation told the outlet that both Washington and Tehran had responded positively to the proposal.