Pezeshkian’s apology for the targeting of neighboring countries, along with the temporary leadership council’s approval to suspend the strikes, has raised questions about the council’s ability to control the IRGC overseeing military operations against the U.S. and "Israel."

In Syria’s fragile economy, where reconstruction could cost hundreds of billions, the fallout from regional conflict is rippling beyond the battlefield, threatening the country’s key economic bets.

As Israeli-American strikes pounded Iran, Tehran retaliated by targeting Gulf states over their hosting of U.S. military bases, prompting urgent questions about why countries such as Turkiye, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, which host similar facilities, were spared.

Abu Dhabi’s newest sovereign wealth fund, L’IMAD Holding, is taking control of its peer ADQ, the government media office announced Friday, claiming a major consolidation that would create a new investment powerhouse in the emirate under the crown prince.

The U.S. Department of Justice released nearly 3 million pages known as the Epstein Files, containing thousands of photos, videos, and emails detailing sexual scandals and satanic rituals, with the most shocking revelations exposing the role of "Israel’s" Mossad.