Mossad says it was ‘unaware’ of Egyptian, Fatah, UAE intel warnings ahead of October 7

The former head of the spy agency’s international diplomacy department says he had no recollection of “any reports regarding a warning” from the UAE’s president or Fatah officials, nor “a visit by [Egyptian intelligence chief] Abbas Kamel” before Hamas’s October 2023 incursion into southern Israel.

Iran issues formal complaint about Trump’s ‘hateful and disgusting’ UNGA speech

Iran’s ambassador to the UN penned a letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres blasting the US president’s threats to “annihilate” Iran and drive it “into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness.”

The US handed over all military bases to Iraq

The US-led international coalition has handed over all its bases and headquarters to Iraqi authorities.

EU defense ministers fail to agree on Patriot missile transfers to Kiev

EU defense ministers failed to agree on a proposal for member states to send their remaining Patriot missiles to Kiev in exchange for future replacements, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said at a news conference after their meeting.

US denies its drone sub was seized by Iran

The US military is in “positive control of all” of its “operational drone assets,” and IRGC claims about capturing a REMUS 600 ( Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish) spy sub are “clearly desperate,” CENTCOM spokesman Tim Hawkins told media.

Madyar has been stripped of his parliamentary immunity

139 MPs voted to lift his immunity; there were no votes against and no abstentions.