Blinken tells Lapid he recognizes political sensitivity of reopening de facto mission to Palestinians in Israel's capital, says panel will allow sides to discuss matter discreetly

Top diplomats vow to step up regional economic and political cooperation; US again expresses support for expanding Abraham Accords

Ebrahim Raisi claims Tehran 'never left' stalled Vienna talks; US warning window for diplomacy is closing

Josep Borrell says he'll hold pre-negotiation sit-down as part of 'strategic patience' policy, but hopes actual talks resume soon; dismisses Israeli push for other options

Vague terms, including 'nuclear threshold' state, are less frightening to Tehran than Israel hopes, leaving Jerusalem to choose from flawed approaches in nuclear race

Comments made by the US secretary of state alongside his Israeli counterpart send a message to Israel that an offensive strike could be used to keep Tehran from getting the bomb

Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan says he is 'excited' by news of recent meetings between Israeli and Palestinian Authority officials

Blinken, meeting with Israeli, UAE counterparts, says Washington won't lift sanctions without 'vital' political progress, despite warming ties between Arabs states and Damascus

Blinken warns 'time running out for return to nuclear deal,' adds US moving to reopen Palestinian consulate; UAE's foreign minister pledges to visit Israel 'soon'

Senior official briefing media ahead of secretary's sit-down with Israeli, UAE FMs says sides will also unveil trilateral working groups on religious coexistence, water and energy