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Iran International: Cleric says talks with US defy Mojtaba Khamenei's position

An Iranian cleric said any negotiations or agreement with the United States would run counter to the position of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, urging officials to abandon hopes of talks after the recent war.

 

Times of Israel: 29 percent of young Americans view Jews as a threat to society — poll

A survey released on Thursday found widespread and increasingly prevalent hostility to Jews and Israel among young Americans, alongside general apathy toward taking action on antisemitism, while recognizing it as a problem.

Analysis

Washington Institute for Near East Policy: Yemen’s Truce at Risk

High-profile funeral events in Iran provided an opportunity for the Houthis to pressure Saudi Arabia, and for Tehran to demonstrate support to its partner and signal it has cards to play at another maritime chokepoint.

United States

JNS: EXCLUSIVE: US Jewish leaders receive threatening and vulgar, handwritten letter at their homes

The American Jewish Committee has been in touch with law enforcement after Jewish leaders received a threatening letter at their homes, a spokesman for the nonprofit told JNS. An AJC leader, who spoke anonymously for security reasons, told JNS that she received the letter, which graphically depicts a person personifying Israel defecating into the mouth of a stand-in for America, at home. Her address was handwritten on the envelope, she told JNS.

 

UPI: U.S. unveils visa policy targeting alleged far-left terrorists

Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a new policy to impose visa restrictions on alleged far-left terrorists, as the Trump administration promotes far-left political violence as a growing threat not only to the United States but also to the world.

 

Fox News: Rubio says US has ignored far-left terrorism 'blind spot'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells international summit that left-wing extremist violence has been excused for too long, arguing the Trump administration is reshaping U.S. counterterrorism policy.

 

Washington Post: Rubio hosts conference to rally global opposition to ‘left-wing terrorism’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted representatives from more than 65 countries at the State Department on Thursday, hoping to rally global support against what he said was the resurgence of far-left political terrorism, such as the antifa movement.

 

Latin Times: Marco Rubio Designates Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

The Trump administration expanded its use of terrorism authorities against Mexican criminal organizations on Thursday, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing that the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras have been designated as both Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). The move adds two more Mexican groups to the growing list of cartels formally labeled as terrorist organizations by the United States.

 

JNS: Sa’ar: Radical left, terror groups form ‘operational alliance’

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar warned representatives of more than 60 countries on Thursday that radical left-wing movements and Islamist terrorist organizations are working together to undermine democratic societies.

 

JNS: Texas man indicted for threatening to blow up White House, ‘kill some billionaire Jews’

A federal grand jury indicted Peter James Bloomfield, of Iola, Texas, for allegedly making threats, including blowing up the White House and killing “some billionaire Jews,” the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.

 

The Guardian: Trump-backed Senate candidate is linked to white nationalist influencer – his son-in-law

The Republican Senate nominee in Georgia, Mike Collins, who has been plagued by a string of controversies in his time in public office, has close ties with a white nationalist influencer – his son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II – it has transpired.

 

JNS: EXCLUSIVE: Irvine vice mayor resigns from Rotary leadership over new club president’s alleged Jew-hatred

James Mai, vice mayor of Irvine, Calif., had been involved in the Rotary Club of Orange County L.A. for about five years, including some two years as vice chair of its fundraising foundation. He told JNS that he saw it as a “great organization” that helps the community, including sewing blankets for cancer patients.

 

Patch: Man Who Set Fire To Philly Mosque Pushed Anti-Muslim, White Supremacist Views: Feds

A man accused of setting fire to a Philadelphia mosque has spouted white supremacist and anti-Muslim beliefs, according to federal authorities. Vincent Lang, 60, of Philadelphia, was identified as the suspect accused of starting a fast-spreading fire at the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center earlier this month. He was arrested Thursday.

Canada

JNS: Canada: Terror ban urged for anti-Israel group after attack

A leading Jewish advocacy group in Canada urged the federal government on Monday to designate Palestine Action Canada as a terrorist organization following what it described as an attack over the weekend on an Ontario-based advanced manufacturing company, saying the incident underscores the need to protect critical industries and national security.

 

Times of Israel: Antisemitic attacks rising in Canada at alarming rate, says B’nai Brith

Antisemitism continues to increase at an alarming rate in Canada, with 27 violent antisemitic incidents in Canada since the beginning of the year, B’nai Brith Canada says in a statement. After a spate of hate incidents in Quebec this month, the country has already experienced more than double the 10 violent attacks committed during the whole of 2025, the organization says.

Germany

SZ: NSU supporter sentenced to two years' probation

The Higher Regional Court of Dresden found Susann Eminger guilty of supporting the trio. In one instance, the alleged close friend of Beate Zschäpe was also found to be an accomplice.

Spain

Irish Times: Millionaire US pro-Palestinian donor arrested over Hamas funding allegations lived in Ireland

A US multi-millionaire and pro-Palestinian activist, who until recently resided in Ireland, has been arrested in Spain after a request for his extradition by the United States, which accuses him of funding Palestinian militant group Hamas. James “Fergie” Chambers, a self-described “professional revolutionary” and the heir of one of the richest families in the US, lived in Dublin in the past year.

United Kingdom

The Telegraph: Alleged spy charged with helping Iran’s secret service

Counter-terrorism police have charged an alleged Iranian spy with assisting a foreign intelligence service. Vahid Aberi was charged after being arrested in the Birmingham area under the National Security Act.

 

The Guardian: MI5 reprimanded for lying about ties with neo-Nazi informant who attacked girlfriend with machete

MI5 has been reprimanded by a watchdog for lying about its relationship with a neo-Nazi informant, who had exploited his role with the spy agency to violently threaten his girlfriend.

 

The Telegraph: Mandatory Bible study in Texas ‘risks fuelling anti-Semitism’

Mandatory Bible reading for Texas school students has split the state’s religious Right, with Jewish leaders warning the move risks fuelling anti-Semitism and eroding religious freedom. The Republican Texas state board of education voted to approve mandated Bible study in the school curriculum for more than five million students, with a spokesman declaring: “We’re going to stop watering down American history.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan International: Who Are Sepahiyan-e Mihan, The Group That Briefly Freed A District From Taliban?

The newly formed armed group Sepahiyan-e Mihan briefly seized Yaftali Sufla district in Badakhshan, disarmed Taliban forces and used the attack to announce its existence publicly. Sepahiyan-e Mihan (Patriotic Soldiers Front), or the Patriotic Soldiers, took control of the district for several hours in a surprise attack. Yaftali Sufla became the first district in Badakhshan to fall as the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power approaches.

 

Afghanistan International: Badakhshan District Temporarily Falls To Taliban Opponents

For the first time since the Taliban returned to power nearly five years ago, armed opponents briefly seized Yaftali Sufla district in Badakhshan on Friday, local sources said. The sources told Afghanistan International that the attackers took control of the district administration building, police headquarters and intelligence office for several hours and raised their flag over the district compound.

 

Afghanistan International: Anti-Taliban Forces Attack District Headquarters In Badakhshan, Say Sources

Anti-Taliban forces attacked a Taliban district headquarters in Badakhshan’s Yaftali Sufla overnight and disarmed the fighters stationed there, local sources told Afghanistan International. According to the sources, the anti-Taliban forces also took weapons, ammunition and equipment from the district headquarters.

Gaza Strip/West Bank

Jerusalem Post: Suspected car ramming at checkpoint near Hebron, IDF searching for perpetrator

A suspected attempted car ramming took place on Friday near the Tarqumiyah crossing, north of Hebron, in the West Bank. A driver reportedly attempted to run over police officers operating at a planned checkpoint and fled into the West Bank.

 

Times of Israel: Top Hamas aide who held hostages during war killed in strike on Khan Younis

A Hamas company commander who held hostages during the war and served as the “right-hand man” of senior leaders in the terror group was killed in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip yesterday, the IDF and Shin Bet announce.

Iran

AFP: IRGC commander: Iran will continue attacks until US strikes stop

The commander of the Aerospace Force in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards vows that Tehran will not halt its attacks in the region until the US stops striking Iran’s southern coastline and the Strait of Hormuz.

 

Iran International: Iran army says Khamenei shaped its drone program

Iran’s army has attributed the development of its drone capabilities to slain leader Ali Khamenei, with a senior commander saying the force’s unmanned aircraft operate alongside Revolutionary Guards missiles.

Iraq

Shafaq News: Iraq sentences ISIS bomb-maker, arrests five suspects

An Iraqi court sentenced an ISIS bomb-maker to death, while security forces arrested five terrorism suspects in Diyala, Kirkuk, and Nineveh provinces, security agencies announced on Friday. The Iraqi National Security Service, which detained the convict, known as Abu Mohammed, in Nineveh, said he had operated a mobile workshop that armored vehicles and rigged them with explosives for ISIS.

Iraq

Kurdistan24: Islamic Resistance in Iraq Escalates Rhetoric With Reward Targeting Trump

A statement issued by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has added a new layer of tension to an already volatile regional security environment after the group announced a financial reward targeting U.S. President Donald Trump, framing the declaration as retaliation linked to the January 2020 killings of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Israel

AFP: Israel tells Pentagon chief will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza 'security zones'

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz told his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth early Thursday that Israel is determined to keep its forces in "security zones" it has carved out inside Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.

 

JNS: Military prosecutors charge terrorist in 2007 murder of Israeli man

Military prosecutors in Judea and Samaria have filed an indictment against a Palestinian terrorist accused of participating in the 2007 murder of Israeli civilian Ido Zoldan, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Friday.

 

Jerusalem Post: Hamas unable to conduct terror infiltration, repeat of October 7, IDF commander tells soldiers

Hamas is no longer capable of carrying out a terror infiltration, as seen on October 7, 2023, IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth said on Wednesday. "The threat of a terror infiltration like on October 7 is no longer possible," he stated.

Lebanon

Reuters: Germany proposes EU force to replace UN mission in Lebanon

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has proposed replacing the expiring UN peacekeeping mission ​in Lebanon with an EU-mandated force ‌to prevent a security vacuum, he told the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.

 

Naharnet: Geagea questions Hezbollah's fighting capacity as Lebanon pursues Israel talks

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said the two-decade-long campaign to restrict weapons solely to state authorities and bolster national sovereignty has yielded significant milestones. In an interview published Friday in the Saudi daily Okaz, Geagea lauded the Lebanese Cabinet, arguing that its participation in direct negotiations with Israel in Washington is a primary indicator of change and a proof that Hezbollah has been defeated.

 

Naharnet: Fayyad says Lebanese leadership has 'abandoned its people'

MP Ali Fayyad of Hezbollah on Friday charged that the Lebanese leadership "has abandoned its people, indifferent to their suffering and the extent of the crimes committed against them by the Israelis." "This ruling authority seems to have become corrupt and is persisting in its choices despite all the failures and despite all the advice and criticism directed at it from abroad and within, even from its allies," Fayyad added.

Qatar

Reuters: Qatar says Iranian missile attack thwarted, child injured

Qatar's defence ​ministry said its armed ‌forces thwarted an Iranian missile attack early on Friday, ​while the interior ministry ​said a child has been ⁠injured by shrapnel ​resulting from interception operations. The interior ​ministry said on X the child was receiving medical treatment.

Yemen

Kurdistan24: Houthi Leader Threatens Saudi Oil Facilities as Yemen Tensions Escalate

A new warning from Yemen's Houthi leadership has sharply intensified regional tensions, with the group's chief, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, declaring that Saudi Arabia's oil facilities and other strategic infrastructure could become military targets if hostilities between the two sides continue to escalate.

Pakistan

Afghanistan International: Relations With Taliban Will Remain Frozen, Says Pakistan

Pakistan says it will not resume normalising relations with the Taliban until militant attacks originating from Afghan territory stop, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday. Tahir Andrabi, spokesman for Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, told a news conference that the ice between the two countries has not broken and will not break. He stressed that Islamabad’s position towards the Taliban had not changed.

Congo

Reuters: UN sanctions armed groups' leaders in eastern Congo

The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups ​operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 ‌rebels and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which fights alongside the Congolese army.

Australia

NDTV: 'AI Supercharging Terror Groups, Targeting Children': Australian Minister To NDTV

Australia's Home Affairs and Immigration Minister Tony Burke has issued one of his most detailed public warnings yet on the changing face of terrorism, revealing that artificial intelligence is transforming both the threat and the response, in an exclusive interview with NDTV following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's July visit to Australia.

 

Algemeiner: Jewish Advocacy Group Blasts Australian Higher Education Establishment Over Antisemitism Revelations

Australian Jewish advocacy groups have condemned the country’s universities after Jewish students, staff, and vice-chancellors delivered damning testimony this week to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, describing how campus leaders allowed anti-Israel activism and antisemitism to go largely unchecked, particularly after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.