By Kristen Talman, Stephen Quillen and Edna Mohamed
- Iran will “immediately” reciprocate if the US fulfils its commitments under an interim deal signed in June to end the six-month war and open the Strait of Hormuz, its president says.
- US President Donald Trump pledges to respond to Iranian strikes on US military personnel in Jordan vowing “we’re going to hit them hard“.
Saudi crown prince, Omani sultan discuss Middle East developments
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in the Saudi city of Jeddah, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The two leaders discussed strengthening cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Oman across various fields, as well as recent developments in the Middle East and ongoing efforts to maintain regional security and stability.
They also reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries.
Saudi crown prince, Omani sultan discuss Middle East developments
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in the Saudi city of Jeddah, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The two leaders discussed strengthening cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Oman across various fields, as well as recent developments in the Middle East and ongoing efforts to maintain regional security and stability.
They also reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries.
Palestinian presidency warns of escalating ‘religious conflict’ over Al-Aqsa Mosque
The presidency of the Palestinian Authority has warned of an intensifying danger from what it calls a religious war by Israeli forces and settlers against Al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites.
“Systematic attacks have crossed all red lines and could ignite a wider religious conflict with serious consequences for the region and the world,” it said in a statement reported by the Wafa news agency.
Attempts to set fire to a mosque in the town of Beita, northwest of Nablus, and spray racist slogans on its walls coincided with Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s “storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque”, the statement noted.
“The continuation of the repeated attacks, and the accompanying incitement, is the full responsibility of the occupying government, which is pushing matters toward this dangerous escalation,” the presidency said.
It called on the international community to take “immediate and serious action to stop these crimes”.
