US Senator Lindsey Graham warned Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states of "consequences" if they refuse to join the US-Israeli war on Iran. Graham criticized Riyadh for blocking US access to bases and called for Gulf military involvement in the conflict, which has already killed US soldiers.
Iran's Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader. The appointment defies US expectations for regime change and signals Iran's resilience despite the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign.
Amal Shamali, a Palestinian journalist working for Qatar Radio, was killed in an Israeli strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp. Her death highlights the ongoing dangers for media workers in Gaza, where hundreds of journalists have been killed since October 2023.
Renowned historian Walid Khalidi, co-founder of the Institute for Palestine Studies, passed away in Massachusetts. Khalidi meticulously documented the Nakba and shaped modern scholarship on Palestinian history, leaving a lasting legacy in academia and diplomacy.