What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it?

BBC Verify has spoken to experts and analysed satellite imagery to piece together what we know about the site, and the potential impact of a US strike.

Trump Announces Agreement To Disarm Hamas | Balance of Power: Late Edition 07/31/2026

"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, warns that a new US attack on Iran could trigger a "major and drastic" expansion of the conflict. Laura Galante, a former director of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, warns that Iran could retaliate against new US strikes with cyberattacks on American infrastructure, citing "good p...

Labour has harmed universities as much as Trump, London School of Economics head says

LSE vice-chancellor Larry Kramer points to domestic student fees freeze, international student limits and rise in employers’ national insurance

Trump tries to pressure Israel to accept deal tying Hamas disarmament to Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip

A US-backed proposal would see Hamas surrender its weapons to a new Palestinian governing body as Israeli forces gradually withdraw from Gaza. The plan has already drawn fierce opposition from Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Israel launches attacks across Gaza one day after Hamas agrees to disarm

Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least two Palestinians, hours after Hamas agreed to a draft peace deal.

Zelensky Asks Trump To Help Win Musk's Nod For Starlink-Assisted Russia Strikes

Elon Musk has allowed the Ukrainians to use Starlink inside their own territory, including in Ukrainian regions occupied by the Russians, but has restricted use of the satellite system inside Russia.

Donald Trump admits his $1.8bn ‘weaponisation’ fund is dead despite his wishes as attorney general nomination stalls

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Eisenkot, Likud clash over BoP framework for Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal from Gaza

Earlier on Friday, a diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post that the IDF will not withdraw from its current Yellow Line position in Gaza prior to Hamas's full disarmament.

Trump announces deal to disarm Hamas

Hamas and Israeli officials see hurdles

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Trump Defends Anti-Weaponization Fund But Admits It's Effectively 'Dead'

Trump Defends Anti-Weaponization Fund But Admits It's Effectively 'Dead' Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump on Friday said that he still wants compensation for people he said were victimized by a weaponized federal government while acknowledging that a planned $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund is “dead” after the Department of Justice walked it back amid congressional opposition and court rulings. “It is dead,” Trump said at a Cabinet meet...

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Hamas, Israel give conditions for accepting Trump’s disarmament agreement

Mr Trump also disclosed that the agreement will be carried out in carefully structured phases and that “once disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw.”  The post Hamas, Israel give conditions for accepting Trump’s disarmament agreement appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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