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US-Iran Talks Advance at UN as Gaza Strike Kills Hamas Finance Chief; Syria Warns on Israeli Policy (Sep 23, 0948 UTC, 1248 Israel) (Evening Edition)
US and Iranian officials held a three-hour mediated meeting in New York, with Iran conveying conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting sanctions. In Gaza, an Israeli strike killed Hamas's top financial official Mohammed Abu Alwan in Khan Younis. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa warned that Israeli policy on Syria endangers regional security, while Israeli artillery and airstrikes continued in southern Lebanon.
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IRGC Threatens US Bases Over Tanker Strikes as Lebanon Death Toll Rises (May 10, 0607 UTC, 0907 Israel) (Morning Edition)
The IRGC threatened to strike US bases in the region if Iranian tankers are attacked, a day after US strikes on two tankers. In Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 36 people in the past day, while Hezbollah launched multiple drone attacks on Israeli forces. Qatar is mediating between the US and Iran, and reports reveal Israel built a secret base in Iraq to support its Iran campaign.