Israel conducts two military operations over the Mediterranean, Yair Lapid takes office as Israeli prime minister, a series of earthquakes rocks southern Iran, Kurdish Peshmerga pushes back Iraqi army incursion near disputed gas field.
A major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills hundreds, a major political shakeup in Iraq’s parliament, anti-Israel parties reconcile in Syria, Turkey assassinates Kurdish politician in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Anger and frustration at "government mismanagement" in Iran's economic tailspin continues to fuel street protests, Iranian agents attempt a terrorist operation against Israeli citizens in Turkey, the Iranian underground church speaks out regarding their national crisis.
