AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoIsrael’s Coalition Battle: President Isaac Herzog has tapped Gadi Eisenkot to try to form a government, dealing a setback to Benjamin Netanyahu. Eisenkot has 28 days to build a majority, with Arab-led parties potentially pivotal. Iran-US Escalation: Donald Trump says the US blockade bars oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz; the US military says it fired on a commercial vessel accused of trying to breach it. Iran has also lifted its self-imposed 2,000-kilometre missile-range limit, raising regional concerns. Egyptian Press Freedom: UN experts condemned the arrest and reported disappearance of six journalists from the Matsadaash newsroom, urging their immediate release. Iranian Rights: Iran has sentenced a man to death over a deadly police-station attack; rights groups say his alleged role has not been independently verified. Regional Ties: Egypt reopened its embassy in Tripoli, closed since 2014, as Cairo and Libya signal renewed diplomatic engagement. Afghanistan Crisis: The UN warns that worsening humanitarian conditions, rights restrictions and aid cuts are deepening the country’s crisis.
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