A Hezbollah lawmaker has rejected the recently signed Lebanon-Israel framework agreement, saying the resistance movement will continue to defend Lebanon's sovereignty and criticizing the deal as a concession that fails to secure a full Israeli withdrawal.

Pope Leo XIV says the military aggression by the United States and Israel against Iran was "not a just war."

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has dismissed recent American allegations regarding the country’s nuclear and missile activities as “a series of big lies.”

The permanent mission of Iran to the United Nations has strongly opposed a draft resolution concerning the Ukraine crisis, arguing that it fails to promote enduring peace in the region.

Khaled Meshaal, a former Hamas chief, has rejected calls for the group to surrender its weapons or accept foreign intervention in Gaza, saying efforts to disarm Palestinian factions are “unacceptable” under continued Israeli occupation.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem says calls for Hezbollah's disarmament are part of a broader US-Israeli effort to weaken Lebanon and serve Israeli interests.

CAS has rejected appeals by the Israeli Gymnastics Federation (IGF) seeking permission for its team to participate in the upcoming gymnastics world championships in Indonesia.