Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:13 PM • August 28 2026 IDTAlthough both Iran and the United States say they're not holding talks, Qatar's prime minister was in Tehran Thursday for what the Foreign Ministry in Doha called talks on "the efforts being made to reduce escalation" in the Gulf. On Monday, Pakistan's military chief appeared in the Iranian capital, where the next day, Oman's foreign minister met with his Iranian counterpart to continue negotiations on managing ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.In the NewsDespite Trump's Claims, Reports of the Iran Deal's Death Are Greatly ExaggeratedHadash Rocked by Misconduct Allegations Against Candidate Ahead of ElectionHaaretz Hires Jewish Life, Young Generation Correspondents Amid U.S. ExpansionIs Turkey the New Iran?Two Months Out, Netanyahu's Bloc Is Stuck in Polls. But the Rest Is a MysteryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Being Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItIsraeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below Threshold