Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch today:Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Larijani, visits Lebanon:11 a.m. Visit to President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Palace;12 p.m. Visit to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh;3 p.m. Meeting with Lebanese religious and political leaders at the Iranian Embassy;4:30 p.m. Meeting with Lebanese parliamentary, political and party leaders at the Iranian Embassy; 6 p.m. Visit to Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Serail.A Palestinian carries a wounded young man who was evacuated after an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Aug. 12, 2025. (Credit: Bashar Taleb/AFP) Israel says only open to talks on a comprehensive truce as total Gaza occupation plans loom: After a three...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch today:Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Larijani, visits Lebanon:11 a.m. Visit to President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Palace;12 p.m. Visit to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh;3 p.m. Meeting with Lebanese religious and political leaders at the Iranian Embassy;4:30 p.m. Meeting with Lebanese parliamentary, political and party leaders at the Iranian Embassy; 6 p.m. Visit to Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Serail.A Palestinian carries a wounded young man who was evacuated after an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Aug. 12, 2025. (Credit: Bashar Taleb/AFP) Israel says only open to talks on a comprehensive truce as total Gaza occupation plans loom: After a three...
