A first post-war meeting meant to smooth strains over Iran strategy and the Gaza force.

AP and NPR framed the meeting as damage control after months of joint war, with Netanyahu putting Iran 'first and foremost' on the agenda while Trump weighed a negotiated end and the two managed the rollout of a Gaza stabilization force; the White House pronounced the talks productive.

Rare public daylight: Trump rebuffs Netanyahu on Iran ahead of and during the talks.

Western coverage highlighted the unusual friction, with Trump dismissing Netanyahu's warnings about the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site and noting Israel's diminished bipartisan standing in Washington as Trump pursues a Tehran deal through Oman-mediated Hormuz talks.

Regional lens on what the summit means for Gaza, Lebanon and the Abraham Accords.

Gulf coverage laid out the agenda — the paused Iran war, a Gaza stabilization force, a Lebanon framework and Accords expansion — and what a deal would mean for the region after months of war.

Oman-brokered diplomacy appeared to gain ground, then a surprise Iranian missile attack on a US base threw the fragile channel into doubt.

Wire coverage relayed Trump's upbeat read and reports of advancing Oman-brokered Hormuz talks, with Tehran denying any direct US channel — before Iran's late-July 28 missile attack on a US base in Jordan, all intercepted and answered by US-Saudi strikes in Iraq, reintroduced the risk of renewed war.

US-backed talks proceed despite a split opposition boycotting them.

Wire coverage reported the negotiations will start despite Machado's refusal, casting them as a US effort to stabilize Venezuela after the raid that removed Maduro.

Machado casts the US-backed process as legitimizing an unelected government.

Regional coverage relayed Machado's stance that she and Gonzalez will not take part, arguing the talks whitewash the Rodriguez government installed after the US raid.

Kyiv defends the strike and turns Iran's threat back on Tehran's own role arming Russia.

Ukrainian coverage reported Zelensky's rebuttal that Iran 'already attacked Ukraine' through drone and weapons transfers, framing the Caspian strike as legitimate interdiction of Iran-to-Russia military supply and touting results from long-range operations.

The largest-ever corporate sanctions batch aims squarely at Russia's evasion networks.

Center coverage reported the EU planning to sanction a record 1,600-plus firms for helping Russia circumvent restrictions, with a combined turnover above $20 billion, escalating the economic-pressure campaign days after the 21st package targeted Russian energy, finance and crypto and drew retaliatory Chinese export curbs.

Washington keeps up pressure, with Treasury sanctioning Iran's 'levers of control' over the strait even as talks continue.

Right-leaning coverage emphasized the US Treasury targeting Iran's mechanisms of control over Hormuz, framing diplomacy as running alongside coercive economic pressure.

Regional coverage details the dueling Iranian and Omani proposals to manage the contested strait.

Al Jazeera laid out the mechanics of the swapped proposals, noting Iran rejected Oman's 50/50 territorial-waters split and floated its own plan while the IRGC continued to halt selected tankers.

The US publicized joint coastguard operations with Taiwan after Beijing began patrols east of the island.

Center coverage reported the American Institute in Taiwan posting a rare photo of US and Taiwanese coastguards operating together on search-and-rescue and maritime law enforcement, days after Beijing expanded patrols into waters east of Taiwan.

Coverage frames the patrols as Beijing 'squeezing' Taiwan through law-enforcement normalization rather than overt military action.

Al Jazeera described China putting a 'squeeze' on Taiwan by normalizing coastguard patrols in new waters, with Taipei responding by accelerating unmanned-vessel procurement.

Coverage foregrounds great-power division on the Council as the war reignites.

UN News relayed the emergency meeting on the renewed US-Iran war, noting deep divisions among permanent members after China and Russia had blocked an earlier US-backed Hormuz-navigation measure.

UN officials frame the session around de-escalation and reviving the stalled peace deal.

UN meetings coverage recorded members urging the parties to implement the peace deal and halt attacks on shipping and Gulf states, with the Secretary-General warning of a broader regional conflagration.

Coverage frames the move as part of a renewed EU push to weaken Russia while reviving peace efforts.

Wire coverage relayed Kallas's aim to weaken Russia's war capacity through new sanctions and support for Kyiv, situating it within a broader EU push for a negotiated peace.

European coverage ties the sanctions push directly to the deadly Russian barrage on Ukraine.

Ukrainian coverage reported Kallas pledging fresh sanctions and stepped-up aid in direct response to the mass Russian strike, urging allies to accelerate pressure on Moscow.

Pro-Israel coverage highlights Netanyahu's warning directed at Hezbollah and Iran.

JNS relayed Netanyahu's message during the southern Lebanon visit telling Hezbollah and Iran to 'get out,' framing the continued deployment as necessary to prevent rearmament.

Israeli coverage frames the visit as a message of resolve against Hezbollah ahead of the Rome talks.

Israeli outlets reported Netanyahu telling troops the IDF will not withdraw while Hezbollah remains armed, as Washington seeks further pilot handover zones to the Lebanese army.