PEZESKHIAN’S PONTIFICATION: Iranian President MASOUD PEZESHKIAN is blaming Israel for spreading false narratives in its conflict with his country in an interview with conservative commentator TUCKER CARLSON that dropped today, our colleague Nicole Markus writes in.

President Donald Trump is set to host Prime minister benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, where they are expected to focus on Iran as well as Gaza ceasefire talks.

Israel and Hamas are set to hold indirect talks in Qatar for a second day on Monday, aimed at securing a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, ahead of a meeting in Washington between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump.