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Netanyahu Says Spoke With Trump, Vows to Protect Israel's Interests
This is Beirut 23/03 21:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he spoke with Donald Trump, saying that the U.S. president believed U.S.-Israeli military gains in Iran could be converted into a negotiated agreement that protects Israel's interests. "President Trump believes there is a chance to leverage the tremendous achievements of the IDF and the ...
London Summons Iranian Ambassador Following Allegations of Spying
This is Beirut 23/03 20:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Britain's foreign ministry on Monday summoned Iran's ambassador to London, Seyed Ali Mousavi, criticizing what it called Tehran's "reckless and destabilizing actions" in the UK and overseas. "The summons follows the recent charging of two individuals, one Iranian national and one British-Iranian dual national, under the National Security Act, on ...
Ghalibaf: Iran's New Strongman Running War Effort
This is Beirut 23/03 20:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker and a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards, has emerged as the highest-profile political figure in the Islamic republic after the killing of its leaders. A pillar of the Iranian establishment for some three decades and one of the Islamic republic's most prominent non-clerical figures, Ghalibaf, ...
Ship Traffic Down 95% in Strait of Hormuz
This is Beirut 23/03 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Just a trickle of cargo ships and tankers—most of them Iranian—have made it through the Strait of Hormuz since Iranian forces effectively blocked the crucial trade route in the Middle East war. Here are facts and figures about vessels that have passed through the 167-kilometre (104-mile) long strait since the war broke out with US-Israeli ...
Strikes Continue as Israeli Ground Offensive Widens
This is Beirut 23/03 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli strikes intensified throughout Lebanon on Monday, with attacks on key bridges linking areas north and south of the Litani River, a targeted killing in the Christian-majority city of Hazmieh east of Beirut, and incidents across UNIFIL positions in the south. Israeli troops moved into Aita al-Shaab in a ground offensive, while more than 18 ...
Washington and Tehran Disagree on the Status of Negotiations
This is Beirut 23/03 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington and “representatives” from Tehran had held “very good and productive conversations” over the past two days, and he had subsequently instructed the Department of Defense to postpone military strikes on Iranian power plants for five days—emphasizing that current ...
Smotrich Calls for Occupying Half of Lebanon as Israel Intensifies Infrastructure Strikes in the South
This is Beirut 23/03 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call to occupy half of Lebanon, setting the Litani River as a new boundary, comes as Israel intensifies a systematic campaign targeting critical infrastructure in southern Lebanon, a strategy that is increasingly raising concerns over its military objectives and legal implications. The remarks, made ...
Trump to Postpone Strikes on Iran Power Plants After ‘Productive’ Talks
This is Beirut 23/03 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Trump announced on Monday that the United States and Iran have engaged in what he described as “very good and productive” talks over the past two days, aimed at achieving a comprehensive resolution to ongoing tensions in the Middle East. Citing the constructive tone of the discussions, Trump said he has ordered a temporary five-day ...
Israel Army Confirms Own Artillery Fire Killed Civilian On Northern Border Sunday
This is Beirut 23/03 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israeli military on Monday said its own artillery fire killed an Israeli civilian a day earlier near the northern border with Lebanon, where its forces are fighting Hezbollah. After opening an investigation, the military said "the initial findings suggest that the Israeli civilian was killed by IDF artillery fire conducted to support IDF ...
Iraqi PM Says Accelerating Withdrawal of Anti-Jihadist Coalition Forces
This is Beirut 23/03 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraqi leader Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said he would accelerate the dismantling of a US-led international anti-jihadist coalition, in an interview with an Italian newspaper published Monday. The prime minister's comments come as the country finds itself unwillingly drawn into the conflict in the Middle East, which began with Israeli and US strikes ...
Weapons Smuggling to Hezbollah Persists Along Syria-Lebanon Border
This is Beirut 23/03 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Attempts to smuggle weapons from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon have continued unabated since the group joined the war on March 2, despite repeated interdictions, according to a report by Alma Research Center. Recent incidents underscore the ongoing trend. On March 14, Syrian authorities seized five Konkurs anti-tank missiles reportedly destined ...
Iraqi Pro-Iran Group Extends Pause in U.S. Embassy Attacks
This is Beirut 23/03 06:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Iran-backed armed group announced on Monday that it would continue its five-day pause on attacking the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Since the start of the war in the Middle East, pro-Iran armed groups have claimed responsibility for near-daily attacks on U.S. interests in Iraq and across the region, while strikes have also targeted these ...
Iran Awaits Trump Threat to Blow up Power Plants
This is Beirut 23/03 02:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran on Monday faces a deadline by President Donald Trump to open up the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face a major US assault on power plants, as Israel warned of weeks more of war. Israel also gave the clearest signs yet it intends a ground campaign into Lebanon, destroying a key bridge as it vows to crush Hezbollah, the Shia Muslim movement ...
Israel to 'Advance Targeted Ground Operations' in Lebanon: Army Chief
This is Beirut 22/03 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's military will expand its ground operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, its army chief said Sunday, warning that the offensive against the group was still in its early stages. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader ...
Lebanon PM Says Iran Guards Commanding Hezbollah Operations in Lebanon
This is Beirut 22/03 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Sunday that members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards are commanding Hezbollah's operations in the group's ongoing war against Israel. In an interview with the Al Hadath network, Salam once again lashed out at Hezbollah for dragging Lebanon into the Middle East war by firing rockets on ...
Israel Launches Wave of Strikes on South Lebanon, Hits Bridge
This is Beirut 22/03 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel said it struck Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon on Sunday shortly after the military was ordered to destroy bridges used by the Iran-backed militant group across the Litani River. Lebanese official media reported Israeli raids in several areas of the south, while an AFP correspondent saw smoke billowing from a key bridge that was hit ...
U.S. Complex in Baghdad Attacked Six Times Overnight
This is Beirut 22/03 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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At least six overnight attacks targeted a US diplomatic and logistics centre at Baghdad's International Airport, two Iraqi security officials told AFP on Sunday. "Eight separate attacks, carried out until dawn with rockets and drones targeted the US centre," a senior security official told AFP, saying "some rockets landed near the base," while a ...
Iranian Missiles Sow Panic, Destruction in Israeli Towns
This is Beirut 22/03 07:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Sheltering from an Iranian missile attack on his town in southern Israel on Saturday, 17-year-old Ido Franky heard "terrifying" blasts like nothing he had experienced before. An Iranian missile hit Franky's town of Arad, hours after another struck Dimona -- home to a nuclear facility -- wounding dozens and leaving entire apartment ...
Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Open Hormuz as Tehran Strikes Israel
This is Beirut 22/03 07:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping or face the destruction of its energy infrastructure, as Tehran launched its most destructive attack yet on Israel. The ultimatum, made just a day after the U.S. leader said he was considering "winding down" military operations after ...
U.S. Strikes Iran Bases Threatening Blocked Hormuz Oil Route
This is Beirut 21/03 17:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The U.S. military declared on Saturday it had damaged an Iranian bunker housing weapons threatening oil and gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz, as thousands of Iranians marked Eid al-Fitr with prayer. The U.S. statement appeared designed to calm the concerns of energy markets and of Washington's sceptical international allies, more than 20 of ...
Israel, U.S. Attack Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, Prompting Russian Criticism
This is Beirut 21/03 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United States and Israel struck Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Saturday, the Islamic republic's atomic energy organisation said. "Following the criminal attacks by the United States and the usurping Zionist regime against our country, the... Natanz enrichment complex was targeted this morning," the organisation said in a statement carried ...
UAE-Iran Ties Deteriorate as Tehran-Linked Hospital Ordered Shut in Dubai
This is Beirut 21/03 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United Arab Emirates has ordered the closure of an Iranian state-linked hospital in Dubai, three employees at the facility told AFP, as ties between the two neighbors deteriorate and Tehran continues its aerial campaign against Gulf states. Since the United States and Israel began striking Iran on February 28, Tehran has launched waves of ...
U.S. Temporarily Lifts Sanctions on Iranian Oil, Two Tankers Load at Kharg Island, Sources Say
This is Beirut 21/03 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The U.S. has lifted sanctions on some Iranian oil for 30 days to ease surging oil prices driven by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The U.S. treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said the waiver would bring about 140 million barrels of oil to global markets and help relieve pressure on energy supply. In a statement on X, Bessent said “In ...
More Than 20 Countries 'Express Their Readiness' to Resolve Hormuz Crisis
This is Beirut 21/03 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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More than 20 countries on Saturday said they would contribute to efforts ensuring safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz, condemning Iran's closure of the vital waterway. "We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas ...
More Than 20 Countries 'Express Their Readiness' to Resolve Hormuz Crisis
This is Beirut 21/03 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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More than 20 countries on Saturday said they would contribute to efforts ensuring safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz, condemning Iran's closure of the vital waterway. "We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and ...
Drone Attack Against Iraqi Intelligence Services Kills One in Baghdad
This is Beirut 21/03 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Iraqi officer was killed on Saturday in a drone attack targeting an Iraqi intelligence services building in a residential Baghdad neighbourhood, the agency said, as the Middle East war reverberates across the country. Iraq has been unwillingly drawn into the Middle East conflict with strikes targeting Iran-backed groups, which in turn have ...
UK Warns Iran as U.S. Expands War Effort and Tehran Rejects Ceasefire Terms
This is Beirut 21/03 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The war between Iran and the United States and Israel escalated further, as the British Ministry of Defense warned on Saturday that Iran’s “reckless attacks” and its control of the Strait of Hormuz pose a threat to British interests and those of its allies. Previously on Friday, the UK warned Tehran against targeting its bases and ...
Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli 'Aggression' Against Syria
This is Beirut 21/03 06:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry condemned on Saturday Israel's strikes on Syrian army camps as "aggression", joining Turkey in calling on the international community to intervene. Israel's military said on Friday it had struck southern Syria in response to what it called attacks against the Druze community in Sweida ...
Israel Says Striking Hezbollah in Beirut
This is Beirut 21/03 06:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah early Saturday, after calling on residents of several areas to evacuate. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's ...
U.S. Ambassador Welcomes Lebanon's Proposal for Talks with Israel
This is Beirut 21/03 06:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The U.S. ambassador to Lebanon on Friday hailed the Lebanese president's proposal to launch direct negotiations with Israel to put an end to the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Tehran-backed Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2, to avenge the killing of Iran's ...