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Behind the Israeli Escalation in South Lebanon: What Explains the Push Beyond the Litani?
Ralph Atrach 17:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israeli officials signaled a major escalation in the conflict in southern Lebanon this week, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing on Friday that Israeli forces had crossed the Litani River while intensifying strikes across Lebanon. “We struck Beirut just now, and Tyre yesterday, and our forces crossed the Litani River,” ...
Vance Says Progress Made as U.S.-Iran Deal Awaits Trump Green Light
This is Beirut 16:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Washington and Tehran are close to agreeing to a deal to extend their ceasefire in the Middle East war, but the potential breakthrough still hangs on President Donald Trump's approval. Trump remained notably silent into Friday morning, despite U.S. sources telling AFP a deal just needed his sign-off, underscoring ...
Iran Guards Kill Two Kurds in Hiding After Protests: Rights Groups
This is Beirut 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have killed two Kurdish activists in the west of the country who went into hiding following anti-government protests in January, two rights groups said on Friday. Iranian media confirmed the incident, which took place on Thursday, but said that the men were armed, had been instigators of "riots," and were killed by ...
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter: Hezbollah Must be Dismantled for Israel-Lebanon Peace
This is Beirut 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, in an exclusive interview with This is Beirut, said Israel is pursuing a two-track approach that includes strengthening the Lebanese Armed Forces with U.S. support so they can gradually take on Hezbollah and restore full state authority. He said Israel has no interest in remaining in Lebanon and ...
Hezbollah Rockets Hit Church in Jdeidet Marjayoun Amid Israeli Advance
Ralph Atrach 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Rockets launched by Hezbollah on Thursday struck Saint George Church in the predominantly Christian town of Jdeidet Marjayoun, according to local sources, amid escalating clashes and an Israeli military advance in the Marjayoun district. The incident came after residents received warnings from the Israeli army instructing civilians to remain in ...
U.S. Blacklists Tankers and Firms Linked to Iran’s Military Oil Network
This is Beirut 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United States announced on Thursday that it had imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Iran’s military-linked oil trade, despite Washington and Tehran reaching a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire and ease restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, eight vessels involved ...
The Hidden Costs of a U.S.-Iran Deal Involving Lebanon
Marwan El Amine 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Amid U.S. and Iranian efforts to forge an agreement to end their conflict, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sent a letter to Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on May 23 pledging that Tehran would press for a comprehensive ceasefire in Lebanon. Hezbollah quickly welcomed Iran’s determination to keep Lebanon within its sphere of influence. The ...
Washington Can Pressure Hezbollah, But Only Lebanon Can Disarm The Militia
Amal Chmouny 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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As Lebanese and Israeli officials return to Washington for another round of U.S.-brokered talks, attention is focused on the diplomatic process, including the Pentagon’s security channel, the State Department’s political track and hopes that careful sequencing can address Hezbollah’s arms and prevent wider war. However, the more ...
Pentagon Talks Test Lebanon’s Commitment to Disarming Hezbollah
Samar El-Kadi 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As Israeli strikes intensified across southern Lebanon ahead of Friday’s U.S.-mediated security talks between Lebanon and Israel at the Pentagon, expectations remained low that the Lebanese delegation could offer convincing guarantees on Hezbollah’s disarmament. Lebanon’s delegation arrived in Washington with a presentation detailing the ...
From Baghdad to Beirut: Sadr’s Break with the Peace Brigades Amid Regional Disarmament Pressure
Claudia Groeling 28/05 22:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq’s leading Shiite cleric, announced on Wednesday a complete break between his political movement and its armed wing, Saraya al-Salam, a faction within the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which he said will be integrated into the Iraqi state security apparatus. Al-Sadr called on “the remaining factions in the Popular ...
Israel Expands Strikes Across Lebanon as Netanyahu Warns of Continued Operations
This is Beirut 28/05 17:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Iran Condemns U.S. Ceasefire 'Violations' After Strikes in South
This is Beirut 28/05 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran condemned on Thursday what it called violations by the United States after its strikes on the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, while vowing to defend its sovereignty. The ministry's spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Iran would "take all necessary measures to defend its national sovereignty" and condemned what he called "the threatening ...
Israel Strikes Tyre After Declaring 'Combat Zones' in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 28/05 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Israeli military said on Thursday it had begun new strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure around the southern Lebanese city of Tyre after issuing an evacuation warning to its residents. Israel the previous day had declared all areas south of Lebanon's Zahrani River - an area roughly 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the border and including Tyre - ...
U.S. Military Conducts New Strike in South Iran
This is Beirut 28/05 04:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The U.S. military shot down four Iranian drones and struck a control center in the southern city of Bandar Abbas, an American official said Wednesday, describing the actions as "purely defensive." "Today, U.S. Central Command Forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz," ...
Iran Says War Unlikely as Trump Warns He May 'Finish the Job'
This is Beirut 28/05 01:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Oil prices tumbled Wednesday on hopes of a US-Iran peace deal, even as President Donald Trump warned he may have to "finish the job" and Tehran said its forces were still "lying in wait with full magazines." The mixed signals underscored the fragile state of talks aimed at ending a Middle East war that has shaken global energy ...
Israel Unveils First KC-46 “Gideon” Tanker Aircraft
This is Beirut 27/05 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Israeli Air Force received its first Boeing KC-46 “Gideon” aerial refueling and transport aircraft on Wednesday during a ceremony held at Nevatim Airbase, marking a major milestone in Israel’s long-range military capabilities and strategic air power modernization. The ceremony was attended by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and ...
Hezbollah Says Clashed With Israeli Troops North of Lebanon's Litani River
This is Beirut 27/05 13:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli forces in a town north of the Litani river on Wednesday, a day after Israel's military said it was expanding its ground operations. Israel intensified the scope of its strikes on south and east Lebanon on Tuesday despite a ceasefire, killing at least 31 people, Lebanese authorities said, as ...
IRGC Downplays Chances of Renewed War With U.S. Amid Fragile Iran Ceasefire Talks
This is Beirut 27/05 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official said Wednesday that the likelihood of renewed war with the United States remains low, while warning that Tehran remains fully prepared to respond militarily to any new attack. “The possibility of war is low because of the enemy’s weakness,” Mohammad Akbarzadeh, deputy ...
Hezbollah’s Constitutional Contradiction
Kaline Antoun 27/05 12:01 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In a statement issued on the centennial of the Lebanese Constitution, Hezbollah presented itself Monday as a defender of constitutional legitimacy, national unity, and Lebanese sovereignty, while simultaneously reaffirming that armed “resistance” remains a protected and legitimate right beyond any governmental decision. The statement ...
Israel Seeks To Defeat Hezbollah Again, What Might Be Different this Time?
Seth J. Frantzman 27/05 10:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Facing an increasingly deadly threat from Hezbollah’s first-person view (FPV) drones, Israel is back on the offensive in Lebanon. Since the night of May 25, the Israel Defense Forces have launched large-scale airstrikes across southern Lebanon while pressing ground advances. As Israel once again turns to military force, amid U.S.-Iran talks, the ...
Israeli Forces to Expand Past ‘Yellow Line’ As Operations in Lebanon Intensify
This is Beirut 26/05 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli Army has started to operate on the ground past the “Yellow Line” in southern Lebanon on Tuesday as Israeli officials express their intent to intensify operations against Hezbollah amid persistent threats. According to AFP, citing an Israeli military official, the Israeli Army began to expand its operations in southern ...
Behind Netanyahu’s Calculus on Lebanon Escalation Amid Potential U.S.-Iran Deal
Claudia Groeling 26/05 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel launched a widespread wave of overnight strikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, targeting more than 100 Hezbollah sites, according to the Israeli military. The IDF said the strikes hit weapons storage facilities, command centers, observation posts, and infrastructure allegedly used by Hezbollah militants to coordinate attacks ...
Trump to Meet Cabinet at Camp David on Iran
This is Beirut 26/05 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump is set to hold a rare cabinet meeting at the Camp David presidential retreat on Wednesday as Iran talks near a critical point, a White House official told AFP. The choice of the secluded retreat in the Maryland mountains -- which Trump hardly ever visits, in a break with previous presidents -- reflects the sensitive ...
Iran Media Says Negotiators Seek $24bn Asset Release in U.S. Deal
This is Beirut 26/05 14:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian media said Tuesday that Tehran's negotiators were seeking the release of around $24 billion in frozen assets abroad as part of a process aimed at ending the war with the United States. The report by Tasnim news agency came as a top Iranian delegation was in Qatar and after Tehran said it was finalizing a 14-point framework for a deal on ...
Iran Executes Man Over Cooperation with Israeli Spy Agency
This is Beirut 26/05 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian authorities on Tuesday executed a man after convicting him of cooperation with and espionage for Israel's Mossad spy agency, the judiciary said. "Gholamreza Khani Shakarab was executed on charges of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favor of the Zionist regime," the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported, adding that his ...
Rubio Says Iran Deal Still Days Away as U.S. Balances Diplomacy and Military Pressure
This is Beirut 26/05 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that reaching an agreement with Iran may still require “a few days.” His remarks came one day after U.S. forces carried out what Washington described as defensive operations in southern Iran. According to Rubio, the strikes targeted missile launch sites as well as vessels allegedly ...
Iran Supreme Leader Says Region Will 'No Longer Serve as Shields' for U.S. Bases
This is Beirut 26/05 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said on Tuesday that regional countries would no longer be shields for U.S. bases in a written statement carried by state television. "What is certain in this regard is that the hands of time will not turn backwards, and the nations and lands of the region will no longer serve as shields for ...
Netanyahu Orders Escalation Against Hezbollah as Strikes Intensify Across Lebanon
This is Beirut 26/05 10:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that he had ordered the Israeli military to intensify operations against Hezbollah, as Israeli airstrikes expanded across southern and eastern Lebanon amid a sharp rise in Hezbollah drone attacks targeting northern Israel. “We are at war with Hezbollah,” Netanyahu declared in ...
Finally, a Year of Choice for Lebanon
David Hale 26/05 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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For the first time in decades, Lebanon has a year of choice. With the dramatic reversal of fortunes of Iran, the Assad regime, and their Lebanese proxy, Lebanon is finding long-lost freedoms. A key attribute of freedom is choice. With the restoration of sovereignty, the Lebanese face, a sovereign choice between war or peace. Since the 1980s, ...
Saudi Arabia’s Voodoo Diplomacy Is Sabotaging Middle East Peace
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 26/05 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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While Iran has strangled Kuwait and Qatar’s ability to export energy and fund repairs for costly damage inflicted by Iranian attacks, Saudi Arabia has done nothing to challenge Tehran. Instead, Riyadh—the self-anointed leader of the Gulf—prioritized denouncing the opening of a Somaliland embassy in Jerusalem. Saudi foreign ...