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Iran Rejects Immediate Ceasefire as Revolutionary Guard's Vow New 'Order' for Persian Gulf
This is Beirut 06/04 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they are completing preparations to enforce new operating conditions in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all but shut since the war with the United States and Israel began. "The IRGC naval force is completing operational preparations for the Iranian authorities' #declared_plan for the new Persian ...
Beirut State Security Raid Met With Protests, Investigation Ordered
This is Beirut 25/04 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A violent clash in Beirut’s Saqiet al-Janzir, a sunni majority area, on Saturday triggered public outrage and a wave of protests across the capital, following a controversial security operation targeting a private generator owner identified as Hassan Itani. According to a security source, the case dates back four days, when a complaint was ...
Iran Hangs Man for Armed Rebellion Amid Wave of Executions
This is Beirut 12/05 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran on Tuesday executed a man convicted of armed rebellion, the judiciary said, the latest in a wave of hangings since war broke out with Israel and the United States. "The death sentence for Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh, son of Jalal, a trained member of the Ansar al-Furqan terrorist group, was carried out this morning," the judiciary's Mizan Online ...
Trump Speaks to Press on Iran as Ceasefire Proposals Waver
This is Beirut 07/04 00:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump held a series of public speeches on Iran at the White House on Monday as the U.S. and Iran approach Trump’s Tuesday evening deadline for a deal. Trump has claimed success in U.S. operations in Iran so far, asserting that “we can leave Iran now and it will take decades for it to get back to what it was, but ...
Syria Announces Dismantling of New Hezbollah-Linked Cell
This is Beirut 05/05 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday the dismantling of a cell linked to Hezbollah that was allegedly preparing the assassination of government officials, while the pro-Iran Lebanese movement denounced what it called repeated “baseless accusations.” In a statement, the ministry said Syrian security forces had foiled “a ...
Iran Hangs Former Nuclear Employee on Spying Charges: NGOs
This is Beirut 22/04 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran hanged a man on Wednesday convicted of links to Israel's Mossad spy agency, the judiciary said, with two NGOs based outside the country saying he worked for the Iranian atomic energy organization. The execution of Mehdi Farid was the latest in a number of hangings of high-profile convicts in an accelerating trend that has alarmed rights ...
Hezbollah Says Reinforced Fighters in South Lebanon Despite Disarmament
This is Beirut 01/05 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has brought reinforcements and weapons to the south of the country since the start of the war with Israel on March 2, the organization's director of media relations said on Friday. The Lebanese army said in January it had finished disarming the group near the Israeli border in southern Lebanon, the scene of ...
U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire in Lebanon Shows Early Strains
This is Beirut 20/04 13:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah remains formally in place, but continued military activity, warnings to civilians, and exchanges of fire are raising questions about its durability just days into its implementation. The ceasefire, which came into effect on April 16 under U.S. mediation, allows Israel to take necessary measures in ...
Israeli Defense Minister Says Lebanese President is 'Gambling' Country's Future
This is Beirut 27/04 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met with UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on Monday, telling her that "if the Lebanese government continues to shelter under the shadow of the Hezbollah terror organization, fire will burn the cedars of Lebanon." Earlier in the day, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon ...
IDF Exposes Hezbollah’s Use of Ambulances and Civilian Sites for Military Operations
This is Beirut 24/04 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee said Friday that the Israeli military identified what it described as new evidence of Hezbollah using ambulances and civilian infrastructure for military purposes in southern Lebanon. In a series of posts published on X, Adraee alleged that Hezbollah has “repeatedly and systematically” used ...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Warns U.S., Sets Deadline to Lift Naval Blockade
This is Beirut 03/05 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence arm issued a series of new warnings on Sunday, saying Tehran has given Washington a deadline to lift its naval blockade on Iranian ports, as tensions escalate alongside fragile diplomatic efforts. The IRGC said on Sunday that Iran had granted the Pentagon a “final ...
Pakistan Hosts Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt for Talks on Mideast War
This is Beirut 29/03 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey on Sunday held talks about trying to end the war in the Middle East, as Islamabad acts as a go-between between the United States and Iran. The four-way meeting between the top diplomats of the Muslim nations lasted several hours in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. Pakistan has emerged as a key facilitator ...
Saudi Arabia Weighs Its Position as Houthis Enter the Fray
Kaline Antoun 28/03 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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For nearly a month, Saudi Arabia has absorbed sustained waves of Iranian missile and drone attacks on its cities and critical energy infrastructure, while maintaining a posture of calculated restraint. This comes as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement launched its first missile toward Israel on Saturday since the start of the war, ...
IDF Delivers Aid to Christian Border Towns in South Lebanon
Ralph Atrach 21/04 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Humitarian supplies were deposited by the Israeli Army near several Christian southern Lebanese border towns on Saturday, including Rmeish, Ain Ebel, and Debel, in a cross-border arrangement organized to avoid direct contact with Lebanese citizens, local officials told This Is Beirut. Ayoub Khreish, mayor of Ain Ebel, a border town currently on ...
What is Israel’s Invasion Calculus in Lebanon?
Jeremy Brecher 26/03 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel appears poised to dramatically expand its invasion in southern Lebanon, with troops pushing deeper into the country as officials increasingly adopt rhetoric about establishing a buffer zone. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told local officials in northern Israel that the military was working to expand a “security ...
UAE 'Denies Reports' of Secret Netanyahu Visit
This is Beirut 13/05 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Arab Emirates said Thursday it "denies reports" that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the country, after Netanyahu's office said he had met with the UAE president during the war with Iran. Netanyahu's office said Wednesday he had "paid a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates" ...
'Angry Birds'-Style Video Caricaturing Hezbollah Draws Rebuke
This is Beirut 03/05 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A video published by a Lebanese TV outlet caricaturing Hezbollah's leaders and fighters as characters from the "Angry Birds" mobile phone games drew a rebuke from the group, which called the clip "offensive" on Saturday. On social media, Hezbollah's supporters condemned what they considered the ridiculing of leader ...
Iran's Guards hold military drills in capital as ceasefire teeters
This is Beirut 12/05 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards held military exercises in the capital, Tehran, to prepare for any confrontation, state media reported Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump warned a ceasefire in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse. The drills involved the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC, the ideological arm of Iran's ...
Trump Says U.S. ‘Close to Finishing the Job’ in Iran War, Says More Strikes Ahead
This is Beirut 02/04 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel said it came under Iranian missile fire on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the Islamic republic into the "Stone Ages" with heavy strikes in the next two to three weeks. In a speech from the White House, Trump sought to reassure war-weary Americans that the military campaign that began on February 28 was coming ...
Iran Hangs Man Accused of Passing Info to CIA, Mossad
This is Beirut 11/05 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran said Monday it had hanged a man convicted of spying for Israel and the United States, the latest in a wave of executions during the war with the two foes. "Erfan Shakourzadeh... was hanged for collaborating with the US intelligence service and the Mossad spy service," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said. It did not ...
In Israel, an Alert System Upgraded with Every New War
This is Beirut 03/04 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Between two wars with Iran, Israeli civil defense has significantly improved its population alert system, relying heavily on technological innovation and artificial intelligence to make life less burdensome for Israelis under the threat of Iranian missiles. Sarah Chemla, 32, lives in central Tel Aviv. Her second child was born in June 2025 in a ...
Israel Strikes Beirut’s Southern Suburbs for First Time Since Ceasefire
This is Beirut 06/05 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel carried out a strike Wednesday night on Beirut’s southern suburbs, marking the first attack on the Dahiyeh since the ceasefire that came into effect on April 17 and was later extended under U.S.-backed mediation efforts. The strike targeted a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force, according to a joint statement issued by ...
White House Hosts Second Round of Direct Lebanon-Israel Talks
This is Beirut 24/04 02:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On Thursday afternoon, Secretary of State Marco Rubio convened with Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter in the second round of talks in the first series of direct Lebanon-Israel dialogue since 1993. The talks were planned to take place at the State Department, but prior to the ...
Oil Prices Surge as Middle East Tensions Escalate
This is Beirut 18/05 03:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Global oil prices continued their upward trajectory on Monday amid mounting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, as diplomatic efforts to halt the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran appeared to falter. Brent crude futures rose by $1.44, or 1.32%, reaching $110.70 per barrel by 23:37 GMT after hitting their highest level since May 5 ...
Crude Falls for Second Day as Trump Signals Possible Iran Deal
This is Beirut 06/05 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Oil prices fell for a second straight session on Wednesday as easing geopolitical tensions and renewed hopes for a U.S.-Iran agreement raised expectations that constrained Middle East supply could soon return to global markets. Brent crude futures dropped $1.69, or 1.5%, to $108.18 a barrel as of 06:40 GMT, after falling 4% in the previous ...
U.S. Hits Iran With New Sanctions, Warns Against Hormuz ‘Fees’
This is Beirut 01/05 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting three Iranian exchange companies, while warning that any attempt to charge transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz could trigger further punitive measures. According to a statement by the U.S. Treasury Department, the sanctions are part of Washington’s broader effort to cut ...
Temporary Immunity, Ongoing Strikes: Inside the Parallel Tracks of War and Diplomacy in Iran
This is Beirut 25/03 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Even as the war between Iran, the United States, and Israel intensifies on the ground, reports emerging Wednesday, suggest that Washington and Tel Aviv have granted temporary targeting immunity to two senior Iranian officials, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, for the duration of the current ...
CENTCOM Briefs Trump on Potential Large-Scale Strikes on Iran
This is Beirut 01/05 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM) briefed President Donald Trump on potential large-scale strike options against Iran, including what was described as a possible “final blow,” according to a report by Fox News on Thursday. Admiral Brad Cooper presented the plans during a high-level meeting in the White House ...
Seoul Reports 'Explosion and Fire' on S. Korean Ship in Hormuz Strait
This is Beirut 04/05 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Seoul said on Monday that an "explosion and fire" had struck a South Korean ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial Middle Eastern waterway effectively blocked following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. The foreign ministry said that, at around 8:40 pm in Seoul (11:40 GMT), "an explosion and fire occurred on a vessel operated by a South Korean ...
Hezbollah’s Grip on Displacement Centers Threatens Civilians and Aid
Claudia Groeling 10/04 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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More than a million Lebanese have been displaced since Hezbollah plunged Lebanon into war with Israel, with many now seeking refuge in communal shelters draped in Iranian flags and guarded by the militant group’s fighters. Hamed Abou Zahr, head of the Aamalouna displacement center in Sidon, warned that other shelters were “openly ...